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CITY PAGES BLOGS AND NEWS

Britt Robson presents his top 100 CDs of 2006. Let him know your thoughts at Culture To Go.

Britt Robson breaks down the Wolves victory over Charlotte at Balls.

THESE DAYS

Britain settled its World War II debts to the U.S. and Canada when it paid two final installments, $83 million and $22 million respectively, on Friday, December 29, 2006.

Supplies of highly potent Afghan heroin in the United States are growing so fast that the pure white powder is rapidly overtaking lower-quality Mexican heroin. [via Undernews]

A unique vending machine at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport sold $55,000 worth of iPods in one month.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Get to know the people, businesses, and happenings in the small town of Buffalo, Minnesota, at the Find Buffalo blog.

[Minnesota-based blog directory]

TIME WASTERS

Top 10 dangerous occupations in America

Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I didn't notice the mistake as my son is usually good with computers."

— Sabine Gutt, whose son, Tobi, booked a flight online from Berlin to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia, only to end up stranded in Sidney, Montana