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FBI: Letter to President Obama Tested Positive for Ricin

Bryen — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:36:54 +0000

The White House just held a press conference in which they confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has tested positive for richin. There is no indication that this letter is connected to the bombings in Boston. The letter was intercepted at an off-site facility before it arrived at the White House. Yesterday authorities intercepted a letter at [...]

Meat Industry Could Shut Down For Two Weeks – Steak Shortage!

Wes Styles — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:30:37 +0000

We’ve heard about the fiscal clip for what seems like forever and a day – Now it’s reared it’s ugly head again, this time it could be effecting the meat industry. The White House is now saying that the federal cuts, along with the “unresolved fiscal cliff” issues, may shut the meat industry down for a minimum of [...]

FTC Offers $50,000 to Anyone Who Helps Them Stop Those Annoying 'Robocalls'

Mike Adams — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:31:11 +0000

Do you have an idea for a product that will help put an end to those pesky “robocalls” that millions of citizens are harassed with every year? If so, the Federal Trade Commission is willing to pay you a substantial chunk of change for it. According to a press release issued by the FTC, the [...]

Bill Nye The Science Guy Tells Creationist To Suck It [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:52:16 +0000

Bill Nye, how do you sleep at night? From blowing stuff up on a children’s TV show, to Battle Bots and now this? Recently Bill Nye has risen from the dead to try and sabotage the world as we know it. In an online video called “creationism is not appropriate for children,” he has both [...]

New York State Bans Tanning For Teens

Dalton Castle — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:52:00 +0000

Oh great, now we’re going to have a bunch of pasty ugly white teenagers walking around. Thanks a lot Government!Governor Andrew Cuomo just recently signed legislation placing a ban on teens 17 and under from using tanning beds. This might sound like good news for you health conscious nerds, but for shallow people like me [...]

Would You Vote For Ron Paul If He Really Said These Things? [video]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:48:31 +0000

Deep down I want to believe these are actual Ron Paul quotes. This is some superb lip syncing. Well one thing is for sure, he’s got my vote!

Government Shouldn't Ban Chewing Tobacco in Baseball, But Baseball Should

BJ Ragone — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:11:39 +0000

So a few Senators have decided to get involved where they don’t belong and that’s in professional sports. The argument, banning chewing tobacco. Should the government have a say in this? No, but MLB should take a stand. Obviously people have a right to do what they want. If players want to chew tobacco, no [...]

Say Goodbye To the Dollar Bill?

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:50:21 +0000

The government is thinking of eliminating the dollar bill and switching to the dollar coin, according to a study. It could potentially save billions of dollars, and trees! The U.S. Government Accountability Office proposed the idea to the Treasury and Federal Reserve earlier this month, stating that replacing the bill with the coin could save the country nearly [...]

UK Cracks Down On Smoking

BJ Ragone — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:30:27 +0000

England is banning supermarkets and shops from displaying cigarettes as part of the Government plan to cut back on smoking. Now I don’t smoke and if you do that’s up to you, it’s your death sentence. For years we have heard about the deadly effects of smoking and for as long as I can remember [...]

Egypt Needs Help

amanda.medina — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:49:51 +0000

Two years ago, today, I would have been in Egypt studying abroad as a Business and Creative Writing major. It would have been my final days in the country, just returning from Alexandria. At that moment in time, I would have been on an excruciating bus ride from the Mediterranean Sea, heading south to Cairo. I [...]