Why Do People Rent?

Tue Jul 5, 2011 6:38 PM EDT

I've been asking myself this lately while dealing with my landlord. My personal thought is a lot of people rent because they don't want to deal with the hassles and expenses of owning a home. You know those things like plumbing issues, extermination, tr …

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Korean Pop Star Rain Wins Time 100 - Again

Seeded on Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:52 PM EDT (TIME)

Korean Pop Star Rain Wins TIME 100 Poll — Again Read more: #ixzz1JhoGSeGS

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2010 Working Mother 100 Best Companies

Seeded on Sat Nov 6, 2010 1:12 PM EDT ()

Family-friendly benefits and programs that help keep working moms' careers on track have mored forward in the 25 years since the launch of Working Mother's first Best Companies list.

business, economy, america, family, flexibility, families, parents, benefits, leave, companies

Normal Weight Obesity: Another Medical Scam?

Seeded on Tue Nov 2, 2010 8:35 PM EDT ()

Monika Sumpter did what many women dream of — she set a goal to lose weight and dropped 50 pounds.

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Thank you to everyone that pulled up their big girl/boy pants and voted.

Tue Nov 2, 2010 8:07 PM EDT

Everyone else... meh. You didn't vote?? You can't complain!

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Christine O'Donnell's ads buy national attention to Delaware Senate race

Seeded on Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:04 PM EDT (Delaware Online)

During Wednesday's nationally televised debate with Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell was on the receiving end of a blunt question from CNN newsman Wolf Blitzer: "What were you thinking?"

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Delaware politics: Angry on the right. Beleaguered on the left. Disappointed in the middle.

Seeded on Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:58 PM EDT (Delaware Online)

On a recent Thursday night, deep in Sussex County, more than 200 grumbling people squeezed into a small fire hall, united by their unhappiness.

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Few Delaware voters attend 'Spending Revolt' rally

Seeded on Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:49 PM EDT (Delaware News Journal)

DOVER -- The media fascination with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell continued Saturday as reporters from as far off as Australia came here for a "Spending Revolt" rally. Several dozen people were there, not including reporters.

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Mother Mistaken for the Nanny of Her Mixed-Race Daughter

Seeded on Sat Oct 9, 2010 7:43 PM EDT ()

When Asha was 2 months old, a stranger came up to D'Souza and asked if the baby was hers. When she said yes, he replied, "No way. She's too white."

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Hiring Or Wasting A Desperate Persons Time?

Thu Oct 7, 2010 11:09 PM EDT

Tired of seeing the "unemployed are lazy" rants, I decided to do some research. There are a few reasons I did this. 1. My brother has been unemployed for 2 years now. He spends almost all of his waking hours looking for a job.

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business, jobs, unemployment, company, businesses, companies, human-resources, resume, job-search, hr

Don't help the new mom

Sat Oct 2, 2010 7:34 PM EDT

She's in her late 20's and he's in his early 60's. They married. He has a teenage daughter soon to be 17. At lunch this co-worker (#1) was complaining because the daughter hasn't been to see her father in 4 months. Out right bitching about it.

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Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Money Is Scarce

Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:09 AM EDT (NPR)

Alex Williamson, 8, doesn't look very hungry — in fact, he's a little chubby. But Alex, who lives in Carlisle, Pa., is one of 17 million children who live in U.S. households where getting enough food is a challenge.

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Did brown Force Out An Innocent Freshman, Or Let A Rapist Go Free?

Seeded on Tue Jun 1, 2010 8:13 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

"PROVIDENCE, R.I. — William McCormick III crossed the wrought-iron gates of Brown University on a full scholarship, a champion wrestler from Wisconsin who expected four years at an Ivy League institution known for educating generations of bright and enterprising minds.

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Conklin Dairy Farm Videos Shows Dairy Cows Being Violently Abused or Punk Can't Humans So He Takes It Out On Cows

Seeded on Thu May 27, 2010 8:57 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

An animal welfare group said Tuesday that a graphic video it secretly recorded shows workers at a dairy farm beating cows with crowbars, stabbing them with pitchforks and punching them in their heads.

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Simona Helap Breast Reduction Surgery

Seeded on Thu May 27, 2010 8:11 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Tennis star Simona Halep has returned to competitive play after undergoing breast reduction surgery. The Romanian busted out at the 2008 French Open, where her large 34DD breasts attracted ample attention.

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Why do we have so many old senators?

Seeded on Sun May 16, 2010 12:02 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Both Alex Pareene at Salon and Matt Yglesias have made the point, recently, that our Senate is full of very old guys — as in, perhaps at times too old to function well. Pareene, quoting from the Daily Caller, mentions the story of Sen.

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US Soldiers Remake Kesha's 'Blah Blah Blah' Video Into 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Spoof (VIDEO)

Seeded on Thu May 13, 2010 8:34 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A group of U.S. soldiers in Iraq have upped the ante in the music video battle against their brethren in Afghanistan.

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12 Things Every Man Should Know Before 30

Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:59 PM EST

I received this in a email and I wanted to share it with the young and old men on The Vine..

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Amazing Anagrams!

Tue Feb 2, 2010 7:59 PM EST

A friend of mine sent me this email (he's so cute) and I just couldn't stop laughing. So I thought I'd share it with you. PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER ASTRONOMER: When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER

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Are cops doing shady stuff to drum up revenue?

Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:13 PM EST

I'm writing this because I have a family member about to go court to prove he is who he says he is.

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money, police, cops, law, states, deficit, charges, law-enforcement, tickets, bail

Are Employers Taking Advantage Of Their Employees?

Tue Dec 1, 2009 10:17 PM EST

Are employers taking advantage of their employees in this economy?? I was just looking around the web and I stumbled across a forum where someone posted that question and to read some of the answers, I would say so.

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business, jobs, work, pay, managers, employees, employment, employers, supervisors, peons

Why idiots shouldn't be allowed to own a gun.

Thu Oct 1, 2009 8:41 PM EDT

I don't really have a list. People are just idiots.

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Another Feel Good Lie: More Jobs Lost, But Wages Increase

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 3:06 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

TRENTON, N.J. — Despite the nation's highest jobless rate in 26 years, American workers are seeing some encouraging trends this Labor Day, according to a report released Monday by Rutgers University.

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The Rise Of Fed-Up Judges

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Several reports over the last few days have featured judges who have gotten fed up with the shoddy paperwork turned in by banks that are trying to take back properties from hard-luck homeowners. The judges are fighting back.

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Canada Actually Added Jobs In August

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (TIME)

Here in the U.S., stock market investors seem thrilled that the pace of job losses slowed a bit in August.

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