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Cat swipes alligator across the face and lives to meow about it

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:38 PM EST (io9)
Seeded by Roy Batty

This cat is either truly brave or has a very poor sense of self-preservation. While hanging around with a Louisiana swamp tour, hoping to score some free chicken, this ballsy tabby decides to annoy an alligator away from its quarry. The best part is, it actually works.

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Wall Street, Obama's Friend, provides huge cash for Obama's re-election, the kind of change Banksters believe in

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:00 PM EST (Truthout - All Articles)
Seeded by Bart Gruzalski (Clipped by truthlover)

“The 62 bundlers who work in that [investment] industry have raised at least $9.4 million for Obama and the DNC.

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Four More Rupert Murdoch Reporters Arrested for 'Creative' Journalism

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:34 PM EST (Gawker)
Seeded by Carloz

The current and former reporters for The Sun are suspected of bribing the police — and yes, one of the officers in question is also in custody. These are only the latest arrests related to Murdoch's tabloids' corrupt journalistic practices.

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NBC Asks Romney Campaign to Remove Its Content from New Ad

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:26 PM EST (National Journal)
Seeded by jfxgillis

But Brokaw—and NBC—pushed back. The network said its legal department will be asking the Romney campaign to remove NBC footage from the ad, noting that similar requests have gone out before to other campaigns using footage from NBC News broadcasts.  

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Dishonest Fox Chart: Food Stamps Edition | Media Matters for America

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:55 PM EST (Media Matters for America)
Seeded by Roy Batty

Another day, another dishonest Fox News chart.

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Study shows Keystone XL pipeline pals got more favorable (and biased) media attention than foes

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:12 PM EST (Daily Kos)
Seeded by McSpocky

In case it wasn't already obvious to those following news coverage of the Keystone pipeline controversy, a review by Media Matters concludes that proponents were quoted far more frequently than those who criticized the project.

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Graphic Anti-Abortion Ads To Air During Superbowl

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:00 AM EST ()
Seeded by McSpocky

Remember when Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction and conservatives and the FCC went crazy about it? Well, the ads during this year’s Superbowl will make that moment look tame by comparison. On February 5th, families will tune in to the Superbowl and millions of peo …

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Maddow to PolitiFact: What is wrong with you? Also, you're fired.

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:06 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Seeded by McSpocky

So to sum up, the president says thing A and thing B. PolitiFact looks into it and decides that thing A and thing B as stated by the president are both true. On their truth-o-meter, they rate the statements Half True. How did two trues add up to a Half True?

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How the 99% overcame the Lockhold on Politics by the 1% and Created a Higher Standard of Living for the 99%: The True Story of Sweden and Norway

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:33 AM EST (http://wagingnonviolence.org/)
Seeded by truthlover

The Swedes and Norwegians paid a price for their current standards of living through nonviolent struggle.

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GOP debate: Gingrich knocks the media, and moderator Wolf Blitzer hits back - The Hill's Ballot Box

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:34 AM EST (TheHill.com)
Seeded by jfxgillis

“Wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to defend here?” mused Romney, who then defended his success in the private sector and said he was proud of what he had worked to achieve.

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