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Tunisian activist who posted topless photos arrested for immoral gestures Submitted By Elaine

▲33 Votes Comment A young Tunisian activist who sparked controversy in March by posting topless pictures of herself online has been arrested for allegedly making imm...

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Alex Jones: Democrats stole election, want to legalize the 30 million illegals Submitted By Carrie

▲33 Votes Comment Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rang some familiar Republican talking points in a phone interview with Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt, ...

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Peggy Noonan's Broken Soul Submitted By George

▲31 Votes Comment I've read a slew of blog posts over the past few days suggesting that Peggy Noonan has finally and comprehensively gone crazy. The evidence is her latest column, which starts with "We are in the mi...

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Iowa Senate Republican staffer fired after reporting sexual harassment Submitted By Elaine

▲23 Votes Comment A female former staffer for the Iowa state Senate Republicans says she was fired only hours after she reported sexual harassment by male lawmakers....

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Are our ads showing up normally for you? Weve had reports of problems. Submitted By Morty

▲24 Votes Comment We've had reports that ads on home page & posts are occasionally covering content. Need your feedback to fix. .

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Priests led violent mob of 20,000 against gay protesters in (former Soviet) Georgia Submitted By Samantha

▲6 Votes Comment Violence-prone Georgia thinks it's going to join NATO and the EU. Good luck with that. .

americablog.com |  4h ago

Billionaire Carlos Slim to buy U.S. mobile phone company Start Wireless Group Submitted By Charlotte

▲15 Votes Comment Mexican phone giant America Movil, owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, announced Monday that its US unit reached a deal to acquire US mobile phone co...

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Congressmen to Hagel: Where Are the Missing War Records? Submitted By Newman

▲23 Votes Comment By Peter Sleeth, Special to ProPublica The top Republican and Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs are demanding more details from d...

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Five killed in botched bank robbery in Israel Submitted By Cameron

▲10 Votes Comment Four people were killed and three others wounded in a botched bank heist in southern Israel which ended when a robber who had held a hostage shot h...

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Finnish startup launches smartphone to rival their former company Nokia Submitted By Claire

▲24 Votes Comment A group of ex-Nokia employees who quit over the companys decision to abandon the planned MeeGo operating system in favour of Windows presented thei...

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Russia: Security services foiled terrorist attack on Moscow Submitted By Estelle

▲31 Votes Comment Russian security services said Monday they had foiled a terror attack on Moscow, killing two of the plotters and arresting another. Our forceful ac...

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Vermont governor to approve Death with Dignity law Submitted By Jerry

▲18 Votes Comment At a Monday afternoon ceremony, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) will sign a bill making the state the third in the nation to permit euthanasia, putt...

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Brazilian tourists die in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey Submitted By Miranda

▲29 Votes Comment Two Brazilian tourists died Monday and 23 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in a beauty spot in central Turkey, officials ...

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First home grown British astronaut heads to International Space Station Submitted By Jeanie

▲12 Votes Comment A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first home-grown British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. Major Tim ...

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New Jersey legislature plans to send four gun control bills to Christies desk Submitted By Cameron

▲13 Votes Comment N.J. Assembly plans to send four gun control bills to Christie (via NJ.com) Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger TRENTON The Assembly this afternoon plans ...

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Supreme Court to rule on Christian prayers at government meetings Submitted By Morty

▲35 Votes Comment The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday announced that it would decide whether government meetings can include prayers from Christian cler...

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Revealed: Republicans knew about IRS investigations of tea party groups last July Submitted By Cameron

▲18 Votes Comment Republicans in Congress have known that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asked additional questions of some tea party groups seeking tax exempt s...

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Asia-Pacific leaders warn water shortages could create conflict Submitted By John

▲30 Votes Comment Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations w...

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Arkansas state treasurer arrested on federal extortion charges Submitted By Estelle

▲35 Votes Comment Arkansas state treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) is scheduled to appear in a federal court Monday in connection with extortion charges. KATV-TV reporte...

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An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry Submitted By Morty

▲14 Votes Comment Apologies for not having The Orange Couch up today. Scheduling conflicts made it difficult. We will have it up tomorrow.) Dear Board of Directors o...

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