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Tunisian activist who posted topless photos arrested for immoral gestures

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

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, ...
www.rawstory.com |  4h ago 
 

Peggy Noonan's Broken Soul

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...
www.motherjones.com |  4h ago 
 

Iowa Senate Republican staffer fired after reporting sexual harassment

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....
www.rawstory.com |  4h ago 
 

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

24 Votes Comment  We've had reports that ads on home page & posts are occasionally covering content. Need your feedback to fix. .
americablog.com |  5h ago 
 

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

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

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...
www.rawstory.com |  3h ago 
 

Congressmen to Hagel: Where Are the Missing War Records?

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...
www.rawstory.com |  3h ago 
 

Five killed in botched bank robbery in Israel

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

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...
www.rawstory.com |  3h ago 
 

Russia: Security services foiled terrorist attack on Moscow

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...
www.rawstory.com |  4h ago 
 

Vermont governor to approve Death with Dignity law

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...
www.rawstory.com |  4h ago 
 

Brazilian tourists die in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey

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 ...
www.rawstory.com |  4h ago 
 

First home grown British astronaut heads to International Space Station

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 ...
www.rawstory.com |  5h ago 
 

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

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

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

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...
www.rawstory.com |  6h ago 
 

Asia-Pacific leaders warn water shortages could create conflict

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

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...
www.rawstory.com |  7h ago 
 

An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry

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...
www.rawstory.com |  7h ago