"Now is the winter of our discontent...."

Why are we not championing the Green Movement in Iran?

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

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Somali Pirates Make Stupid Mistake - Fire on French Navy

Generally speaking, it's a bad idea to fire on a vessel from any navy, including the French. Fortunately, in the end, no one was hurt, the pirates were captured, extremem lulz ensued.

The viability of wind energy

It's interesting that the article points out that the single greatest challenge to the use of wind power comes from finding better storage for harnessing peak energy production.

Poland okays forcible castration for paedophiles

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said late last year he wanted obligatory castration for paedophiles, whom he branded 'degenerates'. Tusk said he did not believe "one can use the term 'human' for such individuals, such creatures".

Trade War with Canada: The Law of Unintended Consequence

How is it that a president who is supposed to be "reaching out" to other countries and improving our relations abroad can allow the persistence of a policy that puts us at odds with our best trade partner and closest ally?

In another case of stupid ,bad judgement by a bank exec....

Wells Fargo & Co has fired a senior vice president after investigating reports she held lavish parties at a foreclosed beachfront Malibu house owned by the bank.

Fighting terrorism from a beanbag

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- From a Silicon Valley office strewn with bean-bag chairs, a group of twenty-something software engineers is building an unlikely following of terrorist hunters at U.S. spy agencies.

Who is your all-time favorite on-screen anti-hero?

For the most part, we have to behave ourselves in polite society. We obey the traffic laws (except for speeding) on the way to work. We hold open the elevator door when we see someone rushing for the door, even when we're running late for a meeting.

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Why Do We Stay in our Relationships?

Going through our daily lives, we often find that we've fallen into routine and are essentially living life on "auto-pilot".

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The hate-crime that wasn't a hate-crime: Marine Sgt. and wife slain

Four former Marines will stand trial for the slaying of a sergeant and his wife in the couple's French Valley home last year, a judge ruled Wednesday.

100 million dollar bonus to Citigroup exec contractually owed: Your taxes will pay for it

In a few weeks, the Treasury Department's czar of executive pay will have to answer this $100 million question: Should Andrew J. Hall get his bonus?

A dying father has his last request fulfilled: A post-mortem tattoo

I almost hate placing this story in the odd news category; there is something poignant and visceral in the raw emotion this story provides.

Obama to lift Syrian export ban - Damascus, of course, is thrilled

U.S. Woos Damascus by Easing Export Ban By JAY SOLOMON DAMASCUS -- The Obama administration has told Syria that it will work to ease U.S. sanctions against Damascus, as Washington intensifies its pursuit of détente with a longtime Middle East rival.

Forget your inbox... They want to DIRECTLY SPAM YOUR BRAIN!

Receiving text messages—from your brain? By Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times You know that little voice in your head? The one that nags you to go to the gym after spending a sedentary weekend watching the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" marathon on TV?

Detroit Retailers Abandoning City – City Slowly Imploding

DETROIT -- They call this the Motor City, but you have to leave town to buy a Chrysler or a Jeep.

Mugabe opponents: We confessed after torture

Opposition members accused of being involved in a bomb plot in Zimbabwe told a court Thursday that they were tortured into making false confessions.

Chavez wants to develop nuclear power with Russia's help

Don't get me wrong.... I'm all in favor of Venezuela having nuclear power. I just don't want them having nuclear power with that @!$%#ing nutjob running Venezuela.

Obama finds support.... In Russia

Looks like Sen. Obama is more favorably viewed by a country that has recently retaken an adversarial overtone towards the US. Does this mean that he's likely to have a more concilatory effect on relations between the two countries? Not likely.

Yes, but is it really pornography?

For the first time ever, I had a post deleted from the 'vine. Why, you might ask? Per the seeder of the article (and therefore, the default moderator), my posting was a violation of the CoH because it was "pornographic" in nature. Some background:

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So, when McCain gets elected President…....

I'm sorry, I meant if he gets elected, I would be interested in hearing what the Democrat strategy will be for 2012.

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Hello Mayor! Welcome to JAIL!

Looks like the "hip-hop mayor" is going to be hopping into a cell where he belongs. Assault, perjury, fraud... all a days work in the life of Kwame Killpatrick.

Boeing machinist union to go on strike

Think this isn't major? The US economy rose 1.6% last quarter, only because of commercial airplane sales.

Opinion: Palin's daughter is pregnant, get over it - Sexploration - msnbc.com

Brian's nailed this one on the head... particularly the part about Newsviners making some utterly reprehensible comments about the Palin family.

Murder cops fooled by life-sized doll - MSNBC

Oh, I would have loved to have seen THIS Quincy episode. Jack Klugman would have ripped the cops and new one and then bitched at Sam about it for hours!

McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama - Decision '08

Looks like the lead has not only faded for Obama, but is now eroded to trailing behind. This race is going to be much closer than most people think.

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