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Federal Court Vetoes Marijuana For Dying Mom
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Federal Court Vetoes Marijuana For Dying Mom

Do No Evil – the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, Wednesday, that even if doctors say marijuana is the only thing keeping you alive, it is still illegal for you to smoke it.

Voted for on March 17, 2007 01:03am

The 10 Worst Rap Album Covers Ever Made
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Disputed The 10 Worst Rap Album Covers Ever Made

Music – These are all real. (Feel free to search Amazon or Google for them.) They have not been edited in any way except for size. If you click on them, they will bring you to the full sized version. I highly recommend doing this since you cannot truly appreciate these works of art at low resolution. They are numbered in descending order from bad to worst.

Voted for on March 17, 2007 01:03am

Saving Starving Children Should Trump Global Warming Concerns
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Saving Starving Children Should Trump Global Warming Concerns

Do No Evil – "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel," said famed 18th century British lexicographer Samuel Johnson. To update the quote for our current era you might substitute "children" for "patriotism" and "climate alarmist" for "scoundrel."

Sunk on March 17, 2007 01:02am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / 1 sink

PayPerPost to Target College Crowd As Next "Posties"

Do No Evil – Every time I read news about Pay Per Post I feel a little more ambivalent about them. A recent press release on their efforts to enlist College students to as paid word-of-mouth bloggers makes me only more so.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / 1 sink

Report: General Requests More Troops

Politics – The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq has asked for an additional 2,500 to 3,000 troops to be sent to Iraq as part of the Bush administration's military buildup to crack down on rising sectarian violence and insurgents, The Boston Globe reported.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / 2 sinks

National wildlife refuges feel the budget ax

News – Faced with a $2.5 billion budget shortfall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is eliminating hundreds of jobs, cutting back programs and leaving more than 200 national wildlife refuges unstaffed. In all, the agency is planning to cut 565 jobs from wildlife refuges by 2009 - a 20 percent reduction.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

Winter warmth breaks all records
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Winter warmth breaks all records

Science – Winter in the northern hemisphere this year has been the warmest since records began more than 125 years ago, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says. The combined land and ocean surface temperature from December to February was 0.72C (1.3F) above average.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / 3 sinks

Four US troops killed in Baghdad

News – Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near their vehicle in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 46 votes / 5 sinks

Planners of Bush Event Sued by Activists

News – Two people who claim their political views got them kicked out of a hall where President Bush was about to speak filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against three White House officials.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:17am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 4 sinks

Anna Nicole's Computer Has E-mails from Drug Docs

Celebrities – TMZ has learned the computer that has created renewed interest in the Anna Nicole Smith case contains e-mails from Smith to her doctors -- e-mails about drugs.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:16am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 59 votes / 5 sinks

Double-O Uh-Oh! Ford forced to yank "Casino Royale" ad for Focus - Autoblog

Autos – We bring you yet another example of people getting bent out of shape over what appears to us as innocuous advertising. This time it's Ford of Europe

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:16am

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

The great China sale

Money – To finance the trade deficit, Americans are borrowing and selling assets at a net pace of $856.7 billion a year.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:16am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 74 votes / 6 sinks

Crouching Tiger, Tumbling US Economy

Money – It isn't in China's interest for the US to crash and burn economically, but neither is propping up the dollar indefinitely, especially if it ceases to be the oil transaction currency standard. The danger, however, is that if China divests of dollars in earnest, other countries will follow suit.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:16am

Fat Guy Mistakenly Thought Of As Strong
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Fat Guy Mistakenly Thought Of As Strong

Humor – FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Due to his sheer mass, Derek "Moose" Glass, 26, is considered by his friends and relatives to be "stronger than an ox," when in actuality the 5-foot-7, 275-pound bartender is just fat.

Sunk on March 16, 2007 09:16am

Iraq Troop Surge Underway and Working
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Iraq Troop Surge Underway and Working

News – To surge or not to surge, that question is over. The surge is on, despite what some in Congress may want. And guess what? It seems to be working.

Voted for on March 16, 2007 09:16am