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- MAKING COMPARISONS: National Weather Service compares this year with 2008 flood
- PACKING UP: Birdland residents aren't taking any chances as city officials find more leaks in Birdland levee
- NOTIFICATION BILL: The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that requires hospitals to notify law enforcement when a mentally ill patient wanted for a crime is released
- CRASH SURVIVORS: Four Iowa teens survive deadly Texas bus crash
- RISING RIVERS: Metro cities are keeping a watchful eye on river levels as some come closer their crests
- WEEKLY WORKOUT: The heat gets turned up on Sonya and Erin in a Hot Yoga class
- BRANSTAD FILES: Former governor Terry Branstad has filed the paperwork to put his name on the gubernatorial ballot in the Republican primary
- MILITARY FAMILIES: A new measure signed into law by Gov. Culver Tuesday expands jobless benefits for spouses of soldiers forced to quit their jobs because of deployment
- LEVEE CONCERNS: Des Moines City leaders scramble to reinforce Birdland levee
- IASB Hearing: Suspended Executive Director Doesn't Show
- Video-Cast: Snow In The Weekend Forecast?
- Attorney: FBI Investigating IASB Double Billing
- Iowa Teens Involved In Texas Bus Crash
- Army Corps: Saylorville May Reach Emergency Spillway
- Toyota: Floor Mat To Blame For Runaway SUV
- Republicans Vow To Ease Home School Restrictions
- New Science Education Center Planned
- Crews Add Sand To Birdland Levee
- Wayne Ford To Retire From Legislature
- Pioneer Proposes Expansion In Johnston
- Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it
- Court: Chicago man in terror case to change plea
- Hawaii considering law to ignore Obama 'birthers'
- Cause of fatal bus crash in Texas unknown
- Ivy League's Cornell responds to 3 gorge deaths
- Police: Man may have had images of missing women
- State prison numbers drop for 1st time since 1972
- Montana man spends 4 days stuck in car in snowbank
- Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises
- Fiji cyclone damage overwhelming, leader says
- Rep. King Calls For Velvet Revolution Against The Government (The Huffington Post)
- The Jenner & Block Lehman Report and Lack of Financial Reform (Mike/Rortybomb)
- Malaysian minister rejects child marriage reform (Agence France Presse)
- Public split on support for health care bill (Mark Murray/msnbc.com)
- Cantor: U.S.-Israel row aids Iran (Josh Rogin/Foreign Policy)
- Clinton: Israel must prove commitment to peace (Matthew Lee/Associated Press)
- Fox News To Conduct "Extended, Exclusive" Interview With Pres. Obama (Steve Krakauer/Mediaite)
- Pelosi Calls All Female Democratic Members Into Meeting (Jennifer Bendery/Roll Call)
- Christie Seeks Spending Cuts to Close Gap in New Jersey (David M. Halbfinger/New York Times)
- Fineman Reports Kucinich to Vote "Yes" (Jane Hamsher/Firedoglake)
- Libertarians are way too hip on double entendre to ever call themselves "Teabaggers" (Thoreau/Unqualified Offerings)
- Do Pelosi and the Democrats Have the Health Care Votes? Here's the Math (The Note)
- Could Airborne Bears Catch Bin Laden? (Jeff Schogol/Military.com Mobile)
- Napolitano scraps U.S.-Mexico fence (Jen DiMascio/The Politico)
- On the Matter of Karl Rove's Father (James Moore/The Huffington Post)
July 10th, 2009 | 
Author: rriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has unveiled 2009’s 100 new words. Here are a couple of them.
- carbon footprint
- Function: noun
- Date: 1999
: the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment ; specifically : the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period
- fan fiction
- Function: noun
- Date: 1944
: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet —called also fan fic \-ˈfik\
vlog
Pronunciation: \ˈvlȯg, ˈvläg\ Function: noun Etymology: video + blog
- Date: 2002
: a blog that contains video material — vlog verb — vlog·ger noun
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