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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, in a push to take charge of the
election-year agenda, is expected to say Tuesday that "America is
addicted to oil" and must break its dependence on foreign suppliers
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Professional
dominatrix Barbara Asher was acquitted yesterday of involuntary manslaughter
in the death of a New Hampshire man who prosecutors said suffered a fatal
heart attack while strapped to a bondage rack in […]

A giant
pacific octopus attacked a Seaeye Falcon ROV working off Vancouver Island
as it was locating and recovering receivers tracking pacific offshore
salmon migration.
The incident was caught on the ROV’s video by […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile,
Research), the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, reported
a quarterly profit of $10.7 billion on Monday, rounding out the most
profitable year […]

PARIS (AFP) - France’s Society for the Protection of Animals (SPA) appealed
to Chinese President Hu Jintao to put an end to the cruel slaughter of
dogs, which it blasted as an affront.
"The SPA does not set itself up as a judge of a […]

It used to be that breakfast cereal Wheaties featured famous ballplayers
on its boxes.  Now, the Boston Red Sox are featuring breakfast cereals
on the field. They can Trot out quite a variety of crunchy treats, even after
losing Fruit Loops to the Yankees.

TORONTO (Reuters) - When it comes to romance, women prefer someone
who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their
eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
The survey, […]

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing.
He concludes by saying:
“Yesterday, three Brazilian soldiers were killed in an accident.”
“OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!”
His staff sit stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the president sits, head in hands.
Finally, the President looks up and asks…
“How many is a Brazillion??!”
from […]

A
fascinating side-by-side comparison of actual current search results
from the new Google China service and the regular Google search the rest
of the world gets.
The results are displayed as graphics side by […]

Chevron Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit climbed 20 percent to $4.14
billion, a company record that continued the most prosperous stretch
in the oil company’s 126-year history as it capitalizes on high fuel
prices that are […]

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire on Friday
in political turmoil as the long-dominant Fatah faction was threatened
with a violent backlash from within after its crushing election defeat
by the […]

GOT some public speaking to do? Here is a tip to keep stress at
bay: have sex beforehand. But make sure it’s penetrative sex - the magic
vanishes if you pursue other forms of sexual gratification.
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