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This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 4 sinks

Bobby Jindal's Experience As A Exorcist...

Politics – In an essay Bobby Jindal wrote in 1994, he narrated a bizarre story of a personal encounter with a demon, in which he participated in an exorcism with a group of college friends. And not only did they cast out the supernatural spirit that had possessed his friend, Jindal wrote that he believes that their ritual may well have cured her cancer.

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:53pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / 2 sinks

Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Gordon Prather on Korean Nukes

Politics – discusses the chaos of the Bush regime's policies against the "Axis of Evil" and global non-proliferation regime, from trying to frame North Korea with the same bogus intel as they used on Iraq to trying to connect Iran and North Korea with the Israeli-bombed facility in Syria, the U.S.'s nuclear deals with India, how A.Q. Kahn's stolen i

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:53pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 2 sinks

Starting the Next Cold War

Politics – NATO is an organization without a mission -- will it create its own?

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:53pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / 1 sink

Oh How I'll Miss The Bushisms

Politics – And they call Obama an elitist...On a recent White House visit with Phillipine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, US President George W. Bush tried this funny on for size:

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:52pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 3 sinks

McCain claiming credit for passing the GI Bill he opposed

Politics – What does McCain mean by 'we' in this context? "I'm happy to tell you that we probably agreed to an increase in educational benefits..." Claiming credit for a bill you opposed and didn't vote for is the ultimate form of credit claiming and McCain is just the person to go where every person with half a brain would know not to go.

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:52pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 3 sinks

America Is the Rogue Nation

Politics – One gets the impression that there are some people in Washington who believe that Israel or the U.S. can bomb Iran's nuclear reactors, fly home, and it will be mission complete.

Sunk on June 28, 2008 09:52pm

Our Gang Little Rascals
This story has mostly positive ratings. 77 votes / No sinks

Our Gang Little Rascals "Fishy Tales" (1937)

Television – Hal Roach/MGM presents Little Rascals/Our Gang "Fishy Tales" (1937)

Voted for on June 28, 2008 09:41pm

O'Reilly:  Obama's big advantage is money
This story has mostly positive ratings. 185 votes / 38 sinks

O'Reilly: Obama's big advantage is money

Politics – Right now, the smart money is betting the next president of the United States will be named Obama, and dollars are the primary reason why. As you may have heard, the senator has flip-flopped on public campaign financing and now says he will not accept it, even though he once thought it was a swell idea.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 06:17pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 votes / 1 sink

Obama's Global Tax Senate Bill 2433 voting after July 4

Politics – Senator Barack Obama's sponsorship of Senate Bill 2433 aligns with the emerging core theme of his general election campaign. The change he promises will bring much-needed relief, not just to America's victims of economic injustice, but to victims worldwide. additional 845 billion over 13 years in addition to existing foreign aid expenditures.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 06:17pm

Food prices: Supermarkets battle to attract customers
This story has mostly positive ratings. 62 votes / 1 sink

Food prices: Supermarkets battle to attract customers

Money – A price war has broken out between the UK's largest supermarkets as a flurry of discount offers designed to attract cash-strapped consumers is announced.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 11:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 31 votes / 1 sink

Netroots Feel Jilted By Obama Over FISA

Politics – When former Sen. John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race, the progressive Netroots took their affections to Barack Obama, defending him against attack from Hillary Rodham Clinton and others.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 11:35am

Thousands line up for free gas giveaway
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Thousands line up for free gas giveaway

News – A syndicated radio show's announcement that it would pay for up to 360 cars to get free gas had vehicles lined up for more than 10 blocks at a gas station today.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 03:30am

Jindal: Intelligent Design
This story has mostly positive ratings. 95 votes / 10 sinks

Jindal: Intelligent Design "The Very Best Science"

Politics – Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Governor, exorcist, and potential McCain running mate, was interviewed on CBS's Face The Nation on Father's Day. Among the topics covered, Jindal was asked about his opinions on the debate over intelligent design's place in the public school curriculum.

Sunk on June 28, 2008 01:06am Commented on 16 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Saturdays Metal - Kataklysm - Taking The World By Storm
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Saturdays Metal - Kataklysm - Taking The World By Storm

Music – Someone said they wanted heavy,well after yesterdays muppet metal(its hard to equal that)i thought this is a good one to follow with.Good and heavy and nothing nice.

Voted for on June 28, 2008 12:08am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 5 sinks

The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama

Politics – "To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies." -- Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. 24, 2007 That was then: Democratic primaries to be won, netroot lefties to be seduced. With all that (and Hillary Clinton) out of the way, Obama now says he'll vote in

Voted for on June 27, 2008 11:07pm

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