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30 Mar 2010 23:01

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U.S.: Study: Kidney-selling shouldn’t be limited to the black market

  • 106k number of people currently on waiting lists for a new organ, mostly kidneys
  • 92% of people who die yearly waiting for organs they were waiting for others to donate
  • $$$ what could encourage more organ donations for people who need them source
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29 Mar 2010 20:42

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U.S.: Here’s what bullying can lead to, guys (it’s very sad, trust us)

  • three good, solid months of bullying some girl from another country you don’t like
  • one teenager’s suicide; Phoebe Prince killed herself due to the constant bullying
  • nine Massachusetts teens charged in the wake of her death – two with statutory rape source
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29 Mar 2010 20:31

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U.S.: Ex-wife of militia leader: My hubby took the crazy a little too far

  • It started out as a Christian thing. You go to church. You pray. You take care of your family. I think David started to take it a little too far. He dragged a lot of people with him.
  • David Brian Stone’s ex-wife, Donna Stone • Regarding Hutaree, which is reportedly a Christian militia group. David Brian Stone (a.k.a. Captain Hutaree, which is like Captain Crunch with more forest) and eight others have been accused of plotting to kill police officers. Because that’s Christian. The group, which says on its Web site that it’s “preparing for the end time battles to keep the testimony of Jesus Christ alive.” They’ve been training regularly since 2008 in the forests of Michigan, as if time stood still since the heady days of Ruby Ridge, Timothy McVeigh, and the Branch Davidian. source
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29 Mar 2010 20:22

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U.S.: Did some YouTube user threaten to kill Eric Cantor?

  • YES and this time it wasn’t
    a stray bullet source
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28 Mar 2010 23:07

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U.S.: Obese people study: They’re like drug addicts, except with food

  • Obesity may be a form of compulsive eating. Other treatments in development for other forms of compulsion, for example drug addiction, may be very useful for the treatment of obesity.
  • The Scripps Research Institute researcher Paul Kenny • Describing a study they did which showed that overweight rats reacted to food the way that drug addicts react to drugs. They found that as the rats gained weight, a dopamine receptor that signified reward went down. So, you know what this means, obese people. Start doing drugs. Replace one addiction with another. (Actually, don’t do that. That’s terrible advice. But then again, we’re not advice columnists.) source
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28 Mar 2010 22:22

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U.S.: Did a Christian militia get nailed in a domestic terror raid?

  • 7 were arrested between Ohio,
    Michigan and Indiana source
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28 Mar 2010 21:10

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U.S., World: Obama in Afghanistan: Breaking bread with Mr. Karzai

  • Somebody just got invited to the White House! Hamid Karzai hasn’t seen Obama in person since the dude was an ambitious, aw-shucks Senator with a dream and a piece of Shepard Fairey propaganda to give him facial recognition. Now Obama’s president, Hamid’s in his second term, and Obama isn’t very happy with the Afghan government in general. But he’s willing to work on it. So, this May, Karzai gets to come to D.C. While you’re here man, we recommend going to see 3OH!3 at the 9:30 Club. They’re playing the night before you’re supposed to visit Obama. They play those really annoying songs you hear on the radio. source
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28 Mar 2010 20:46

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U.S.: Obama and Afghanistan: It’s one of his strongest issues

  • 53% of those polled think that Obama kicks butt at Afghanistan
  • 35% think he totally sucks at this
    Afghan War thang
  • 12% fell asleep while the pollster was asking them a question
  • » How does it compare to everything else? He does so well with it that even Republicans can get behind him on it. 37 percent of self-identifying GOP members and 50 percent of indie kids (er, independents) back him on the issue. In the case of Republicans, who give him no better than 15 percent on many major domestic issues, that’s pretty good. So, yeah, this visit to Afghanistan is really good PR for him right now. source
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28 Mar 2010 20:33

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U.S., World: Obama to U.S. troops in Afghanistan: This visit’s for you

  • There is no visit that I consider more important than this visit I am making now. My main job here today is to say thank you on behalf of the entire American people.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking to troops about his unexpected but busy visit to Afghanistan today. The Oval Office Overseer stopped in and said “heeeyyyyyy” unexpectedly, but not without reminding the troops why they were there – specifically that the U.S. hadn’t chosen the war. “I’m confident all of you here are going to get the job done in Afghanistan,” he said. source
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27 Mar 2010 19:53

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U.S.: Obama conspiracy theorists: Here’s some proof he may be Jewish

That’s right, Obama has a yearly presidential Seder, a tradition he started with his staff in 2008. No other president has had one. Get your tinfoil hats, boys. source
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