Let's say you're playing poker and you need one more diamond for a flush. The dealer turns a card, reveals a diamond and you win the hand. Was it skill or luck? The answer is affecting the fates of people across the country accused of breaking anti-poker laws.
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We live in a country where, according to the statistics, adults somewhere between the ages of 18 to mid-thirties change careers an average of ten times. Most of us out there have daydreamed one time or another about having a different, and killer job … and if you deny this fact, you’re indeed a liar.
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The economy is driving people crazy, literally when it comes to the growing number of hate groups in this country.
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The reality of India I saw was often grim. Yet the country still confounds those who write it off
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The effort to rebuild Chile after Saturday's massive earthquake can take at least three years, Michelle Bachelet, the country's outgoing president, has said.
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The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."
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"If we want to transform the country though, that requires a sizeable majority." Well said Obama.
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In March, the war in Afghanistan will become the lengthiest military conflict in U.S. history. As our country’s involvement escalated, we asked 11 photojournalists to select the one image that sums up their experience covering the war. Here, the pictures they chose, and why...pa href="http://digg.com/world_news/The_Longest_War_Stunning_Photos_from_Afghanistan"Digg/a | a href="http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/the-longest-war-photos-from-afghanistan/article174419.html"Original/a/p
As part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents. pa href="http://digg.com/television/ABC_News_to_close_all_of_its_physical_bureaus_except_Washing"Digg/a | a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/abc-news-to-cut-half-its-domestic-correspondents-shut-down-all-bureaus-except-washington.html"Original/a/p
Dick, Your Commander in Chief needs you. For the good of the country, for the safety of the American people, and for the sake of your own patriotism, I am asking you to serve on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. — President Barack Obamapa href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/6_Reasons_Dick_Cheney_Should_Advise_President_Obama"Digg/a | a href="http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2010/03/01/6-reasons-dick-cheney-should-advise-president-obama.aspx"Original/a/p
The global recession has hampered many things a country can do; major construction projects are put on hold or cancelled, budgets are slashed and tourism can suffer, but what if you're hosting an Olympic Games?pa href="http://digg.com/olympics/Cost_of_Running_The_Winter_Olympic_Games_Graphic"Digg/a | a href="http://www.usfst.com/news/aftermath-of-the-recession-olympics/"Original/a/p
Seventeen Nigerian security officers are reported to have been arrested in the country's north in connection with a series of extra-judicial killings caught on video obtained by Al Jazeera earlier this month.pa href="http://digg.com/world_news/Police_arrested_in_Nigeria_killings"Digg/a | a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/02/201022820193376744.html"Original/a/p
Each year, Nepalese youth in two villages in the south of the Himalayan country save up their choicest insults for a 10-day "cursing festival" that reaches its climax Sunday.pa href="http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Nepalese_celebrate_cursing_festival"Digg/a | a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100227/oddities/nepal_festival_tradition_offbeat"Original/a/p
Photo highlights for Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver Canada. From Hockey and Bobsled to Cross Country and Speed Skating.pa href="http://digg.com/olympics/Winter_Olympics_in_High_Resolution_50_Pics"Digg/a | a href="http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/gallery/February-27-2010/3014/"Original/a/p
