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"The Stories Are Shocking In Their Simplicity And Brutality..."

"A female military recruit is pinned down at knifepoint and raped repeatedly in her barracks. Though her attackers hid their faces she identified them by their uniforms. They were her fellow soldiers. During a routine gynecological exam a female soldier...

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July 31, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

"Pipes Have Voltage, Get Shocked In The Shower"

Congressional staffers working for California Democrat Henry Waxman say on JULY 8th, 2007, Sergeant Justin Hummer sent KBR a work order which stated, "PIPES HAVE VOLTAGE, GET SHOCKED IN SHOWER." According to a report Waxman's staff will release today, the...

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July 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

She May Have to Take the Stand "For Mommy" a Second Time

She was just a 4 year old child when she saw her mother shot and killed along with a pregnant friend. According to BALTIMORE SUN reporter Melissa Harris, the young child, Jewel Williams, stayed in the apartment for two days...

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July 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

The Army Calls A Reverse And Orders Football Star Caleb Campbell To Serve

According to the DETROIT NEWS, West Point graduate Caleb Campbell had just agreed to a THREE-YEAR contract with the DETROIT LIONS and was scheduled to report for his first NFL training camp TODAY. But late yesterday the UNITED STATES ARMY...

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July 24, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

"I Have Broken The Cycle Of Obesity..."

Jonathan Miller didn't lose 137 pounds by going to some fast food restaurant and ordering a foot-long sandwich with nothing on it. Jonathan Miller shrunk his 387-pound frame with the help of a SCHOOL-BASED nutrition and physical activity program and...

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July 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

"When I Joined the Navy, I Didn’t Know I Was Gay"

Retired Navy Captain Joan E. Darrah says whenever the Admiral called her into his office she was 99.9 percent certain it was to discuss an operational issue, "BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS THAT FEAR IN THE BACK OF MY MIND THAT...

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July 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

You Might Not Be Able To Afford The Groceries, But Your Shopping Cart Will Be Clean

"It kills all the nasty stuff, salmonella, staph, and e. coli." That's what Bob Schwei told WASHINGTON POST reporter Steve Hendrix. Schwei works for a Wisconsin firm, PureCart Systems, which makes something that looks like a smaller version of an...

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July 23, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

For the Petersons 'The Price is Right'

Carmela and John Peterson have two problems. Deer are destroying the landscape outside their Great Falls, Virginia home and Martina Caputy is their neighbor. According to Marc Fisher, who writes for the WASHINGTON POST, sometimes as many as 11 deer...

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July 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (15)

8,763 DISABLED VETS DIED BEFORE THEIR CASES WERE REVIEWED

In 2003 Congress passed a law giving additional benefits to the most severely disabled veterans. Most of the eligible fought in the Vietnam War and nearly 217,000 were entitled to a one-time retroactive pay award under the program. To carry...

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July 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

HOLY PATRICK LEAHY, BATMAN!

Will Senator Patrick Leahy get an Oscar nomination? Probably not. But when millions of BATMAN fans go to see "THE DARK KNIGHT" this weekend they will see the late Heath Ledger, as the joker, hold a knife to the throat...

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July 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)