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BALLSY MOVE: Truck Testicles Are Making Cops Testy

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- For the second time in a year, a motorist has been ticketed in South Carolina for displaying a replica of testicles on a vehicle....

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Michelle Obama's Ancestors: Purnell Shields

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.25.2012

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Megan Smolenyak

D.T. lived in hopeful expectation, but even today, it's stunning to think that the life of this one-time slave overlapped with that of his great-granddaughter, Marian, who now resides in the White House.

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SWAT Team Welcomes Back One-Legged Officer

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 02.04.2012

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A man who lost part of his leg in a motorcycle accident defied all physical limits Friday after passing a grueling fitness test to rejoin his SWAT tea...

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Man Accused Of Putting Family Jewels In Money Bag

Posted 11.15.2011

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Sheriff's deputies in South Carolina arrested a man accused of putting his family jewels in a store's money deposit bag. Alan Ray Walker, 47, found...

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The Blue Sweater Challenge: Inspiring Social Change in Kenya

Jacqueline Novogratz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Novogratz

Young organizers from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, will identify and award three local groups who are doing the most to effect positive social change in their communities.

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"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

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