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• Sep 14, 2011

  Activists Beg Perry to Halt Texas Killer Duane Buck's Execution, Claim Race Is at Play

  Supporters of a death row inmate scheduled to die Thursday night have petitioned Texas Gov. Rick Perry to intervene in light of the possibility that the convicted killer, Duane Buck, may have been sentenced to die merely on the basis of his race.

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  Sep 13, 2011

  Rick Perry: Misleading on Social Security and HPV Vaccine in GOP Debate

  In last night’s CNN/Tea Party Express debate, Rick Perry may have been misleading in remarks about Social Security and his handling of the controversial HPV vaccine program, according to PolitiFact Texas, a joint operation between PolitiFact.com and the Austin-America Statesman.

• Sep 13, 2011

  Texas Inmate Steven Woods Set to Die in Perry's 235th Execution as Governor

  Texas governor Rick Perry is scheduled to have a man executed Tuesday night, but lawyers and activist groups are asking the GOP frontrunner to grant clemency due to a lack of physical evidence.

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  Sep 13, 2011

  Justin Bieber New Christmas Album 'Just Finished'

  Beliebers have another reason to look forward to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ: a new Justin Bieber Christmas album.

• Sep 13, 2011

  Justin Bieber Wears Women's Jeans 'Because They Fit Me'

  Justin Bieber and his millions of devoted female fans might have something in common: their jeans.

• Sep 13, 2011

  U.S. College Rankings: 5 Best Christian Universities

  All across the nation, high school seniors are getting ready to start the grueling college admission process and for students looking for a Christian university, here is a list of the best Christian-affiliated schools from the list.

• Sep 12, 2011

  10 Years Later, 9/11 'Truther' Movement Discusses 'How the World Changed'

  Ten years later, some people refuse to believe what we have been told. And on the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, "How the World Changed," a symposium of the truther movement’s leaders gathered in a small conference room in lower Manhattan to discuss what “really” happened on 9/11.

• Sep 12, 2011

  White Castle Sued by Customer for Being Unable to Fit in Seats, Tweeters React

  A New York stockbroker who can no longer fit into the booth at White Castle is suing the burger chain for not making seats big enough to fit his frame.

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  Sep 12, 2011

  Hugo Chavez, 'Cured' of Cancer by Castro and Jesus, Seeks More Help From Shamans

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has turned to everybody from Castro to Jesus Christ to help him fight cancer. Now he is enlisting the help of shamans from the oil-rich nation’s Amazon jungles.

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  Sep 12, 2011

  Mel Gibson and 'Basic Instinct' Writer Seeking Redemption With New Film About Jewish Warrior?

  An alleged anti-Semitic movie star and the screenwriter of some of Hollywood’s raunchiest films are teaming up to make a movie about the Jewish warrior whose victory over the Greek armies is the reason for Hanukkah.