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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Ideology Masked as Responsibility
Most Republicans don't believe in cutting spending; they believe in cutting just the programs they don't like. (NYTimes)
The End of Democracy
While democracy rises in the Middle East, it slowly disappears in America. (NYTimes)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Tupac Lives to Bother Pac-10
The Pac-10 wants to become the Pac-12 but a Tupac fan is blocking them from getting the domain name. (YahooSports)
Fructose vs. Glucose
Is high fructose corn syrup really the same as regular sugar? (LATimes)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
NCAA Suspends Wake Forest Baseball Player for Receiving Kidney
Coaches aren't supposed to give valuable gifts to players (note: this is a joke story). (SportsPickle)
March Madness: All Games Televised, Staggered Start Times
All basketball, all day, multiple channels. (SI)
Family Feud Moment of the Day: Name a Reason Your Wife Hasn't Talked to You in 3 Hours
#3 Answer: She's dead.
The Seven Types of iPhone Owners
With the Verizon iPhone coming out, they will only grow in numbers. (Buzzfeed)
Tea Party Primary Challenges: Hatch and Lugar
Fight for your beliefs or if you can't beat 'em, join 'em? (CSMonitor)
Mitt Romney: GOP Frontrunner
Every time it looks like the Republicans will nominate a fresh face, they go back to the person next in line. (LATimes)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
UNC vs. Duke Preview- 9 PM EST, ESPN
Previewing the biggest rivalry game in college basketball. (SI)
Drunk Man Climbs Tree to Escape Pumas
"A drunk man who said he was being chased Tuesday morning by a pack of pumas climbed a tree in South Pasadena to escape them and got stuck, police said. The pumas, it turns out, were imaginary." (LATimes)
NBA Apology MVP Letter to Lebron James
After watching the Cavaliers lose 25 games in a row, the NBA has decided to retroactively name Lebron James the MVP for every season he played in Cleveland. (SportsPickle)
Jim Webb Retiring, George Allen Returns
Tim Kaine or Tom Perriello, time to step up? (HuffingtonPost)
How the Eagles Helped the Packers Win the Super Bowl
If the Eagles hadn't come back from 21 down in the 4th quarter against the Giants, the Packers likely would've missed the playoffs. (SI)
Cooley Law School Rankings
I guess I should've gone to Cooley. Despite not ranking in the top 100 in US News, did you know it's actually the (self-proclaimed) 2nd best law school in the country? (Cooley)
Rachel Maddow: Authoritarian vs. Libertarian Conservatism
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Playspent.org: Urban Ministries of Durham
Tired of those evil people not paying any tax dollars? Take the challenge and try to live like one. (Playspent)
The GOP's Gay Problem
Embrace or expel? (TheAtlantic)
Notre Dame Football Resurgence
A good end of the season + a good recruiting class. Hope in South Bend? (SI)
Super Bowl Stats: Pick Six Teams Undefeated
No team with an interception returned for a touchdown has lost a Super Bowl. (ESPN)
TV Review: The Chicago Code

A surprisingly good show that rises above the average cop show by making corruption a major theme instead of episodic solving of murders. (LATimes)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Super Bowl 2011 Breaks TV Ratings Record
No official numbers yet but it beat last year and had a 71 share. (YahooSports)
Super Bowl: Cameron Diaz Feeds Alex Rodriguez Popcorn
I'm guessing this scene didn't help his image. Nice work, FOX.
Obama the Realist
In the shadow of George HW Bush. (NYTimes)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Watch and Vote on All of the Super Bowl Commercials on Hulu
Watch and vote like or dislike for all of the commercials. (Hulu)
Bill O'Reilly's Conclusory Reasoning or Stunning Ignorance of Science
Is it that he thinks anything that can't be explained is automatically proof of God or does he actually not understand science? (AndrewSullivan)
What's On TV Besides the Super Bowl?
For those weird 200 million Americans that don't watch the Super Bowl. (LATimes) And a less serious perspective on it. (SportsPickle)
Donald Rumsfeld: Blaming Everyone But Himself
His addition to the revisionist history of the Bush years. (NYTimes)
Super Bowl Time and Channel
If you've been hiding under a rock...Super Bowl XLV, Steelers vs. Packers, 6:29 PM EST on FOX.
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