Banned words list offers no 'bailout' to offenders on Yahoo! News

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:26 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

This article includes many of the over-used or erroneously used words of the year. Such words include "Maverick" Carbon-footprint" "green" going green" etc. I suggest we also include the one word that has been overly used and incorrectly used for 35 years. "Gate".

banned, odd-news, words

Self Inflicted Wound of a Collapsing Auto Industry

Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:14 PM EST

Back in August I wrote about the self inflicted wound of high fuel prices and I blamed the American Auto Industry for their short sighted course of manufacturing gas guzzling SUV's and causing demand to increase.

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business, ford, gm, uaw, chrysler, auto-industry-bail-out

Playoff analysis, breakdowns from Tom Curran

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:53 PM EST (NBC Sports)

Breakdowns and more of the wild-card weekend matchups

nfl, sports, msnbci

The Self Inflicted Wound of High Fuel Prices

Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:20 PM EDT

Whew! Gas prices are below $4.00 a gallon! Did you see that? $3.89 at Arco! Great! Wow, I'm so happy that I can afford to fill up my car again.

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gas-prices, fuel-economy, us-news, alternative-fuels

Former half-ton man endures hard times

Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:24 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Times are tough for a man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms), but Patrick Deuel says he's trying to keep a positive outlook.

health, diet-and-nutrition, msnbci

Spygate cop: NFL hires chief for security job

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:39 PM EDT (NBC Sports)

The NFL hired Pennsylvania's police chief to make sure there are no more signal-stealing scandals like the one involving the New England Patriots last season.

nfl, sports, msnbci