Clint Eastwood is better known for playing ‘”Dirty Harry” and other hyper-masculine tough guy characters than holding nuanced public policy positions. But the actor is now throwing his weight behind a plan to reduce the country’s massive deficits.
I’m for underdogs… so go Santorum! I really wished Ron Paul would win instead but… will take this one…
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Rick Santorum swept the three Republican presidential contests Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, reshaping the race and raising questions about frontrunner Mitt Romney’s ability to attract broad conservative support.
A one-of-a-kind website enabling the online sale of pre-owned digital-music files got a major legal boost when a federal judge late Monday refused to shutter it at the request of Capitol Records.
from Wired Top Stories
John Fleming, a Republican US representative from Louisiana, made a dimwitted mistake on his Facebook page last week. Hell, it might be even more embarrassing than naked pics! Here’s what happened: Fleming missed the obvious humor of a satirical piece by The Onion and posted the fake piece to his Facebook followers as a real thing to take seriously. How did this man get elected? More »
from Gizmodo
Go democratic power!!
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Residents of a Chinese village who rebelled against corrupt local officials have been choosing an election committee. Some observers are highlighting the unusually open and fair voting process, but there are villagers who think their struggle is far from over. Guest host David Greene checks in with NPR’s Louisa Lim in Beijing.
from News
That is MESSED up! Syrian government has a lot to answer to!
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Children as young as 13 say government forces have tortured them by burning them with cigarettes and pulling toenails with pliers.
from News
Wonder how much of it is really true… it does bring up more questions…
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The bombs keep dropping from Anonymous—first local cops, then the FBI, and now the Marine Corps: sensitive documents from 2005′s Haditha Killings trial. Anon doesn’t think the Marine in charge should have gotten off so lightly. This is their payback. More »
from Gizmodo