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I overheard this from Evangeline. Emphasis is mine."

"It doesn't matter if he akses me a question! I'll ask him one too!"

Dictation is exactly as I've written it. Now I need to start listening very closely every time she uses the word to see how she pronounces it!

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Report: U.S. hate groups decreasing in number

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/25/us/hate-groups-decline/index.html

Debt collector horror stories abound: There are threats to dig up the dead relatives of those who couldn't pay their funeral bills, promises to imprison debtors or take their children into custody -- even warnings that pets will be killed.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/06/pf/debt-collection/

Army Removes 588 Soldiers From Sensitive Positions

http://nym.ag/1cc4ehE

THE INTERNET IS FUCKED

(But we can fix it)

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5431382/the-internet-is-fucked

Police officers may enter and search a home without a warrant as long as one occupant consents, even if another resident has previously objected, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a Los Angeles case.

http://lat.ms/1bMpyJY

Farm bill: Why don’t taxpayers subsidize the foods that are better for us?

http://wapo.st/1gFtFHs

Nutrition labels to get first makeover in 20 years with new emphasis on calories, sugar

http://wapo.st/1ezIoim

More police using Twitter to fight crime

http://bit.ly/1ey04Lc

A new paper by researchers at the International Monetary Fund appears to debunk a tenet of conservative economic ideology — that taxing the rich to give to the poor is bad for the economy.

http://bit.ly/1fIXEy5

Rain hitting drought-stricken California

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/02/27/5857605/

The storm surrounding Senate Bill 1062 was a stark contrast to last year, when an almost identical piece of legislation slipped through the Legislature with a similar vote and little debate.

The reason behind the shift has perplexed many lawmakers.

“I don’t have any idea,” said Senate Majority Leader John McComish, R-Phoenix. “We think it’s this benign bill, and all of a sudden, it explodes.”

SB 1062 would have offered a legal defense for individuals and businesses facing discrimination lawsuits if they could prove they acted upon a “sincerely held religious belief.”

(The governor vetoed it, btw)

http://bit.ly/1hl6e6t

U.S. urges caution as Putin orders military drill

http://usat.ly/1mBzveD

Russia flexes military muscle as tensions rise in Ukraine's Crimea region

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/world/europe/ukraine-politics/

Ukraine Crimea: Rival rallies confront one another

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26354705

5 cookstoves used around the world

The use of cook stoves is a larger influence on global warming than most people realize, first because gathering wood contributes in a major way to deforestation, and second because while one cook stove doesn't release that many greenhouse gases, millions of them do.

More efficient stoves or solar cooking is not only better for the people doing the cooking, allowing them more free time to parent or shop or work or rest and also a reduced risk of injuries or illness from smoke inhalation or burns, but also is good for the entire rest of the world.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/cookstoves-around-world/

NASA discovers 715 new planets, 4 of which may support earth-like life

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/tech/innovation/nasa-new-planets/

FDA considering '3-parent babies'

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/health/ivf-mitochondria/

The world loses or wastes a staggering 25 percent to 33 percent of the food it produces for consumption, losses that can mean the difference between an adequate diet and malnutrition in many countries, the World Bank said in a report released on Thursday.

http://reut.rs/1ftqRys

Armed men seize government HQ, raise Russian flag in Ukraine.

http://bitly.com/1mEgGYd