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Tea Party Senate Candidate Mike Lee Tried to Dump 1,600 Tons of European Nuclear Waste on Utah | News & Politics | AlterNet

With an assist from FreedomWorks, Mike Lee grabbed Utah's Senate nomination from incumbent Bob Bennett. Now he shows he's not a states' rights kind of guy. Dick Armey and his political organizing group, FreedomWorks, have been working overtime to convince Tea Party supporters they're invested in the movement's “common sense” approaches on states' rights, strict constitutionalism and protecting Main Street from Wall Street. FreedomWorks' ties to Big Energy run deep, however, and by throwing their weight behind the group's endorsed Utah Senate candidate, Mike Lee, Tea Party adherents are inadvertently backing a candidate who tried to bury 1,600 tons of European nuclear waste in what some call their sovereign state. FreedomWorks and Lee, put simply, are capitalizing on Tea Party anger for their own interests. added by: toyotabedzrock

Universal Cell Phone Charger Coming Soon…At Some Point…In the Maybe-Not-Distant Future…

Photo via kalleboo A common complaint about cell phones is that there is no universal charger — if you don’t have the one that works specifically for your phone, well, you’re just out of luck when your battery dies. It’s not only a hassle for cell phone owners, but it’s a huge problem for e-waste as the chargers become useless when the corresponding cell phones are tossed aside for newer models. But progress toward a more environmentally responsible (and plain common sense) solution for a universal charger that works will all phon… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Could Less Become More Again?

Architectural historian Jane Merkel writes in the New York Times about how immediately after World War II, “it was a time of common sense and a belief that less truly could be more. During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Kim Kardashian Touts Fragrance as "Super Feminine"

Forget smelling like a mixture of Ray J, Reggie Bush and QuickTrim powder. Kim Kardashian has given fans another reason why they ought to purchase her new fragrance : it makes you feel like a woman! After starring in her first perfume ad (below), Kardashian writes on her blog : It was so much fun getting all glammed up for this shoot

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15 Awesome Movie Mashup Posters (Pics)

What better a way to be imaginative than to take two completely different ideas and mash them together to form a better, weirder, cooler idea?

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The 11 Best Dethklok Band Meetings

Check out videos of 11 of the best Dethklok band meetings from the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse.

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Say No to Xenu! Top 10 Anti-Scientology Celebs

10 anti-scientology celebrities with enough common sense to keep their bank accounts (and heads) intact.

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This is what I’m talking about

When I said the world has lost all common sense, this is the tip of the iceberg. Shouldn’t someone tell her that admitting you were too dumb to take your birth control and then saying it was cool because the baby would “raise your profile” is not a good thing? Shouldn’t someone tell her that stretchy band aids are not maternity clothes

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Unsigned Band of the Week: NYCSmoke

NYCSmoke : Often referred to as “New York’s best kept secret,” NYCSmoke fuses all that is real and beautiful about rock n’ roll, past, present, and future.

FESTIVAL GALLERY: Rothbury Music Festival 2009

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