Staring at Headlights

So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world? Galatians 4:9

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High school diving: Haslett diver hoping to finish with a splash

"This sport is all about mental preparation, so I don't really focus on what my score or place is going to be," McLauchlan said. "I just try to give my best. And if I can do that, it doesn't really matter what anyone else does - I'll be happy with myself."

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What part did the NPR guy get wrong? The Tea Party is racist, and too many Americans are uneducated.

The latest hysterical charge from the oppressed far right is about a former NPR exec (though it's not clear he really was) who they tricked into expressing his political beliefs on camera.

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Rachel Maddow: Koch Brothers 'Pop Up In Every Scummy Political Scandal'

Monday, Think Progress released a video that showed Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown slavishly fawning over David Koch and begging him for money. "Your support during the election, it meant a ton. It made a difference and I can certainly use it again," said Brown on the tape.

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How Nice Is It to Finally Have a Smart President?

But now, with some time having passed, my ability to focus is slowly returning to normal. The first realization that has emerged through my election-induced fog has been: What a nice change it will be to have a president who is smart and cares about competence.

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Grab a pint: Best beers for every season

The advent of autumn and the holidays that follow bring a flood of seasonal beers - from pumpkin spice ales to Oktoberfest and yueltide brews. Here are some tips of what to look for, whether its on tap or in a bottle.

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Don't go here! 24 sights not to see

From the "Sink-Hole Capital" to the "Armpit of America", travel expert Peter Greenberg shares his list of places travelers should skip.

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Will.i.am Debuts Obama Song "It's A New Day" (YouTube Video)

As promised, Will.i.am debuted his new Barack Obama anthem "It's A New Day" on Oprah. In the video above, Will sings "I woke up this morning, feeling brand new.

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All U.S. airports to have family screening lanes

Airports across the United States will have designated security lanes for families to move through preflight inspections at their own pace, just in time for the busy U.S. holiday travel season.

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City Hall Evacuated

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U.S. Marshals' most-wanted list

The U.S. Marshals want your help finding their "15 Most Wanted" fugitives. To date, about 200 of the fugitives profiled on the list have been found. Tips leading to arrest are rewarded up to $25,000.

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2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem

Israeli archeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.

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These four moving pictures say it all about the achievement of Barack Obama

Wow, is all one can say!

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All Apologies: Reverse etiquette

I SOMETIMES find strangers' manners so lacking that I have started engaging in an odd kind of activism. I call it reverse etiquette: I supply the apology that they should be giving me.

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Swear Him In As "Barack Hussein Obama"

Even as we lurch from symbolism to substance now that Barack Obama is President-elect, I hope that he appreciates the symbolic and substantive rewards of being sworn in on January 20 as "Barack Hussein Obama."

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Hot, steamy recipes from New York's bravest

Need a little more heat in your kitchen? New York City Firefighters share the secrets to their stuffed pork loin and roasted sweet potato dishes.

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China's hungry pandas face tougher winter

More sick and hungry giant pandas than in past winters may seek food at lower altitudes in China's earthquake-affected areas, straining facilities at the local panda research center, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

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A Gen X response to Barack Obama | Salon Life

But how could we have known? We were raised under Ronald Reagan, smiling emptily under a shellacked cap of shiny brown hair like a demon clown, warning us (With a knowing nod! With a wink!) about those evil Russians stockpiling nuclear arms thousands of miles away.

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(Michigan) DNR takes to sky in hunt for illegal deer baiting

"Baiting or feeding deer was banned in August after chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious illness that ultimately cripples deer, was found in one deer raised on an Algoma Township farm."

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