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05 Oct 2009 11:09

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Politics: Daily poll: A litmus test of the Supreme Court’s ideology

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05 Oct 2009 11:04

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U.S.: Deadlier than the average bear: A pet bear kills its owner

  • Protip: Black bears are not pets. Kelly Ann Walz was killed last night when attempting to feed her pet black bear. Walz, a 37-year-old Pennsylvania resident, had a 15-foot-by-15-foot enclosure for the bear. And it wasn’t the only bizarre animal chilling in Walz’ personal zoo: She also had a Bengal tiger and an African lion. While she routinely passed safety tests for the animals, giant bears are probably not the kind of thing one should have as a personal pet. source
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05 Oct 2009 10:45

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Offbeat: We Gon Rock: Meet Boostalk, the worst rapper we’ve ever seen

  • We’re convinced the kid has a strong Canadian accent. Listen to the way he says “rock.” And lest you be convinced that a kid like that can get a girl like that, watch this video. And we thought Chuggo was bad (note NSFW language and imagery at that link).
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05 Oct 2009 10:39

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Offbeat: Hey baby, want to see my Jesus tattoo?

  • Only in Florida … In Fort Walton Beach, Fla., a man with a Jesus tattoo was arrested for exposing himself to a woman. The 33-year-old, also sporting tattoos of praying hands and demonic goblins, thought he knew the woman, but when he realized he didn’t, he exposed himself. Because that’s clearly what you do in that sort of situation. source
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05 Oct 2009 10:33

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Tech: Nobel Prize people: Your life’s work worth $1.4 million

  • three Americans will split the prize for their work in chromosome research
  • $467,000 the prize that each of the lucky bastards will bring home source
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05 Oct 2009 10:19

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Politics: Take with grain of salt: Are huge midterm GOP gains possible?

  • 40 House seats could be won if Obama dips below 50% source
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05 Oct 2009 10:10

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Tech: Comparing apples to apples: Woolworths vs. … um, Apple

A row of apples
  • Woolworths apple Looks like a worm has already gotten to it, based on its loopy shape. It’s got a firm kind of plastic, which tells you that the apple is genetically modified. Is the subject of a scary lawsuit from the Apple on the right.
  • Bad apple Brown, a little shady on the inside. Makes you want to not eat it. We wanted to get a nice apple, but we were in a hurry this morning so we grabbed the very first apple off the tree we could find. Good enough for our purposes.
  • Apple logoNot very organic. Made of chrome. Probably tough to bite into. Probably a few transistors in there somewhere. Was sued heavily by a much more musical Apple back in the day, and is now paying it forward. Good job. source
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05 Oct 2009 09:47

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Music: Black holes and revelations: Muse tells Glenn Beck no thanks

  • praise Glenn Beck is on his radio show, praising the modern equivalent of U2 for its libertarian political stance, saying their music is “absolutely fantastic.”
  • rejection By the end of the show, Beck gets a phone call from Muse’s people telling him to apologize for making the remarks. He retracts them – quickly. source
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05 Oct 2009 09:39

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World: Torrential rains in India lead to huge amounts of flooding

  • 270+ have died in the massive Indian floods source
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05 Oct 2009 09:32

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World: In Pakistan, a suicide bomber hits an obvious humanitarian target

  • It is a tragedy for WFP and for the whole humanitarian community in Pakistan. These people were working to help vulnerable people.
  • World Food Program deputy director Amir Abdulla • On the deaths of at least four (and the injuries of at least six) in a suicide bombing centered on the WFP and United Nations offices in Islamabad, Pakistan today. While the attack has noone claiming responsibility as of yet, the most likely candidate is a reformulated Taliban in the region. • source
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