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Fighter’s Farewell – Joe Frazier Dies

Joe was a great fighter, haunted by memories of Ali's taunting. I'm afraid  Joe couldn't accept Ali was simply playing head games with him.
He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila

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Source: Steuben via flickr
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TSA Screeners Find 4 To 5 Guns Every Day

This is a bit of news that YOU choose whether or not it's good or bad;  Federal Transportation Security Administration agents find an average of 4 to 5 guns tucked away in luggage each and every day

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Study Ranks PB&J As America’s Favorite Sandwich

Me?  I'm not a fan.  But a lot of people love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

A recent research study has honored the sticky-sweet lunchtime combination as America's favorite sandwich.
A food company said its survey of U

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Obama’s Diet Pays Off; Gets Clean Bill Of Health

The results of Barack Obama's recent physical have been released.
In a two-page report released by the “first doctor,” Dr. Jeffrey C. Kuhlman gave the president a strong bill of health, saying he was a physically active 50-year-old who eats a healthy diet (the president regularly cites the influence of the first lady, Michelle Obama, for that one), stays at a healthy weight and “on occasion drinks alcohol,” in moderation

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Steve Perry Says Journey Reunion Not Likely

You always wonder if they ever will, but the remaining memebers of Journey have said they will never work with Steve Perry, but now Steve speaks.
The resurgence of Journey and the band's hit "Don't Stop Believin'" may have given fans hope of a reunion, but former lead singer St

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Daylight Saving Time Costs You Money

First off -- it's Daylight Saving Time - not "savings".  It's a single time period that we're talking about.  That said, many Americans might be surprised that a research project contradicts one of the central reasons for the creation of DST

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A Blow For Your Nose

Was Grandpa pulling off a deal of a lifetime, or is he a kindly old gentleman caught in a trap?

He’s a senior citizen driving in the fast lane to trouble.

State troopers pulled over 87-year-old Leo Earl Sharp on a Michigan interstate Friday and discovered 104 bricks of cocaine in the back of his pickup truck with an estimated street value of $2.9 million.

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Category: Crime, US News
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Harrisburg Cancels Christmas (Parade)

Things have got to be pretty bad to cancel a holiday parade.  There is oil in the northwestern part of the state..and plenty of it. Why not spread some of the wealth..and holiday cheer as well.
Santa Claus isn't coming to town this year for Pennsylvania's financially struggling capital city — at least not to its annual holiday parade

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Category: Lifestyle, US News
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Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

According to a new Gallup poll, 50 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana, the highest percentage in Gallup’s 42-year history of asking that question. Forty-six percent of Americans believe marijuana should remain illegal.

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Public Schools Take The Easy Way Out; Stop Teaching Cursive To Students

And we wonder why U.S. students are falling behind.  I don't blame the teachers - I blame our society.  We've allowed school systems to stop teaching cursive - because it's "too difficult" for kids to grasp

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Barack Obama’s Teleprompter Stolen

What will he say now?

It appears that Barack Obama's teleprompter and podium has been stolen.
A van containing President Obama's teleprompter and podium were stolen from a Virginia hotel parking lot on Monday, according to NBC12 in Richmond

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Source: Ohdarling via flickr
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Florida Man Fired For Wearing American Flag Pin

It's a free country - or is it?

Show your American pride, but just be careful who sees it.

A man in Florida recently lost his job at a hotel for wearing an American Flag lapel pin on his shirt - the same pin he's worn every day for the past two years

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