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Henry Kissinger gets TSA patdown while in wheelchair
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has a resume as long as a West Texas highway. His family fled the Nazis just before the second World War. He negotiated the end to the Vietnam War and shared a Nobel peace prize for his efforts. He even knelt in...Tags: Richard Nixon, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Henry Kissinger, LaGuardia Airport, Nazi Party
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Online Dish: "C'mon Blacker!" Teacher Forces Black Student to Read "Blacker"
KIAHTalk about a lesson in stereotyping. A Virginia high school English teacher is under investigation for supposedly asking the only black student in the class to read a poem in a "black" manner. Jordan Shumate, a ninth-grader at George C. Marshall High...Tags: Facebook, Poetry, Langston Hughes, High Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Online Dish: Pregnant 8th Grader Outed at School Assembly, After Being Kicked Out
KIAHIt's worse than an episode of MTV's"16 and Pregnant". A 15-year-oldpregnant New Mexico teen is kicked out of school and then outed in front of her entire school for being "knocked up". Shantelle Hicks says she was kicked out of Wingate Elementary, a...Tags: Facebook, Trials, American Civil Liberties Union, Family Planning, The Huffington Post
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Obama ratings down due to rising gas prices
KIAHIt sure seems like we’re paying an arm and a leg to fill up our cars. Houstonians are paying about a dime more now than last week and 32 cents more than a month ago. Many Americans feel the President could do more and gas prices are now Obama&...Tags: Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, White House, Petroleum Industry
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Holy traffic stop! Violation highlights Beltway Batman's good deeds
CNNLenny Robinson is still getting acclimated to his 15 minutes of fame. When he pulled up to Baltimore's Sinai Hospital in a black Lamborghini decked out head to toe in a custom Batman outfit, he was greeted by a crush of reporters, news photographers and...Tags: Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, CNN (tv network), Health, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Obama leads Romney in new poll
KIAHIf the general election were held today, President Barack Obama would get four more years in the White House. That's according to a new poll by ABC News-Washington Post. The poll shows President Obama ahead of Republican front-runner Mitt Romney 51% to...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Newt Gingrich, Elections, ABC (tv network)
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Facebook settles FTC charges over 2009 privacy breaches
CNNFacebook has agreed to 20 years of privacy audits to settle a lengthy complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, which says Facebook misled its members about its use of their private data. Facebook "deceived consumers by telling them they could keep...Tags: Facebook, Google Inc., Punishment, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg
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You Won't Believe the Name of Rick Perry's Hunting Ranch
KIAHSeems the Rick Perry presidential campaign might have hit a road bump. A hunting ranch Perry and his family leased from 1983 to 2007 had a not-so-campaign-friendly name, "N-----head," displayed on a large, flat rock out in front of the ranch for years....Tags: Herman Cain, Racism, Politics, Elections, Rick Perry
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Gay Bashers 2012
KIAHLooks like mayor Parker probably won't be voting for presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann. Despite remaining tight-lipped in recent interviews about her history of anti-gay campaigning, Bachmann's past is coming out of the closet. This week a tape...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Hate Crimes, Human Interest, Michele M. Bachmann, Crime, Law and Justice
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Girls Are Responsible For Cyber Bullying Others?
KIAHParents ... the next time your child logs onto the Internet - beware. Your son or daughter could become a victim of Cyber bullying. It's a problem across the country and even here in Houston, too. And the interest part is that it's not the boys doing...Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Inc., Texas, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks
KIAHRon Paul is no stranger to disconnecting with the Republican party on issues he doesn't quite stand in line with. He has spoken against his party favoring the Afghanistan war and the role of the Federal Reserve. Now, he's taking another strong stance in...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Iraq War (2003-2011), Federal Reserve, Eric Holder, Crimes
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Young People Are Biggest ID Theft Target
KIAHThe fastest growing crime has a huge bull's eye on young adults. According to a Washington Post report, 18 to 24 year olds are the most likely target for identity theft. As one of the most tech savvy generations, it makes sense that this age group...Tags: Gaming, Migration, Assault, Theft, Crimes
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