Heart to McCain campaign: stop using "Barracuda"

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 12:14 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

Sen. John McCain's use of the Heart song "Barracuda" after his acceptance speech Thursday night is causing heartburn with the Seattle-based rock group.

seattle-times, us-news

Study: Minorities more likely to be paddled

Seeded on Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:28 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 - and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.

msnbci, education

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Does Bush proposal threaten access to the pill?

Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:34 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A White House proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods has escalated a debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights.

msnbci, washington-post, politics

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Illinois residents raise a ruckus over rail bridge

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:40 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Officials in East Hannibal, Ill., fear that the Norfolk Southern Railroad's refusal to raise a bridge on the Mississippi River puts their homes and farms at risk. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports. Who's in the right? Is the railroad being reasonable?

msnbci, midwest-flooding, us-news

Charter schools rush to fill void in Big Easy

Seeded on Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

New Orleans, in a post-Katrina flash, has become the first major city in which more than half of all public school students attend charter schools.

msnbc, washington-post, education, us-news

N.Y. governor seeks to recognize gay marriages

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 3:05 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

As California set a date for gay couples to begin getting married in the state, it was revealed that New York's governor has ordered state agencies to begin recognizing gay marriages performed in states and countries where they're legal.

msnbc, life, us-news

Aid cuts leave children hungry

Seeded on Mon May 26, 2008 8:30 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

But by the end of the month, Cambodian children will no longer get free breakfast from the U.N. World Food Program -- becoming the latest victims of soaring global food prices. At U.S. food banks, lines are growing but donations are dropping.

world-news, world-hunger, charity, food-prices

An Iraq Tale Vol 18: ( The Last Mission )

Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:18 AM EDT

By Rob Ballew (Clipped by Josh Belzman)

As many may have heard I am going home in a matter of days. Needless to say, the other night I had the opportunity to go on one last escort mission. OK, I really didn't have a choice, but I was still pretty stoked for one last ride.

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