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    The Sarah Palin History Channel

    The background: Palin got into trouble recently by flubbing some history. So this... The Sarah Palin History Channel Presents: The Declaration of Independence @ TeamCoco.com
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    Republican state senators recalls

    And now, it's the blatantly partisan news of the day. But I'm happy about it. In Arizona, Republican state senate president Russell Pearce, the author of Arizona's controversial immigration law (SB 1070), has had recall signatures filed against him. 7,756 signatures were needed to trigger a...
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    Rush Limbaugh's ratings fall

    I wouldn't be surprised if Limbaugh announced soon that he is going to hang it up and retire his microphone. A great advance for human civilization, if you ask me. He'll try to make it seem like it did it voluntarily, but it's because people aren't listening to him as much as they used to...
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    John Edwards about to be indicted

    Former U.S. Senator, former Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards. You remember him, right? Report: Obama Justice Department Green Lights John Edwards Prosecution | TPMMuckraker
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    Barack Obama will probably get re-elected in 2012

    How do I know this? U.S. conservatives/right-wingers are greatly dissatisfied with the Republican candidates for President. Take as an example the comments section in the following post at Free Republic, a popular web forum for conservative activists in the U.S. The post is about current...
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    Centers for Disease Control tells Americans how to prepare for zombies

    Seriously. The official memo at CDC.gov titled "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse" has become so popular that the website is inaccessible. So, here's just a news article reporting on the memo. Zombie Apocalypse? The CDC Describes How To Be Prepared
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    Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly

    On the topic of Common being invited to the White House. I got to say, I think Stewart handled himself really well. YouTube - Stewart vs. O'Reilly on Rapper Common
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    Donald Trump not running for President

    It's gonna be HUUUUGE. HUUUGE. Twitter For the record, I think the Republican nomination for President is setting up in such a way as to allow Mitt Romney to be chosen as the one to lose to Obama in 2012.
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    Two weeks til the Rapture

    See... 2011 end times prediction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia How freaked out are you right now?
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    Anway al-Awalki targeted by U.S. drone

    The U.S.-born head of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. However, the U.S. missed the guy. BBC News - Yemen al-Qaeda head Anwar al-Awlaki 'targeted by drone'
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    Dalai Lama: Killing of bin Laden may have been okay

    I actually expect a clarification from him about this, but for what it's worth... Dalai Lama: Speaking at USC, Dalai Lama suggests he condones Osama bin Laden's killing - latimes.com
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    Obama going to make urgent TV statement any minute.

    Seriously. Watch it here... The White House
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    Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner

    In a word, awesome. The reviews of it were overwhelmingly positive. Pretty much the only people not laughing were Donald Trump, and the people at the Washington Post table where Trump was sitting. YouTube - President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner
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    Meet U.S. Rep. Peter King, Republican of New York

    He's the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that is going to begin holding hearings this week on the supposed radicalization of American Muslims. "“We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British...
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    2011 Oscars thread

    Just as a reminder for the upcoming award show, here's all the nominees. Predictions? Bets? Hopes? Best Visual Effects Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Hereafter Inception Iron Man 2 Best Film Editing 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter The King's Speech The Social...
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    A no-fly zone over Libya?

    The events there are moving fast, so here's the short of it. Witnesses are saying the Libyan government is using jets and helicopters to fire on protesters there. (A couple of Libyan pilots have defected and disobeyed orders to fire on protesters.) Furthermore, witness are saying that the...
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    Rumors: Gaddafi has left Libya

    This could just be rumor, but Twitter and other social websites, just in the last few minutes, have started to go crazy about something happening inside Libya. It's something about one of the members of the Gadhafi family has been killed. It has the potential to be something important. For...
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    Republican's 2012 Presidential candidate

    You know who I think it's going to be? Mike Huckabee. I believe Huckabee won the 2008 Iowa caucus, right? And it came as a surprise to people. Looking at the map of the primary states (IA, NH, NV, SC), I would say there would be a feud between the Huckster in Iowa and the Southern states and...
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    Arcade Fire wins Album of the Year

    And it was an upset. You'd expect Eminem or Lady Gaga to win. Arcade Fire win album of the year at Grammy Awards | Ampersand | National Post You win this round, Canada.
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    Catwoman, Bane in Chris Nolan's new Batman film

    To anyone as nerdy as I, this is exciting news. Anne Hathaway will play Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy will play Bane in the upcoming "Dark Knight Rises". Hathaway is the new Catwoman | Movies | Entertainment | Toronto Sun