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Anonymous and encouraging message posted in university restroom
The Lookout - Fri, Jan 18, 2013
A Reddit user posted a photo of a poignant message that she found taped to the stall in a women's restroom at her university. The user, chellylauren, wrote: "In a girls' bathroom stall at my university, girls have written about some of their most horrifying life experiences. This week, somebody replied." The reply, written on [...]
Anonymous and encouraging message posted in university restroom
Throw the bums out: 75 percent back Congress term limits
Sure, voters sent a majority of incumbent members of Congress back to Washington in November 2012. But a new Gallup poll finds that 75 percent of Americans support imposing term limits on lawmakers in D.C. Twenty-one percent would vote against a law limiting the number of terms representatives and senators can serve. It’s maybe no [...]
Throw the bums out: 75 percent back Congress term limits
Sen. Harry Reid: No immigration reform bill without citizenship
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is drawing a line in the sand on any congressional immigration reform proposals: No citizenship, no bill. “There will be nothing done in my Senate [on immigration reform] without a pathway to citizenship,” the Democrat told the Las Vegas Sun on Thursday. This could be a problem in the Republican-controlled [...]
Sen. Harry Reid: No immigration reform bill without citizenship
Ex-New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Ex-New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Rand Paul: Teachers should be armed
Sen. Rand Paul said on Thursday that teachers and principals should carry concealed weapons in the classroom to prevent another mass shooting from happening. “Is it perfect? No. Would they always get the killer? No. Would an accident sometimes happen in a melee? Maybe,” the Kentucky Republican told a group of business leaders in Oldham [...]
Rand Paul: Teachers should be armed
TSA to remove controversial X-ray scanners
Those airport scanners with their all-too revealing body images will soon be going away.
TSA to remove controversial X-ray scanners
GOP official: House to vote to lift debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit.
GOP official: House to vote to lift debt limit
House GOP to Senate Democrats: Pass a budget and we’ll raise debt limit
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—House Republicans will approve a short-term increase of the debt ceiling and in exchange they want a budget resolution from the Democrat-led Senate, a chamber that hasn't passed a traditional budget since the early days of President Barack Obama's first term nearly four years ago. If the Senate fails to pass a budget within [...]
House GOP to Senate Democrats: Pass a budget and we’ll raise debt limit
Canada put "wrong" maple leaf on new Canadian dollar 20 bill: expert
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada has barked up the wrong maple tree with its new plastic banknotes, using a foreign Norway maple leaf as the emblem on the notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on its national flag, an eagle-eyed Canadian botanist says. The untrained eye might not at first spot the difference between the maple leaf on the new $20, $50 and $100 bills and the North American sugar maple. ...
Canada put "wrong" maple leaf on new Canadian dollar 20 bill: expert
Gas tax revenue down, officials eye mileage levy
Carpooling, higher fuel economy, hybrids and electric cars may be good for the environment, but they're bad for government transportation funding, which relies on gasoline and diesel taxes to help pay ...
Gas tax revenue down, officials eye mileage levy
Tell us the TRUTH! What are your hopes, dreams, fears for the next four years?
As President Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office and begin his second term, Yahoo! News and NowThis News want to hear from you! And we want the TRUTH. What are your hopes, dreams, fears, expectations, or doubts about the next four years? How do you feel about the state of our nation, [...]
Tell us the TRUTH! What are your hopes, dreams, fears for the next four years?
Former New Orleans mayor Nagin charged with corruption
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Friday charged Ray Nagin, the former New Orleans mayor who denounced the federal government response to Hurricane Katrina, with 21 counts of public corruption including receiving thousands of dollars in kickbacks for city services. The charges include six counts of bribery, nine counts of wire fraud, four counts of filing false tax returns and one count each of conspiracy and money laundering. ...
Former New Orleans mayor Nagin charged with corruption
Readers’ ideas: At the start of Obama’s second term, the problems and solutions on our minds
What’s the big idea? That’s what Yahoo News asked its readers this month: Which one big idea could help the country address our most pressing national problem? Which solution—even if it's "out there" or controversial—could go far in tackling an issue that affects millions of Americans? After Barack Obama delivers his second inaugural address on [...]
Readers’ ideas: At the start of Obama’s second term, the problems and solutions on our minds
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians have long complained that Israel's right-wing government is killing peace prospects by settling the West Bank with Jews, but now there is something new. The Palestinian president is warning that Benjamin Netanyahu's expected victory in next week's election could lead to an Arab-majority country in the Holy Land that will eventually replace what is now Israel — unless he pursues a more moderate path of a two state solution to the conflict.
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
Republicans lying low for Obama inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all.
Republicans lying low for Obama inauguration
Man Reunited with Dog After Identifying Her by Her Bark
When a family pet goes missing, it's heart-wrenching for the owners. Not knowing where the beloved pet is and if it will return home safely can cause extreme anguish and heartache. For those who depend on animals not just for companionship, but also for assistance with daily routines, losing a pet can be that much [...]
Man Reunited with Dog After Identifying Her by Her Bark
NY newspaper removes handgun permit holder data
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York newspaper that outraged gun owners by posting the names and addresses of residents with handgun permits removed the information from its website Friday.
NY newspaper removes handgun permit holder data
NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' to March in Obama's Inaugural Parade
When President Barack Obama takes his oath of office to begin his second term Monday, NASA will be there.
NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' to March in Obama's Inaugural Parade
Biden reaches out to fake Joe Biden
Worlds collided on Friday when the real Joe Biden gave a shoutout to fake Joe Biden. "Q for @reddit AMA with my @TheOnion pal: A Trans-Am? Ever look under the hood of a Corvette? #imavetteguy –VP," Biden tweeted with the picture above. The official White House Twitter account even got in on the fun and [...]
Biden reaches out to fake Joe Biden
Bieber's mom produces anti-abortion short film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, is an executive producer on an upcoming anti-abortion short film.
Bieber's mom produces anti-abortion short film
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