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Ittsa First World Whinge

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My tweets

• Wed, 12:10: RT @markos: Politico: House Republicans are too busy to deal with immigration reform http://t.co/eg0A4zQVID. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
• Wed, 13:25: Salmonella in Spices Prompts Changes in Farming http://t.co/FN2pjY7xo2
• Wed, 21:50: RT @NYTimeskrugman: The Asian Crisis Versus The Euro Crisis http://t.co/ndpvTvW4Hv
• Wed, 21:50: RT @NYTimeskrugman: Kudos to Economix http://t.co/YaUAQ1BCKh
• Thu, 04:00: RT @guardian: Hans Blix: By ordering air strikes against #Syria without UN support, Obama will be doing the same as Bush in 2003 http://t.c…
• Thu, 07:07: RT @MinnPost: Sept. 15 the new Orchestra deadline - more in the Glean http://t.co/EfVa9nCKz6 by Brian Lambert
• Thu, 07:56: Free for the Picking http://t.co/n70bZMkAAz
• Thu, 10:24: Ittsa First World Whinge http://t.co/vMqoBLDQmw
• Thu, 10:32: RT @ChefMikeSheerin: Looking for Sous Chefs to start menu development apply mikesheerinJobs@gmail.com
• Thu, 10:33: RT @stevesilberman: The true cost of Bush's war: decades of health care for wounded vets. http://t.co/Gshry9hisr

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While the Times Wuz Away...

Louisa Jo Killen, English Folk Singer, Dies at 79
By PAUL VITELLO
Published: August 25, 2013

The English folk singer known for most of his life as Louis Killen was a bawdy, bearded pioneer of the 1950s British folk revival, a member of the Clancy Brothers and a soloist admired for giving voice to forgotten miners and sailors in traditional ballads. Moar

White Supremacist’s Plan Angers a North Dakota Town
By JOHN ELIGON
Published: August 29, 2013

LEITH, N.D. — The bearded man with thinning, gray-and-bleach-blond hair flapping down his neck first appeared in this tiny agricultural town last year, quietly and inconspicuously roaming the crackly dirt roads. Moar

Michigan Judge Halts State Review of Detroit Mayoral Primary

After a Recession in Portugal, the Tiny Green Fruits of Success
By RAPHAEL MINDER

Recent data suggest that the country is indeed hitting its export stride, but the balance sheets of the nation’s banks could weigh on the fragile economic comeback. Moar

Salmonella in Spices Prompts Changes in Farming
By GARDINER HARRIS

The United States Food and Drug Administration’s finding that imported spices are a surprisingly potent source of salmonella poisoning has prompted India to change how they are grown and harvested.

Building a Better Mass-Market Tomato
By KENNETH CHANG

Plant geneticists say a project to develop tastier mass-produced tomatoes is just one step in pushing Americans toward more healthy eating.