Iowa Republicans Submit Bill to Bar Gay Marraige; Add Clause Stating State Supreme Court Can't Overturn It

Seeded on Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:36 PM EST (The Des Moines Register)

Quoted from article: County recorders would be prohibited from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and the Iowa Supreme Court would be unable to rule on the issue under a bill sponsored by six conservative House Republicans.

iowa, politics, republicans, law, gay-rights, jobs-first-lol

An Illegal Alien With Ties to the Presidency...

Wed May 26, 2010 4:36 PM EDT

With the passage of tough legislation on illegal immigration in Arizona, the immigration issue has come front and center for the nation.

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politics, humor, barack-obama, satire, sarcasm, illegal-aliens, potus, satire-all-caps, political-puns

Advice on a Gun for Home-Defense.

Fri May 14, 2010 10:57 AM EDT

Author's note: This is a 100% non-political article for advice regarding a weapon for self-defense within the home. Any attempts to hijack this article and turn it into a pro-gun/anti-gun debate (or any sort of political debate) will be deleted without mercy.

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guns, us-news, meta, self-defense, home-defense

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Battle 02: The Black Knights

Mon Jan 4, 2010 4:54 PM EST

In the spirit of the New Year, I've whipped up another scenario for you all. This one is also inspired by a battle that took place in the anime Code Geass, and will be a bit larger in scale and complexity, as well as adding leaders and customs to the forces.

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Dem vs. GOP: Watching NV Groups Define Themselves

Mon Jan 4, 2010 2:02 PM EST

I've been on Newsvine for a little while, enough to get a feel for the basic atmosphere of the place. Like all such sites, the people on it have aligned themselves with people of similar interests and beliefs.

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politics, newsvine, meta, observation, user-made-groups, self-definition

Battle 01: Jungle Skirmish

Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:46 PM EST

This is a setting that a few of you might recognize, but I felt it might be best to start off with something simple to puzzle-over. Included is a 'Tactical Map' (made with MSPaint, please forgive me -_-) with enemy locations, friendly locations, and geography details.

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The Fleet Avatar Submission by Arad: Celestial Being

Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:24 AM EST

After viewing a few different avatars, I've included my favorite.

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Jack Thompson, DISBARRED!

Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:17 PM EDT (GamePolitics.com )

Jack Thompson, long-time anti-video game attorney known for his often ridiculous antics, name calling and harassment, is finally disbarred.

law, odd-news, misconduct, video-games, jack-thompson, disbarment

Wrath of the Lich King Intro Unveiled at Leipzig

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:03 PM EDT (Joystiq)

The Lich King cinematic is finally revealed. The style of the intro is different from the previous games (Burning Crusade and the original World of Warcraft), but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

technology, gaming, leipzig, world-of-warcraft, joystiq, game-intro

These games really push our buttons

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:37 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

"Super Columbine Massacre RPG" is a free computer game that lets players step into the black boots of the two teens who gunned down dozens of their fellow students at Columbine High.� An increasing number of games are shoving at our comfort zones far more than "Grand Theft Auto …

games, technology-science, citizen-gamer, msnbci

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