Your Cheating GenesMayorBob.Posted to SciTech on Sat Sep 06, 2008 at 06:13:43 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.Rejoice men! Now you may have a built-in, no-fault excuse for being a lowdown, cheating horndog. Scientists have been wondering why some men show an inclination to stray from vows of monogamy while others stick to their marital vows. Eureka, as Archimedes once said. It's not my willpower that's weak; it's my genetic make up that's wanting. (26 comments, 350 words in story) Full Story |
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Campaign 2008: Republicans in St. PaulPolitics, Thu Sep 4.profwhat.And you thought the Republican National Convention would be boring this year! It began with a hurricane, forcing the cancellation of all major activity; continued through a withering speech by Democrat/Independent Joe Lieberman, a surprisingly strong speech by Sarah Palin, and is scheduled to finish with McCain's acceptance speech tonight. (82 comments, 92 words in story) Full Story |
I Need Your Surgical Help Like I Need A Hole In The HeadLegal, Fri Sep 5.MayorBob.The police ought to have the right to search for evidence as long as they have a properly executed search warrant. All of which is fine when the evidence is all around you. But, what about if the evidence they're looking for is inside of you? Does the state have a right to have surgery performed on you to get at the evidence they say they need -- even if the surgery doesn't present a threat to your life? A case in Texas presents the opportunity to discuss. (5 comments, 759 words in story) Full Story |
Viva La PlacaLegal, Mon Sep 8.MayorBob.If you're a motorist in Florida you can show your support for a sports team, school, family values or the environment. Soon, you'll be able to show your love of God and country on the back of your car. These are the specialty license plates the state of Florida issues to anyone willing to pay the extra $25 annually to mount them on the back of their cars. There is one group of people who believe they should have their own plate and they think the state is unfairly discriminating against them by virtue of some official regulations. That group would be the Hispanics, represented by a non-profit interest group which is suing the state to have an Hispanic plate authorized. (2 comments, 546 words in story) Full Story |
Gov't to take over Fannie & Freddie
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Posted to Business on Sun Sep 07, 2008 at 09:23:33 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac are about to be placed into a conservatorship under direct federal control.
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Struck By Thunder And Lightning, The SuperSonics Go Boom
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Posted to Sport on Sun Sep 07, 2008 at 09:26:17 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
The SuperSonics, taken from Seattle with the grimy, guiding hand of the Godfather of Basketball himself, and having been relocated to Oklahoma, are no longer. Perhaps an introduction is in order: *KSSSH**KSSSH**KSSH* (lightning strike sound effects) Ladies and gentlemen, heeeeere's YOURRRRRRR Oklahoma City Thunder!!
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Oregon Judge Grabs Jurors Off Sidewalk
profwhat.
Posted to Legal on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 06:44:16 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Dislike jury duty? Then don't walk near courthouses in Oregon. A judge in Eugene, Oregon, facing a shortage of jurors, ordered a sheriff's deputies to walk outside the courthouse, onto a busy downtown street, and "summon the first 10 to 12 people you see" to serve as jurors.
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N-F-L
thefadd.
Posted to Sport on Fri Sep 05, 2008 at 06:21:21 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
American football begins yet another season in its annual quest for the Lombardi Trophy. Tee En Tee has shown its affinity for making baseless predictions -- and occasionally being right -- so it's as good a time as any to give those another shot.
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Google Re-Re-Ignites the Browser Wars
profwhat.
Posted to Business on Thu Sep 04, 2008 at 03:13:25 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Meeting a need that no one realized they had, Google has unleashed a new web browser upon the world: Chrome. It offers a clean interface, really fast performance, crash protection, fast performance, an Opera-like "speed dial," and also, did I mention, fast performance.
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Scandal ensnares Detroit... Mayor Flees in Panic! [Breaking]
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Posted to Legal on Thu Sep 04, 2008 at 09:09:49 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
After months of controversy and scandal which has ensnared the countries poorest city may finally be over. A deal is due any time this morning that would lead to the incarceration, resignation and removal from office of Detroit's mayor.
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RIP Don LaFontaine, King of Voiceovers
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Posted to Media on Tue Sep 02, 2008 at 12:17:18 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Don LaFontaine, the "movie trailer voiceover guy" has passed away at age 68 due to complications from a collapsed lung. He'd done work for over five thousand movies.
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The Man Everyone Forgot.
MayorBob.
Posted to Legal on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 12:48:18 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Joseph Shepard could be a candidate for poster child for the Sixth Amendment Society, should such a society ever be formed. He's been sitting in a jail cell in Jennings, Missouri waiting to have his drug case resolved in court. He's been waiting for almost two years, most of it spent in his cell 23 hours out of each 24 hour day. He's been forgotten by the system.
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