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Jewish groups back Muslims on minaret ban

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Citing religious discrimination, a diverse coalition of Jewish organizations is objecting to Switzerland's ban of minarets on local mosques. Swiss voters this week approved by a strong majority a referendum outlawing the construction of minarets. The measure, pushed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), was supported by 57 percent of the population.

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Let’s Fight About a Gay-Sex Videogame This Christmas Season

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Dragon Age : Origins has taken the terribly awkward genre of videogame dialog and melded it with gay romance and, also gay sex scenes.

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Why 14.6% of America can’t afford enough food – Real Recovery

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Here's a math problem for you: The national unemployment rate hits its highest point since the 80s in October: 10.2 percent. According to a report released this week last year 14.6% of Americans couldn't afford to buy enough food. How does that add up

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Sarah Palin: The Future of Politics or an Ordinary D-Lister?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Sarah Palin entered the national political spotlight in August 2008 when she became Sen. John McCain’s V.P

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Whoops, Barack Obama Forgot to Care About the Gays Again

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Congratulations to the National Organization For Marriage, a group dedicated to making sure a large segment of the population cannot get married, on their successful campaign to scare people in Maine. NOM raised a zillion dollars or so from hateful bigots across the nation whose names they refuse to disclose, which is, of course, a violation of state campaign finance law. But if it works, who gives a shit?

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Climate change could kill 250,000 children next year

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Climate change could kill 250,000 children next year, and the figure could rise to more than 400,000 by 2030, according to Save the Children. The charity warns that over 900 million children in the next generation will be affected by water shortages and 160 million more children will be at risk of catching malaria – one of the biggest killers of children under five – as it spreads to new parts of the world

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Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

IS GEORGE W. BUSH stupid?

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Found far away: 32 new planets

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using telescopes by the European Southern Observatory telescopes didn’t find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400.

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Government budgeting 101 | Blogs.OnlineAthens.com

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Six staff positions (two of which are currently filled) will be terminated, with the result that ACC is operating with fewer employees compared to the population of the County than in the recent past – this year there are 13.6 employees … comply with the Clean Air Act; $500000 over five years to replace 17000 street signs to comply with new state standards; $34100 annually to maintain a registry of sex offenders; and $32000 annually to respond to open-records requests

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Disillusioned FBI Launches Nationwide Hunt For Some Kind Of Truth

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WASHINGTON—FBI director Robert S. Mueller III announced Monday that the entire manpower of his increasingly disillusioned agency has been diverted into a massive nationwide search for some semblance of genuine, concrete truth.

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