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    Michael Jackson has a Heart Attack at 50

    My recollection is there was one extortion attempt after another(He's extremely wealthy). Most of the extortion attempts had nothing to do with child molestation. People see a man with a funny nose and freakishly pale skin and they join the crowd with the mob mentality. There's a lot of...
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    Same-sex partners to get Fed Benefits

    Gay pride events make the public aware of the communities existence. It's also very brilliant in a way, because it's a bad PR move for the conservatives to ban a gay pride event because it's almost liking banning pride itself. When it comes to pride, I think it is more like freedom to be...
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    Should government have control over internet in an emergency ?

    Government is not fit to control the Internet, cyber-Katrina or no cyber-Katrina. I'd rather see private industry and the open source community tackle the so-called threat.
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    Government forcing blood to be drawn

    It sounds kind of invasive for something that is mandatory.
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    Would you support a one world currency/bank?

    And visa cards work in some 170 countries.
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    Real survey of scientists about Global Warming

    You're just talking about the observed increase. The whole basis for observed human induced global warming, is that CO2 traps heat in the atmosphere. The theory it's self is never attacked.
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    What assets can the US sell to cover its 10T deficit?

    cell phone service real estate MS Office 2010 General Motors Enron Fannie Mae I'm surprised we don't export rice like we do corn.
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    Read the reasons for the use of force agains Iraq

    Basically there were ten false pretenses, and the WDM lie was just the tip of the iceberg. Let me see if I can break this down. Unilateral actions cannot legitimately enforce multilateral agreements. No they didn't. The State Department described the threat as "highly dubious," although...
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    Investing in space travel?

    It's an elevator that goes up into space. It's technologically infeasible.
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    How much has your net worth decreased due to the economic changes?

    When are the starting and ending points for the economic changes? My net worth has risen tremendously, although I started off with almost nothing.
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    Why is it good to have consumers spend money...

    If I'm not mistaken, Bush at one point urged consumers to go out and spend money, in fact that was the whole intention of the stimulus package earlier this year. Since many consumers don't need a stimulus check, doesn't this cause people to go out and buy stuff that they don't really need? I...
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    GWBush Legacy

    Well he mislead the country into the Iraq war. I'm not sure whether or not that will get into the history books. I guess it will depend on whether the books are written by democrats or republicans. He will get credit/blame/ or just be associated with the following: 1. the bailout 2...
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    How come there aren't any candidates who are neutral on abortion?

    because it would require a third party ;)
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    Troopergate Released

    Is it still too early to call the election?
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    Obama Launches iPhone App

    I'm surprised I haven't heard any "Vote Obama" ring tones. It seems like a logical way to get publicity.
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    Gustav just saved McCain!

    It looks like the GOP convention has practically been canceled. http://www.startribune.com/pol...DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ
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    Hurrican Gustav - Storm of the Century???

    In terms of storm surge, New Orleans may be worse off than is was with Katrina. Here's a map of the predicted storm surge. It's very nearly a worst case scenario. http://www.wunderground.com/tr...807_surge.html#a_topad If Gustav jumps up to a four, or just swivels 8 miles East of the...
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    Hurrican Gustav - Storm of the Century???

    I think he is speaking in terms of geometry. :)
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    Gustav just saved McCain!

    It will help McCain distance himself from Bush. It will also partially drown out convention coverage and possibly open up old Katrina wounds. If the levees in NO fail again, some may try to point fingers at the executive branch, which will be bad. On the other hand, a well coordinated...
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    Palin's baby her own - but, daughter pregnant at 17.

    It sounds like a personal and private matter to me.
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    Should McCain nominate a female for VP??

    There's Pelosi, but that might not exactly be a winning ticket for McCain. I imagine Rice would make the short list. McCain should nominate whoever is most qualified for the position.
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    I guess the Anthrax attacks in the US are now solved!

    Criminal trials can be emotionally stressful for people regardless of whether they are guilty or innocent. With the prime suspect dead, there will be no trial, and hence, no search for truth.
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    Norquist: Time is right to put ?Reagan on the $10 bill.'

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...s_of_the_United_States There are lots of alternatives, and that's certainly not limited to founding fathers, or even political figures.
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    Congress threatens action against oil speculators.

    I don't see what the big deal is with oil speculators. I mean the oil speculators are merely speculating that gas is going to cost $6.50 per gallon in 2015. Now everyone is up in arms that that investors are predicting future market conditions. Congress ought to do some oil speculation of its...
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    Access Control to File Directories on Windows XP

    I'd like to protect access to sensitive data on my computer. It's not too sensitive so I don't need anything too fancy. Is there a way to password protect directories on a Windows system? Can I create a second user, and only give read access to that user??? Do I have to use file encryption...
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    I think pet ownership is somewhat cruel

    Dog ownership especially. It's like having a psychological leash around somebody all the time. The only thing I can compare it too is slavery. Does anybody agree with me? This would not appear to be either politics or news, so off to OT it goes. Rainsford AnandTech P&N Moderator
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    Room Mates of the Opposite Gender?

    So has anyone had sex with their roommate and had everything turn out all hunky dory?
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    Room Mates of the Opposite Gender?

    I see all these postings (for roommates) on craigslist where the poster says that they don't care if their roommate is male or female. To me, that's almost like saying, "I don't care whether or not we have sex."
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    Room Mates of the Opposite Gender?

    How do you live with someone of the opposite gender and not have sex with them?
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    Room Mates of the Opposite Gender?

    I think it's okay and all, but it could be a little weird. I haven't pondered all the implications.
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    Anyone but me think Musharraf is a lying sack of scat?

    Well, he at least has to cover his own ass. He probably wouldn't last too long (as president) if he invited the US to bomb his country.
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    CIA Admits It Destroyed Tapes Of Harsh Interrogation

    I would have figure that the CIA just regularly destroyed documents. The bad press this administration gets seems to never end.
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    Obama = More Trustworthy...Clinton not even close?!

    Experience wouldn't have prevented the Iraq quagmire. Knowledge of history, such as the great many occupations in Africa and Asia, would have.
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    Favorite political quote?

    "The policeman isn't here to create disorder, the police man is here to preserve disorder." -mayor Richard Daley "My fellow Americans, I've just signed legislation outlawing Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." -Ronald Reagan
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    CA boy admits to starting wildfires...

    I think the idea is that global warming would make a fire worse. The fact that the fire may have been started by an arsonist is not relevant. The process is called activation energy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy Although in this case it might be occurring at a tertiary...
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    The United States and France Dismiss IAEA findings

    A good first step in building a nuclear bomb is building a civilian nuclear reactor. There could very well be reasons that Iran might want civilian nuclear power. The thing is that any country that has civilian nuclear power can build a nuclear bomb is, say, six months. The real question is...
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    The great Iraq debate has begun...

    What can they do? Everyone is expecting the report to look like the following: - substantial improvements in some areas - more improvement in other areas - surge must continue in order to see more gains - success is just around the corner - if leave Iraq, it could turn into a disaster...
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    Was 9-11 a big mistake for the Islamist movement?

    Osama might be a major sashole, but he did not make the decision for America to go to war with Iraq.