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    ‘Mad Men’ Meets Obama

    Featured, Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 28, 2012

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    50′s style Obama. Animation by Will Rabbe, first aired on the Chris Matthews Show. Check Out The Video!

    A Viral Video Phenomenon: KONY 2012 – The Vast Numbers Of Viewers

    Featured, Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 14, 2012

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    The Kony 2012 video is now officially the fastest spreading viral video of all time, with over 70 million views and half a million comments to date — and by the time you finish reading this post, there’s bound to be many more. The video’s growth — it only had 20 million views yesterday morning — outpaces [...]

    Take A Second And ‘Mind The Future’: Environmentally, Politically And Everything In Between

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    In addition to the trends, a set of black cards discusses the world’s most pressing dilemmas, weighing the pros and cons for openness versus isolation, materiality versus virtuality, nature versus artifice and more. Perfect for coffee tables and waiting areas, Mind the Future tempers the oft-depressing outlook for the coming years. Mind the Future is your guide [...]

    Scams All Around: Have You Fell For The ‘Free iPad3′ Scam?

    Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 12, 2012

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    According to MainStreet:  Just once, we’d like to see Apple release a new gadget without then seeing an onslaught of scammers trying to take advantage. Sadly, it doesn’t look like that will be the case with the new iPad. Social media is abuzz with phony offers for free iPads right now. On Twitter, numerous accounts [...]

    The Case Of Alaska’s Mysterious Orange Goo: Solved

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    A bizarre orange goo that invaded and baffled a remote Alaskan village and caught the world’s attention last year has been identified. Despite occasional conspiracy theories and Internet speculation, it was both nonalien and nontoxic. But beyond that, nobody really knew what to make of it. Until now. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]

    An Almost Certainty: Romney To Win Ohio

    Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 8, 2012

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    10:52 PM ET: After briefly flipping to Santorum’s favor, the prediction markets have reversed back to Romney in Ohio. This is likely because the regions with the most votes yet to be reported are expected to favor the former Massachusetts governor. 10:18 PM ET: The markets have flipped to Santorum’s favor. (Hey, if you predict things enough [...]

    A Tight Race In Ohio For Romney & Santorum

    Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 7, 2012

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    Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum campaign in Ohio ahead of the Super Tuesday nominating contests. Deborah Gembara reports. (via) Check Out The Video: Click Here!

    In New Mexico A Dog Is Registered To Vote

    Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 6, 2012

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    Buddy the Labrador can now legally vote in New Mexico. OK, maybe not legally It’s official: the 2012 election has gone to the dogs. A New Mexico man has registered his 3-year-old black Labrador, Buddy, to vote. Here, five burning questions: How, exactly, did Buddy register to vote? It was easy. Buddy’s owner told KOB Eyewitness News 4 in Albuquerque that [...]

    Saint Petersburg, Russia: To Be ‘Gay’ = Crime

    Lifestyle, Politics | by — March 5, 2012

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    On February 29th, 2012, The Conservative lawmakers in Saint Petersburg  passed the notorious “propaganda” law to silence any reading, writing, speech or debate on anything “gay.” The fight is far from being over as the bill won’t become a law until it is signed by the Governor. St. Petersburg is one of the top tourist [...]

    In Ohio On Wednesday: Romney Draws His Attention To Obama

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    TOLEDO, Ohio — When word finally came down that Mitt Romney had won the Arizona and Michigan primaries on Tuesday night, Mr. Romney thanked the crowd and his supporters, acknowledged that it had been a disconcertingly close race, and pivoted quickly to attacking President Obama. On Wednesday morning, the same strategy was on display in Ohio. Speaking [...]