Jeremy Taylor
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Will You Be Traveling This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day
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There Is a Petition for Obama to Nationalize Twinkies
When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step.
Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."
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9-Year-Old Football Star Samantha Gordon Bests Hall of Famers
We met Samantha Gordon last week, when a highlight video of the nine-year-old dominating her otherwise all-boy football league went viral.
The folks at NFL GameDay were just as blown away as we were with her smooth moves, and invited her to be on Sunday's show.
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Hostess Going Out of Business, Your Childhood Weeps
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Should We Raise Taxes on the Wealthy to Avoid the ‘Fiscal Cliff’? — Survey of the Day
Negotiations between President Obama and the Republican-led House of Representatives over the "fiscal cliff" are heating up. Some economists believe if a compromise isn't made by December 31 of this year, the U.S. economy could fall back into recession.
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Brave 11-Year-Old Fights Off Pit Bull to Save Little Sister
During their morning walk to school in Dublin, Georgia, 11-year-old Maleik Carr and his 5-year-old sister Jalia have to pass a neighbor's yard that houses two unchained, but fenced-in, pit bulls. On Monday disaster struck, as something had made a large hole in the fence over the weekend. When the dogs saw the siblings coming they darted through the hole and began attacking Jalia.
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Man Tries to Sneak Into Epcot Center by Impersonating Federal Agent
Seventy-four year old Emerito Pujol wanted to to explore Disney's Epcot Center, but he didn't want to pay the hefty $99.79 admission fee. So he devised what he surely thought was an innovative plan to get inside the theme park's gates for free.
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Your Smartphone or Tablet Adds Two Hours to Your Work Day
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Planning to Tweet or Instagram Your Ballot? You May Be Committing a Felony
Voting in a presidential election is pretty exciting. And, these days, when we do something exciting we want to tell the world about it through social network sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
But while there may be a temptation to take a photo of your completed ballot and post it on the internet with pride, it's not a very good idea. In fact in states like Wisconsin it's a felony to let anybody else see your ballot or a photo of your ballot.
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Who Do You Think Is Going to Win the Presidential Election? — Survey of the Day
Today America settles the long battle for the White House between current President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The national polls are very tight, whereas state-by-state polling seems to suggest another four years for Obama.
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Gas Prices Post Biggest Drop in Four Years — Dollars and Sense
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Try to Avoid This Traffic Camera That Has Issued $11.6 Million in Tickets
A single speeding camera in Washington, D.C., has put together collection of statistics that would be the envy of entire police forces: Over the last 23 months, the camera has issued 116,734 tickets with fines totaling $11.6 million.