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• Remembrance Day

  
  Moreton and Saughall Massie Matters — Authority: 430
  This morning along with my colleagues, Steve Williams and Councillor Simon Mountney I attended the Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph at the Royal British Legion, Pasture Road, Moreton.  The service conducted by Branch Chaplain, Barrie Redmore was as usual very well attended, I guess today there was between 150 ...
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• More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy. General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has recommended a 40,000-troop ...
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• Mixed Messages

  
  Beijing Calling — Authority: 127
  The subway has a number of animated public service announcements to instruct people on how to use the subway, or that they should line up for the bus, if a dog bites them, they should get a rabies shot, and if the elevator is jammed, try to relax and mechanic staff will get you out... eventually. A series of cartoons ...
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• Cheap Trick: Dream Police

  
  music ruined my life — Authority: 127
  Talking about Pink Lady and their grisly variety show ( see here ) got me thinking about seventies excess and Cheap Tricks contribution to it. Between "Surrender", (a near-perfect single as the innumerable weak cover versions prove ) "I Want You To Want Me" and "Aint That a Shame" Cheap Trick were as ...
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• Bingu leads Malawi ceremony for poppy day

  
  Malawi news — Authority: 537
  President Bingu wa Mutharika led the Remembrance Sunday for the country’s war at a somber ceremony at Lilongwe’s Cenotaph. President Mutharika honoured the Malawian fallen soldiers who fought in the first and second world war. At 11 a.m., the President who is Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces, joined hundreds ...
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• Kadima proposes a fake peace plan

  
  Uncensored News from Israel — Authority: 146
  Shaul Mofaz, a very ignorant former IDF chief of staff and a current MK, set out what he thinks is an acceptable offer to Palestinians: interim state in 60% of the West Bank and final status negotiations after that. Mofaz’ political ineptness rivals his military inadequacy. During the last decade, Palestinians ...
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• THE HOUSE PASSES THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL!

  
  ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE' — Authority: 143
  EXACTLY HOW WILL THIS AFFECT YOU? The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. Republicans were nearly unanimous in opposing the plan that would expand coverage to tens of millions ...
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• Yes Im quite aware Im jinxing myself by saying this

  
  ... — Authority: 106
  So I was one the plane on a short 40 minute flight from Singapore to KL. There was this kid in the foremost row screaming her lungs out. You know how people like the exaggerate the use of scream. But Im not. This kid was screaming like her life depended on it. We hadnt even taken off yet. I was hoping the G-forces of ...
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• Every Day Heroes

  
  Soldiers Angels New York — Authority: 128
  In the line of fire: Fort Hood first responders heroically save lives Nov 7, 2009 By Staff Sgt. Joy Pariante, Special Troops Battalion, III Corps A first responder to a lone gunmans attack at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009, renders honors at retreat after aiding his fellow ...
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• We Most Probably Have More Al-Qaeda And Taliban Fighters On Benefit In Britain Than Fighting Our Troops In Afghanistan

  
  The Sheffield Nationalist — Authority: 122
  Labours OPEN DOOR immigration policy knowingly risked allowing dangerous people to settle in Britain unchecked The Whitehall correspondence, which was illegally withheld by the Home Office for four years, shows how ministers were told by the country’s most senior immigration official that his staff were to ...
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• Knits: Summertime Fling

  
  The ShizzKnit — Authority: 110
  Harry Potter Knit Crochet House Cup Charms November 2009 Repelling and Sheilding either Impervius This charm makes something repel substances and outside forces, including water. Create an item to repel something for example - water, food, crazy stalker guy, Mother-in-law, etc. Explain what it repels and why you ...
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• "Health Care" the New Anti-2nd Amendment Tool

  
  King's Right Site — Authority: 134
  With the House narrowly passing Obama Care and taking us one step closer to government run health care, we have taken one step closer to losing our 2nd Amendment rights. With the full frontal assaults on our 2nd Amendment rights that we are already facing under the Obama administration, you can expect the ...
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• BBI Elite Force US Army Green Beret Sniper "Prowler"

  
  toy haven — Authority: 125
  Yet another sniper. This one is the BBI Elite Force 1/6 scale 12-inch US Army Special Forces Green Beret Sniper "Prowler", released in 2002. The box description of the Green Berets: The United States Army Special Forces was formed in 1952 and was commanded by the now legendary Colonel Aaron Banks. In the early days ...
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• The Haters, yet to be vanquished

  
  Waldo Lydecker's Journal. — Authority: 150
  NYT: Equality’s Ragged March Last Tuesday’s Election Day results showed how far the nation has traveled in the struggle for gay equality — and the distance still to go. The returns also added fresh urgency to promising efforts in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia to legalize marriage for ...
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• U.S.S New York Commissioned. Carries Memories of The World Trade Center

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 592
  The much awaited U.S.S New York, the newest of the U.S Navy warships was commissioned on Saturday with U.S Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton present at its side during the inception ceremony. The New York has been built with more than 7.5 tons of steel that was salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center, ...
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• Karzai Says US Airstrikes "Not Acceptable"

  
  Celebrifi.com celeb gossip, official blogs, news, photos and videos — Authority: 181
  Kabul — Video of the aftermath of a disputed incident involving American forces and the Taliban shows bloodied bodies ...
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• Afghanistan decision

  
  Prairie Weather — Authority: 126
  The final decision on Afghanistan may not come for several weeks -- not until "after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month," according to a McClatchy reporter who has spoken with White House and Pentagon officials. As it now stands, the administrations plan calls for sending ...
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• Lest we forget

  
  HammyEnd.com — Authority: 147
  This being Remembrance Sunday, I thought I’d just write a brief message in remembrance of those who have laid down their lives for our others through two World Wars, the Falklands’ War, the Gulf War, in Iraq and Afghanistan and many other conflicts. Too often in sport the word hero is bandied around to describe ...
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• The Afghans are concerned about more troops - the United States must want the fighting to go on

  
  And, yes, I DO take it personally — Authority: 132
  Moises Saman for The New York Times At a bazaar in Charikar, north of Kabul, many Afghans said they felt vulnerable to the Taliban, unprotected by their own government or the American forces. yeah, no shit... In bazaars and university corridors across the country, eight years of war have left people exhausted ...
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• Higher productivity at the expense of labor

  
  Economist Online — Authority: 126
  Labor productivity grew 9.5% last quarter. This growth came at the expense of laying off workers massively, and squeezing the current workers who still have their jobs. You can complain but you dare not jump ships as the labor market is still very soft. High productivity growth is typical at the end of recession ...
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