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Iranian Face Covering

2007-08-06T17:39:55Z

In Qatar there are women with head scarves, women with veils that also cover their faces, and there are women like me who don't cover either. It's just a personal preference like anywhere else in the world. Anyways, in Iran, women have another t...

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American Health

2007-08-05T12:47:44Z

I read on Newsvine awhile back about a guy who has heart trouble and he was debating on committing a felony [like robbing a bank like Micheal Scofield on Prison Break] so that he would be incarcerated and the government will give him the needed tr...

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My Summer

2007-08-05T11:45:49Z

This summer has been full of swimming, sunshine, and laughter. Our little cousin is actually in Korea for the rest of the summer, but we anticipate her return soon for school. We have also been eating really sweet watermelon and cherries t...

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Vox Hunt: My Best Pet Photo

2007-08-03T23:17:16Z

Show us your best pet photo. Submitted by 8gurl. This is from when Kiki was a baby. It's my favorite.

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Survey

2007-08-02T14:25:05Z

1) Are your parents married or divorced? Divorced 2) Are you a vegetarian? No 3) Do you believe in Heaven? Yes 4) Have you ever come close to dying? Yes, twice actually in Hawaii when we were on this catamaran from hell and when Morad and I almo...

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Emirates Trip

2007-07-30T20:34:05Z

About a month ago, me and Mo went to Dubai. Why do people rant and rave about Dubai? I just don't get it. Like if I traveled directly from the US to Dubai, I would literally cry because it doesn't feel like a vacation city at all. I see the co...

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Fox News

2007-07-27T16:31:51Z

This just goes to show how messed up and biased Fox News really is. It is a news agency's responsibility to bring the actual facts to the public and Fox News likes to distort the truth. See Link: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/24/18425...

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Sleeping in a Cloud

2007-07-27T15:15:00Z

I bought a really nice Nautica comforter this past winter, even though it's hot and humid here right now, we have the AC cranked up and in the winter, it was cold. Anyways, when I got it, I loved it so much, it felt like I was sleeping in a clou...

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This Week...

2007-06-28T12:36:17Z

This week I have hit myself on the top of my head with a door handle as I was giving Kiki water, so now I have a huge bump on my head. I was totally was seeing stars. I also hit myself in the forehead while I was getting out of the car…yep, anot...

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Does running for President mean you don't have to do your current job?

2007-05-20T10:02:05Z

Ok, in the Washington Post, they have said that John McCain has not voted or been present in the Senate for 5 weeks and has missed 43 votes. Instead of voting for a resolution for the Iraq war (a really important issue for ALL Americans), he was...

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