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  1. Ever been pulled over for no reason?

    By Mick Bynes,
    • 6 replies
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  2. Wikileaks what happened?

    By MarkIX,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views

  3. "We don’t spy on Americans, just anti-government Americans"

    By Alan C.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views

  4. "Slavery was crucial to the development of global capitalism."

    By masonman,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  5. French official responsible for implementing new 75% tax was -- wait for it -- hiding his own money.

    By BrianM,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views

  6. Cops Fire 20 Bullets At Innocent Man In His Bed, Call It Justified

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 854 views

  7. you're eating GMO foods, like it or not.

    By The_Dude_Abides,
    • 0 replies
    • 999 views

  8. No Vagina for You, Boys & Girls

    By Brandon Buck _BB_,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views

  9. CISPA & Google Analytics

    By Guest darkskyabove,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  10. Young black men face up to 3 years jail time for wearing their pants low

    By Steinhauser,
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views

  11. Neither Snow nor Rain nor Atheist Tape...

    By Brandon Buck _BB_,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  12. Jared Loughner Article Details Break From Reality Months Before Shooting

    By Skorge91,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  13. Cairo [Ohio] police chief charged with evidence tampering

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 724 views

  14. New York cop who toured with band charged with disability fraud

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views

  15. FedGovt Still Spending for Civil War, Spanish-American War

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 878 views

  16. Teenagers in solitary confinement

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  17. Rape Culture 1 2

    By Mister Mister,
    • 41 replies
    • 5.6k views

  18. New York offers $500 reward for reporting illegal gun owners

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  19. LIVE - Austrian Economics Research Conference 2013 (formerly ASC)

    By zg7666,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  20. NYPD Spent 1M Hours Making 440K Marijuana Arrests

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 844 views

  21. Bitcoin exchanges must comply with money-laundering laws

    By Alan C.,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  22. California businesses fuming over retroactive $120M tax grab

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 861 views
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  23. Judge who fixed own parking tickets ordered to pay 5X the amount

    By Alan C.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views

  24. MI6, CIA were told before invasion that Iraq had no active WMD

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 881 views

  25. Press regulation deal sparks fears of libel fines for bloggers [UK]

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 706 views

  26. Neo-con Kid

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 816 views

  27. The heist on european savers (Cypriot) has begun.

    By PatrickC,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  28. Military chaplain: "Killing Iraqis will make you happier."

    By Alan C.,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  29. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): ‘Vietnam Was Winnable’

    By Alan C.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views

  30. VA allegedly concealed adverse consequences of toxic exposures

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 924 views

  31. GoldMoney introduces small bar registration and delivery.

    By Magenta,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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  32. The Pope and the Poor

    By Magnus,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  33. Hundreds of pets, protected species killed by federal agency

    By Alan C.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

  34. Animal torture, abuse a 'regular practice' at federal wildlife agency

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views

  35. No New Truck for Women Shot During Dorner Manhunt

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 933 views

  36. Drivers aren't high but still busted for DUI

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 878 views

  37. UK Police Had Jimmy Savile Abuse Records in 1960s

    By Alan C.,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views

  38. In 2012, 1.8M parking tickets issued in Washington, D.C.

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 728 views

  39. Surveillance cameras capture cops performing illegal searches

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 887 views

  40. Police Officer Sentenced for Lying About Shooting

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  41. Chicago considers payout to family of woman fatally shot by off-duty cop

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 739 views

  42. Tulsa, OK dodges lawsuits after police corruption investigation

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views

  43. HELP WANTED: Psychopaths Inquire Within...

    By Brandon Buck _BB_,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views

  44. Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep fliers safe

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 957 views

  45. Ohio town of 2200 gets traffic cams, 6600 tickets in the first month

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 814 views

  46. Hobbyist vs. the State: Digitally Archiving Newspapers

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 726 views
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  47. Cops Raid Home of Medical Marijuana Activist with Lou Gehrig's Disease

    By Alan C.,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  48. New Money-Making Racket - Fines, Jail for Truancy

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views

  49. [Houston, TX] ISD police arrested for aggravated robbery

    By Alan C.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views

  50. Database to track students K through 12

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 773 views
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