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  • Bushisms over the years (AP)

    AP - President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled...
  • Obama plunges into econ talks, predicts approval (AP)

    AP - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now...
  • Chrysler sales drop 53 pct; others not much better (AP)

    AP - Chrysler LLC's December U.S. sales plunged by more than half and it sold 30 percent fewer vehicles in 2008, dwarfing the steep declines at the other major automakers as consumers remained uncerta...
  • Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA (AP)

    AP - Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post, with no exper...
  • Crystal, china maker Waterford Wedgwood collapses (AP)

    AP - Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed.
  • How the Famous Tweeple Got Hacked

    So how did the Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Facebook, and others get broken into and littered with inappropriate messages earlier today? It wasn’t residue from this weekend’s...
  • Getting into space by broomstick

    The proposed space elevator project could be powered by a simple new approach, demonstrated using a broomstick.
  • Hudson Will Not Be Performing For Obama

    Jennifer Hudson As we mentioned last week, reports claimed that Jennifer Hudson might be singing the Star Spangled Banner at Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20th. That would have marked h...
  • Middle-eastern patterned CNC-cut papercraft

    Zillij by Chris K Palmer, (modified from a traditional design by his student Elizabeth Ager), 2009, 12" diameter. Cut on the Craft ROBO Pro and assembled by Jeffrey Rutzky. While teaching architect...
  • Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director

    Panetta to Be Named C.I.A. Director Mr. Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience. If conf...
  • MUSIC BUZZ: Someone's gone and made a Radiohead/Jay-Z mashup. What kind of epicness will ensue when you combine the most epic rapper and the most epic band? Unfortunately, the name Jaydiohea...
  • CELEBRITY BUZZ: Hot on the heels of their New Year's Eve blow out , Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have reportedly called it quits. If true (though it's been rumored before), this is...
  • The original caption to this picture is very fitting: “Surprisingly, this picture does NOT make me want bacon.” Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »...
  • They're awake all night, climbing all over you, just like you always suspected. Cats: they are not at all just like us. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment » The Be...
  • A suggested zinger for the smug eaters in your life. Confidential to Vegans That I Know: I'm not talking about you. You're never smug! Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment...
  • TV BUZZ: Lycra-clad fitness instructor is returning to Britain's GMTV. He's kind of like the British Richard Simmons but a hundred times cooler, as if that was even humanly possible. If...
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  • Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris (best in large view)
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  • (AFP/Rogers and Cowan/HO) - Undated picture released by the Travolta family shows actor John Travolta (R) with his son Jett. Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston said they were "heartbroken"...
  • (AP) - The hearse carrying the body of John Travolta's son Jett, leaves Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photos/Alan Diaz)...
  • (AP) - Obie Wilchcombe, a member of the Bahamian Parliament, talks to reporters in front of the hospital where the autopsy of John Travolta's son, Jett, is being performed in Freeport, Bahamas, Monda...
  • (AFP/HO/File) - Officials in the Bahamas on Monday conducted an autopsy on Jett Travolta (L), seen here with his father in an undated picture released by the Travolta family and who died here last wee...
  • Officials say Obama will name former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta as new CIA director.
  • Secret servicemen stock up on Trapper Keepers and No. 2 pencils. It's a new year and a new school for Sasha and Malia Obama, who started at Sidwell Friends this morning. The adorable first daught...
  • Chrysler December U.S. sales plunged 53%, the biggest sales drop in a miserable month for the industry, as consumers steered ...
  • The unbeaten Utes are out of the title hunt. The infuriating part, some voters in the BCS polls never bothered to watch.
  • The cause of 16-year-old Jett Travolta's death could be determined later today, as two clinical and forensic pathologists are set to perform an autopsy in the Bahamas. Arrangements are also currently...
  • John Travolta and Kelly Preston heartbroken over son's death; Jon Bon Jovi to play at Hillary Clinton fundraiser; 'Marley and Me' tops box office. (Jan. 5)...
  • The Wovel: Literary Alternative To Browsing Blogs

    A Wovel is an on-line novel written serially, with readers deciding the turns of the plot. Publisher Underland Press is hoping people who already do most of their reading surfing the web will return e...
  • Temple Grandin On 'The Best Life For Animals'

    In her new book, Animals Make Us Human, Temple Grandin examines common notions of animal happiness and concludes that dogs, cats, horses, cows and zoo animals — among other creatures — pos...
  • Murals Depict Power Of Law And Justice

    There are more than 50 murals on the walls of the Justice Department headquarters building. Painted during the Great Depression, they aimed to show how law and justice could improve lives.
  • Yellowstone Shaken By Swarm Of Earthquakes

    The volcanic system that powers the geysers, mud pots and steam vents at Yellowstone National Park has shaken the ground more than 400 times in the past eight days. The quakes have scientists scratchi...
  • Exclusive First Listen: Andrew Bird's 'Noble Beast'

    Bird is a classically trained violinist and former swing-jazz musician whose sonic palette includes a quirky mix of Gypsy ballads, jazz, folk and whistled melodies. It's a sound that leaves critics sw...

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