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games, Internet games, children

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By Megan Twohey Tribune reporter
May 6, 2008


Congressman calls for consumer-alert warning for online social network





With nearly 13 million online users, the rapidly expanding virtual world Second Life is a risk for children, who could be sexually exploited, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said Monday.

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Mother's day news

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mother's work is beyond compensation

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Mother's Work Worth Six-Digit Salary, Survey Finds



Linda Yee, Reporting


(CBS) If mothers received a salary, have you ever wondered how much they would be paid? A new survey from Salary.com reveals an amount that might just boggle the mind.

A mother's work is never done, just ask Kara Burrell. She is a stay-at-home mom with a seven-month old, a two-year-old and a four-year-old.

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talk him in

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Former talk show host Bernie Ward admits to distributing child porn





Thursday, May 8, 2008


Bernie Ward, former KGO talk show host, admits to sending...


(05-08) 18:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Bernie Ward, the most prominent liberal voice on Bay Area talk radio for more than two decades, admitted Thursday to distributing child pornography by e-mail in a plea deal that will send him to federal prison for at least five years.


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interpol net

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Interpol: Suspected pedophile found by police



(CNN) -- A suspected pedophile who became the subject of an international manhunt earlier this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States, a spokesman for the global police agency told CNN Thursday.


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"Two days ago, this man's nationality, identity and location were totally unknown," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said.


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Fancy outdoor Go to this page.

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Oregon's outdoor adventures a 'blast' -- even for city families



By Beth J. Harpaz
Associated Press


HOOD RIVER, Oregon (AP) -- It was a good thing nobody warned me about all those hills and the cars zooming by.


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Because if I'd known beforehand what the ride from the bike shop in Hood River to a nearby trailhead was going to be like, I might not have tried it.

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Gangsters'-Teachers' Clout

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Police: Gang selling drugs to Cal State-San Marcos students



Article Launched: 05/08/2008 05:47:13 AM PDT


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Sheriff's Sgt. Gary Floyd says about a dozen San Diego gang members have moved into the 568-unit Prominence Luxury Apartment Homes and they are selling marijuana, methamphetamine and Ecstasy. Many students live in the complex.


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End is Near

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Taming Santa Clara County's deadliest stretch of road





Article Launched: 05/08/2008 01:30:41 AM PDT




The view driving up the steep hill toward Pacheco Pass was stunning, with a postcard-perfect vista of the lush green valley below and to my right.


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Obama is Here

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A friend of the senator from New York suggests it's time to find an exit "with dignity.''



Posted May 8, 2008 10:00 AM


by Glenn Thrush


It ain't over 'til it's over, but a growing number of Hillary Rodham Clinton's closest friends now think it's really over.


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British Inflation

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Interest rates held at 5%





The Bank of England today held interest rates steady at 5% as it decided that inflationary risks were too great to allow it to cut borrowing costs to boost the flagging economy.


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Cyclone hit Burma gets help from US

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UN supplies begin to arrive in Burma



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Help is trickling in for the victims of Cyclone Nargis, but aid workers are struggling to reach remote regions


The first UN plane carrying relief supplies for the hundreds of thousands of victims of Cyclone Nargis landed in Burma today.


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