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Vermont college students throng to Naked Bike Ride

It's called the Naked Bike Ride, but that's a misnomer, really. Most of the participants in the early Thursday morning drizzle were on foot, hundreds of them.

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Photos: Snowstorm buries Vermont | Local News | The Burlington Free Press | Burlington, Vermont

A massive snowstorm blankets Vermont 

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National unemployment statistic is entirely misleading

There may not be a bigger joke running than the monthly unemployment figure released by the United States Labor Department. Look no further than the January, 2011 number announced today to reinforce this notion.

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NFL needs to eliminate guaranteed home games for division winners

The NFL is allowing too much of its playoff schedule to be determined by the geographical lines that form divisions, and not enough of it dictated by which teams are most deserving to play at home based on strong records.

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Huge cross at center of property rights dispute

This is a an interesting story on whether or not a large religious symbol is permissible and tolerable on private property.

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NYC mosque will be election issue, Republican predicts

The top Republican in charge of Senate campaigns said Sunday that President Obama's support of a Muslim group's right to build an Islamic center near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York would become an issue in the fall elections.

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Why The Burlington Free Press endorses candidates

Some readers responded to Sunday's Free Press editorial endorsing a candidate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary by asking whether a newspaper should be expressing a preference for a candidate at all.

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ACLU sues for records after police drag homeowner from house Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100802/NEWS02/100802014/ACLU-sues-for-records-after-police-drag-homeowner-from-house#ixzz0vV9Qpyng

It's a case that's raising questions about racial profiling by police, whether a town is improperly hiding what should be public records, and whether cash-strapped media outlets should take free legal help from a group that frequently takes sides in issues they cover.

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Philip Tortora: World Cup should be played every two years, expanded to 64 countries

The World Cup soccer tournament ought to be played every two years, and should double the number of teams involved.

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Philip Tortora: Major League Baseball should reverse umpire�s decision, acknowledge Galaragga�s perfect game

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig absolutely has to apply common sense here, and award Armando Galaragga a perfect game. Selig must use his authoritative powers and overrule the blown call by Jim Joyce

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ASU student's family pleads for help finding suspect

What's interesting about this Arizona Republic story about the ASU student who was killed this week during a purse-snatching attempt, is that it makes no mention of the fact that police say the suspect is Hispanic.

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Philip Tortora: Killing of ASU coed is proof that Tempe can be deceivingly dangerous

Like many cities of a couple hundred thousand residents which sit in a major metropolitan area, Tempe has some bad areas and can attract some bad people from time to time.

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Philip Tortora: Big East needs to expand football conference or risk getting destroyed

The Big East can't afford to stand pat and wait and see if the Big Ten chooses to poach any of its members, and instead needs to address the expansion issue itself.

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Philip Tortora: Shouldn't U.S. government have more responsibility to stop oil spill disaster?

Oil spill has already spun way too far out of control, and the U.S. government needs to take a more leading role in the clean up.

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BBC News - Monstrous underwater oil plumes found in US Gulf Coast

This is terrible environmental news.

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Philip Tortora: Arrival of Arizona State's Ike Davis turns around New York Mets

Ike Davis, New York Mets, baseball, MLB, Arizona State, Major League Baseball

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Philip Tortora: Lawrence Taylor has run out of passes

It's no longer possible to excuse Lawrence Taylor for bad behavior and terrible choices.

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Philip Tortora: Forget Miranda Rights, punishment phase is the main issue in Time Square terror case

The debate over whether Faisal Shahzad should have been read Miranda Rights, or stripped of his citizenship is a moot point.

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Philip Tortora: NFL needs to stop interrogating draft prospects like criminals

The condescending manner in which college football players are interviewed by NFL teams interested in their services simply can't continue anymore.

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Philip Tortora: Obama's reliance on Dodd is a mistake

President Obama is not doing himself any favors by relying on Christopher Dodd to draft financial reform.

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Philip Tortora: New Arizona immigration law is misguided

New Arizona immigration bill promotes racial profiling and is a waste of resources.

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FOXNews.com - Arizona Passes Strict Illegal Immigration Bill

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Neb. governor signs landmark abortion bills - Yahoo! News

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Philip Tortora: Roethlisberger should be suspended two games by the NFL

If NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doesn't give Ben Roethlisberger a couple games off in the 2010 season to think about his continued display of troubling behavior, then Steelers president Art Rooney II should do so himself.

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