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Eight monks imprisoned for bomb blast in Tibet

2008-10-15T13:23:25-05:00

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Man Sells Wife’s Breast Milk - now Thats Entertainment.

2008-10-15T16:19:43-05:00

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Japan detects pesticide in frozen beans from China

2008-10-15T13:23:34-05:00

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Racial Education Gap is Getting Worse

2008-10-15T16:19:55-05:00

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82 year old arrested for flying unlicensed plane

2008-10-14T11:02:08-05:00

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Obama Campaign Facing Xenophobia, Bigotry

2008-10-14T02:08:56-05:00

From the Alvin Lin blog, by Alvin Lin on 2008-10-14 00:59:42 (original link)

Why is it the most important thing for some people is that the candidate has the same religion as you, or talks the same way, or has the same skin color? Would most of America be happy with a moron they identified with and felt was most similar to them, even if it meant the country was being run into the ground? Do their similarities trump anything, even performance and ability? And in today’s world where so many people are influenced by mass media and group-think, doesn’t the lack of independent thought result in the breakdown of true democracy? You can’t have real democracy if among the public too many people are bigots, xenophobes, or idiots; at some point the system breaks down that way. Check out the article below about the problems his campaign is facing in talking to voters who simply can’t bring themselves to vote for a non-White Christian male. Also, check out this article about The Bradley Effect.

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79-year-old man arrested for blocking street with garbage

2008-10-12T17:23:26-05:00

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Asian American Rally for Prop. 8

2008-10-14T17:10:34-05:00

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Photos of North Korea leader Kim may be old: media

2008-10-14T17:10:26-05:00

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Japan Goes Big Brother with Vending Machines with CCTV Cameras

2008-10-14T10:59:39-05:00

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