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18 Jul 2010 20:34

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Politics: Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams validates NAACP’s concern

Williams wrote a satirical letter to Abe Lincoln about “the Colored People” that praised slavery. Now he’s officially out of the National Tea Party Federation. Idiot. source
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18 Jul 2010 20:27

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U.S.: A shocking murder in a Holy Land … Holy Land U.S.A.

  • Sometimes it’s not just the crime; it’s where the crime occurs. 16-year-old Chloe Ottman was found brutally murdered at Holy Land U.S.A., a Connecticut religious site which has fallen into disrepair over the years but is still, you know, an iconic religious site. Francisco Cruz, 19, was charged with capital felony murder in the crime, which he confessed to. Awful, awful crime. (Photo by Flickr user XISMZERO) source
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18 Jul 2010 10:34

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Politics: Joe Biden’s bullish on Democratic prospects in the midterms

You know … basically the opposite of what Robert Gibbs said like a week ago. Also, is it just us, or does Biden strike a King Hippo pose here? source
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18 Jul 2010 10:23

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U.S.: Oil spill: BP says the cap is working so well, it’s gonna stay on

  • good Over a couple of days of testing, BP has found that the well hasn’t leaked any oil since the cap was put on.
  • better Rather than removing it, they’re going to leave it on for testing until they have a permanent solution. Hooray! source
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18 Jul 2010 10:15

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Tech: Facebook doesn’t know what to do if your friend dies

  • It kind of freaked me out a bit. It was like he was coming back from the dead.
  • Courtney Purvin • Regarding how weird she found it that Facebook was telling her to get back in touch with a family friend who recently died. Think ghosts in the machine. It’s a problem that Facebook is aware of, but admits that even it doesn’t know how to handle. “It’s a very sensitive topic, and, of course, seeing deceased friends pop up can be painful,” said company spokeswoman Meredith Chin. It was also a problem they rarely faced when their users were young and fresh-faced, but now even your grandpa’s on the site. source
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18 Jul 2010 10:07

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World: Iranian scientist: The U.S. wanted to trade me for those hikers

  • Remember the Russian spy swap? Imagine an Iranian version. While Shahram Amiri sticks by his story that he was held by U.S. agents for over a year, this little detail stands out. Amiri reportedly was going to be used as a bargaining chip to get back hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal, who were captured by Iran about a year ago after hiking in the wrong place. If that’s true, it adds a new layer to the bizarre story. source
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18 Jul 2010 09:57

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Tech: Whoa: Are the roots of human sperm 600 million years old?

  • So, yeah, that’s kinda old, guys. Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine recently released a new study noting that the genetic secret sauce in human sperm, a gene named Boule, is apparently so important that it’s found in nearly all animals – something not confirmed before the study. “Our findings also show that humans, despite how complex we are, across the evolutionary lines all the way to flies, which are very simple, still have one fundamental element that’s shared,” said Eugene Xu, author of the study published in the latest issue of PLoS Genetics. So, why are they researching it? Well, they’re trying to get to the root of male infertility; Boule would be important to target for such a drug. Neat. source
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18 Jul 2010 09:44

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World: The “Sons of Iraq” the main targets of deadly suicide blast

  • 43+ killed by the attack aimed at the Sunni militia group source
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18 Jul 2010 09:38

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World: Hillary Clinton’s in Pakistan, and she has money for them

  • $7.5
    billion     set aside for Pakistan in a development deal approved by Congress last fall
  • $500
    million     amount that Clinton is ready to offer the Afghan War outliers – the first product of the five-year plan source
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18 Jul 2010 09:27

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World: Twitter (loudly) celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday

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