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Wearable Motorcycle Puts Batman's Toys to Shame

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:57 GMT

The Deus Ex Machina is a concept vehicle that's part cybernetic suit, part three-wheeled electric motorcycle.

'Happy Days' cast dedicates 'Fonz' statue

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:26 GMT

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Henry Winkler, star of 1970s television sitcom "Happy Days," gave the thumbs-up in Milwaukee Tuesday to a new statue of his character, "The Fonz."

Kerry For Vice President? (Jon Keller/WBZ-TV)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:45 GMT

Jon Keller / WBZ-TV:
Kerry For Vice President? — Keller's Blog: Kerry For VP Part II — BOSTON (WBZ) ― Barack Obama has yet to name a vice presidential nominee and some are wondering if he might turn to Massachusetts to round out the ticket. — John Kerry for vice president? — Don't dismiss the notion just yet.

I Sense a Disturbance in the 'Star Wars' Canon

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:38 GMT

These aren't the nit-picking details you're looking for: Clone Wars leads to the creation of a new level of reality for George Lucas' storied franchise, and some fanboys are not amused.

Bigfoot Hunters Fail to Produce Creature's Corpse

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:36 GMT

A high-profile press conference raises more questions than it answers about two Georgia men's cryptozoological claim to have found a Sasquatch.

Phil Gramm's UBS problem.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:58 GMT

Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm has emerged as the key behind-the-scenes economics/Wall Street guy for John McCain and is being touted as the treasury secretary in waiting. Since 2002, Gramm has been an executive with the U.S. operations of UBS, the giant Swiss Bank. An unintentionally hilarious interview with Gramm on the Wall Street Journal editorial page last week asserted that Gramm has "been a key instigator of some of the biggest money-making UBS deals of recent years." The interview was noteworthy not just for first-class butt-kissing, but for deliberately gliding over the avalanche of disasters in the past year that has turned UBS from a respected Swiss titan of discretion and risk management into a laughing stock. As this one-year chart shows, UBS's stock lost nearly 70 percent of its value and now stands at levels not seen since 2002, when Gramm signed up.

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Local GOP Wants to Hear From You - Washington Post

Mon, 19 May 2008 06:10 GMT

Washington Post

Local GOP Wants to Hear From You
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
The District of Columbia's Republican Committee is looking for public input for its party platform. No jokes please about the relatively small numbers of GOP members in the District.
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John Dean Named Responsible For Watergate Break-In In A New Book

Mon, 19 May 2008 04:17 GMT

Source: [b]Reuters[/b]

New Watergate book says John Dean ordered break-in
By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new book on the scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon alleges that White House counsel John Dean ordered the infamous Watergate break-in in 1972, a charge Dean strongl...

Father of LSD dies at 102

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:48 GMT

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Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD, whose medical discovery inspired millions in the 1960s, has died. He was 102.

The Swiss chemist discovered lysergic acid diethylamide-25 in 1938 while studying the medicinal uses of a fungus found on wheat and other grains at the Sandoz pharmaceuticals firm in Basel.

He became the first human guinea pig of the drug when a tiny amount of the substance seeped onto his finger during a laboratory experiment in 1943.

"I had to leave work for home because I was suddenly hit by a sudden feeling of unease and mild dizziness," he subsequently wrote in a memo to company bosses.

He said his initial experience resulted in "wonderful visions."

LSD or "acid" had a tremendous impact, not only on the behavior of those who took it, but on the music and art of our generation. I liked it, and have always believed it was an important if surreal part of my education.

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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:21 GMT