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4 hrs ago | Lim Kit Siang

Mahathir's challenge - dare Abdullah pick up the gauntlet?

“We are of the view that there was, conceivably, an insidious movement by (V.K. Lingam) with the covert assistance of his close friends”

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has challenged the government to charge him following the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Video Clip scandal. via Lim Kit Siang

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8 hrs ago | OSNews.com

RE[3]: Hard to Blame

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th May 2008 09:29 UTC Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child project have announced an agreement to work together on getting Windows XP available on the XO laptop, with trials ... via OSNews.com

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office

12 hrs ago | Free Republic

McGovern joins Obama at rally (describing the Illinois senator as a...

“Why is Obama continuing to campaign with landslide loser George McGovern?”

Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday night, describing the Illinois senator as a ... via Free Republic

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Related Topix: Illinois, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

16 hrs ago | Crooks and Liars

Huckabee at NRA Meeting: Jokes about shooting presidential candidates are funny

“Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”

By: SilentPatriot on Friday, May 16th, 2008 at 2:11 PM - PDT Actually, they're not. via Crooks and Liars

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Related Topix: Guns, Louisville, KY, US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, John McCain

20 hrs ago | Cruel.com

Bush Asks Saudis to Increase Oil Production

“We do count on the OPEC countries to keep adequate supplies out there so the president will talk with the again with the king about that”

With the price of oil hitting record highs, President Bush will use a private visit to King Abdullah's ranch here Friday to make a second attempt to persuade the Saudi government to increase oil production so ... via Cruel.com

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Related Topix: George Bush, World News, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Yesterday | Unofficial SEO Blog

Finally Google voted as No.1 Website, Yahoo! Dominance Ends

For last couple of years, Yahoo! has been the preferred destination for Internet users all over United States. via Unofficial SEO Blog

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Internet, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Yesterday | 160Characters

Vodafone Buys ZYB As A Backup

Submitted by Mike Grenville on Fri, 16 May 2008 12:49 Vodafone is to acquire 100% of ZYB that offers a social networking and online management tool to back-up and share their handsets' contact and calendar ... via 160Characters

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Related Topix: Social Software, Vodafone Group, Telecom, PC

Yesterday | The American Street

Did The House Of Representatives Just End The War?

Not quite , but this is certainly movement in the right direction. Today, about 100 House Republicans refused to vote for more war funding, voting 'present' . They are trying to hand off the war to the ... via The American Street

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Related Topix: US News

Yesterday | Blogs of War

MySpace Mom Lori Drew Indicted in Megan Meier Suicide Case

“I was trying to get her angry so she would leave him alone and I could get rid of the whole MySpace”

A federal grand jury finally took action today: A federal grand jury in Los Angeles today indicted a woman of fraudulently using a MySpace.com account to "cyber-bully" a Missouri teenager who later hanged ... via Blogs of War

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Related Topix: O'Fallon, MO, MySpace.com, Startups, Social Software

Thursday | The Liberty Zone

Your tax dollars at work

“What is necessary is an objective investigation”

Why can't Arlen Specter just croak of cancer already? His Hodgkins Lymphoma has just returned. via The Liberty Zone

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Arlen Specter

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