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Today’s fastest growing group: Right Wing Nuts [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

Today's fastest growing group list is up on the blog, and the group in the top spot is Right Wing Nuts. Check it out. You can also find the full top 5 list on the blog, so take a peek over there as well

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Today’s fastest growing group: Right Wing Nuts [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

AT&T unveils plans to improve its 3G network

The timing is way off, but it appears as though AT&T is planning on upgrading its 3G network which should cause iPhone owners to react with jubilation, or puzzlement as to why this is only just beginning. added by: admillios 3 responses

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AT&T unveils plans to improve its 3G network

Report: CIA hired Blackwater to help with hit squads

The controversial private contractor Blackwater was enlisted by the CIA during the Bush administration for a secret plan to form anti-Al Qaeda hit squads, the New York Times reported Wednesday night, citing unnamed sources familiar with the plan. The hit squad proposal, when revealed this summer, caused an uproar because congressional leaders hadn't yet been briefed. The program apparently never got off the ground, and President Obama's CIA director, Leon Panetta, canceled the program as soon as he learned of it before notifying Congress.

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Video appears in paper magazines

The first-ever video advertisement will be published in a traditional paper magazine in September.

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Video appears in paper magazines

Today’s fastest growing group: SF&F and Comics [Your Group Here] — [Current.com blog]

The fastest growing group on Current.com is SF&F and Comics, curated by booksellergirl.

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Air traffic controller joked about cooking a cat moments before Hudson River crash

An air traffic controller was joking on the phone about barbecuing a dead cat moments before a small plane collided with a tour helicopter over the Hudson River, transcripts obtained by The Associated Pressshow. Nine people died in the accident

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19 year old gets 8 year sentence for graffiti

A 19 year old graffiti tagger will go down in Nueces county history as being sentenced to serve one of the longest jail terms for his crime to date. Having caused thousands of dollars in graffiti damage over the last year and a half, Ralph Mirabal was sentenced to three, 8 year prison terms to be served concurrently. The courtroom was packed with people who were victim's to Maribal's vandalism.

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19 year old gets 8 year sentence for graffiti

Some smokers start growing tobacco

Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers that have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9. “I want to get to where I don't have to go to the store and buy tobacco, but I'll just be able to supply my own from one year to the next,” Byars said.

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Over 1/4 of Republicans still think there will be "death panels", 1/3 still not sure

Other results from the same poll: 37% of Republicans think that the reform will REQUIRE elderly patients to meet with government officials to discuss “end of life” options including euthanasia – 32% not sure.

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Over 1/4 of Republicans still think there will be "death panels", 1/3 still not sure

White House backs right to bear arms outside Obama events, if state laws allow

Armed men seen mixing with protesters outside recent events held by President Obama acted within the law, the White House said Tuesday, attempting to allay fears of a security threat. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said people are entitled to carry weapons outside such events if local laws allow it. “There are laws that govern firearms that are done state or locally,” he said

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