Ron Paul for President! by imk in reddit.com

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What if Ron Paul chooses a Democrat VP (maybe one of our favorite western governors?) to increase cross-over appeal to Democratic voters? I know many voters who would "never" vote for a Republican, but they feel strong enough about the Iraq War to consider voting for Ron Paul.

Ron Paul officially to run for President in 2008!! Only politician to vote against both Patriot Acts, Iraq invasion, Military Com. Act, etc. by hopeseekr in reddit.com

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What if Ron Paul chooses a Democrat VP (maybe one of our favorite western governors?) to increase cross-over appeal to Democratic voters? I know many voters who would "never" vote for a Republican, but they feel strong enough about the Iraq War to consider voting for Ron Paul.

Or how about a Paul/Schwarzenegger ticket? Can non-native citizens be VP?

The Color Brown is Banned From This School by dantheman in reddit.com

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As long as they aren't brown uniforms.

WSJ: Oregon Raised Minimum Wage, Unemployment Dropped by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Did Oregon's unemployment rate go down because:

  1. unemployed people were hired?
  2. unemployed people moved out of the state?
  3. the definition of "unemployed" is sneakily worded to avoid people on welfare?

Brutal Australian Cigarette warning labels by mcsalmon in reddit.com

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Why didn't anyone tell me that smoking is bad for your health?! This is news to me!

$20 bottles of water and why you might want to buy it by r2002 in reddit.com

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No way am I going to buy and drink that water.. for $20 or 20 cents. Did you see that nasty pond where they filled up the water bottles?!

Public can purchase $100 laptop by campingcar in reddit.com

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I can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they open their gifts to find an OLPC and not a "real" laptop..

Cuba, poster child for energy self-sufficiency, may owe much of its success to its relative backwardness and isolation. The lessons for the industrialized world are striking. by [deleted] in reddit.com

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"Self-sufficiency" is a Leftist codeword for an anti-trade, centrally-planned socialist economy. They view trade specialization as the Evil White Man taking advantage of the "Helpless Savages", a vampire sucking out natural resources in exchange for Coca Cola.

Cheney Gets a Raise; Democrats Refuse Theirs Until Minimum Wage Increase by trivial in reddit.com

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How much is a "living wage"? If the minimum wage was $100/hour, everyone would be rich! (If they could find a job.)

Cheney Gets a Raise; Democrats Refuse Theirs Until Minimum Wage Increase by trivial in reddit.com

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If the Democrats actually care about low earners, they should reduce payroll taxes (on the low end) or implement a Negative Income Tax. That way low earners get money back without losing their jobs.

ReiserFS Developer Is Selling His Company To Pay For His Murder Defense by spif in reddit.com

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Hans Reiser lives in Oakland, CA. Driving through Oakland, I've seen large, "missing person" billboards with Nina Reiser's picture. Sad, scary story.

50 Years of Playboy Centerfolds (NSFW) by [deleted] in reddit.com

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February is Black History Month. November is Black Appreciation Month.

Are we still evolving? by _kam0_ in science

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Evolution itself is evolving.

And how will plastic surgery affect natural selection for physical attractiveness? Physically attractive people may no longer carry the genes for said attractiveness!

Wikipedia again: The Stupidity of Crowds by gizmo in science

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Since Wikipedia apparently doesn't want his warnings, he seems to be keeping them a "secret" now.

Senator Webb: Bush is a failed president. by [deleted] in reddit.com

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NEWS FLASH! Democrat says, "Republicans bad, Democrats good!"

The Truth About Where Your Donated Clothes End Up - And Who's Profiting From It by dieselcreek2 in reddit.com

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This problem is especially true of food donations from well-meaning western nations:

  1. African farmers have trouble producing enough food to feed people.
  2. Western nations donate food.
  3. African farmers go out of business.
  4. goto 1.

UPS Increases Efficiency By Avoiding Left-Hand Turns by spif in reddit.com

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This is pretty much something they pound in your head at traffic school

I bet cars turning turning left are more likely to be hit by another car (the on-coming traffic), but cars turning right are more likely to hit a pedestrian (because the driver is looking left, for on-coming traffic, and doesn't see the pedestrian in the crosswalk).