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- Is Portugal's Liberal Drug Policy a Model for US? http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/is-portugals-liberal-drug-policy-a-model-for-us/19591395 17 comments
- In the Netherlands, an unlikely alliance of an animal rights party and the xenophobic Freedom Party is spearheading support for the ban on kosher and halal slaughter methods that critics say inflict unacceptable suffering on animals. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/08/netherlands-considers-banning-religious-animal-slaughter/ 4 comments worldevents
- Wikileaks: Indian lawmakers were paid millions of dollars to vote in favor of a civil nuclear deal with the U.S. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/22/wikileaks-cables-cause-uproar-in-india-over-nuke-deal-with-us/ 5 comments worldnews
- Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets today in Yemen, calling for the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/01/yemens-day-of-rage-thousands-pour-into-streets/ 17 comments worldnews
- Why I smoke cigarettes [fixed] http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/11/opinion-refuse-to-hire-smokers-whats-next/?icid=maing%7Caim%7Cdl5%7Csec1_lnk2%7C43775&a_dgi=aolshare_twitter 21 comments reddit.com
- Walmart employees defend themselves against armed gunman, get fired for doing so. Granted, they shouldn't have detained him in the first place... http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/15/wal-mart-security-employees-fired-for-disarming-store-gunman/ 10 comments reddit.com
- Boehner Snubs Obama State Dinner: Opinion Roundup http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/19/boehner-snubs-obama-state-dinner-opinion-roundup/ 4 comments politics
- Nuclear Physicist Describes Vast UFO Cover-Up http://www.aolnews.com/2010/06/07/nuclear-physicist-describes-vast-ufo-cover-up/ 4 comments reddit.com
- WikiLeaks: Israel Charged Bribes for Gaza Access http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/06/wikileaks-israel-charged-bribes-for-gaza-access/ 20 comments worldnews
- AOL Investigation: No Proof TSA Scanners Are Safe - TSA has no regime in place to test, maintain or ensure proper operator training of scanners http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/aol-investigation-no-proof-tsa-scanners-are-safe/ 33 comments politics
- Is President Obama Selling Out Liberals Who Elected Him? http://www.aolnews.com/politics/article/is-president-obama-selling-out-liberals-who-elected-him/19748054 5 comments politics
- Man Sues TSA, Claims Pat-Down Violates His Rights http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/robert-dean-sues-tsa-claims-pat-down-violates-his-rights/19732219 33 comments politics
- Fox News casts doctor as evil, Reddit absorbs it uncritically. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/plastic-surgeon-sues-patients-for-bad-online-reviews/19725863 8 comments reddit.com
- Barbara Bush Tells CNN's Larry King She Hopes Sarah Palin Stays in Alaska http://www.aolnews.com/politics/article/barbara-bush-tells-cnns-larry-king-she-hopes-sarah-palin-stays-in-alaska/19727476 7 comments reddit.com
- Rare Volumes of Shakespeare were found among the paperbacks donated to a library's book sale. But instead of selling them to collectors, the Springfield-Greene County Library decided to donate them to Missouri State University's rare book collection http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/rare-volumes-of-shakespeare-donated-for-library-sale/19717166 12 comments books
- Obama to honor George H.W. Bush by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/obama-to-give-george-hw-bush-warren-buffett-presidential-medal-of-freedom/19722865 110 comments politics
- I'm not even sure anyone noticed: they killed Propeller. http://www.aolnews.com/category/goodbye-propeller/ 8 comments technology
- Man dreams of bringing dinosaurs to Central Park http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/carl-mehlings-big-dream-bringing-dinosaurs-to-central-park/19625438 5 comments science
- I'm not a witch, I'm nothing you've heard...yea, including educated. http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk-elections/article/christine-odonnell-im-not-a-witch/19660628 5 comments politics
- Artist Makes Kevin Bacon Statue Out of Bacon http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/artist-makes-kevin-bacon-statue-out-of-bacon/19648296 4 comments reddit.com
- Obesity spreading in China "wherever there are fast food restaurants" http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/fat-becoming-more-than-a-last-name-in-china-as-obesity-rate-increases/19539191 12 comments worldnews
- Students accidentally shown porn at school assembly http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/teens-get-porn-shock-during-blood-bank-presentation/19630164 11 comments reddit.com
- Tea Party Candidate Christine O'Donnell's War on Masturbation. Wait, wait...what? http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/tea-party-backed-christine-odonnells-war-on-masturbation/19620021 8 comments politics
- President Obama Hopes to Build Roads, Rails, Runways ... and Jobs http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/president-obama-hopes-to-build-roads-rails-runways-and-jobs/19622548 16 comments politics
- Obama to Back Infrastructure Spending http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/obama-to-back-infrastructure-spending/19622299 7 comments politics
- Brazil: UFO Sightings Will Be Recorded, Made Public http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/brazil-ufo-sightings-will-be-recorded-made-public/19590583 5 comments reddit.com
- Saudis Want 'Mecca Time' to Replace GMT http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/saudis-want-mecca-time-to-replace-gmt/19588949 6 comments worldnews
- Mutant Salmon!!! http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/genetically-modified-fish-may-soon-enter-us-market-how-will-consumers-react/19580562 3 comments reddit.com
- How the House Spent $1 Billion on Itself: $12,500,000 Spent on travel, $604,000 Spent on bottled water, $169,000 Spent on catering, $114,925 Amount the Democratic Caucus paid for its staff to have a getaway for the weekend http://www.aolnews.com/house-money/article/the-other-congressional-spending-how-the-house-spent-1-billion-on-itself/19522761 30 comments economy
- Patriotic 8-yr-old glued plastic Army figures to a camouflage baseball cap. School officials banned the hat, saying the guns carried by the Army figures violated school policy... WTF?! http://www.aolnews.com/story/ri-boy-who-made-banned-toy-soldier-hat/1122165 3 comments reddit.com
- Hallmark Yanks Card After Complaints of racial slur..."black hole" http://www.aolnews.com/article/hallmark-yanks-card-after-complaints-of-slur-against-black-women/19513764 4 comments reddit.com
- Oil Spill May Be Pushing Sharks Toward Florida Beaches http://www.aolnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/article/oil-spill-may-be-pushing-sharks-toward-florida-beaches/19513408 8 comments reddit.com
- Nuclear Physicist Describes Vast UFO Cover-Up http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/stanton-friedman-a-scientist-searches-for-the-truth-of-ufos/19503350?sms_ss=digg 3 comments reddit.com
- I wonder why the mainstream media hasn't covered this? A mosque filled with 60 people was bombed in Florida on Monday. http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/fbi-finds-pipe-bomb-used-in-blast-at-jacksonville-fla-mosque/19475001 301 comments reddit.com
- New Yorker saves woman from attacker, gets stabbed, bleeds to death while passers by ignore him. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/multiple-pedestrians-ignore-dying-new-york-hero-hugo-alfredo-tale-yax/19452892?icid=main%7Cwelcome%7Cdl1%7Clink3%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fmultiple-pedestrians-ignore-dying-new-york-hero-hugo-alfredo-tale-yax%2F19452892&sms_ss=reddit 58 comments reddit.com
- 6 year old tragically commits suicide. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/6-year-old-oregon-girl-commits-suicide-medical-examiner-says/19428962 7 comments reddit.com
- Pro-life, or batshit crazy? http://www.aolnews.com/story/texas-man-threatened-deadly-force-to/975047 7 comments reddit.com
- Oh, PETA! You're so adorable when you point at yourself and then look around innocently. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/petas-euthanasia-rates-have-critics-fuming/19384880?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl2%7Clink5%7Chttp://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/petas-euthanasia-rates-have-critics-fuming/19384880 3 comments reddit.com
- Chile's massive earthquake has likely altered the distribution of the Earth's overall mass, scientists from NASA say. As a result, the length of a day is now a little shorter than it was before Saturday's magnitude 8.8 earthquake. http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/nasa-chile-quake-shifted-earths-axis-shortened-day/19378491 68 comments worldnews
- We're all just creatures of habit http://www.aolnews.com/science/article/scientists-make-it-official-people-are-so-predictable/19364257 8 comments science