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  1. Sticky thread Sticky: How to use the News Room

    This forum is for discussing current events, be they politics, disasters, scientific breakthroughs or something else. If it's a topic that would be appropriate in a serious newspaper or news magazine that doesn't fit into another one of our forums,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Aug 2010 12:26 PM
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  1. Newt Gingrich is running.

    This is the dude's last hurrah. He's 68 next month, which would make him a nearly 70-year-old first term president. So this is the guy's last shot. But, does he have a shot? I think he's a selfish prick for running, frankly. He can't...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 10 May 2011 01:56 PM
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  2. The Race for the Republicans

    So, there are seven days left until the first caucus in Iowa state and all of the Candidates are there trying to drum up support. It is the first stop on the long road to win the nomination for the Republican candidate to take on the Democrats...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 27 Dec 2011 01:28 PM
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  3. 2012 U.S. Presidential campaign

    So it's Romney/Ryan v. Obama/Biden. My money's on the latter, but it'll definitely be closer than four years ago.

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 11 Aug 2012 09:07 PM
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  4. Osama bin Laden is reportedly dead

    This is everywhere at the moment, but there aren't any particularly good articles on it yet (little surprise) so I'll just toss this CNN link here for now. From what I understand they verified it was Bin Laden via DNA from his sister who died in the...

    Started by Zuul‎, 01 May 2011 10:28 PM
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  5. Poll Poll: France votes for full veil ban

    France has now officialy voted in the ban on the wearing of the face covering veils. Barring a left-field challenge it will become law next spring. This goes further than just the original idea which was to ban them in places of public service. This...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 15 Sep 2010 08:35 AM
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  6. Occupy Wall Street

    So we have large protests held by people with no specific goals and vague politics on a far end of the spectrum. No, it's not the Tea Party again. It's Occupy Wall Street. What are people's thoughts on this one? I'm sympathetic to their anger,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 03 Oct 2011 09:26 AM
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  7. Reversing Global Warming

    A clever team from Britain has come up with a novel way of preventing Global Warming by mimicing volcanoes. The idea is to launch a giant balloon in to the upper atmosphere that can release millions of tiny chemical particles which can then float...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 14 Sep 2011 08:02 AM
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  8. How in hell did a cruise liner run aground and capsize?

    I mean seriously, it was apparently 4 miles of course, and it looks like it's no farther than an easy swim from shore. WTF happened? I hate to speculate unfairly, but I wonder if whoever was in charge of navigating last night was drunk or...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 14 Jan 2012 07:07 PM
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  9. Whoa! Earth gets a second sun!

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html This is crazy! I have never taken a neutrino shower.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 20 Jan 2011 06:18 PM
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  10. Where were you when health-care reform passed?

    This feels like a pretty big deal. Anyone else feel like this? I don't mean the reform itself, but the process, the incredible politicing, and the boost Obama (or the right, who knows?) may get from this. The media coverage has been insane. ...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 21 Mar 2010 03:03 PM
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  11. OK, what do you guys think about the firefighters letting this guy's house burn down?

    I've been reading all kinds of outrage on the internet over this story. A brief summation: Guy lives in a county where they have no fire service. A nearby municipality offers fire protection to individuals who live outside of their jurisdiction,...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 07 Oct 2010 09:27 AM
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  12. Chilean miner rescue imminent

    Chilean president: Looking forward to imminent mine rescue Yes, the Chilean president is looking forward to it. I'm sure the guys in the mine are, too. Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne told reporters Monday outside the mine that...

    Started by Zuul‎, 12 Oct 2010 08:34 AM
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  13. Woman caught on film dumping kitten in wheelie bin.

    Story here. Okay, love, we get it; you don't like cats. But does that mean you should go out of your way to deliberately try and harm somebody else's cat? Well, thanks to the internet, you fucking witch, your life is going to be made as miserable...

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 24 Aug 2010 06:49 AM
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  14. Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?

    I'm happy to see this is being addressed in a New York Times editorial, as this is a wall I've beaten my head into many times. Frankly, no, junk food is not cheaper. The alternative to soda is water, and the alternative to junk food is not...

    Started by Zuul‎, 27 Sep 2011 11:49 AM
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  15. Royal Wedding

    Marriage, vows, royalty, yadda yadda yadda... WTF IS UP WITH THESE HATS And what is wrong with everyone not gouging out their eyes over that?

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 29 Apr 2011 08:53 AM
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  16. Fucking Summer. (Hell descends on Chicago.)

    Dear God, how do people in St. Louis and Atlanta deal with this? I know it gets like this every year, but now it's hear. Temps just under 100 and high humidity. I hate this crap! I recall watching the evening news some years ago during...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 18 Jul 2011 02:52 PM
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  17. Wikileaks: The USA Files.

    So Wikileaks has decided to release a lot of detail about USA communications from its embassies and people in the field. It was supposed to be a lot of dirty laundry being aired for all to see, but as far as I can see most of it was pretty much...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 29 Nov 2010 12:26 PM
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  18. Rush calls Michelle fat.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205740.html This is how we know the "mainstream media" isn't really all that left. How? Because the media is (can't use are here, sorry) covering this at all. ...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 23 Feb 2011 06:41 PM
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  19. How to Ask for a Raise

    In these difficult economic times, we're all looking to get a little extra money coming in. Those of us who are lucky enough to have a job still want to be making the most of it. We want to be sure our bosses know that we are good, valuable...

    Started by Zuul‎, 26 Aug 2010 06:05 PM
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  20. Is My Husband Gay?

    Does your man only feign interest in his spiritual life? Does he go out of his way to keep company with young men? Is he just too clean? Don't deny you haven't suspected, ladies. Well, live in secret shame no more because help is on its way! ...

    Started by Panther Squad‎, 16 Aug 2010 01:28 PM
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  21. Looks like the gales of November are coming early this year...

    Chicago's bracing for what is may be the 2nd worst storm ever to hit the Great Lakes, due to come around rush hour tomorrow morning. Yikes.

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 25 Oct 2010 10:25 PM
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  22. Poll Poll: How likely is it that Obama returns for a second term? A Poll.

    Just asking.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 24 Feb 2012 03:31 PM
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  23. Richard III body possibly discovered

    At a dig in the grounds of a Leicester car park, it is likely they have found the remains of Richard III, once King of England. A set of bones have been discovered in the remains of a church and sent away for further DNA testing. His resting...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 12 Sep 2012 07:05 AM
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  24. Jennifer Aniston calls herself a retard

    Following her last statement about women no longer requiring men, you would think she would be be slightly more careful about what she was going to say live on TV. Nope, she decides to offend people by calling herself a retard. Although it seems...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 20 Aug 2010 09:02 AM
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  25. The mystery of the falling birds

    For those who missed it, up to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings fell from the sky just before midnight on New Year's Eve in a one-mile area over Beebe, Arkansas. Arkansas game officials probe mystery of falling birds Unfortunately, it...

    Started by Zuul‎, 03 Jan 2011 10:25 AM
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  26. Google Books agreement quashed.

    Google's plans to digitise as many of the world's books as possible and create the biggest online library have been quashed in a ruling by a US Judge. In a ruling, the proposal put forward by Google was mentioned as going too far and giving...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 23 Mar 2011 10:35 AM
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  27. Electronic backup of your brain.

    This is the latest prediction of leading scientist Raymond Kurzweil, that within the next two decades you will be able to back and store all your thoughts and memories electronically. All your thoughts, dreams, experiences, everything that makes...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 21 Oct 2010 08:36 AM
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  28. The Race to the White House , 2016

    This is silly. Real non-primary votes will not be cast for 15 months. How can anyone elect someone who is wiling to spend two years running for office? All the being said, what do you think at this point? ------GOP---- I can't vote for Bush....

    Started by Paul in Qatar‎, 19 Jul 2015 08:07 AM
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  29. /b/ strikes again; another animal abuser attacked

    On Monday afternoon, this video was posted to a thread on /b/ with the words, "Find this dumb little bitch and throw her into a river." This is a much worse situation than the lady tossing the cat in the garbage can for a couple of reasons. The...

    Started by Zuul‎, 31 Aug 2010 02:45 PM
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  30. New York asks to bar use of food stamps to buy sodas

    We've discussed the concept here before, but now New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking federal permission to stop recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda. New York Times story here. The request, made to the United...

    Started by Zuul‎, 07 Oct 2010 02:54 PM
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  31. In real life: Mitt Romney appeared with Jeff Foxworthy...to court Southern vote.

    I feel like more people should be stunned by this. A comic that pretends to be a yahoo in order to entertain yahoos was courted by a serious presidential candidate to drum up interest in his campaign. I am appalled that: Southerners are...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 14 Mar 2012 03:08 PM
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  32. Forget the gay thing...isn't Elton John a little OLD to be a new daddy?!

    Elton John and his husband http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654959/20101228/john_elton.jhtml, a Christmas baby, delivered by a surrogate. My first thought was, holy cow, how old is Elton, anyway?! Turns out he's 63, which is actually a bit...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 28 Dec 2010 10:37 AM
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  33. IMF Chief in sex assault scandal

    and it's a scandal for quite a few reasons. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the head of the IMF and has spent the last few years running around the globe trying to prevent the banking structure from imploding. He was also due to run for the French...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 May 2011 07:23 AM
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  34. US Government Shutdown

    Well, it looks as though both parties have taken each other over the fiscal cliff and not signed through any spending plans for the US Government forcing it to send all non-essential personnel on unpaid leave. Yet again, the sticking point was...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 01 Oct 2013 08:16 AM
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  35. FDA to decide if genetically modified salmon will be allowed in US food system

    Some say "Frankenfish", others call it a sollution Genetic engineering introduces desirable traits of one living being into another, using recombinant DNA , or rDNA technology. In the case of AquAdvantage® Salmon, scientists have injected the...

    Started by Zuul‎, 21 Sep 2010 04:42 PM
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  36. Long John Silvers

    Who didn't see this coming? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Yum-puts-AampW-Long-John-apf-3858851127.html?x=0 I always thought LJS was a strange, semi-obscure brand, and tossing it into the Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut mix seemed bizarre. I...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 18 Jan 2011 11:47 AM
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  37. Daily news links

    I see a lot of articles that catch my eye, but don't seem to have enough meat behind them for a full thread. So I'm going to experiment with a thread for those sorts of interesting snippets. Feel free to share links of your own. Army’s Virtual...

    Started by Zuul‎, 18 Jan 2012 10:03 AM
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  38. Fuck Bishop Giacomo Babini (Evil anti-semitic bastard)

    Bishop Blames Jews for Child Molestation Scandal. As soon as I saw the headline, I knew I was going to compose a Dome thread for the topic. As I continued to read, I realized that I was struck dumb by what I saw and so must rely on smilies. ...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 13 Apr 2010 09:09 PM
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  39. Rising concerns about food security

    Why is 'food security' sparking unrest? "The most urgent issue confronting humanity in the next 50 years is not climate change or the financial crisis, it is whether we can achieve and sustain such a harvest," said Julian Cribb, scientist and...

    Started by Zuul‎, 23 Sep 2010 09:25 AM
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  40. NASA press conference Dec. 2, 2010

    The press conference is still around two hours away, but it's been allegedly leaked to a Dutch news site that NASA will be announcing the discovery of a bacteria found in Mono Lake that utilizes arsenic instead of phosphorous and is thus different...

    Started by Zuul‎, 02 Dec 2010 12:24 PM
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  41. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/gabrielle-giffords-shot-c_n_806211.html

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 08 Jan 2011 03:59 PM
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  42. World's largest sperm bank doesn't want ginger sperm

    "There are too many redheads in relation to demand," he told Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet. "I do not think you chose a redhead, unless the partner - for example, the sterile male - has red hair, or because the lone woman has a preference for...

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 Sep 2011 06:12 PM
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  43. The Evil 2012 Olympics Logo

    The Olympics 2012 logo has been described as many things, but now there is a new interpretation. Iran has declared that the logo can be used to spell out the word "Zion" and so is part of a Pro-Israeli western conspiracy. If the logo is not...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Feb 2011 10:32 AM
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  44. F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive

    Story here. WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Friday approved a new form of emergency contraceptive pill that prevents pregnancies if taken as many as five days after unprotected intercourse. The pill, called ella, will be available by...

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Aug 2010 12:14 PM
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  45. California Coast Missile Launch

    Well, now we know where Dr Evil is located, it's somewhere near the California Coast. An Object was seen shooting across the sky about 35 miles west of Los Angeles leaving behind a contrail for all to see. The Pentagon and Military are...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 Nov 2010 08:32 AM
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  46. Wisconsin state senators on the run

    Law enforcement has been called to look for them and the governor is threatening to bring in the National Guard. In a drama drawing national attention, law enforcement officers are searching for Democratic senators boycotting a Senate vote on...

    Started by Zuul‎, 17 Feb 2011 05:03 PM
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  47. Mass shootings at "Dark Knight" screening

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-scene/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 For those who'd like to discuss it, as suggested in Orual's big summer movie thread. Yet another example of random, senseless gun violence in this land I love. My...

    Started by Elendil's Heir‎, 21 Jul 2012 12:00 AM
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  48. The Scottish Choice

    Well, the time is finally here, tomorrow Scotland gets to choose its future. Does it stay with the Union, as it has been for the last 300 years or so and head towards something akin to Home Rule or does it take the step of independence splitting the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 17 Sep 2014 07:16 AM
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  49. Hispanics are white

    Oh, Gawker. Up to your usual standards of journalistic integrity, I see. We drew up the census in such a way that "Hispanic" people were almost forced to join the dark side—or should I say The White Side? High five, white devils! All of your...

    Started by Zuul‎, 30 Sep 2011 03:31 PM
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  50. Strange noises in Wisconsin: Small-town residents freaked

    http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mysterious-booms-trembles-plague-wisconsin-town-baffle-scientists-060707562--abc-news.html I'm voting for early warm weather causing unusual ground expansion. Anyone?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 21 Mar 2012 09:21 AM
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