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Analysis: Outrage over arrest of Harvard scholar a signpost on bumpy road to equality

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Goldman alumnus find their way to political power

A glance at the roster of top Goldman Sachs talent that has found its way to Washington's halls of power illustrates why the financial giant has become known as the New York Yankees of Wall Street.

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Advocates are back with real health care stories

CHICAGO — When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.

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Facebook exec considers California AG job in 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The chief privacy officer of networking Web site Facebook says he's considering running to be California's attorney general in 2010. Chris Kelly said Wednesday he formed an exploratory committee to consider a campaign to be the state's chief law enforcement official. Kelly says the state needs a "strong consumer protection advocate" and that he has worked with attorneys general nationwide through his work at Facebook for the last four years.

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HYDERABAD - The massive accounting fraud in Satyam Computers kicked off a political storm in Andhra Pradesh with Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu trading charges of collusion with the company's disgraced former chief B. Ramalinga Raju.

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Instant Online Messengers are the best form of social networking service over internet. Messengers like Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Rediff BOL and Google Talk have served millions of people to be linked with people from across the globe, make new friends, increase their social boundaries and also share information of different kinds. So considering all these aspects I thought of reviewing all these softwares and present to you a deep study of what is better for whom. so Let's get started err Sign In.

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Simple Thoughts has always been about technology. However occasionally I like to post something humorous. Today I was browsing through the archives looking for a smile at the end of my day. I collected the 12 best humorous posts since 2006. I present them to you in no particular order. Hope you will enjoy them as much as I did. Full article (222 words) »

US is standing on the cusp of the single most important event since the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage. In the coming Presidential election democrats are generally being considered as having a greater chance to win. Two of the prominent democrat candidates are Senator Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of ex-President Bill Clinton, and Senator Barack Obama. Either of them is a fine choice for US. Frankly anyone after Bush will automatically be a great choice but that is a topic for another day.

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I have to warn you that the song is not suitable for minors, (some) republicans and prudes. It is NSFW if you use speakerphones to listen at work. It is absolutely hilarious. It beautifully summarizes and compares the Presidency of George Bush (so far) & Bill Clinton. He covers all the bases including my favorite - stem cell research. So now sing along for a blast.

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