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The Miracle, at 60
This story has mostly positive ratings. 60 votes / 6 sinks

The Miracle, at 60

Religion – Look at Gaza today. No Israeli occupation, no settlements, not a single Jew left. The Palestinian response? Unremitting rocket fire killing and maiming Israeli civilians. The declared casus belli of the Palestinian government in Gaza behind these rockets? The very existence of a Jewish state.

View Story Discuss (192) (realclearpolitics.com) 1 day ago by catstevens

Sunk on May 16, 2008 08:41pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks

Obesity Contributes to Global Warming

Science – Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.

View Story Discuss (0) (reuters.com) 16 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 06:06pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / No sinks

Beluga Whales Trapped in Ice in Nunavut

News – Up to 20 beluga whales are trapped in the sea ice near Grise Fiord, Nunavut, a local conservation officer said.

View Story Discuss (0) (cbc.ca) 16 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:55pm

Middle name Hussein is only one reason Hamas likes Barack
This story has mostly positive ratings. 115 votes / 52 sinks

Middle name Hussein is only one reason Hamas likes Barack

Politics – Any American who uses his full name is trying to scare voters, his wife charges. But Obama says he understands why Hamas looks at his middle name and trusts him. Barack Hussein Obama wants it both ways.

View Story Discuss (389) (nydailynews.com) 21 hours ago by AlphaGnosis

Sunk on May 16, 2008 05:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / No sinks

Indian Village Proud After Double Honor Killing

Religion – Growing economic opportunities for young people and lower castes in Haryana have made "love marriages" more common, experts say, and the violent repression of them has risen in tandem as upper caste Jat men fight to hold on to power, status and property.

View Story Discuss (1) (uk.reuters.com) 16 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:17pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 51 votes / 3 sinks

Ethical Conflict Issues for McCain

Politics – The McCain campaign publicized its ethical conflict policy after one of its consultants seemed to be an adviser to an independent political group. Craig Shirley doubled as a consultant to McCain and to the group Stop Her Now, a 527 group barred from coordinating its activities with presidential campaigns.

View Story Discuss (28) (thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com) 22 hours ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:51pm

Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Minnesota
This story has mostly positive ratings. 101 votes / 8 sinks

Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Minnesota

Gay & Lesbian – The Marriage and Family Protection Act was introduced by Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, on Friday. The bill would make marriage a gender-neutral proposition in Minnesota, allowing same-sex couples to marry.

View Story Discuss (74) (minnesotamonitor.com) 21 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / 1 sink

Documents link wind farm foes to energy firm

Do No Evil – A new lobbying firm for the group opposing a wind farm off Cape Cod filed a federal document last month reporting that its work for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is partially funded and shaped by an international energy conglomerate.

View Story Discuss (1) (boston.com) 1 day ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:20pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / No sinks

U.S. Citizenship to be Checked in Event of a Storm

News – Ending speculation about the fate of the Rio Grande Valley's undocumented immigrants during a hurricane evacuation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed it will check the citizenship both of people boarding buses to leave the Valley and at inland traffic checkpoints.

View Story Discuss (0) (chron.com) 21 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:16pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / No sinks

The New Homeless

Money – Economic hard times are forcing Americans to move out of their homes and into their cars.

View Story Discuss (0) (money.cnn.com) 21 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:12pm

Are There Just Too Many People in the World?
This story has mostly positive ratings. 72 votes / 5 sinks

Are There Just Too Many People in the World?

Science – The subject is overpopulation. Is our planet over-stuffed with human beings? Are we breeding to excess? These questions are increasingly poking into public debate, and from odd directions.

View Story Discuss (43) (independent.co.uk) 22 hours ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:37am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / 1 sink

H.S. Senior Banned From School For Burning Turban

Religion – Officials are banning a Hightstown high school senior from school and all activities after he was charged with setting fire to a student's turban.

View Story Discuss (0) (wcbstv.com) 1 day ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 09:58am

Dear Barack Obama
This story has mostly positive ratings. 113 votes / 32 sinks

Dear Barack Obama

Politics – Dear Barack Obama: I grew to like you over the last year. I've always thought of you as dangerously naive at best. Eloquent, gifted, genuine, yes. But dangerously naive at best.

View Story Discuss (133) (redcounty.com) 1 day ago by RedRiverJ

Sunk on May 16, 2008 09:00am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 45 votes / 4 sinks

Christians Outraged Over Starbucks Sexy New Logo

Religion – A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo.

View Story Discuss (16) (startribune.com) 1 day ago by Neophile

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 02:14am Commented on 1 time: 1

The Torture of America's Soul
This story has mostly positive ratings. 101 votes / 11 sinks

The Torture of America's Soul

Books – Philippe Sands has a new book out - Torture Team - which investigates the top down decision to negate and circumvent the Geneva Conventions on torture. Thus, the author suggests that US lawyers worked in concert with this administration to justify and condone methods that have been outlawed for over 50 years.

View Story Discuss (23) (populistamerica.com) 1 day ago by populist

Voted for on May 16, 2008 02:09am