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1. Down and out: the French flee a nation in despair

   By FreedomPhilosophy, October 23, 2013   

   • France
   • Tax
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   • October 23, 2013

2. U.S. Spent $3.7 Trillion on Welfare Over Last 5 Years

   By Alan C., October 23, 2013
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   • October 23, 2013

3. Urgent legislation to fix police oaths botch-up

   By Bardan, October 24, 2013
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   • October 24, 2013

4. US nearly detonated atomic bomb over North Carolina – secret document [Guardian article]

   By In the belly of the beast, October 25, 2013   

   • nuclear weapons
   • disaster
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   • October 25, 2013

5. How Many Countries Are There?

   By Guest darkskyabove, October 25, 2013
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   • October 25, 2013

6. Woman Strip-Searched, Jailed For Overdue Ticket

   By Alan C., October 25, 2013
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   • October 25, 2013

7. Feds confiscate investigative reporter’s files during raid

   By Alan C., October 25, 2013
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   • October 25, 2013

8. UC Davis pepper-spray cop received $38K worker's comp

   By Alan C., October 25, 2013
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   • October 25, 2013

9. David Cameron urges committee to investigate Guardian

   By Alan C., October 29, 2013
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   • October 29, 2013

10. IRS Tracking of Technology Assets Questioned

    By NumberSix, November 3, 2013   

    • IRS
    • government incompetence
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    • November 3, 2013

11. Without government, who will probe innocent drivers?

    By Guest - Josh -, November 6, 2013
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    • November 6, 2013

12. Surge in ADHD diagnoses gets a red flag

    By Alan C., November 6, 2013
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    • November 6, 2013

13. Google Engineers Speak Out Against NSA Surveillance

    By Mike Fleming, November 7, 2013   

    • google nsa surveillance
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    • November 7, 2013

14. How the state treats its own

    By Guest - Josh -, November 13, 2013
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    • November 13, 2013

15. Lockheed Martin Cutting 4,000 Jobs, Closing Plants

    By Alan C., November 14, 2013
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    • November 14, 2013

16. Congressman gets probation for cocaine possession

    By Alan C., November 20, 2013
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    • November 20, 2013

17. Cruelty ‘became the norm’ in NHS

    By PatrickC, November 20, 2013   

    • NHS
    • cruelty
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    • November 20, 2013

18. Pepsi Sweden vs Ronaldo voodoo doll advertisement

    By JoaoPMatos, November 22, 2013
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    • November 22, 2013

19. Germans Predict Greek Eurozone Exit but Greek PM says they will never leave

    By Hoca, November 25, 2013
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    • November 25, 2013

20. Meet 'Bitcoin Jesus,' a virtual currency millionaire

    By Wesley, December 3, 2013   

    • Bitcoin
    • Jesus
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      • Jesus
      • Activism
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    • December 3, 2013

21. The Pots and Pans "revolution" and why the US didn't even notice.

    By James Dean, December 12, 2013   

    • Iceland
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    • December 12, 2013

22. The Thinkgs Everyone Should Know About Babies

    By Coreforcruxes, December 17, 2013   

    • Psychology today
    • Parenting
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    • December 17, 2013

23. Happy New Year

    By Guest e Yer, January 1, 2014   

    • Religion rears its head again
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    • January 1, 2014

24. health care in other countries (residents' opinions)

    By AccuTron, January 3, 2014
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    • January 3, 2014

25. Ice booming

    By Brian Briggs, January 7, 2014
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    • January 7, 2014

26. Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders

    By Alan C., January 8, 2014
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    • January 8, 2014

27. The Psychopath Inside by James Fallon

    By MMX2010, January 13, 2014   

    • child abuse
    • psychopath
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    • January 13, 2014

28. A Giant Military Surveillance Blimp Is Going to Constantly Monitor the East Coast

    By LanceD, January 26, 2014
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    • January 26, 2014

29. Los Angeles Worst City In US For Gridlock

    By Alan C., March 5, 2014
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    • March 5, 2014

30. In your amazing libertopia, how would the poor afford sanitary pads?

    By doglash, March 6, 2014   

    • sanitary pads
    • India
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    • March 6, 2014

31. Bill Gates says foreign aid works

    By Cosmin, March 8, 2014
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    • March 8, 2014

32. 70% Of U.S. Spending Is Writing Checks To Individuals

    By Alan C., March 11, 2014
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    • March 11, 2014

33. Against the Libertarian Cold War

    By zg7666, March 27, 2014   

    • Libertarianism
    • Crimea
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    • March 27, 2014

34. USPS employees use travel cards to gamble, pay bills...

    By Alan C., March 27, 2014
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    • March 27, 2014

35. opperation underground railroad- rescuing child sex slaves

    By cab21, April 9, 2014
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    • April 9, 2014

36. Children dying from U.S. explosives littering Afghanistan

    By Alan C., April 10, 2014
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    • April 10, 2014

37. Jim Flaherty RIP

    By King David, April 11, 2014
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    • April 11, 2014

38. Obama, Michigan in talks to free up $100M to aid Detroit pension deal

    By Alan C., April 16, 2014
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    • April 16, 2014

39. 14% of Americans Couldn't Last a Week Financially If They Lost Job

    By Alan C., April 18, 2014
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    • April 18, 2014

40. Anti-Obama protesters clash with Manila police

    By Alan C., April 23, 2014
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    • April 23, 2014

41. Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list

    By Alan C., April 24, 2014
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    • April 24, 2014

42. SB 1372, Robert Reich and sociopathy.

    By Livemike, April 25, 2014
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    • April 25, 2014

43. U.S. Regulatory Costs Are World's No. 10 Economy

    By Alan C., April 30, 2014
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    • April 30, 2014

44. Slaves and slave masters to unite to make better slavery. Ralph Nader

    By fractional slacker, April 30, 2014
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    • April 30, 2014

45. Teens attack student on school bus [video]

    By Alan C., May 1, 2014
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    • May 1, 2014

46. Canadian confidence in police, courts sees significant rebound over 2012 sentiment

    By Subsidiarity, May 6, 2014
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    • May 6, 2014

47. Police shoot into disabled car 377 times killing 2 suspects

    By Alan C., May 12, 2014
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    • May 12, 2014

48. Moral, Ethical Robots

    By nathanm, May 12, 2014   

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    • robots
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    • May 12, 2014

49. Former congressman cashing in on connections

    By Alan C., May 28, 2014
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    • May 28, 2014

50. Reno, NV Police chief collects paycheck and retirement

    By Alan C., June 3, 2014
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    • June 3, 2014