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Top stories in this morning’s USA TODAY
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
• The front page of this morning's USA TODAY Credit crisis shortchanges some student-loan breaks The financial credit crisis is squeezing student...

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Beware the machines
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Once home to the Naval Shipyards, L'Ile de Nantes now houses the workshop of Les Machines de l'Ile. The 12m high Elephant made its debut last year (although a predecessor was spotted 3 years ...

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Charlie the deer.
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Unicorns are real! Well sort of... Maybe not the first time though. (Previous mefi unicorns) ...

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Ping.fm: update everything
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Ping.fm lets you update your social network statuses, blogs and microblogs simultaneously from one place. The current sign-up beta code is "ta...

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7 deadly glasses
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Wrath, Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Lust, Envy, Sloth Don't forget your display! Made by: Hamilton Design (via) ...

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Interactive 18th century Rome
Posted on June 12th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Imago Urbis: Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour of Rome is a rich and innovative geographic database that projects Vasi's 18th century engravings of...

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Galapagos kitties exterminated
Posted on June 11th, 2008 on MetaFilter
What would have evolved in 10,000 years? Feral cats have long-established colonies on the islands of the Galapagos chain. ...

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Comment on KUCINICH PRESSES IMPEACHMENT; MAJOR MEDIA IGNORES HIS DARING by Allene E. Swienckowski
Posted on June 11th, 2008 on Comments for News Dissector Blog
My letter to Senator Barbara Boxer: As a citizen I have been mystified and confused why there hasn’t been a consensus of current legislat...

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China’s Olympian Human Rights Challenges
Posted on June 11th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Beijing 2008: China's Olympian Human Rights Challenges. This website was set up by Human Rights Watch to monitor human rights issues in China during the r...

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Sparkle sparkle
Posted on June 11th, 2008 on MetaFilter
Starshine - catch the stars with your comet by clicking on the centres of gravity at the right times. Short, relaxing, charming Flash game. ...

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“What are they gonna do, send you to Vietnam?”
Posted on June 11th, 2008 on MetaFilter
[NSFW]"The following program is in living color and has been rated X by the Vietnam academy of maggots. The purpose of this program is ...

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