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Obama keeps saying that the top 1% pays less tax than other tax payers, particularly the working middle class. A CNBC interview with Warren Buffett confirms this: Buffett paid 17.7% while the office average was 32.9%.

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tax, politics, warren-buffett, obama, income, income-tax

The Never-Working Xbox 360

Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:04 AM EST

My first Xbox 360 fatally scratched GRAW2 (a then $60 game). I sent it in for repair and M$ was kind enough to replace my game disc with a $7 title of their own (PGR).

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entertainment, games, xbox, gaming, xbox-360, video-games, 360, graw2, cod4, rrod

Quick Review: Alicia Keys' "As I Am"

Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:39 PM EST

This is one of those albums that only get better with every listen. My favorite song from the first listen-through was "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)," one of the few songs not about love.

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entertainment, music, review, alicia-keys, music-review, as-i-am

Don't Laugh...It's My First Time

Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:17 AM EDT

I think it's time for Bush to be impeached. I've thought so for quite some time, actually. But I never took the time to do my part besides voting up comments that called for it. However, just moments ago, I e-mailed both of my senators and requested that Bush be impeached.

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bush, letter, impeach, impeach-bush

Boycott the Gas Companies

Mon May 14, 2007 2:46 AM EDT

I'm sick of $40+ fill-ups. And I want to do something about it. The "gas out" is happening this Tuesday...but I propose we take the boycott a bit further. This summer, I'd like to organize massive month-long boycotts--but target only one company at a time.

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prices, gas, gas-prices, protest, cheap, expensive, boycott, big-oil, lower-gas-prices

Why Should We Impeach Bush?

Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:10 AM EDT

Bush is a criminal. As someone who has broken laws, he should be tried (and convicted) because he needs to be held accountable.

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bush, opinion, impeach, impeach-bush

Troops of Soldiers

Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:45 PM EST

Of course I'm just getting into semantics here, but what's with news headlines and articles like "more than 3,100 US troops have died in the Iraq war?" It should be soldiers because troops is an assemblage of people, not just one person.

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iraq, war, troops, soldiers

Eternal embrace? Couple still hugging 5,000 years on

Seeded on Wed Feb 7, 2007 12:28 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Picture included!

science, discovery, fossils, archaeologists, hugging

Coverage of Karr Everywhere

Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:04 AM EDT

I saw some brief coverage of John Karr as he arrived in California from Thailand on CNN just yesterday afternoon.

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us-news, opinion, karr, john-karr

Catching Up With Sony's Kaz Hirai At E3

Seeded on Wed Jun 7, 2006 9:11 PM EDT (The San Jose Mercury News)

Opinion: The reaction to Sony's E3 conference was positive? All people heard was "SIX HUNDRED BONES!" The price is what resonated after the keynote, not the launch dates or quantities.

entertainment, sony, interview, gaming, ps3, xbox360, videogame, next-gen

5 Mill Will Buy PS3, Even Without Games

Seeded on Sat May 20, 2006 1:56 AM EDT (darkzero.co.uk)

Sony Euro CEO David Reeves says the first five million people to buy the PS3 will buy it, "whatever it is," even without games. He attributes it to "a certain brand equity" which in my opinion has been gone since the rootkit incident. Sadly though, he's probably right.

entertainment, games, sony, system, ps3, videogames, next-gen

"Immigrant" Boycott?

Mon May 1, 2006 9:51 PM EDT

The May 1st boycott is supposed to be "A Day Without Immigrants." It's supposed to be a day for immigrants to either get together and celebrate their contributions to the American economy or to just do nothing.

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la, strike, politics, protest, illegal, immigrant, boycott, opinion

Don't Spit on My Country

Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:01 PM EDT

There was yet another protest today in Downtown LA. I was mad about the previous parade that took place, so I was glad this one wasn't as bad. I was still, however, enraged by some walkers' continued ignorance.

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la, politics, protest, immigrant