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United States of Meat

United Steaks by Dominic Episcipo takes a raw look at the USA. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

‘We hate the United States’: Secessionists rally in Texas

For some folks in Texas, the prospect of a universal health care scheme isn't just cause for protest and debate — it's reason enough to secede from the United States altogether. Some 200 people rallied at the State Capitol in Austin on Saturday, a small but vocal crowd that set itself in opposition to pro-health care reform protesters. Larry Kilgore, a Christian activist that the Texas Observer says has advocated execution for homosexuals, “drew some murmurs of disapproval” when he told the crowd: “I hate that flag up there.

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‘We hate the United States’: Secessionists rally in Texas

The World’s most violent city

Ciudad Juarez is a major Mexican city on the border with the United States, 1 and a half million inhabitants and a strong economic integration with neighbour El Paso, Texas. But unfortunately the city is known for his appalling crime rate that has made it the most violent city in the world.The Mexican president has sent 10,000 soldiers of the army to maintain order, but so far the results seem poor.

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Scientists struggle for wind power solutions

“By 2030 the Department of Energy wants 20 percent of electricity produced in the United States to be generated by wind. Wind currently generates less than 1 percent of the country's electricity, so the increase will require the number of new wind turbine installations to jump from 2,000 to 7,000 per year, according to the DOE. Although wind turbines, which typically stand 300 feet tall, are environmentally benign when compared to coal fired power plants, they are much more complex than the simple windmills of the past and face a number of operating problems that scientists are trying to solve.

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Polls show atheism on the rise in America

When South Florida atheists held their first meeting, they were just five friends, having a beer at a bar.

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Polls show atheism on the rise in America

Nick Jonas Reveals Details On Kevin’s Wedding

The eldest Jonas Brother may be getting married to Danielle Deleasa by the end of the year. By Jocelyn Vena Kevin Jonas Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage It seems like wedding bells might be ringing for Kevin Jonas and his fianc

Obama Calls Edward Kennedy ‘Greatest United States Senator Of Our Time’

‘For America, he was a defender of a dream,’ the president says of the late senator.

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Obama Calls Edward Kennedy ‘Greatest United States Senator Of Our Time’

Ryan Jenkins Charged with Murder of Jasmine Fiore

The Orange County District Attorney’s office has charged Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money contestant Ryan Jenkins with the murder of his wife. Jasmine Fiore, who married Ryan Alexander Jenkins in March, was discovered Saturday stuffed in a suitcase and thrown in a dumpster in Buena Park, Calif

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Britney for President — in a Two-Piece!

Filed under: Britney Spears Britney Spears took a break from prancing around the pool in a bikini — so she could prance around Letterman in a bikini … and announce her candidacy for President of the United States!!!Our favorite reason to put Brit Brit in the White House — ..

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Britney for President — in a Two-Piece!

Microsoft BANNED from selling Word in the United States!

A court in Texas has granted an injunction against Microsoft – effectively banning the sale of Microsoft Word in the whole of the United States. Looks like MS infringed some intellectual property…

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Microsoft BANNED from selling Word in the United States!