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Prop 8 Struck Down

California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…

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Top Secret America

A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.

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Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode

A look at the ins-and-outs of meth

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Billion Bug Highway

Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.

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Aimee Sword Convicted

Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…

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USA V. Arizona (PDF)

The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).

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Dear News Junkie: I Hope You Get Swine Flu

The latest gem from The News Junkie email account…:

Today, on Chicago’s WGN Radio 720, we talked about a Redskins cheerleader who was handicapped after a severe reaction to the flu vaccine. I mentioned several times that I am far from a vaccine nut and that the only reason I don’t get the shot is because I’m accustomed to putting a week or so aside each year to battling the flu. Well, needless to say, not everyone was happy…