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L.A. Sheriff's Department Busts Reputed Tagger Who Was 'Guest Artist' At Graffiti Art Store

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton | November 23, 2009

Read More: Graffiti, Revok, Tagger, Taggers

A reputed tagger who was paid $1,000 to be a featured "guest artist" at a self-described graffiti art store was arrested at the downtown store...

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Obama To Announce Increase Of US Troops For Afghanistan On December 1

| November 23, 2009

President Barack Obama is expected to announce a "sizeable force" increase in US troops for Afghanistan early next week, tentatively December 1, according to a...

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State Parks To Remain Fully Open, Thanks To Friendly Feds

Zev Yaroslavsky | Zev Yaroslavsky | November 23, 2009

Read More: California Budget, California Budget Crisis, California Budget Cuts, California Budget Deficit, State Parks

The National Parks Service has come to the rescue of the highly popular state parks in the Santa Monica Mountains, providing a grant of $939,169...

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Twitter IPO Possible, But Co-Founder Not Interested In Selling

nytimes.com | REUTERS | November 23, 2009

Read More: Biz Stone, Biz Stone IPO, Twitter, Twitter Biz Stone, Twitter IPO, Twitter IPO Stone, Twitter Public, Twitter Stone

Stone told reporters he did not want to sell the company but would explore alternatives to an initial public offering. "The point is, we want...

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Shaq-A-Claus Returns, Delivers Toys To Children, Celebrates Shaqs-Giving

| November 23, 2009

Read More: Shaq, Shaq-a-Claus, Shaqs-Giving, Shaquille O'Neal

The Cleveland economy may be based on LeBron James, but it was another Cavalier superstar who brought joy to the Forest City and he only...

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Meg Whitman, Former eBay Pres And GOP Gov Candidate Plans Book For January

The San Francisco Chronicle | Carla Marinucci | November 23, 2009

Read More: California Governor's Race, Ebay, Gop, Governor, Meg Whitman, Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin knows the power of a best-seller as a timely vehicle to get the press and public talking, and now former eBay CEO Meg...

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Blackwater's Secret War In Pakistan

The Nation | Jeremy Scahill | November 23, 2009

Read More: Blackwater, Blackwater Pakistan, Cia, Pakistan

At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an...

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More Than Half Of Teachers Report Buying Hungry Students Food With Their Own Money

| November 23, 2009

Read More: Children, Hunger, Hungry Children, Share Our Strength, Share Our Strength Teachers Report

We often hear about U.S. teachers being paid poorly for all the work they do to educate children. But did you know that 63 percent...

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LinkedIn Welcomes Developers

paidContent | Joseph Tartakoff | November 23, 2009

Read More: Developers, Linked In, Twitter Linked In, Twitter-Linked-In

LinkedIn wants more attention from developers. The company is announcing that third-party developers will now be able to easily integrate the professional social network on...

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Solar Impulse: First Solar Plane Completes Runway Test (VIDEO)

| November 23, 2009

Read More: Solar Impulse, Solar Impulse Plane, Solar Impulse Test Flight, Solar Plane, Solar Plane Test, Solar Plane Test Flight

The Solar Impulse, an aircraft with ambitions of being the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, recently completed its first runway tests in...

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Cops: Child Porn Shrine Found At Home Of Kevin M. Derks

AP | TODD RICHMOND | November 23, 2009

Read More: Ashely Olsen, Child Porn, Child Sex, Crime, Dolls, Dvds, Hannah Montana, Kenosha, Kenosha Beaches, Kevin Derks, Kevin m. Derks, Kiddie Porn, Mannequins, Mary Kate Olsen, Olsen Twins, Porn Shrinke, Pornography, Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plastering every flat...

Stephen Colbert Goes Bobsledding (PHOTOS)

| November 23, 2009

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(AP) LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless. Colbert donned a reddish-orange racing suit Sunday...

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Potbelly Sandwich Works Plans 40-City Expansion

Crain's Chicago Business | David Sterrett | November 23, 2009

Read More: Aylwin Lewis, Fast Food, Potbelly Franchises, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Sandwich Chains

Potbelly Sandwich Works LLC is recruiting franchisees for the first time as the Chicago-based sandwich chain aims to expand into more than 40 cities --...

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Vicki Kennedy Oprah Interview: First Interview Since Ted's Death

AP | November 23, 2009

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NEW YORK — Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. In her first interview since her husband's...

Breadwinners In Burqas: Female Entrepreneurs In Afghanistan

wowOwow | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon | November 23, 2009

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghanistan Women, Women, Women's Rights

I first came to Kabul in the winter of 2005 to write about a topic considered unlikely by some and outlandish to everyone else: women's...

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Lift Laughs: 9 Epic Elevators Ads (PHOTOS)

| November 23, 2009

Read More: Advertising, Awesome Ads, Creative Ads, Elevator Ads, Funny Ads, Slidepoll

Last week we brought you 11 awesomely creative billboards, but adventurous advertising isn't reserved for the highway. The surprising reveal elevators offer can be used...

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LA Times Twitter Guidelines Announced

| November 23, 2009

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Los Angeles Times staffers have been warned: the Twitterverse isn't safe. Editor Russ Stanton and assistant managing editor Henry Fuhrmann have issued new guidelines governing...

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David Clowney's Twitter Trouble: Jets Player Allegedly Tells Fan To "Kill Himself"

| November 23, 2009

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According to thejetsblog.com, Jets wide receiver David Clowney has tweeted himself into trouble. Again. Clowney allegedly sent a direct message to Jets fan and Twitter...

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Karzai's Cronies (PHOTOS)

Foreign Policy | November 23, 2009

Meet the unsavory characters surrounding the Afghan president and his new government....

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Dutch Designer's "Fragmented Textiles" Are Like Legos For Fashion

Ecouterre | Abigail Doan | November 23, 2009

Read More: Convertible Clothing, Convertible Fashion, Ecofashion, Fashion, Fragmented Textiles, Green Living, Refinity, Reuseable Clothing

Here's another eco-fashion innovation that is both puzzling and promising: "Fragmented" clothing that features customizable snap-on pieces, requires no sewing, and reduces textile waste....