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Extremist Steve Sailer is Source for CNN’s ‘Black in America’

"So many whites want to be able to say, 'I'm not one of them, those bad whites. … Hey, I voted for a black guy for president,'" Sailer wrote.

Miley Cyrus Captured in Wax by Madame Tussauds (Photos)

Miley Cyrus had her likeness captured in wax by the famed Madame Tussauds London. The waxwork was unveiled in a ceremony earlier today. A Disney competition winner, Sophia Dixon, 14, was the first to be photographed with wax Miley. Madame Tussauds has eight interactive display museums world wide.

The Gay Marriage Race: Which State Will Be Next? :: EDGE Boston

excerpt from PART ONE OF THIS ANALYSIS PIECE AT EDGE PUBLICATIONS

Whither California, the nation? That's the question LGBT activists and just-plain folks across the country are asking. Will legalizing marriage in the California Republic set off a wave of such actions across the country? Judging from what happened in New York, it may already have. EDGE analyzes the move toward (and away from) gay marriage state by state and handicaps the race to be next in line to the altar.

Which Way Will Oil Prices Go?

Saudi Arabia said on Friday that it would raise its daily output by 300,000 barrels per day … Angola is scheduled to start shipping a new blend of crude oil in July, boosting production by about 90,000 barrels a day… Iraqi oil production rose to more than 2.5 million barrels a day last week, the highest this year…

Political Cortex: Gym Pundits Worry About Obama Nomination

When seeking to challenge his Obama friend, he asked him about the lopsided Clinton victory in West Virginia and the other wins in Pennsylvania and places like Ohio, places in America where progressives have work to do and trust to win, where aggressive attempts to prove to the economically disenfranchised or higher education denied and affordable universal health care starved people that government can do good things for people, the Obama supporter cut deep.

New York City Gay bloggers make their mark :: EDGE New York City

"The mainstream media is so full of lies and distortions that we need the unfiltered information which comes from some of these blogs" she said. "Unfortunately too many gay men have the body of Gods and the brains of 15-year-old school girls. So I try to mix in some politics with more entertainment-oriented posts to trick them into caring about issues other than Jennifer Aniston's new hair style."

World's Cheapest Dress Designed by Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker recently designed a summer dress for clothing retailer Steve & Barry's. The dress has been dubbed by The New York Times, 'the cheapest dress in the world'. It retails for the amazing price of $8.98 .

Was there something wrong with my service?

by Cody Lyon

EXCERPT:
The practice of tipping was actually a European import. In the United States, tipping took off in the 1920s after overcoming great opposition from those who saw it as patronizing and un-American.

And, up until the 1970s, waiters and waitresses could expect to earn an average 10 percent gratuity on restaurant checks. At some point, during the period from 1970 to 1980, servers across the country got a raise to the current 15 percent.
But even among individual American patrons, tipping habits can vary wildly.

Why Democrats Should Not Neglect the Deep South

Still, during national elections, the more progressive party, the Democrats, basically write off the South as un-winnable during national elections which in turn, further fuels a sense that parts of this nation have been truly left behind.

Jessica Baty was NIU Shooter Stephen Kazmierczak Girlfriend

Jessica Baty, 28, was the girlfriend of NIU shooter Stephen Kazmierczak. He killed 5 people at Northern Illinois University on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself. Baty dated Steve off and on for two years and was living with him at the time of the shooting.

The Age Blogs: Management Line

So many people call in sick at the last minute when there's nothing really wrong with them. And the anecdotal evidence suggests people will go to extreme lengths to explain why they're away. So what are the best excuses? And what does a company do when confronted with chronic absenteeism?

Impeaching The President In Vermont

Last month, on the 7th of March, Vermonters in 37 towns across the state backed resolutions to impeach President George W. Bush. The resolution was brought up on the annual town meeting day, and Vermont firmly staked its position at the head of a nationwide grassroots movement to impeach Bush over his handling of the war in Iraq.

The ghost of Ken Lay and the university chair

Ken Lay is dead but his ghost lingers. The University of Missouri-Columbia is still trying to find someone to fill the Kenneth Lay Chair in Economics. The university says it's had plenty of inquiries but no-one wants to take it.

Flying Solo _ Orato.com

It's sometimes said a vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer. This was exactly the kind of motivation that prompted travel writer Tamar Kevonian to take her first solo vacation in Europe.