
The death toll from Oklahoma’s historic heat wave reached 11 on Tuesday after authorities announced two more deaths, and Wednesday’s high temperature could break an all-time high. [Oklahoman] The death of a 73-year-old woman, found decomposing in her home after two weeks, brings to 16 the number of heat-related deaths since June 7 in the St. Louis metro area. [STLToday] Ramadan in Iraq has [...]

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Jul 18 2011 | Posted in
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AWOP’s daily look at the absurd. What they don’t want you to now The Pentagon doesn’t want you to know how they decide if a Afghan detainee is going to be locked away with no rights and no access to legal representation. But they kinda sorta accidentally gave the ACLU a document that shows how, [...]
Jul 15 2011 | Posted in
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AWOP’s daily look at the absurd. How’s them death panels workin’ out for ya? Sarah Palin on Sean Hannity: Palin on Obama SS threat: “Shameful he is trying to scare our esteemed seniors” — says “he’s threatening to throw them under the bus.”Thu Jul 14 01:10:49 via TweetDecktoddstarnes toddstarnes Eric Cantor is a whiny little [...]
Jul 14 2011 | Posted in
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