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Thief drops stolen coin collection into Coinstar machine | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a rare coin collection from his own father and traded it in for pennies on the dollar at a local coin-counting machine... The thieves took the coin collection, worth several thousand dollars, and droppe …

Trump to Savage: I was right about Iraq

 Potential candidate predicted country would 'blow up' the day U.S. leaves

Foto-Friday: Meet My New Little Buddy! (with contest)

I was sitting on my patio last Sunday when I heard the cries of a kitten coming from the wooded lot next door. I then realized that I was not the only one who heard it.

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Romney's Mormonism Becomes A Major Issue At Conservative Conference

An essential part of those attacks was the idea that America is a Christian nation and needs to be led by a Christian that understands that. And that’s exactly the kind of criticisms Romney is facing.

Anti-Muslim Activist Delivers Call to 'Burn All the Mosques' | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Few are as capable of such venomous anti-Muslim sentiment as John Joseph Jay, a comrade in arms with Pamela Geller and a board member of the anti-Muslim group Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA).

Welcome To The P5, Home Of The Telepromptered Obama Teleprompter Joke

I've always thought the teleprompter jokes were pretty lame but it's all the more pitiful when the person telling them has to read them off a teleprompter.

William Penn founded the Quakers and other tall tales from David Barton — Warren Throckmorton

David Barton spoke at Liberty University on September 9 and said that William Penn founded the Quakers, the early Unitarians were an evangelical denomination and Thomas Jefferson signed presidential documents “In the Year of Our Lord Christ.” That was just …

Censorious Georgia Mayor Shuts Down "Rocky Horror" Production | AlterNet

 "I know this community well and if that play was allowed to proceed, we'd be run out of town." The director and cast of the production plan to find private sponsors and produce the play on a different stage in the city.

Report: Infrastructure in GOP States Crumbling, So Why Do They Continue to Oppose Funding? | AlterNet

Republican leadership has continually blocked efforts by Obama and Congressional Democrats to invest in infrastructure improvements, and as a result, bridges and roadways in their states are crumbling.

Hubble Discovery Confirms God Created the Universe - Christian Newswire

 In recent years however, some have challenged the account and say there is no scientific evidence to support Genesis. It appears now that discoveries made by NASA's scientist are confirming that the Genesis account is scientifically accurate.

Top Ten Right-Wing Responses To CAP's Islamophobia Report: 'Cowards,' 'Straight Out of Mein Kampf,' 'A Pile Of Dung' | ThinkProgress

The Center for American Progress’s new report, “Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America” is receiving a positive welcome from neutral observers as journalists and pundits pore over the 139-page exposé on the U.S.

Why Rick Perry Would Put the World on a Fast Track to Total Meltdown | Environment | AlterNet

 He called BP’s disaster in the Gulf an “act of God," and has shunned any attempt to try and prevent another catastrophe. ABC News reported that Perry “lamented the lack of drilling in the Gulf Of Mexico, saying that the government should not put …

Boehner Admits GOP-Led Economic "Super Committee" Will Not Focus on Creating Jobs

Any chance the debt-reduction “super committee” will consider measures to create jobs? No, House Speaker John Boehner’s office said yesterday. The response: Deficit reduction will spur job creation and, therefore, the supercommittee does not need to take o …

Peter Waldron’s Vanishing Act — Warren Throckmorton

Last week, The Atlantic broke the story about Michele Bachmann’s staffer, Peter Waldron, who was arrested in Uganda in 2006 on charges of possessing firearms illegally.  The Bachmann campaign credited Waldron with helping her win the Iowa straw poll vote on& …

worlds-skinniest-house-fastcompany: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

There are skinny houses. And then there is Jakub Szczęsny's Keret House, which could make Calista Flockhart look like a fatty. At its most generous, the proposed place, in Warsaw, Poland, will clock in at 4 feet wide.

Texas Lawmaker Calls for Congressional Probe Into Ban of Christian Prayers at Military Funerals - FoxNews.com

A Texas lawmaker is calling for a congressional investigation of the Houston National Cemetery after he went undercover and determined that cemetery officials are still preventing Christian prayers at the funerals of military veterans.

Weekend Exposure: The Mockingbird and the Worm Jerky

  These photographs are part of Weekend Exposure, a feature of Newsvine Photographers.  

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Foto Friday - The Smoke Gets In My Eyes.

For the last couple of weeks a large wildfire has been burning near the town of Espanola, about 8 miles from where I live. It's burned about 4,100 acres and is still not fully contained.

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Flowers to Wish Our Special Friend Rottlady a Full Recovery.

  The weather here has been around 90 degrees for a couple of weeks with no rain which has wiped out most of the flowers in my yard.

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Proposed Florida Legislation Would Outlaw Abortions After 20 Weeks, Even if the Child Will Be Born With Catastrophic Disabilities

In discussing the case of a woman who was denied the ability to abort a pregnancy in Nebraska even though the fetus was diagnosed as having virtually no chance of surviving (and in fact only lived for 15 minutes after birth), it has come to my attention that similar legislation  …

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Monday, January the 17th. Newsvine against incivility, racism and hatred. Please participate.

I don't have to point out why there are times we as Viners have to reflect and raise awareness of the things being said in our community. Everybody can post an impulsive emotional comment in the heat of a discussion but we have to set an example if we want things different.

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I'd like a little advice on my choice for a new camera.

I've finally talked myself into ponying up the bucks to buy a decent camera. I've pretty much settled on the Nikon D3100 but I just read a review that said the camera does not have an exposure braketing capability.

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A Sunday Morning at the Beach

Too many people have become so fixated on the evil in the world that they've lost touch with the beauty and wonder that makes life a joy.

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The Republicans Have Their Crushing Victory, Now What? (Poll)

Now that the most insane election cycle that I can recall is over, I have to wonder what's next. The Democrats lost because, in my opinion, many angry people voted for anyone other than a Democrat.

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