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12 Sep 2009 13:38

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U.S.: College students all about drinking to the point of no return

  • 56% of college students binge drink; the rest are losers source
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30 Aug 2009 09:42

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World: Japan’s election points to the Democrats over the Liberal Democrats

  • We have been trying to outgrow this old one-party system ever since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It took two decades, but we finally made it.
  • Japanese political expert Takeshi Sasaki, a former University of Tokyo president • On the Democratic Party’s likely landslide victory in today’s elections. The conservative-leaning Liberal Democratic Party (no relation to the Democrats), which has only lost its ruling status once before, currently would need an American football-style Hail Mary to remain in power. • source
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07 Jun 2009 21:16

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World: It was purple thumb … err, election day in Lebanon

And good news for powerful Western political types: The supported anti-Syrian, anti-Iranian party won! source
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25 May 2009 19:19

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Culture, Music: Pre-prison, T.I. lives his life while he still can

  • What I need y’all to do is pray for me while I’m gone. I’ll see y’all in 366 days.
  • Rapper T.I. • At a send-off-to-prison party for himself in his hometown of Atlanta, which 16,000 people attended tonight. Starting Wednesday, one of the biggest music stars in the world spends 366 days in jail. Yikes. • source
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24 May 2009 13:42

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Politics: Colin Powell fights back against Cheney, Limbaugh criticism

  • I would like to point out that in the course of my 50 years of voting for presidents, I have voted for the person I thought was best qualified at that time to lead the nation. Last year, I thought it was President Barack Obama. For the previous 20 years, I voted solidly for Republican candidates.
  • Colin Powell • Responding to the verbal shouting match between him, former Vice President Dick Cheney and everyone’s favorite loudmouth, Rush Limbaugh. Powell goes further to say that the party needs to be more inclusive if it wants to find its way – which goes against many things Cheney and Limbaugh are arguing for, BTW. • source
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17 Apr 2009 18:00

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Tech, World: The Pirate Bay: Lose the Spectrial, gain political momentum

  • 3,000 new Swedish Pirate Party members today source
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05 Apr 2009 10:03

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Sports: Five reasons it frickin’ rules MSU made the NCAA championship

  • one Cedar Village needed stress tests, so having it bombarded by people is a big help.
  • two The Taco Bell on Grand River Ave. was going through a tough time and needed business.
  • three Tom Izzo hadn’t had an amazing season in a while. Everyone just needed a reminder.
  • four Enrollment was sagging, so how better to remind people to go to your school than winning a sport?
  • five The nerds in the dorms will finally be able to study because the partiers finally left! source
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28 Feb 2009 09:55

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World: Robert Mugabe: Partying while there’s a cholera epidemic

  • $250,000 was raised for a birthday bash today in honor of the Zimbabwean president’s big 8-5. Probably not in Zimbabwean dollars.
  • 100 beasts will be killed for the feast, all while prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai is actually handling the cholera crisis. source
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21 Feb 2009 16:58

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Tech, World: Those Pirate Bay defendants sure know how to party!

We somehow feel less awesome after seeing this photo. They raised the bar again. source
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05 Jan 2009 22:42

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Offbeat: Was Stonehenge a trance music hotspot?

An expert says it was perfect for ancient raves. Don’t trust him; he’s a DJ, too. source
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