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http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=759251
"Shoot Me, Kill me, " I-90 shooter said"
By BOB GARDINIER
Last updated: 5:05 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009
EAST GREENBUSH - The 22-year-old Connecticut man who opened fire on police with an assault rifle on Interstate 90 Saturday taunted police to kill him as he shot at them.
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Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090112/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_guantanamo
By LARA JAKES, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order his first week in office - and perhaps his first day - to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to two presidential transition team ( Read more... ) -
Anti-Princess Reading List (XMAS!)
http://www.mommytrackd.com/bookshelf/amazon
books for young girls
"Snow White and Cinderella certainly have their place in all children's hearts. But if you want your kids to grow up believing that girls should dream of more than just kissing the prince, check out these books.
Each of them features strong, smart, spunky girl protagonists that want to ( Read more... ) -
Chaos, gunfire on I-90
Man on life support after shootout with police By KENNETH C. CROWE II AND ROBERT GAVIN, Staff writers
First published in print: Sunday, January 11, 2009
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=758899
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Saturday Night Special: Biggest Full Moon of 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090109/sc_space/saturdaynightspecialbiggestfullmoonof2009
If skies are clear Saturday, go out at sunset and look for the giant moon rising in the east. It will be the biggest and brightest one of 2009, sure to wow even seasoned observers.
Earth, the moon and the sun are all bound together by gravity, which keeps us ( Read more... ) -
Bradbury Short Stories
Who would have thought, that before Ray Bradbury wrote Farenheit 451, he would write such sweet, touching short stories. I've read a few so far. They have "happily ever after" endings" but I think the titles are meant as an "off-setting" remark. After you read the story, you read the title again and the meaning of the story changes ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Found Objects
Bard Move Out Day, Sophmore Year 2003
winter coat (that I'm wearing this winter), queen sized comforter
SUNY Albany, Spring Semester, 2nd Year 2007
Girl's Diamondback bicycle
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How Visiting Your Family Warps Your Brain
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/29/family-brain.html
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Dec. 29, 2008 -- Visiting -- or even just viewing photos of family members -- prompts brain activity that affects how you feel about them, your friends, and even yourself, a new study suggests.
The study is the first to compare brain activity associated with ( Read more... ) -
Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_sc/yellowstone_quakes;_ylt=AjKQ4nf4wVFoyJKQfdhwHZI4ts8F
By MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press Writer Mead Gruver, Associated Press Writer - Mon Dec 29, 9:17 pm ET
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