2010 Story Links


Video - Puppies for Christmas
Lawmakers seek cash during key votes
Sarah Palin: Winner Of The 2010 Glenn Beck Misinformer Of The Year Award
RV sales rebound after rough economic road
Bears orphaned after fatal attack make their debut
WikiLeaks: How U.S. tried to stop Spain's torture probe
Toyota pays $10m for fatal crash
Top 5 overlooked stories of 2010
Modern, green Virginia home is built from dirt
Health system challenges mount as boomers turn 65
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Video - Christmas at the Dog House

Why do we let this creepy company called Google spy on our emails?
2-year-old girl crawls into stuffed-animal claw machine
Woman recovers VW microbus stolen in 1974
Fox boss caught slanting news reporting
Assange lawyers prepare for U.S. spying indictment
WikiLeaks protests use botnets to attack websites
Gas prices on track for unseasonable spike
What on Earth happened? Lara Flynn Boyle is unrecognisable in Los Angeles
Records SNAFU: FAA orders re-registration of all private aircraft
New gift cards can blink, make sleigh bell sounds and alter your voice so you sound like an elf
How the Internet will save civilization
Obit: Thomas McLaughlin, decorated Vietnam fighter pilot
Navy tests railgun that might hit targets 100 miles away
Cancun temperature hits 100-year record low during global-warming conference
You'll never guess whose taxes are going to go up because of the tax-cut "compromise"
Phoenix cafe offering reindeer on Christmas menu
Escaped Reindeer Found Hiding Under Elf House
Report: Marriage is crumbling in blue-collar America
Douglas Allen Smith, Jr. gets name legally changed to Captain Awesome
A vid for a Norwegian TV show featuring 40-plus celebrities singing "Let It Be"
WikiLeaks still resilient despite repeated attacks
Hackers strike back  to support Wikileaks
Wikileaks: Julian Assange v Sweden's broad sexual laws
'Lightfoil' idea shows light can provide lift
Former San Antonio Express-News columnist Carlos Guerra found dead
Tax cuts for the rich; What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?
Tax-cut extension: "Dear Democrats, please, please, please don't eff this up"
Odds that someone else has used your Social Security number? One in 7.
"Sex Crimes" warrant for Wikileaks founder for "sex without a condom", NOT rape -- BRAD: I DOUBT THE CREDIBILITY
Stocks & Wikileaks conspiracy theories by Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert
Conway Twitty's sexual orientation sparks fight
Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares all- Internet Explorer vulnerable. Chrome and Safari protected
National Geographic 2010 photography contest entries
Dr. Dean Edell retiring as KGO-AM radio show host
Despite dog electrocution, Seattle says streetlights are safe
125+ photos of kids handling their encounters with Santa
Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust
Was FBI grooming Portland suspect for terror?WikiLeaks claims next target is "big U.S. bank"
WikiLeaks provides the truth Bush obscured
Polar bears spotted swimming with cubs on back
Bad service, counterfeit goods, threats and overcharges make DecorMyEyes.com a huge success
Co-pilot moved seat, sent jetliner plumetting
Failures of the Day compilation (photos)
War in Afghanistan: Pentagon report cites 'progress,' provides little
11/26/2010 - U.S. presence in Afghanistan equals Soviet span: nine years, 50 days
Iraqi translator struggles to find job in Oregon as recession leaves allies behind
Army has tough time recruiting translators for Afghanistan war
SC Motel Guest Trashed Room To Find 'Midget'
Tiger stuck in the rough, needs new game.. ranks somewhere in the 2,000s, beside troubled singer Amy Winehouse, rocker Tommy Lee, early '80s TV star Erik Estrada...
Alaska native status gave tiny, inexperienced firm a $250 million Army contract
Bicycle street trial rides by Danny MacAskill (vid)
Pistole explains 8-month delay in responding to underwear bomb threat
CNN: REPORTS SAY THE AIRPORT SCANNERS DON'T WORK!
USA TODAY (Nov 23, 2010) --Body scanner makers doubled lobbying cash over 5 years
Wikipedia -- Security theater.. to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.
The Atlantic (Nov 21, 2010) -- Why Cavity Bombs Would Make the TSA Irrelevant
The Atlantic (2008) -- Airport security in America is a sham— “security theater” designed to make travelers feel better
TSA forces cancer survivor to show prosthetic breast
No room at the inn for too-young Bakersfield honeymooners
Boise woman charged with fooling others into bar-room breast exams
LONDON 80 MEGAPIXELS - This Photo is the largest 360° Panorama in the world
Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality
Kids - National Geographic 2009 photo contest (second image in slideshow "People" Nov. 1)
Antarctic Clouds - (sixth image in slideshow "Nature Nov 1")
A name-change request from one Adam Joseph Pica-Sneeden
Wall Street quietly seeks to undo new financial rules
Is climate change to blame for bigger ocean waves?
Oregon couple swept away by big wave
40th anniversary of Oregon's exploding whale
Spot The Fake Smile
Sacramento pot dispensaries to operate under tougher new rules
OBITUARY: Geoffrey Crawley, 83; proved Cottingley fairy photos a hoax
London Telegraph - The Week in Pictures
Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke says porpoises saved his life
Canadian woman annoyed by deer ringing her doorbell
Kentucky Man Forced To Eat Own Beard
San Francisco considers charging drivers tolls
50 Things That Peeve Restaurant Servers
With good jobs going away, middle class downsizes
Video of Torture Hearing Released (VIDEO)
How our government "supports" our military
How the Pentagon is Cheating Wounded Vets (2010)
Joshua Kors' clips from Congress' recent torture hearings
Poll: Americans Don't Know Economy Expanded With Tax Cuts
Robin Barcus Slonina ARTWORK "States of Dress"
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
Whoppers of Campaign 2010 - biggest falsehoods of the midterm elections
Young elephant's lucky escape from a crocodile
Lyle Lovett video "If I Had a Boat"
Lyle Lovett video "Long Tall Texan"
Google car drives itself-- in traffic
An impressive GPS navigation mishap
World's First Human-Powered Ornithopter (flies by wing flapping like a bird)
The 50 deadliest things top causes of death in the US, your odds of dying from each
2010 Silver Innovation Award. Eyeglasses, called TruFocals, that the wearer can manually adjust
Red-light cameras haven't improved safety, L.A. city controller says
Woman accused of tricking two women into sex by pretending to be a man (for 6 years)
Justin Bieber Found To Be Cleverly Disguised 51-Year-Old Pedophile
First contact: The man who'll welcome aliens
Dolphins blow bubble rings (ala smoke rings) and manipulate them. Pure play.
Dolphins using the "mud ring" tactic to round up prey in the wild
Swimming in chlorinated pools can lead to cancer, study says - The study itself in a peer-reviewed journal HERE
What's in Preparation H - Four other uses for Preparation H HERE - and more HERE including vids
Company Hit With $459 Million Judgment Over 'Junk Fax' Transmissions
Court Vacates $99,000 Fee to Counsel for Plaintiff Who Won $650
Army to weed out unnecessary contractors
Is Proposition 19 Unconstitutional? California's marijuana legalization inititiative
Fresno County bans outdoor pot gardens "...in response to a series of violent confrontations..."
Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program
Russian official sacked for making boys kiss his feet with link to YouTube vid
The Innocence Project - Eyewitness Misidentification in more than 75% of convictions overturned through DNA testing.
Mark Morford: America out of Iraq now!
Are Email Attachments Bad for the Environment?
Man tries to get name legally changed to Boomer the Dog
iPhone users have more sex partners
Fisherman Bill Dance's classic bloopers (vid)
"Crashproof" motorcycle (vid)
The last word: Why old dogs are the best dogs
FBI to Wikipedia: Remove our seal
Military dog comes home from Iraq traumatized
Video: Dog and deer play ball
238 presidential scholars: Bush worst president of modern era, fifth worst in US historya
Monkeys trained as battlefield killers in Afghanistan
Taliban can't train monkeys to shoot US soldiers with machine-guns, say scientists
Zedonk hybrid born at Georgia wildlife preserve
Carol Rosenbeg Commentary: For reporters, the rules at Guantanamo change daily
Report claims Arizona's immigration law has had little impact on Arizona's tourism so far BP spills coffee video
Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona
"Ashley Judd makes a living removing her top, why can't coal miners?"
4th of July fireworks show Tinkerbell
Joseph L. Galloway | McClatchy Newspapers - A farewell after 50 years of newspapering
Joe's Most-Requested Column - Fridays at the Pentagon
Motivational coal-walking backfires
'Nut' kiss lands British schoolgirl in hospital
Monkeys use trees as catapults in escape
So does wearing a bike helmet make you safer or not?
Patricia Dye, 31, allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy to build a relationship with a 16-year-old girl
ACLU Suit Challenges U.S.'s 'No-Fly' List Of Suspects / More details on ACLU website
BP played big role in Alaska blowout preventer probe
Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable?
Boycott BP? That's easier said than done
When is good credit too good?
Power is cut, Oxygen machine stops, a woman dies
Terrafugia Transition 'flying car' gets go-ahead from US air authorities - COMPANY WEBSITE
Holy masquerade! Cat woman strikes
Baby moose twins playing in sprinkler
Novelty Page: The Drum Machine
Novelty Page: Google Hit by Gravity
Novelty Page: The Bluesmaker
Carjacker who wore a top hat, wig and Mardi Gras beads sentenced to 19 months
Police: Naked man 'yelling he was Jesus' caused I-95 accident
Colorado burglar identified by distinctive facial tattoo
Cartoonist Scott Adams' (Dilbert) personal road to riches: Put your money on the companies that you hate the most
The Beauty of Paper Art
Drano Bombs: true or false? from snopes.com
Soldier in Iraq lost his home in Texas over $800 in HOA dues
Bus company's 'drive safely' campaign puts water bowls next to drivers
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ndonesian province enacts tight pants ban
Book: "Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions"
Major California labor union organizing medical cannabis workers
20 Death Masks Of Famous People
A 300-foot crop circle (#5 in photo slideshow)
Body's Own Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth Regeneration
Baby-Jumping Festival - True, or The Onion? (Story is Number 7 in a 10-part slideshow)
At Texas border, U.S. citizens are being refused re-entry because they were delivered by midwives
Forest Service weighing plan to require fees from Colorado peak hikers
'Quickest bra-undoer competition'  - True, or The Onion? Image #1 in the 31-photo gallery May 14 Week in Pictures
Your baby is unique, but her name isn't
Small mobile units emerge as potent border-watch tool
Drugmakers starting to disclose payments made to doctors
'Britain's worst' art exhibition?
YouTube -- Turns out HP only prints 25 photos... with a brand new cartridge... in draft mode.Online Media Daily
YouTube Developing Self-Serve Rental Model
Woman shoots husband after lovemaking gets too rough
FACTCHECK - Did General Motors repay its TARP loan from the Treasury with other TARP money?
Arizona to eliminate controversial speed cameras on freeways
Slick Operator: The BP I've Known Too Well
New pizza recipe did wonders for Domino's sales
Better Marriage Blanket Protects Your Partner From Noxious Farts
Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'
"Small penis" taunt draws attack
New species of walking stick discovered in rain forest on Borneo
Some somewhat charming photos of "owls in love"
Video of world's smallest horse
Move Over Mosquitoes; Deer Ticks Thrive On Changing Climate
AnimalPlanetTV: a giant snakehead, a rumored maneater
Booming turkey population ruffling feathers in urban communities
Snake crashes birthday party
Firefighters rescue dog stuck under recliner
Week in Pictures 16-April-2010
Lynx relocated to Colorado traveled 1,200 miles back to Canada
Dad of a fallen Marine perseveres against protests at military funerals
2010 Census form: What is your race? NASCAR.
Letters help Obama keep in touch
Former Blackwater officials charged
Disposable Soldiers: The Personality Disorder Scandal
Free credit reports not so free now
Justice Dep't seeking search of email without warrants
President Obama Cut Taxes for 98% of Working Families in 2009
State Fact Sheets and Analysis from Citizens for Tax Justice
Not satisfied with U.S. history, some conservatives are rewriting it
On paid endorsements by Dave Ramsey, celebrities, talk hosts, etc.
Week in Pictures 2-April-2010
India's hottest weapon in fight against terrorists: chili peppers
Sleeping insects covered by water droplets
KBR Bills $5 Million For Mechanics Who Work 43 Minutes a Month
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zzy Award Winner Jeremy Scahill: "We're At a Ground Zero Moment to Save Real Journalism"
Texas newborn denied health insurance over pre-existing condition
UPDATE: Under fire, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas offers to cover medical expenses for Crowley baby
Teen defecates on man's car, thinking it belongs to his girlfriend
Woman "discreetly" leaning over to use cellphone during movie says armrest smacked her on head, sues theater
According to Kelleyճ Blue Book, consumers are trending back toward Toyota
VA ruling on former Marine's illness may affect thousands
A Classic Tax Time Gotcha: With a Bonus Regulatory Twist
FINALLY: The Difference between Nerd, Dork, and Geek Explained by a Venn Diagram
New Proof Unknown "Structures" Tug at Our Universe
GLENNZ T's of Austin, Texas
Health Care Reform: Hitler's Waterloo (YouTube)
Won Park: Master of Origami Paper Folding
Dear Texas: Please shut up. Sincerely, History
Airborne bears to catch bin Laden, and other letters to the Pentagon
Salvation Army is a residential real estate powerhouse
Google poised to close China searches
DEA agent: 'I knew what they'd do to me'
Court to rehear Nazi- salute case
Drunk's fingers bitten off by bear
Jeweler offers $19,999 diamond iPad
They died in Toyotas, leaving many questions
Let's say you're the first human to make alien contact
NH man accused of killing landlord for motorcycle
Georgia man accused of murders is using "Census defense"
Air Force veteran wants memorial to war dogs
An insider's guide to the jokes at the Oscars
Washington State may allow cops to seize cars at will
Photo covers for garage doors
Anatomy of Toyota's Problem Pedal: Mechanic's Diary
Mark Morford - All politicians are madhouse freaks
MagicJack: Cheap, Way Overhyped, But Really Works
The GOP's "small government" tea party fraud
Crayon rockets and how to build 'em
Women looking at women (8 photos)
Un-ordinary cabinets and shelf units
Fareed Zakaria - Why Iran's dictators can be deterred
Crackdown on credit card provisions begins Monday
Olympics: Nice Buses, With One Hitch
U.S. troops soon to use device that sees through walls
Celebs before and after plastic surgery
In tough economic times, shoppers take haggling to new heights
Colorado banks wary of marijuana-dispensary accounts
EDITORIAL Scientific proof for medical pot
Rip Torn posts bail - Reuters version HERE
How Edwards used wealthy heiress to fund love-child coverup
"Aviation Consumer Protection" site
All walled up: the border fence
Border fence plagued by glitches, long delays
Video: man on cel phone
Beware the 4 new asset bubbles
Bottlenose dolphins off Florida demonstrate the Mud Ring method of herding fish
Time lapse video of the Miracle on the Hudson, US Airways flight 1549 recovery
Hey feds. Alaska doesn't like your 'interference' but please send money
Cuisinart Customer Service Doesn't Bother To Read Own Warranty
Climate change activists work to regain momentum
Why rush the F-35 into production?
Bubble Wrap, packing material and stress reducer, turns 50
Real iceberg or PhotoShop?
For some tribes, casinos no longer a sure bet
Why many investors keep fooling themselves
Wet puppy frozen to railroad track is rescued
Bohemian Rhapsody performed by Hayseed Dixie, from their new album Killer Grass
naked Arnold Schwarzenegger link HERE
Liberal radio net Air America goes belly-up
Rifle sights used by U.S. troops include Bible verse inscriptions
Company to stop putting Bible references on military scopes
Health club warns aliens will eat 'fatties' first
Want to rub Petsmart's nose in it?
Diffraction and Fraud in Digicams
Electrosensitives tortured by a radio tower that had been switched off for six weeks
24: Jack Bauer goes soft
Website for beautiful people kicks off fatties
Her last gift: A little house in Newton, just for the cats
The hard numbers behind laptop searches at US borders
Out a window: one whole year in two minutes (video)
There I Fixed It.com slideshow
Haiti's "pact with the devil" myth
Showdown looms between ink cartridge makers and regulators
The fundamental unreliability of America's media
Report: 20 percent of released detainees returning to terrorism
Great grandmother has plastic surgery to look like Jessica Rabbit (with photo)
Australian working in India 'tried to shoot urinating Indian'
Lawsuit: Goldman's Bonuses Eclipsed Earnings
The terror threat: vastly overplayed
Samsung 3D TVs 1/3-inch thick
Apple's influence reigns over CES
iPhone-controlled hovercraft, 3-D TVs debut at electronics show
LG shows a TV 1/4-inch thick
Flying Motorcycle planned
3D TV network planned
GRAPHIC! Polar bear attacks man, bystanders do nothing
Detectives' "ransom note" leads to arrest of pot-plant grower
Consumer Reports finds Slap Chop sucks (video)
Angel the dog saves 11-year-old from cougar attack (video)
tmz.com NBC Shakeup -- Jay Leno Comes Out on Top
Joan Rivers kept off flight in Costa Rica when Continental gate agent finds passport suspicious
The word 'Negro' on 2010 census form offends some blacks
Pilot furious at U.S. for mishandling lap-bomber emergency procedures
Obama claims airline attack was preventable
Michigan attorneys say FBI detained Lap Bomber and a second man from Flight 253
$48M Degas painting stolen. Security? It was screwed to the wall
The Decade in 7 Minutes
Banks Roll Out New Check, Card Fees
Dumbest Quotes of the 2000s
WWII US pilot awarded highest French honor
Marijuana menace fought in Bastrop, Louisiana
Cheery-voiced GPS units lead drivers into danger
Supreme Court has saved toughest cases for second half
Fact Check.org Whoppers of 2009
Why American consumers can't add
Amazon says Kindle books outsold physical books on Christmas Day
Federal appeals court sets limits on police use of Tasers
Ten mis-spelled words
"Illegal aliens" get cheap healthcare intended only for citizens
The 12 Weirdest Right-Wing Conspiracies Of 2009
2009 in Pictures (Time)
Best cartoons of 2009 (Slate)
Police need a warrant to search a cellphone
It's not entirely true that no two snowflakes are alike
Bomb Attempt Will Intensify Security Checks
New Restrictions Are Imposed on Air Passengers
Lowlights of a Downer Year: Dave Barry on the money, madness and misery of 2009
Christmas Dog video
PolitiFact's Lie of the Year
Frustrated liberals voice discontent with Obama
Tracking Obama's Promises
Investors Hope the '10s Beat the '00s
Innocence Network Exonerations 2009
Lawsuit alleges DirecTV thrives on deception