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• Romney in shouting match with crowd at Iowa fair

  Thu Aug 11, 2011
  • If you're a Republican, and you didn't like Mitt's answer, there's pretty much nowhere else to go. Well, there's Huntsman, but he's at about 2% in the polls. That pretty much leaves the other moderate Republican, Barack Obama.

• Mom defends keeping baby's gender secret

  Fri May 27, 2011
  • There was a story recently about how clothing manufacturers gradually switched to the blue-for-boys and pink-for-girls standard in the 1920s, as it had been the reverse previously. Look at photos of young boys even 50 years ago, and you'll see long locks and skirts.

• Low-carb, high-fat diet could replace dialysis

  Wed Apr 20, 2011
  • Diabetes is by far the most common but hardly the only cause of kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease is a genetically-acquire condition that afflicts over 12 million people worldwide, half of which develop kidney failure. There is no cure. Dialysis and transplant are the only treatments.

• ‘Heaven Is for Real’: One boy’s astonishing account

  Fri Mar 18, 2011
  • There is a whole universe existing with the cells of the mole on my left armpit. You can't see it with a microscope. But it's there. Trust me. Have some faith.

• ‘Heaven Is for Real’: One boy’s astonishing account

  Fri Mar 18, 2011
  • Is this a real news site or a spoof like Weekly World News? This has mostly been debunked by science, much like we now know that seizures are not caused by demons. (You do know this, right?)

• Kidney transplant patient infected with HIV

  Thu Mar 17, 2011
  • As a patient on the waitlist kidney, I'm disgusted that this is presented as an alarming piece of news. No one receiving an organ or a blood transfusion can be completely protected from contracting HIV or other communicable diseases.

• Toddler reportedly locked in plane's overhead bin

  Sun Mar 6, 2011
  • This should be standard procedure for all toddlers.

• Edition removes N-word from Mark Twain classics

  Tue Jan 4, 2011
  • Why not just change the n-word to "very tan fellow"? The next Disney remake can star George Hamilton as Jim.

• DIRECTV offering refunds amid accusations of unfair practices

  Wed Dec 29, 2010
  • It's pretty clear when you sign up that your rate for skyrocket after 12 months. Nonetheless, it's a shock to see your rate go up by $30-$40. I put my account on suspension for five months and learned to love my Roku box with Netflix and Hulu Plus.

• Beijing's traffic woes drive talk of relocating capital

  Thu Dec 23, 2010
  • Nice tabloid headline. The idea of relocating the capital is attributed to an "internet commentator". It sounds like a complete non-starter. Is this a serious site for news?