Bush drug warriors crash pot decriminalization conference

President Bush's drug warriors must really, really want to protect their ability to throw non-violent marijuana users in jail.The White House sent at least three party crashers to a press conference Wednesday with Rep. Barny Frank (D-MA), who has introduced a pot-decriminalization bill.

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EA's 'Spore' a week from being finished

'Spore' developers were surprised by a user's creation of this skeleton because they didn't think this kind of figure was possible

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Evolution of a Los Angeles Earthquake according to CNN.com

Stages of media coverage for a L.A. earthquake. (read description)

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Mandatory Gun Ownership Law in GA Town Resulted in Low Crime

The Kennesaw law has endured as the town's population has swelled to about 30,000 from 5,000 in 1982. "When the law was passed in 1982 there was a substantial drop in crime ... and we have maintained a really low crime rate since then," said police Lt. Craig Graydon.

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Tech Zombies: 6 Technologies That Don't Know They're Dead

Some technologies are like a Tyrannosaurus running down the highway (without the awesome). They made sense once and now they're hideously out of place, carried only by momentum as they stumble toward their inevitable date with the sixteen-wheeler of Progress.

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First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic Chemistry.

AFTER scanning his textbooks and making them available to anyone to download free, a contributor at the file-sharing site PirateBay.org composed a colorful message for “all publishers” of college textbooks, warning them that “myself and all other students are tired of getting” ripped off.

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The 5 Creepiest Death Rituals From Around the World

Let's face it, there isn't a non-creepy way to deal with a dead body. We fill it with chemicals and bury it, or burn it. But as unpleasant as that business is, some cultures have taken body disposal to a whole, new, terrifying level.

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The Naked Nirvana Baby, 17 Years Later

Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, who you may know as the little baby floating towards a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind.

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UCLA Sending 31 Athletes To 2008 Olympics

Looking to add to its rich Olympic history yet again in 2008, UCLA will send a total of 36 athletes and coaches to this summer's Olympic Games, which will be held Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China. Of the 36 Bruins traveling to Beijing, 31 are athletes and five are coaches.

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The sound that shouldn't be-violinist defies physics(so far)

Mari Kimura is a New York composer and virtuoso violinist whose music includes hauting low notes on the violin called “subharmonics.” …Problem is, these sounds aren’t supposed to be possible. .... and yes, audio included.

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WTF?!!

Zombie Bird?

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Door-to-Door Magazine Sales: Rape, Murder, and More

In the eight months the Press investigated door-to-door magazine sales across the country, the industry has seen at least three murders, one rape, two attempted rapes, one stabbing, one attempted murder, one vehicle fatality and one attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl.

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WALL-E = Pixar's 'Rubber Soul'?

A comparison of Pixar and The Beatles... now that Pixar has mastered the technology, how do they evolve?

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Top 8 Most Embarrasing Facts About America

These are the things that bring disgrace to us all. The world is always watching America, and it's time we cleaned up our act.

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The Dark Knight: An Extraordinary Cinematic Revolution

This is not a review of "The Dark Knight." However, considering the film isn't even in theaters yet, it might come as a surprise to hear so much profound praise, but I can't help from sharing my feelings on this absolute masterpiece. In fact, I've decided to move beyond calling it a masterpiece to calling it potentially a cinematic revolution

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7 People From Around the World With Real Mutant Superpowers

They walk among us! Some even fly among us! They may even take the bus among us from time to time! Homosapiens-Superior is here, and can do things that have scientists scratching their heads. We're carefully tracking their progress, so that one day soon we may gather them together and fight crime. Or maybe commit crimes. We haven't decided yet.

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7 People From Around the World With Real Mutant Superpowers

They walk among us! Some even fly among us! They may even take the bus among us from time to time! Homosapiens-Superior is here, and can do things that have scientists scratching their heads. We're carefully tracking their progress, so that one day soon we may gather them together and fight crime. Or maybe commit crimes. We haven't decided yet.

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