Gestational Carrier Doesn't Want Us at the Birth: Dear Prudence

Seeded on Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:00 PM EST (Slate)

Q. Gestational Carrier Doesn't Want Us at the Birth: After eight years of heartbreaking infertility, my husband and I are expecting a baby girl through my sister-in-law, who wonderfully offered to be our gestational carrier. She is now seven months pregnant.

entertainment, dear-prudence-baby-gestational-pregnant-hospital

The Meaning of Christmas?

Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:53 PM EST

Christmas 2010 in America - It’s upon us and it seems to come faster and faster as the years go by. The crowds, the sales, sparkling lights, Christmas trees, Chia Pet, Snuggie, and Clapper commercials; things that remind all of us the holidays are near.

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not-news, family, christmas, holidays, spirit, tradition

Reconnecting

Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:40 PM EDT

Problems with you, issues with me But it’s really all too common, to a degree. I broke your heart, you broke mine But years later, it seems we’re just fine. Funny how life can split people apart Then bring them together for a new start. Funny how things seem …

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entertainment, poem, friend

A Third Party Response By Tim Fasano for U.S. Senate - Nevada

Seeded on Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:05 PM EDT ()

Imagine if you will, an alternative to your position on a third party. Perhaps the Republican(s) should drop out of the race so that a true conservative, that is not beholden to a political party, can ultimately remove Harry Reid from office and actually make a difference.

politics, harry-reid, third-party-vote, tim-fasano

Americans. That's what we're all supposed to be, right?

Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:57 AM EDT

Our laws, Constitution, the intent of our Founding Fathers were all about protecting religion, any religion, and any belief or lack thereof. Our Founding Fathers’ intent was to protect the rights of citizens to believe whatever they want without prosecution or persecution.

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politics, legal, muslim, american, rights, gay-rights, founding-fathers

18 Game Regular Season??

Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:49 AM EDT

So… it appears the NFL is hopefully very seriously considering an eighteen game regular season. And I say HELL YEAH! There is no magical reason for my decision. I’m not thinking of the players or the owners or the economy.

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sports, nfl, football, additional-games, regualr-season

The Wrong "Angle"

Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:05 PM EDT

Nevada is coming closer and closer to November elections with the senatorial race on every local voter’s mind. Many of us thought the Democrats would be easily defeated by their Republican counterparts due to unpopular Democrat backed bills and laws such as Obamacare.

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politics, tea-party, elections, senate, las-vegas, harry-reid, nevada, candidates, sharron-angle

Just one debate likely for Reid, Angle

Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:55 AM EDT (Politico)

Reid's campaign agreed in mid-July to the Las Vegas Sun debate, but Angle spokesman Jarrod Agen said their campaign won't participate.

politics, debate, harry-reid, sharron-angle, las-vegas-sun

An Ode to Newsvine

Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:27 PM EDT

Oh dearest Newsvine, what would I do without thee? While I know I should be working, you are much too distracting for me. From all over the world comes debating and chatting, Even the trolls join in on the combating!

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entertainment, newsvine, poem, comments, farmville, bored, ode

Blood artist's workshops for kids

Seeded on Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:04 PM EDT (web.orange.co.uk)

An artist who crucifies animals on stage and sprays the audience with blood has shocked critics by holding art workshops for children. Extreme performance artist Hermann Nitsch - whose fans include David Bowie and Yoko Ono - has stunned audiences with his blood soaked events bas …

odd-news, children, art, kids, blood, sacrifice, yoko-ono, david-bowie, orgies, crucifie

Bumper sticker politics

Seeded on Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:08 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

I thought this was a nice change of articles to share with everyone on a Monday morning / afternoon / evening (depending on where you are).

entertainment, cars, fun, trucks, bumper-stickers

CityCenter begins settling with subcontractors

Seeded on Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:14 PM EDT ()

"Two hundred of 233 still unpaid; some settle out of court for less than owed" "The process of paying CityCenter subcontractors has begun to move forward, although at a slower pace than many of the companies anticipated just two months ago.

business, las-vegas, payments, mgm, citycenter, subcontractors, perini

What's Holding Back The Hiring? Start With Obama's 10 Job Killers

Seeded on Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM EDT (Investors.com)

President Obama claims that he's concerned about "jobs, jobs, jobs," but he has signed laws, issued executive orders and approved regulations that create incentives for private-sector employers to lay off people or delay hiring people. It's no wonder high unemployment persists.

politics, obama, bush, president, jobs, democrat, taxes, unemployment, benefits, obamacare

Reid Says He Doesn't Understand Hispanic Republicans

Seeded on Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:22 PM EDT (NewsMax)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid slammed Hispanic Republicans Tuesday, telling a mostly Hispanic audience in Nevada that he doesn't understand the concept. "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican," the Weekly Standard reports.

politics, republican, democrat, harry-reid, hispanics, sharron-angle, votes

Dream Act could save immigrant students from deportation

Seeded on Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:02 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

IN MANY WAYS, Eric Balderas's story is the typical American dream. He came to the United States with his parents at age 4. He was the valedictorian of Highlands High School in San Antonio and was admitted to Harvard's class of 2013.

politics, united-states, immigration, homeland-security, students, illegal, san-antonio, customs-enforcement, american-dream, dream-act

Why the GOP really wants to alter the 14th Amendment

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:22 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

"By proposing to revoke the citizenship of the estimated 4 million U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants -- and, presumably, the children's children and so on down the line -- Republicans are calling for more than the creation of a permanent noncitizen caste.

politics, republicans, democrats, immigration, constitution, civil-rights, lindsey-graham, 14th-amendment, harold-meyerson

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A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers

Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"The data make this case. So does the disproportionate number of prominent women who do not have children — Ms. Kagan, Ms. Sotomayor, Janet Napolitano and Condoleezza Rice, among others.

business, money, women, children, work, court, labor, mother, pay, moms

Charles Krauthammer - Annals of executive overreach

Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:51 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

"Last week, a draft memo surfaced from the Department of Homeland Security suggesting ways to administratively circumvent existing law to allow several categories of illegal immigrants to avoid deportation and, indeed, for some to be granted permanent residency.

politics, obama, white-house, congress, immigration, supreme-court, homeland-security, epa, laws, alexander-hamilton

Group promoting Angle event: Medicare "evil" and "immoral," Obama is a "covert hypnotist" and HIV may not cause AIDS

Seeded on Fri Aug 6, 2010 1:00 PM EDT (The Las Vegas Sun)

"...believes the advent of Medicare in 1965 was "evil" and "immoral" and once published a piece arguing HIV may not cause AIDS.

politics, obama, cancer, aids, medicare, hiv, religious-right, unconstitutional, angle, sharron

Sharron Angle's views rooted in biblical law

Seeded on Fri Aug 6, 2010 12:52 PM EDT (The Las Vegas Sun)

"Christian Reconstructionism is a political-religious movement formed in the 1960s and '70s that seeks to return American society to the rule of biblical law.

politics, republican, senate, christian, political, candidate, sharron-angle, christian-reconstructionism

Advice Goddess | The Return of the Pink Rambler

Seeded on Wed Aug 4, 2010 3:35 PM EDT (AdviceGoddess.com)

This gal really knows how to tell a story!!

entertainment

AMERICA'S NEW HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REVEALED

Seeded on Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:00 PM EDT (Joint Economic Committee)

Is the truth coming out about Obamacare? Nah, we already knew this was the end result.......

health, obamacare, health-care-bill

Comments & Feedback

Hey CM77, you ever thought about changing you name to "The Hammer"?? Cause your comments sure do hit the nail on the head!!! BTW, welcome to the vine!!!

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