CIA Awkwardly Debriefs Obama On Creation Of Crack Cocaine
WASHINGTON—In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, CIA crime and counternarcotics analyst Timothy R. McIntire haltingly explained to the nation's first African-American commander in chief the highly classified origin of crack...
I thought I would continue the theme of underage girls/hookers/news stories
Suspicious teacher exposes double life of girl, 15, earning £100,000 a year as an upmarket prostitute
By Paul Sims...
Pimps Go Online to Lure Kids Into Prostitution
By Kevin Poulsen February 25, 2009 | 11:30:00 PMCategories: Crime
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/pimping.html
She was a 16-year-old California girl looking for trouble on MySpace; he was a 22-year-old self-described pimp who liked...
When Oral Sex Results in a Pregnancy: Can Men Ever Escape Paternity Obligations?
By SHERRY F. COLB
Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2005
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20050309.html
In a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend, Richard O. Phillips has alleged that about six years ago, he engaged in oral sex...
Student Busted For Squeeze Play
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0224092assault1.html
Cops: Colorado woman in on-campus groin assault of ex-boyfriend
FEBRUARY 24--Does this woman look like a testicle crusher? Well, that's what cops claim University of Colorado student Chalie...
Mother sets fire to her daughter's gloating rapist
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1492839/Mother-sets-fire-to-her-daughter%27s-gloating-rapist.html
By Peter Upton in Alicante
Last Updated: 11:48PM BST 25 Jun 2005
A Spanish mother has taken revenge on the man who raped...
Rappers:
The Coup has been great every time I've seen em live. Once they had some girl that played the sitar and their drummer is real good.
Redman & Methodman (together or solo) have been great every time I've seen em live.
What I would like to see people include in this thread are people/groups from less obvious genres.
Maybe it is someone you don’t listen to a lot or don’t own any of their music. Maybe someone you stumble on by accident and just happened to catch them live. If you like, include why you think so...
I think the idea of doing a Tom Waits cover album is a good one. I feel a lot of people are put off by his style and voice and thus miss out on his song writing. I think the popularity that "Way down in the hole" gained from the wire is a good example of how his stuff can be opened up to a...
I was only serious about 1 of those. The other 3 were a joke because I have never, to my knowledge, heard their music. Any guesses?
scarlet johansen has an album of Tom Waits covers
After 27 years together, Maggie was sure her husband wouldn't notice if she had an affair - but HE had a surprise for HER
By Sadie Nicholas
Last updated at 8:46 AM on 19th February 2009
On the face of it there was nothing remarkable about Maggie Barlow's date with a man she had met after...
The new Fallujah up close and ugly
By Dahr Jamail
FALLUJAH - Driving through Fallujah, once the most rebellious Sunni city in Iraq, I saw little evidence of any kind of reconstruction underway. At least 70% of that city's structures were destroyed during massive US military assaults in April...
I have 100+ folders filled with thousands of MP3's, but iTunes won't let me add them to my library and thus add them to my iPod.
I tried the google, but couldn't find a good direct answer (maybe I'm no phrasing my problem correctly).
Anyone have any ideas/solutions for me?
Welcome to Darwin's third century
MARGARET WENTE
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
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February 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM EST
Why are recessions harder on men? Helena Cronin knows the answer. Men are far more sensitive to status. When they lose it, the...
I’m highly cynical when it comes to these douches in Washington, but my heavy indoctrination as a child still compels me towards some kind of civic involvement, which often has the effect of making me more cynical. In any case I’m going to be writing a letter to my congresswoman (way behind the...