The Stories

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• News Anchor Forced to Deliver On-Air Apology After Saying There Is No Santa
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 9:05 am by Billy Hallowell

  "[Santa's] not bringing you anything!"

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• Study: Religious People Trust Atheists About As Much As They Do Rapists
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 8:53 am by Billy Hallowell

  "Atheists are viewed as sort of a moral wild card."

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• Watch These News Anchors Break Down While Describing Their Colleague’s Suicide, and Try Not to Cry
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 8:24 am by Jonathon M. Seidl

  “We’re laughing and crying our way through this.”

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• Perry to Jay Leno on Voting-Age Gaffe: ‘I Was Thinking Drinking Age, Maybe’
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 8:01 am by Billy Hallowell

  "Every now and then I call my dogs by the wrong name."

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• Is Your Butt Calling 9-1-1? In Evanston, IL They Are
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 7:54 am by Mike Opelka

  Could billions be doing it nationally?

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• Occupy Boston Protesters Arrested for…Trying to Bring a Kitchen Sink Into Camp
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 7:37 am by Jonathon M. Seidl

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• Cain Speech Interrupted By Hecklers: ‘Sexual Abuse Is Not Acceptable’
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 7:07 am by Jonathon M. Seidl

  "Ya'll done yet?"

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• Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Since March 2009
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 7:06 am by Billy Hallowell

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• Family Builds Armored, Rapid-Shot Robot…and More
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 1:35 am by Liz Klimas

  "great solderers, electrical technicians, software programmers, and workshop machinists."

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• Yet Another Bizarre Brawl Breaks Out on Live Arab Television: I‘m a ’Worn Out Shoe? I’ll Show You a Worn Out Shoe!’
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 12:11 am by Tiffany Gabbay

  "Check out his underwear. It has 'Made in Syria' written on it!'

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• ‘I Thought I Was Gone’: Another Encounter Between Kayaker and Pod of Whales
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 12:07 am by Liz Klimas

  "Jeez, that's getting a bit close."

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• What Does Fire Look Like in Space?
  Posted December 2, 2011 at 12:06 am by Liz Klimas

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• ‘Pakistan Sunni Tehreek’ Activists Set Fire to Images of Obama, Clinton
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 11:23 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  They also hung shoes around their photos.

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• Should Food Stamps Be Used for Fast Food?
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 10:17 pm by Becket Adams

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• Muslim Brotherhood Takes Egypt Elections by Storm, Poised to Win Islamic Majority
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 9:59 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  Many in Egypt's Coptic Christian minority fear they'll face new restrictions on building churches.

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• ‘Buy American’ Ad Rejected in Seattle for Being Too Political
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

  "an issue of both political and economic debate."

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• Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Claims He Is Holding American Jewish Man Hostage
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 8:34 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  "Obama has the power to free him...or if he does something stupid, kill him."

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• Fox News Correspondent Greg Palkot Reunites With Egyptian Man Who Saved His Life From Savage Beating
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 8:01 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  "He gave us food, water, blankets, and being a Coptic Christian, even prayed with us."

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• New SF Transit Policy Gives Police Permission to Blackout Cellphones in Events of ‘Substantial Disruption’
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 7:31 pm by Liz Klimas

  "...this cell phone interruption policy is to balance free speech rights with legitimate public safety concerns."

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• Banks in Tampa Bay Area Decline to Participate in Toys for Tots
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 7:01 pm by Becket Adams

  “A choice made out of respect to their customers?"

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• Allen West Cracks Uncle Tom, Oreo Jokes at ‘Funniest Celebrity in Washington’ Contest
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 6:25 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

  "I kept hearing him talk about some guy named Uncle Tom"

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• Meghan McCain: Michele Bachmann Is ‘More Smarter’ Than Sarah Palin
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 5:57 pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

  Bachmann is also "the thinking man’s Sarah Palin."

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• Guess What: There‘s an App to Remove That Smartphone Program That’s Spying on You
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 5:29 pm by Liz Klimas

  "re-transmits a wealth of data, including your web searches and traffi"

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• Ready for the Viral Song Featuring Jon Huntsman‘s Daughters Spoofing ’SexyBack?’
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 4:59 pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

  "We’re bringing Huntsman back/The rest of them is one big circus act"

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• Coke Cancels Global Warming-Themed Cans After Outcry & Confusion
  Posted December 1, 2011 at 4:43 pm by Becket Adams

  “Our long national nightmare of coke cans looking different than usual has ended..."

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