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Poll Numbers Look Good For Bill Thompson

Comptroller Bill Thompson

Losing to New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg seems to be the best thing that has ever happened to New York Comptroller Bill Thompson. The man who was once the only guy stupid enough to run against Bloomberg and his bottomless wallet has now become a very serious contender for the Senate and Lieutenant Governor thanks to how close he made the election.

Having become a household name after nearly upsetting Bloomberg’s third-term bid despite being outspent 12-1, Thompson is now eyeing a future after his term as Comptroller ends and poll numbers are showing that the Senate race …continue reading

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Obama’s Afghanistan Surge Consists of Mostly Contractors

Xe (Blackwater) Guard in Iraq

One of the least discussed things about the two wars that the United States is waging in the Middle East is the fact that more than half of the military force in both Iraq and Afghanistan consists of private contractors which have allowed the United States to send much fewer soldiers than estimates say are necessary. Similar is the case with Obama’s surge in Afghanistan which will consist of as much as 56,000 contractors sent to Afghanistan on top of the troops that he is sending there.

When people mention that the Department of Defense sent less soldiers …continue reading

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How To Avoid That After-Holiday Party Hangover

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Now that you’ve got all of your holiday party outfits picked out, the only thing left to worry about is how to eradicate those pesky after party hangovers.

What is a hangover? A hangover is caused by a few different things. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means it is a drug that flushes out the body’s liquids. One of the reasons a hangover occurs is because of dehydration.

So here’s a few tips on what to do to wake up headache-free and fresh faced the next morning!

1)   Drink on a full stomach – Food slows the absorption of alcohol, which means less of …continue reading

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Andre Leon To Judge America’s Next Top Model

Vogue Editor-At-Large, Andre Leon Talley

If anyone still cares, or watches this show, you would be interested to know that for the next season, Tyra Banks has recruited best friend/Baby Phat designer, Kimora Lee Simmons and Vogue’s Andre Leon Talley to judge the contest with her. Maybe even full time.

Andre Leon Talley is the Editor-At-Large for American Vogue. He has been in fashion for more than 25 years, and often uses his powers to promote and influence dozens of young designers.

Will this help Tyra pull in new viewers? Or is the show so dead she couldn’t get anyone else to join her?

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Monsanto Food Company is Monopolizing the Business

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If you are an American and you eat, odds are that most of the food that you eat comes from seeds that are engineered by Monsanto, a company that has been trying to monopolize the market with questionable tactics.

If you think this doesn’t matter, just consider the fact that just about everything that we eat contains a soybean or corn product. Well, 95% of all soybeans and 80% of all corn grown in the United States come from seeds that use Monsanto’s patented genes.

If you still think it doesn’t matter, just wait till you see …continue reading

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