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Bizzare news has always been a hobby of mine. I enjoy seeing the world differently than other people. I hope you enjoy my view and see the world and the news in your own unique views as well.
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Fed sees job market improving, holds rates
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.

GOP assails Democrats for ’sleights of hand’
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.

Clinton affirms US Israel support
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.

Clinton affirms US Israel support
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.

Clinton affirms US Israel support
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.

Dems defend House health care strategy (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.

Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – The Federal Reserve repeats its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.

Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister’s office.

Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. The heaviest clashes in months broke out as an American envoy abruptly canceled a visit, deepening a U.S.-Israeli diplomatic feud.

Mexican tour bus overturns in Texas, killing 2 (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – A tour bus headed for Mexico carrying 40 people overturned along a southern Texas highway on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring an unknown number of others, officials said.

PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.

Woods to return to golf at the Masters (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will return to golf next month at the Masters, ending a four-month hiatus brought on by a sex scandal that shattered his image as the gold standard in sports.

GOP assails Dems on approach to health bill
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.

Honda recalls 410,000 cars in US
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced it is recalling 410,000 cars in the US because of complaints about their brakes.

Honda recalls 410,000 cars in US
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced it is recalling 410,000 cars in the US because of complaints about their brakes.

Woods to make return at Masters
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Tiger Woods reveals he will make his return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta starting on 8 April.

Woods to make return at Masters
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Tiger Woods reveals he will make his return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta starting on 8 April.

U.S.-Israel Crisis Deepens
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Obama’s Mideast peace envoy cancels trip to region as Israeli officials remain defiant over plans to build housing• U.S. Criticism of Israel Ignites Firestorm• FOX FORUM: Act Now to Diffuse U.S. Tension with Israel

Is Bing the New Buzz Word in China?
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Microsoft moves to fill the void sure to be left after Google opens itself up in heavily-censored China• FCC Broadband Plan — Death of the Dial-Up• TECH TUESDAY: Eight Great Software Freebies

War Over ‘The Vote’
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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GOP tries to block Pelosi from using legislative trick that would pass health bill without an actual vote• Tea Party Activists Rally on Capitol Hill• YOU DECIDE: Is It Too Late to Stop Health Care?• FOX FORUM: Manipulation, Payoffs and Lies• Bret Baier to Interview Obama Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET

Officials: U.S. Missile Attack Kills 9 in Pakistan
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, two intelligence officials said.

Ayatollah Tries to Ban Iranian Bonfire Night to Cut Protest
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Iran’s Supreme Leader is seeking to ban the Iranian equivalent of Bonfire Night in case the opposition turns it into another protest against his regime.

Cancer Drug May Keep Lockerbie Bomber Alive for 5 Years
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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The Lockerbie bomber is at the center of a fresh row after it emerged he is taking a cancer drug that could keep him alive for five more years, The Sun reported on Monday.

Sandbags Delivered Ahead of Fargo Flood Fight
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods Monday as the cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., went into flood-fighting mode.

Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages.

Yes, we do still make things in America
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Even as U.S. companies move production of everything from board games to dishwashers to other countries, American factories churn out billions of dollars worth of goods.

‘Made in America’ rules are confusing
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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An “American” car sold in Chicago may have rolled off an assembly line in Tennessee with parts made from a dozen different countries. Who decides what’s “Made in the USA”?

Tiger Woods Returning to Golf at Masters
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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After Four-Month Hiatus Because of Sex Scandal, Golfer Announces He Will Be Back on PGA Tour in April   Complete Coverage

US plans high-speed net for all
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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US regulators have unveiled the nation’s first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020.

Endgame: Obama Sets Sights on Wavering Dems
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Days Away from Make-or-Break Vote, President Targets Lawmakers Still on the Fence; Will He Make it? Cast Your Vote More Coverage

GOP assails Dems on approach to health bill (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Republicans are assailing Democrats over their plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote.

Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.

Thai protesters pour own blood outside govt HQ (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Thai protesters poured several jugs of their own blood at the front gate of the government headquarters and outside the ruling party’s offices Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.

Pakistani officials: Suspected US missile kills 9 (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said.

Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern Calif. (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert.

Housing construction drops 5.9 pct in February (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.

Break the law and your new ‘friend’ may be the FBI (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.

Jackson estate in record deal worth up to $250 mln (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.

World’s shortest man, He Pingping, dies in Italy (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – The world’s shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program’s production company said Tuesday.

Lakers top Warriors for 9th straight time, 124-121 (AP)
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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AP – Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night.

Magnitude-4.4 Quake Shakes L.A. Area
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Earthquake Jolts People Awake and Puts First-Responders on Alert; No Reports of Injuries

Google appears to drop censorship in China
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google’s Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing’s censorship rules.

U.S. envoy cancels Mideast trip
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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A U.S. envoy’s postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory.

Thai protesters pour their blood on streets
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Thai protesters pour blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.

Storm Leaves Northeast; Damage Remains
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Heavy Rains That Brought Nearly a Foot of Rain to Parts of Region Hinder Transportation; Flood Worries Persist

Mom, Son Missing After Van Found on Wash. Beach
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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A woman heading to her stepfather’s house was “beyond lost” when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto a private Puget Sound beach, authorities said Monday.

Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina Beach
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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A single-engine plane with oil on its windshield hit and killed a man on a Hilton Head beach as the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing.

Pa. School Bus Driver Dharged in 2nd Fatal Crash
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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On-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn’t stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of an oncoming car, authorities said Monday.

More Charges in Alleged Child-Punching at Walmart
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Police in Ohio have brought more charges against a Walmart shopper accused of punching children in the head for kicks.

Art Heist Confounds Investigators 20 Years After Theft
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Posted in Bizzare and Offbeat on 16 March 2010
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Investigators of a 20-year-old art heist at a Boston museum that was the largest such theft in history are stepping up their efforts.