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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Morning News: Gonorrhea, Guns, and Holocaust Ash Art

Posted by on Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 7:39 AM

More Ca$h for Guns: The Hanauers, UW Medical Center, and several nightlife establishments count among the latest donors of Seattle's proposed gun buy-back program.

Seattle Weekly Sold? Rumors abound that the sale of Seattle's second best weekly newspaper is a done deal.

"Sharply Differing" Gun Laws Indeed: While Washington's Democratic legislators are hoping to ban assault weapons and close the gun show loophole, Republican legislators want to make our state safer by eradicating gun-free zones. Weeee! What a fun session this will be!

Gawker on Guns: The website published the names of a bunch of licensed gun owners in New York City, giving gun owners an excuse to feel persecuted and enraged.

Look Who's Been Working Out: "Drug-resistant gonorrhea has officially arrived in North America." Wear your raincoats, kids.

Gotta Have My 'Bucks: A metro driver was briefly arrested yesterday after striking a pedestrian with a bus. The bus driver's blood was tested to see whether he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol; the pedestrian proceeded to walk to the nearest Starbucks and order a drip.

If Only We Could Rename Pitbulls After Her: Imagine how confusing-yet-accurate that would be:

A report says Sen. Pam Roach of Auburn violated the Senate's policy in March by verbally attacking a Senate Republican staffer charged with upholding sanctions against Roach that prevented her from having direct contact with staff.

The report was compiled by a subcommittee created last summer solely to investigate incidents involving Roach.

Holocaust Ash Art: A Swedish artist is being investigated for using human ashes taken from the crematorium at Majdanek in his artwork.

Chavez's Rule Unconstitutional? A group of Venezuelan constitutional lawyers are demanding that President Hugo Chavez, who's reportedly recovering from cancer surgery, either reconfirm his oath for office on January 10 or "demonstrate that he is still capable of governing by formally asking for a temporary delay." Anything else, they say, is unconstitutional.

Finally, a Way to Make Church Palatable: Scientists speculate that coating 800-year-old cathedrals with olive oil may be the way to preserve them from acid rain.

Stolen From the Streets of India: Little girls.

Come to Oprah: Listen up, everyone, Lance Armstrong has something to say.

 

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Urgutha Forka 1
RE: Gonorrhea evolving to resist treatment.

*Slow clap*
Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Pope Peabrain 2
Jimmy Page is 69 today. Jeebus Freaking Keerhist!
Posted by Pope Peabrain on January 9, 2013 at 9:24 AM
rob! 3
They may need to coat the National Cathedral, which is about to begin same-sex marriages, with I-D Glide to protect it from the vitriol of bigot congresscritters and their lobbyist patrons.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on January 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Jeremy from Seattle 4
@1: *titter*
Posted by Jeremy from Seattle http://www.x-dezyn.com on January 9, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Rotten666 5
@1 Zing!
Posted by Rotten666 on January 9, 2013 at 10:58 AM
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Jacob Lew, Obama Nominee And Former Citigroup Executive, Doesn't Believe Deregulation Led To Financial Crisis

If the Senate confirms Lew for his post, he'll oversee an agency that's responsible for making sure federal rules conform with Obama's agenda.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21…

Pay attention to what Obama does, not what he says.

Posted by anon1256 on January 9, 2013 at 11:16 AM
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giving gun owners an excuse to feel persecuted and enraged.


Do they need an excuse?
Posted by keshmeshi on January 9, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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Yet Obama hasn't used a recess appointment for the ATF. I guess that the average gun owners felt too.

Oh, and I guess the thousands of ATF agents are sitting indoors eating Danishes, not doing much of nothing.

You people are simply retarded. You have no business dictating public policy. You are why pot is illegal. Your minds are addled.
Posted by Good lord, the idiocracy is a live and well in king county on January 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM

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