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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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FARRINGDON TUBE AUDIO

Just like that, a legend is born…

Short Story: London Tube announcer goes nuts and talks on the microphone for 30 minutes straight as passengers cheer him on. Money quotes: “Is this what having a nervous breakdown feels like” and “You’ve got two options – apart from shooting yourself, and who could blame you.”

The longer version and audio after the cut