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Kate's adoptive family scrimped to give her idyllic childhood... yet she was still desperate to find the parents who gave her up - no matter who it hurt
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 6:54 AM EDT (the Mail online)
When I was 18, I changed my name. Crucially, I gave myself a new middle name — Justine. Actually, it wasn’t new at all. It was the name my birth mother gave me before I was adopted. I can still remember the horror my teenage self felt when I saw my bir …
Dedication Is What It Takes To Be A Mother
Sun May 13, 2012 9:40 AM EDT
On this mothers day I thought it appropriate to reprint much of an article that I released back in February that describes a story of a mother and child that in my opion tells of what it really means to be a mother like no other. To all the mothers on this day that has been …
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The Last Mother's Day
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 6:39 AM EDT (The New York Times)
I starting making wine a couple of years ago with a bunch of guys who know far more about the ways of the grape than I do. Between the crushing, racking, barrel-tasting and bottling we talked about wine and sports, women and sports, politics and sports, and maybe some other thi …
Mitt Romney 'held down gay taunt classmate and cut off his hair' during school 'attack'
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 6:35 AM EDT (the Mail online)
One of Mitt Romney's high school classmates says that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was 'evil' in his younger years, and acted like he was a schoolboy gone mad 'like Lord Of The Flies'. The Romney camp was reeling after the revelations that he forcibly shaved …
NC Lesbian Arrested Seeking Marriage License: Two Simple Reasons New NC Amendment is Illegal
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 6:24 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)
If US history has taught us anything, it’s that if a group of people are denied equal rights that are guaranteed to them under the US Constitution, eventually those people will turn out, politely ask for them, and most likely get arrested. In the wake of the re …
Is The Death Penalty Really A Deterrent? (Poll)
Tue May 8, 2012 11:43 AM EDT
(The death penalty was abolished in Britain years ago, so this article really refers to America's continued use of it.) For me the death penalty is not a deterrent because, quite simply, people do not think about the consequences of their crime when they are committing it. They …
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Facebook Urges Members to Add Organ Donor Status
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 7:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Nearly 7,000 people in the United States die each year while waiting for an organ transplant. It is a number that Facebook hopes to lower with its vast network of 161 million members in this country. The company announced a plan on Tuesday morning to encourage everyone on Face …
A New Lawyer's Duty
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 7:14 AM EDT (The New York Times)
New York State’s chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, announced on Tuesday a change in the state’s bar admission process that is both simple and potentially revolutionary. Beginning next year, the 10,000 or so prospective lawyers who pass the New York State Bar exam every …
BIRDS are BETTER than DOGS! (I have proof!!!)
Tue May 1, 2012 5:26 PM EDT
THE PROOF THAT BIRDS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS: It is hard to argue that dogs, at least by first impressions, are better pets than birds. Until recently, I believed that was the case… with cats being a close second for their pest control and purring attribut …
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Cardinal Keith O'Brien Attacks David Cameron On Wealth Inequality
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 7:14 AM EDT ()
One of Britain's most senior Roman Catholics has accused David Cameron of ignoring the poor while protecting his "very rich colleagues" in the City. Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the head of the Catholic church in Scotland, said it was "immoral" how the less well-off had been made t …
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