Bernie Sanders Goes Viral Over Tax-Cut Deal [VIDEOS]

Dec 7th 2010 – 2:17 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

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(Dec. 7) -- Suddenly, he's everywhere. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated Monday that he may seek to filibuster the new deal struck between President Barack Obama and...

Fiscal Emergency Declared in California, Washington; So What's Next?

Dec 6th 2010 – 6:55 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 6) -- Things aren't so pretty out West. In a one-two punch of bad economic news, the governors of both California and Washington declared their states to be in a state of fiscal emergency and...

Elizabeth Edwards' Cancer Spreads; Treatment Stopped

Dec 6th 2010 – 5:35 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Harry Hamburg, AP

(Dec. 6) -- Doctors for Elizabeth Edwards have advised her that her cancer has metastasized to her liver and that further treatment would likely prove ineffective. Edwards, 61, was hospitalized...

Obama Calls for 'Sputnik Moment': 4 Possible Reasons Why

Dec 6th 2010 – 4:33 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 6) -- The race is on, again. President Barack Obama has declared that America is facing a new "Sputnik moment." Speaking at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., today,...

Haifa Fire Reportedly Started by 14-Year-Old Boy Smoking Hookah Pipe

Dec 6th 2010 – 1:48 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 6) -- Under interrogation by police today, a 14-year-old boy admitted to starting the worst forest fire in Israel's history, Haaretz reported. The boy told police he had gone into the forest in...

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks on Twitter

Dec 3rd 2010 – 7:39 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 3) -- Not everyone is out to get Julian Assange. Ron Paul, the Texas congressman and former presidential candidate, took to his Twitter feed today and put up a staunch defense of WikiLeaks,...

Johannes Mehserle Denied Bail

Dec 3rd 2010 – 6:40 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

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(Dec. 3) -- Put the riots on hold. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry denied bail to former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle today, the Oakland Tribune reported. As a result,...

Golden Seas, Ship Filled With Canola Oil, Adrift Near Alaska

Dec 3rd 2010 – 4:12 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 3) -- This could be a slightly different kind of oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the Golden Seas, a cargo ship carrying canola oil, is adrift in Alaska's Bering Sea and could run...

Hillary Clinton Quitting Politics After Secretary of State Gig?

Dec 3rd 2010 – 1:16 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 3) -- That's all she wrote? Forget about the idea of ever seeing Hillary Rodham Clinton become president. In fact, after her current job as secretary of state, Clinton says she may never seek...

Rangel Gets Censure, So What Are the Actual Consequences?

Dec 2nd 2010 – 7:02 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 2) -- What does it all mean? The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to censure New York Rep. Charlie Rangel for an ongoing pattern of ethics violations. While his punishment is harsher...

Mono Lake: From Hippie Bumper Sticker to NASA Superstar

Dec 2nd 2010 – 2:26 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 2) -- "Save Mono Lake!" It's a bumper sticker that has long been a fixture on VW buses across the state of California for decades. Now, with NASA's announcement of the discovery of bacteria...

Twitter Worth $4 Billion? 4 Reasons Why It May Be So

Dec 1st 2010 – 6:35 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 1) -- Microblogging, it seems, can make megabucks. According to a report in TechCrunch, current estimates of Twitter's market value have been placed as high as $4 billion. Sources tell...

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