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Any political candidate that was thinking of maybe producing the awesomest, most gif-able campaign ad of the 2012 election season better step up their game: aspiring President of the Alabama Public Service Commission Kathy Peterson has just released a show stopper of a shit show of an ad. More »
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Administrators at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, CA cancelled classes today after a student threatened the school in a bizarre YouTube video. The teenage internet vigilante has now been arrested. More »
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A Pennsylvania father and son have been charged with threatening Sarah Palin and her family, calling her lawyer over 400 times and threatening to sexually assault Palin or kidnap her children. No matter what you think of the Palins, these men are awful, and they also seem to be pretty dumb: didn't they think directing their threats at Palin's lawyer might perhaps result in legal action? More »
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Journalist Amy Miller of the Alternative Media Centre was arrested over the weekend at the G20 protests in Toronto. She was held for 13 hours, during which time she saw multiple women strip-searched and was repeatedly threatened with rape. More »
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone have received a "warning" from a radical Islamic website that the "likely outcome" of their depiction of Muhammad (dressed in a bear suit) on a recent episode of South Park is murder. [FoxNews] More »
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Kristy Lee Roshia was arrested in Hawaii for making calls to the Secret Service threatening to "blow away" Michelle Obama. She told officials that she traveled to Hawaii in September, knowing that Obama would visit, "to protect [him]." [AP] More »
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A judge has increased the bail of alleged George Tiller murderer Scott Roeder from $5 million to $20 million after Roeder threatened that "there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal." [Breitbart] More »
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• Barack Obama's economic plan is out and it has: $3,000 tax credit to businesses for hiring new people; penalty-free access to your retirement savings; the elimination of taxes on unemployment benefits; more money for automakers (of course); and a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures. Like Kix, it's kid-tested and mother-approved. [NY Times]
• McCain's got his plans, too, which include: Obama's no-tax unemployment benefits; a reduction in your capital gains tax as though your stock has gained in value since you bought it; and tax breaks for only old people on tapping their retirement savings. I mean, I guess that is his main constituency, but still. [Washington Post]
• Speaking of McCain's core constituency, someone else yelled "Kill him!" at a Palin rally today. [Politico]
• And if we want to talk about who is pallin' around at terrorists, someone should ask why the head of McCain's transition team was pallin' around with Saddam Hussein. Fair's fair, folks. [Washington Independent]

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Breaking: The Secret Service is looking into the threat made against Barack Obama's life. As previously reported, someone shouted, "Kill him!" at a McCain/Palin event. Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley says, "We investigate everything because we take all threats seriously." [Radar] More »
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