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Vermont governor to approve Death with Dignity law Submitted By Carl

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

▲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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Report: More than 85,000 veterans treated for injuries involving sexual abuse Submitted By Estelle

▲20 Votes Comment The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates more than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or sickness related to sexual abuse...

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North Carolina 2-year-old puts dads unattended gun in his mouth and fires Submitted By Morty

▲6 Votes Comment A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina is expected to survive after shooting himself with his fathers gun over the weekend. Randolph County deputies sa...

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Pressure building on OFA over Keystone Pipeline betrayal Submitted By John

▲35 Votes Comment Does Obama's OFA believe it's own climate talking points? If they did, they'd be opposed to Keystone Pipeline. .

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Marco Rubios 3am call on Benghazi Submitted By Morty

▲24 Votes Comment The day Marco Rubio publicly parroted a lie about Benghazi because he didn't even bother checking the facts. .

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

▲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 Carl

▲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 Frank

▲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 Ferris

▲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 Jeanie

▲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 Ed

▲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 Elaine

▲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 Newman

▲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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Federal judge finds probable cause Fox News reporter helped leak classified docs Submitted By Carl

▲28 Votes Comment In the wake of reports that the Department of Justice seized phone records from The Associated Press while investigating an intelligence leak, The ...

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Colbert reminds Virginia grads: Jefferson became known for embracing diversity Submitted By Miranda

▲10 Votes Comment Speaking to graduates at the University of Virginia on Saturday, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert quipped that the universitys founder and signa...

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes coast of Chile Submitted By Jerry

▲36 Votes Comment A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate tsunami warning issued. The qu...

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Man-on-the-street TV anchor guides Spain through crisis Submitted By Brian

▲18 Votes Comment With his high-pitched voice, square spectacles and stubbly chin, Jordi Evole is not your typical dashing television presenter. That doesnt stop thr...

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Two Las Vegas men accused of killing teen over iPad Submitted By Carl

▲19 Votes Comment Police in Las Vegas, Nevada announced the arrest on Sunday of two men accused of killing a 15-year-old boy while stealing his iPad. KLAS-TV reporte...

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Indias new generation of filmmakers feted at Cannes Submitted By Ed

▲16 Votes Comment Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are belove...

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