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Quite a good post by Kate at sda: The 2012 electoral cycle in America is going to be memorable for several reasons. One of them will be the divergent views of Black Americans. Let's contrast two of them: Mia Love - Former councilwoman and mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah - Republican...

Is it just human dig bick nature to always pad our accomplishments or even simple participation? Does it impress the girls still? The boys? Who knows. Does Misstated Marathon Claim Prove Paul Ryan Is Dishonest? Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan now says he didn’t run a marathon in...

The park has received thousands of calls since six cases of the rodent-borne disease were traced to Yosemite. Officials are answering questions and sending letters to those who may have been infected. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The phones in the administrative building here are constantly...

South African prosecutors have provisionally dropped murder charges against 270 miners whose colleagues were shot dead by police. The charges cannot be dismissed formally until the end of the inquiry, but prosecutors said all detained miners would be freed. Local...

for the purpose of sexual excitement does not constitute a sexual service, if it does not involve the bodily erogenous zones of the person who is getting paid for such a service," the criminal court ruled. No hands, no foul in Italy phone-sex case - UPI.com You read it here first. Phone-sex...

The federal government has closed a criminal probe of alleged financial misconduct by Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as "America's toughest sheriff," and no charges will be filed, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Friday. A separate federal investigation relating to...

The humanity. Rains wash away Mount Obama in Charlotte, N.C. - Washington Times

via Fark Hey hipsters-- that hookah you puff away on is way worse for you than normal cigarettes Shisha smoking as bad as cigarettes for lungs A waterpipe smoker may inhale as much during a 20- to 80-minute session as a cigarette smoker...

Here Are Parts Of The Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid They Don't Show To The Public* The sections of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Intrepid open to the public are painstakingly restored and lovingly maintained. But restoration is expensive, and vast portions of the ship remain...

Italian woman signs "sexual bondage" contract, decides seven years later that she doesn't like it anymore, so she's suing. Bonus LOL: their safeword was "Mario" via Fark An Italian woman who signed up to a bizarre contract promising total sexual and mental submission to her husband is now...

You've been warned douchebags. via Fark In a move surely not intended to troll FARK's DUI White Knights, and piss on the United States Constitution, Tennessee cops announce "No Refusal" Roadblock, complete with roadside judge to authorize blood draws 'No refusal' Labor Day weekend to...

Astronomers have made a sweet discovery: simple sugar molecules floating in the gas around a star some 400 light-years away, suggesting the possibility of life on other planets. The discovery doesn't prove that life has developed elsewhere in the universe—but it implies that there is no reason...

Why barry, why? Dems Giving Away Tickets to Obama's Speech Free At Bars... Dunwoody Democrats have a chance to see President Barack Obama's acceptance speech in person at next week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. The DeKalb Democratic Party sent out this message...

Ok. Designed by starchitect Norman Foster, the Virgin Spaceport is slated to become operational in 2013, when the first commercial spaceflights are supposed to begin. Spaceport America, located in the deserts of southern New Mexico, is the world's first "purpose-built spaceport" and home to...

At least 10 people shot overnight; 82 killed or injured in last week At least 10 people were wounded in shootings throughout the city – mainly on the South Side – Thursday night and Friday morning. Since last Thursday, at least 82 people have been wounded or killed in shootings in Chicago...

via sda Are We Still A Member Of This Thing? If so, why? UN Adds Sudan’s Genocidal Islamist Warlord To Its Human Rights Council… small dead animals: Are We Still A Member Of This Thing? UN Adds Sudan’s Genocidal Islamist Warlord To Its Human Rights Council… | Weasel Zippers...

China's push into solar energy was supposed to be a proud example of how the country was advancing into hi-tech manufacturing. But now the whole sector is on the brink of bankruptcy. Two years ago, LDK Solar, one of China's largest solar panel makers, built a new, state-of-the-art...

We can only hope. :lol: Looking back, 40 years from now, is it possible Canadians will view the history of the Liberal party the same way we now think of Social Credit? As in: “Wow, what a weird party. Hard to believe they were once actually in power.” As the Post’s Brian Hutchinson...

TORONTO -- An American soldier who fled to Canada after she became disillusioned with the Iraq war is weighing her legal options after a ruling that would have her deported to the U.S. "My biggest fear is being separated from my children and having to sit in a prison for politically...