Aug 05, 2009 -
Touted as "clean undies for dirty girls," these GirliePants brand undies ($12) turn a cheeky cheek toward the slang terms we use for our private parts. The bikinis and thongs feature cartoon illustrations with attitude, including a beaver dreaming about a piece of wood. Do you think they're funny or tasteless?
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Jun 18, 2008 -
"If the detainee dies, you're doing it wrong." So says John Fredman, then chief counsel to the CIA's counter-terrorism center, explaining in minutes of a 2002 meeting released yesterday, concluding that torture "is basically subject to perception". The minutes were released in conjunction with the Senate Armed Services Committee investigation into the origins of harsh interrogation tactics used on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib.
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May 20, 2008 -
CNN has just projected that Barack Obama will walk away with a win in Oregon. The state has 52 pledged delegates to award, almost the same as Kentucky.
Speaking in Iowa, where this whole primary season began, Obama said: In spite of all the doubt and disappointment — or perhaps because of it — you came out on a cold winter's night in numbers that this country has never seen, and you stood for change.
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Sep 25, 2007 -
When it comes to dating, there is some truth to the statement "We want what we can't have, " but I've never been much into playing games. I don't appreciate it when guys take a week to call me back after a great first date, so I wouldn't avoid calling a guy if I really wanted.
I'm not saying I act like an eager beaver and call the hour after we say goodbye - but I don't see anything wrong with letting someone know you are interested.
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