Complaining About Gas Prices Complainers

Fri May 25, 2007 1:41 AM EDT

This article (rant might be a better word) is not complaining about gas prices. It is complaining about the people who complain about gas prices. These people don't seem to have the slightest idea about how gas prices work.

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business, oil, gas-prices, gasoline

$12 Million Blunder

Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:22 PM EDT

While soldering, a 17-YEAR -old rookie plumber has burned down a $12 million waterside mansion in southwest England. The historic mansion in Kingswear, Devon, was undergoing a $1 million renovation when a fire ripped through the eight-bedroom house overnight.

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fire, england, world-news, plumber

Rare NES Cartridge Sells for $21,400

Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:18 PM EDT

After a month of bidding, an incredibly rare copy of the NES cartridge Nintendo World Championship 1990 has sold for a price of $21,400, plus $10 for shipping.

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technology, auction, nintendo, video-games

One of The Few times Cigarettes Saved A Life

Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:59 PM EDT (The Charlotte Observer)

A cigarette break may have saved S.C. woman's life

tobacco, cigarette, house, odd-news, tree

Market Update

Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:54 AM EDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 52 points up at 12,773 today with 20 or the 30 components advancing. It topped its all time closing high of 12,786 and approached its intraday high of 12,795.

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business, wall-street, nyse, nasdaq, johnson, canon, stock-market, nikkei

It's more than just Imus

Seeded on Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:54 AM EDT (Newsday)

It's more than just Imus - Shaun Powell An African-American (to be politically correct) Sport Columnist.

jesse-jackson, basketball, ncaa, mtv, black, us-news, rutgers, al-sharpton, womens, don-imus

John Edwards Apologizes for Invasion of Iraq

Fri Mar 2, 2007 4:38 PM EST

John Edwards has been apologizing for his vote in 2002 authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

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bush, iraq, america, president, john-edwards, us-news, voteing

Court Drops Charges Against Saddam

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 8:48 AM EST (Associated Press)

Saddam Hussein's trial for the killing of 180,000 Kurds in the 1980s resumed Monday with the late dictator's seat empty, nine days after he went to the gallows. The court's first order of business was to drop all charges against Saddam.

iraq, saddam, court, killing, murder, world-news

Investment Returns

Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:32 AM EST

A few months ago I wrote an article on President Bush, which was heavily criticized. It was a what if article and I made several statements which I did or did not think to be true.

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bush, social-security, us-news, 401k

So Much for Global Warming

Fri Oct 6, 2006 1:21 PM EDT

On Oct. 6, 1954, the warmest October day in history set records across the two states. For many cities in North Carolina, that day was the warmest this late in the season.

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weather, global-warming

Explosion at Hazardous Waste Plant in Apex, NC

Seeded on Fri Oct 6, 2006 11:34 AM EDT (The Charlotte Observer)

An explosion occurred at a Hazardous Waste Plant in Apex, NC last night, forcing more than half the town to be evacuated. Apex, NC is just outside of Raleigh, NC.

fire, explosion, us-news, raleigh, apex

MAYBE Bush is What the Country Needs

Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:57 AM EDT

Its amazing how many people are so quick to criticize the President and call him a moron or stupid. He was obviously smart enough to get people to vote for him and win a second term. I voted for him but I had a reason.

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bush, iraq, energy, nuclear, president, social-security, public, us-news, nrc

Light Crude Oil up Today

Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:06 PM EDT

Light Crude finished the day up $0.47 to $63.80 a barrel. Profit taking and rising inventories fueled a drop in prices. This marks a stop to the recent drop in oil prices. Analysts attribute the rise to BP's announcements for its Thunder Horse platform.

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business, oil, bp, short, drilling, opec, futures, crude, barrel

Outlook on Apple

Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:08 AM EDT

As most everyone knows Apple launched its new line of ipods along with movies on iTunes. Early next year iTV will also be available allowing content to be viewed wirelessly on a television. As a consumer, I love the ipod. It is extremely easy to use and very user friendly.

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business, nasdaq, earnings, microsoft, apple, aapl, ipod, xbox, itunes, stock-market

Panthers Fans and Bill Maas

Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:37 PM EDT

With my first ever article on Newsvine I have decided to write about the Carolina Panthers and the Fox color commentator Bill Maas. I would like to point out I am not particularly fond of the Panthers.

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football, sports, minnesota, fans, charlotte, fox, carolina-panthers, bill-maas