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This story has mostly positive ratings. 166 votes / 10 sinks

Ex-State officials allege corruption in Iraq

Politics – The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.

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Voted for on May 13, 2008 07:01am Commented on 2 times: 1 2

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

The Myth of Voter Fraud

Politics – Missouri and at least 19 other states are considering passing laws that would force people to prove their citizenship before they can vote. These bills are not a sincere effort to prevent noncitizens from voting; that is a made-up problem. The real aim is to reduce turnout by eligible voters.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 13, 2008 06:49am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / 1 sink

Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause

Do No Evil – For all the hope and excitement Obama's candidacy is generating, some of his field workers, phone-bank volunteers and campaign surrogates are encountering a raw racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed -- and unreported -- this election season.

View Story Discuss (15) (washingtonpost.com) 7 hours ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 13, 2008 06:40am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 63 votes / No sinks

Bear Searches For Food Inside Backpacker

Humor – THE ONION RADIO NEWS: With Doyle Redland reporting - Rangers at Wyoming's Grand Tetons National Park blame food scarcity for compelling a local grizzly bear to forage inside hiker Aaron Lane.

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Voted for on May 13, 2008 05:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks

Moskau...English Translation by Buffalax

Popular Videos – And the Russian ABBA says "Indians are high".

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Voted for on May 13, 2008 05:46am

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

Maker Faire: This, From That

Science – The muffins are rolling. The muffin cars, electric-powered vehicles built to resemble cupcakes, scoot around the open spaces of the San Mateo Event Center & Expo, a sprawling fairground about 20 miles south of San Francisco and, on this day, a million miles from normal.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 12, 2008 10:07pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / No sinks

Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D

Science – The WorldWide Telescope project spans astronomy, education and computing. The space service, astronomers say, could also become valuable in scientific discovery, especially with a professional version being developed with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 12, 2008 10:01pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / 4 sinks

Embedding the Analysts: Modern-Day Propaganda?

Do No Evil – Setbacks in Iraq - like the generals' revolt, the Abu Ghraib scandal, and the growing insurgency - brought pushback from the Pentagon by way of a new set of talking points for the well-schooled retirees.

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Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:31pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / No sinks

1968 -- A year of creeping terror

Do No Evil – In the media and in the minds of millions of young people, political radicalism was linked to the counterculture, an amorphous entity that stretched from (and often failed to distinguish between) fashion options, tastes in music, and transformations in consciousness.

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Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:30pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 1 sink

Why Won't FOX Denounce Rush Limbaugh?

Do No Evil – if FOX believes Obama should answer for the comments and actions of everyone he knows (as well as anyone those people know), why won't FOX denounce frequent guest Rush Limbaugh?

View Story Discuss (1) (huffingtonpost.com) 21 hours ago by populist

Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / 2 sinks

Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions

Do No Evil – The number of Americans being secretly wiretapped or having their financial and other records reviewed by the govt. has continued to increase as officials aggressively use powers approved after 9/11. But the number of terrorism prosecutions, one measure of the effectiveness of such sleuthing, has continued to decline, in some cases precipitously.

View Story Discuss (0) (latimes.com) 1 day ago by Aidenag

Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:26pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks

Robber Stashed Cash Up Bum

Do No Evil – Police noticed some rustling sounds from Linn's bottom area and on closer inspection a roll of cash was found protruding from Linn's anus, the full amount of cash taken in the robbery. The money will be destroyed.

View Story Discuss (0) (stuff.co.nz) 1 day ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:21pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 17 votes / No sinks

Hundreds Strip For Naked Photo Shoot In Austria

Do No Evil – The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.

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Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 17 votes / No sinks

Factory Farming - more 'Downer' animal abuses

Do No Evil – Even after the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company investigation, a new HSUS undercover video shows farm animals suffering terribly even before they arrive at the slaughter plant. Cows too weak to walk, called "downers," languish for agonizing hours at stockyards and auctions without veterinary care - or being put out of their misery.

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Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:19pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Airline Passenger Refuses To Hang Up Cell Phone During Flight

Do No Evil – Dallas police met a Southwest Airlines plane at Dallas Love Field on Monday after flight staff reported that a passenger refused to stop using his mobile phone during the flight.

View Story Discuss (0) (dallasnews.com) 19 hours ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on May 12, 2008 09:18pm