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Local authorities announced today that Goldie Lawks, 17, has been found guilty on one count each of breaking and entering and property damage. The charges stemmed from Ms. Lawks’ unlawful entry to the Baer residence on  the morning of February 19th, during which Ms. Lawks reportedly damaged at least

I hear you’re feeling very disillusioned with President Obama lately. Allow me to remind you of a few notable accomplishments: Passed credit card reform. Passed Wall Street reform. Passed health care reform. Repealed DADT, and is dismantling DOMA. Ended the Iraq war. Restored the standing of the Uni

Dear Sirs, Now that the only one of you with any decency has departed the race, I feel compelled to make the following assertions to you: I will support keeping government out of our boardrooms the day you support keeping it out of our bedrooms. I will believe in corporate personhood the day you mak

WASHINGTON (AP) – A controversial decree issued Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration designates reindeer-powered aviation vehicles as falling under the purview of the Transportation Security Administration. This has led to a variety of problems for North Pole residents. Powerful unions suc

Today, the White House is hosting a science fair, inviting competition winners in math, science, engineering and technology from schools around America. While this of course makes for excellent press at a time when Democrats sorely need this, it also underscores a commitment to putting his ideals in

Sometimes, a movie or TV show is so ridiculously over-hyped that one feels more inclined to gouge out one’s own eyes than bother watching. Case in point: I have yet to watch an episode of LOST, largely because during its run so many people of my acquaintance entirely failed to shut the fuck up about

The physicist Enrico Fermi once said “Where is everybody?” – specifically asking why, if the universe is filled with civilizations, we have yet to confirm or even detect their presence in any reliable fashion. I’ve given the ‘Fermi Paradox’ a lot of thought over the last few years, and ironically th

Seems lots of people are up in arms over the proposed building of the Park 51 Community Center, aka the “mosque at Ground Zero”. Of course, this is far from surprising, considering the Islamophobia which has held much of the nation for the last decade. The people wishing to build the mosque were no

The political news out of Alaska is a lot less amusing today than usual. A small plane carrying former Senator Ted Stevens (R) and seven others has crashed near the town of Dillingham. A family friend has confirmed that the 86-year-old senator, who served in public office for 60 years, was among the