Featured Diary: Late February Supreme Court Round-Up
DEMachina.
Posted to Legal on Mon Mar 01, 2010 at 08:26:36 AM EST (promoted from Diaries by port1080). RSS.
There're some pretty big ones this time around.
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Taxed Enough Already!
HidingFromGoro.
Posted to Religion on Sat Feb 27, 2010 at 11:28:45 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
How much of your labor did the government steal with 2009 taxes?
If you were as hardworking as the top 400 earners (average daily income $945,000), the answer would be 16.62%.
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No More YouTube For Italy?
Thalia.
Posted to Media on Fri Feb 26, 2010 at 01:00:33 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Three Google employees were convicted in Italy of privacy violations in connection to a video uploaded to YouTube.
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Tiger Woods apologizes for sexing it up
pO157.
Posted to Sport on Tue Feb 23, 2010 at 02:45:26 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Golf legend Tiger Woods took to a public stage to apologize for his repeated affairs with at least 11 women.
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Utah Approves Criminal Sanctions for Miscarriage
Thalia.
Posted to Legal on Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 09:01:22 PM EST (promoted by wetkarma). RSS.
Utah has passed a law (on the desk of the governor who said he would sign it) to criminalize behavior that leads to a miscarriage.
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Liar finds herself on wrong end of legal system. Again.
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 03:10:28 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Crystal Gail Mangum, 33, the woman who started the Duke Lacrosse incident by lying about an accused gang rape incident that sparked national headlines, now finds herself in jail on charges of arson, child abuse and attempted first degree murder. Durham, NC police say she attempted to stab her boyfriend, then light his clothes and their apartment on fire for some reason. The Durham Fire Department rescued three children from the smoke filled unit after they were called.
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Report: Bush attorneys should receive no punishment
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Sun Feb 21, 2010 at 11:19:31 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The Justice Department released (pdf) a report today which reversed a previous suggestion that Bush administration appointees responsible for approving torture face sanctions from their local bar associations.
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Breaking News: Alexander Haig Is Dead
Bertrand.
Posted to Politics on Sat Feb 20, 2010 at 12:00:34 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State died from an infection at the age of 85.
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The Department of Homeland Security & Gun Control
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Sat Feb 20, 2010 at 01:58:59 AM EST (promoted by wetkarma). RSS.
A shocking internal report reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lost 243 firearms over a 2 year period (from 2006 to 2008). Many of these weapons fell into the hands of convicted felons. An astounding 74% of these weapons were lost "because officers did not properly secure them."
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Switch to Switchgrass
port1080.
Posted to SciTech on Fri Feb 19, 2010 at 08:21:10 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Biofuel - gasoline alternatives made from plant matter - has long been promised as a savior that will both provide energy independence and help reduce automobile pollution. There has, however, always been a problematic trade-off - planting crops for biofuel has reduced the crop space available for food crops. The more popular biofuels became, the more the cost of food staples would increase. Now a potential solution finally seems within reach - two companies have recently announced breakthroughs in creating cellulose-based biofuels.
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School District Fails 1984
port1080.
Posted to Etcetera on Thu Feb 18, 2010 at 09:01:35 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
A school district in the Philadelphia suburbs has been accused of using school issued laptops to spy on students. The laptops came with built in webcams and were installed with software that allowed the school to access them remotely and without the student's knowledge, even when off school property.
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London Women: Sorry I Made You Rape Me
port1080.
Posted to Etcetera on Thu Feb 18, 2010 at 08:55:16 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
A recent survey of London, UK women has indicated that an astounding 54% thought that women should in some cases bear partial responsibility for their own rapes.
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