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It’s been 14 years since Dolly the cloned sheep. Have scientists done anything comparable in importance this year?

Yesterday marked the 14th anniversary of Dolly's cloning. Have there been any recent scientific discoveries that are as monumental? added by: joshuaheller

AP Source: Feds suing to stop Ariz. immigrant law

The U.S. Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigrants. The planned lawsuit was confirmed to The Associated Press by a Justice Department official with knowledge of the plans. The official didn't want to be identified before a public announcement planned for later Tuesday. The lawsuit will argue that Arizona's new measure requiring state and local police to question and possibly arrest illegal immigrants during the enforcement of other laws, like traffic stops, usurps federal authority. Tuesday's action has been expected for weeks. President Barack Obama has called the state law misguided. Supporters say it is a reasonable reaction to federal inaction on immigration. added by: Stoneyroad

Vuvuzela cat free styling the horn

The cat mixes the Vuvuzela sound up with some free styling added by: 1978jamesb

Senator Burr Pulled Out of Gulf Covered in Oil

Republican Sen. Richard Burr is the target of a new TV ad campaign that ties him to the oil industry and the Gulf of Mexico spill. A coalition of four environmental, labor and veterans groups began airing an ad today showing an oil-covered man – identified as Burr – being pulled out of the ocean like a sea bird. The man in the suit is shown being cleaned in a rescue operation, reports Rob Christensen. “We pulled one out of the water this morning completely covered in oil,” says a man. “The name is Senator Richard Burr.” added by: punman

Porn film shot in London hospital

A “big budget” porn film has been shot in a London hospital, one of it's wards was hired out to a film company. Tory MP Penny Mordaunt said the movie generated “substantial income” for the hospital NHS Kensington and Chelsea said the incident occurred before 2002 when the primary care trust formed. Penny Mordaunt stated, “When I was director of Kensington and Chelsea Council, I discovered that one of our local hospitals was hiring out one of its closed – but fully-equipped wards – to a film company to use as a film set,” “To add insult to injury, the movie was a pornographic one. “Although I cannot claim to have seen the final picture – as I understand, these things are no longer claimable on parliamentary expenses – it was a big-budget affair and generated substantial income for the hospital.” “But apart from cheering up a few of the in-patients, it cannot be said to be contributing to the objectives of the primary care trust.” – BBC Kensington and Chelsea council have not commented on the story http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1292427/NHS-hospital-ward-closed-film-bi… added by: sarahmatilda

10 Reasons To End The Wars Now

The long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been back in the news recently, and we just had the bizarre spectacle of the Republican National Committee Chairman saying he didn't like Obama's war in Afghanistan, while the DNC chastised him for failing to support the troops. Here are ten reasons to end the wars now. I hope you'll take a look at some of the links. 1. American military and contractor casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2. Iraqi and Afghanistan civilian and military casualties. 3. These wars are a tremendous waste of taxpayer money in a time of extreme deficits, high unemployment and a falling stock market. 4. Invading and occupying Afghanistan and Iraq feeds terrorism. 5. Osama Bin Laden and his co-conspirators who attacked the World Trade Center were Saudi Arabian. 6. As Congressman Ron Paul recently said: “In Afghanistan, we are fighting the Taliban, those dangerous people with guns defending their homeland. Once they were called the Mujahideen, our old allies, along with bin Laden, in the fight to ou http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lp-monday-message-10-reasons-to-end-the-wars-now added by: shanklinmike

Helen Mirren: Where Were They Then?

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Helen Mirren: Where Were They Then?

How Judge Judy Beats Oprah

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How Judge Judy Beats Oprah

American Jihadi: A Best Friend’s Perspective

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Top 5: Worst Blockbusters

Ellen Fox looks at the highest grossing, but lowest tomato-metered films of all time. Transformers 2, we have some bad news for you…

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