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National Society & Culture

Mardi Gras fast facts: What is Mardi Gras

February 15, 2012 Society & Culture | February 15, 2012 Amy Kunkle
Mardi Gras 2012 will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 this year. While we have all heard of Mardi Gras and how this is the biggest event...
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What is meant by 'thrown under the bus'?

Society & Culture | February 15, 2012 Margaret MinnicksFebruary 15, 2012
According to Wikipedia, to throw someone under the bus is an idiomatic phrase meaning to sacrifice another person (often a friend or ally), who is...
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Abel Ferrara and Shanyn Leigh talk movies and the 'Last Day on Earth'

February 15, 2012 Society & Culture | February 15, 2012 Rick Marianetti
It’s 2012 and the world is abuzz with end-of-civilization chatter. From tin-foil-hat interpretations of the Mayan calendar and Nostradamus to...
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Ancient Chihuahuas once roamed, and eaten, in Southeastern U.S.

Society & Culture | February 14, 2012 Gary DanielsFebruary 14, 2012
The origins of the Chihuahua have been lost in the mists of time yet new research reveals they once roamed the southern states of Georgia and...
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Fat cats and dogs face weight-related physical problems from treats

February 14, 2012 Society & Culture | February 14, 2012 Martha R Gore
The latest results from a veterinarian study about dog and cat obesity showed that 53 percent of the pets were overweight. According to the...
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The Early Cold War (1946-1953)

February 14, 2012 Society & Culture | February 14, 2012 Don Keko
Following World War II, the Soviet Union refused to evacuate Eastern Europe. Between 1946 and 1989, the Soviets and western bloc engaged in a Cold...
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Workshop to teach girls of color programming skills

February 14, 2012 Society & Culture | February 14, 2012 Yvonne P Mazzulo
Black Girls Code (BGC), a non-profit organization helping girls of color, that are between the ages 7 to 14, to become successful computer...
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A Valentine for Someone I Hate

Society & Culture | February 14, 2012 Renee FisherFebruary 14, 2012
To the person who spelled my middle name incorrectly on my birth certificate: I applaud you for your creative license. You took a strange spelling...
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Obama versus Sheriff Joe...What does Arpaio have on the President?

February 13, 2012 Society & Culture | February 13, 2012 Rebekah Worsham
WASHINGTON, D.C.---The question of Barack Obama's citizenship has plagued the president since the earliest days of his presidency, Sheriff Joe...
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Washington State becomes 7th state to legalize Marriage Equality

Society & Culture | February 13, 2012 Gina CaprioFebruary 13, 2012
“My Friends welcome to the other side of the rainbow” State Senator Ed Murray said this morning in a press conference leading up to the...
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