Reddit on January 27, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Tuesday, Jan. 27th 2009

News on 1/27/09

Dear Reddit, please give this some attention: Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead every month
r/worldnews · qgyh2 · 2143 pts
David Attenborough reveals creationist hate mail for not crediting God
r/worldnews · uptoyou · 1114 pts
Homeless man gets 15 years for stealing $100. He said that he was homeless and hungry and left the bank. The next day he surrendered to the police voluntarily and told them that his mother didn’t raise him that way.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 516 pts
"But aren’t we maybe coddling kids a bit too much when we actually start praising them for losing?"
r/news · Iredditaoften · 168 pts
Ministers Have Been Ordered To Release Minutes Of The Cabinet Meetings Which Discussed The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq
r/worldnews · georgewashingtonblog · 66 pts
Letter to Obama - Forty-nine American Scientists / Nobel laureates call the president's attention to the importance of increasing federal funding for scientific research
r/news · pastr · 64 pts
BART Cop Who Punched Oscar Grant Should Resign
r/news · [deleted] · 61 pts
Israeli army rabbi 'gave out hate leaflet to troops entering Gaza'
r/worldnews · waggawagga · 58 pts

Politics on 1/27/09

Sports on 1/27/09

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This photo was taken from the top of cypress mountain near Vancouver BC on January 21st 2009

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I told you guys, but you didn't believe me. Who's laughing now?

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Mario Explains It: Lesson 002 - There's always another path!

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Okay, I'm prepared. How much longer 'till it hits here?

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Irony in a Plastic Package [PIC]

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-.- [pic]

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Mario Explains It: Lesson 001

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I win

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Reddit on January 27, 2009

Tuesday, Jan. 27th 2009

News on 1/27/09

Dear Reddit, please give this some attention: Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998 and continue to leave as many as 45,000 dead every month

David Attenborough reveals creationist hate mail for not crediting God

Homeless man gets 15 years for stealing $100. He said that he was homeless and hungry and left the bank. The next day he surrendered to the police voluntarily and told them that his mother didn’t raise him that way.

"But aren’t we maybe coddling kids a bit too much when we actually start praising them for losing?"

Ministers Have Been Ordered To Release Minutes Of The Cabinet Meetings Which Discussed The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq

Letter to Obama - Forty-nine American Scientists / Nobel laureates call the president's attention to the importance of increasing federal funding for scientific research

BART Cop Who Punched Oscar Grant Should Resign

Israeli army rabbi 'gave out hate leaflet to troops entering Gaza'

Politics on 1/27/09

Obama was like, "Dude, that's not cool" and Citigroup was all, "My bad."

after cop shoots citizen, police began confiscating cell phones containing videos that have yet to see the light of day

Huffington Post Breaks Huge Corruption Story--And We Must Do Something About It

3 days after getting $25 billion from the bailout, Bank of America had a call with GOP activists and CEOs on how to spend millions on lobbying. If there was ever a reason for campaign finance reform, this is it.

With Cheney gone, Google gains sky view of VP's home

Sports on 1/27/09

The BEST High School Basketball Buzzer Beater of 2009 !!!

Road to Super Bowl XLIII flanked by 43 strip clubs

This Year's Super Bowl, Played Out on Tecmo Super Bowl in Video

White Sox Design Obama Cap

25 Super Bowl Memes You'll Be Sick Of

Pictures and Memes