Scout Fedquip

One day I decided to stop watching programmed television and began to depend on the computer to entertain and inform me. The world has never been the same. Along with being a propeller scout I am also helping build Mahalo.

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McCain Flashback: "Watergate Will Be A Very Minor Item"

Politics – At the time, McCain was 37, and in a few years he would move to Arizona to run for an open congressional seat to launch his political career.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2008 04:13am

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Iranian border police on opium patrol

Popular Videos – Thousands of Iranian forces have died in the 30 year campaign against the narcotics trade. But the US and the European Union are now threatening to cut off crucial funding for those operations unless Iran halts uranium enrichment

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 11:20pm

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Harnessing Nicaragua's energy supplies

Popular Videos – The worldwide spike in oil prices has particularly hurt poor countries such as Nicaragua, but some investors are hoping to harness the Central American country's vast untapped geothermal energy held within dozens of volcanos - and one day even export surplus energy, as Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar discovers.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 08:13pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / 1 sink

Bush impeachment debate focuses on subpoenas

Popular Videos – David Swanson: Refusing Congressional subpoenas is an impeachable offense

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 07:16pm

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World's Most Dangerous Drug

Health & Fitness – Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually, the brain shuts down.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 07:05pm

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Spanish parliament approves 'human rights' for apes | World news | guardian.co.uk

News – Great apes should have the right to life and freedom, according to a resolution passed in the Spanish parliament, in what could become landmark legislation to enshrine human rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-utans and bonobos.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 05:18pm

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Airport Seized investigative reporter Laptops and Cameras Without Cause - Yahoo! News

News – Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C

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Submitted and Voted for on June 25, 2008 11:19pm

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Justice Department Looked For Liberal "Buzz Words" On Resumes - Politics on The Huffington Post

News – WASHINGTON ââ;¬" Ivy Leaguers and other top law students were rejected for plum Justice Department jobs two years ago because of their liberal leanings or objections to Bush administration politics, a government report concluded Tuesday.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 25, 2008 05:08am

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Robert Full: How engineers learn from evolution

Gadgets & Tech – Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 23, 2008 11:12pm

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Visualizing Western Culture

Popular Videos – http://www.ted.com Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 23, 2008 09:20pm

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National Geographic Explores the Uncontacted Tribes

Popular Videos – New photos of supposedly "uncontacted" tribes near the Peru-Brazil border have sparked debate. Now Peru officials plan to investigate claims that oil interests threaten some groups.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 23, 2008 07:40pm

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The Real News "The World According to Monsanto"

Popular Videos – Filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin on the troubling past of one of the world's biggest agricultural companies

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Submitted and Voted for on June 23, 2008 07:06pm

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Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Senator Obama's Going To Win'

Politics – On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack Iran if he believes Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is going to be elected.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 22, 2008 03:48pm

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John Cusack Talks Politics With Keith Olbermann (VIDEO) - Entertainment on The Huffington Post

Popular Videos – John Cusack, whose new film "War, Inc" is in theaters and whose MoveOn.org ad is tearing up the airwaves, was the #1 story on "Countdown" Friday night when he sat for an interview

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Submitted and Voted for on June 22, 2008 06:08am

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FARK.com: (3671566) Photoshop Kenny

Art & Design – Kenny McCormick Fark photoshop contest

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Submitted and Voted for on June 22, 2008 02:57am

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