Reddit on February 17, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Tuesday, Feb. 17th 2009

News on 2/17/09

Former presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil called Wednesday for the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use and a change in tactics on the war on drugs
r/worldnews · eks · 1362 pts
Mexico just discovered oil "3.8 times its present known reserves, and half that of the Saudis" There goes your Electric vehicle progress.
r/worldnews · superfreak77 · 658 pts
Woman politician quits over nude photos
r/worldnews · nebm · 317 pts
A former head of MI5 has accused the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism and trying to bring in laws that restrict civil liberties.
r/worldnews · uptoyou · 298 pts
UK: It is now illegal to photograph the police, despite the fact that they use increasingly aggressive techniques to record citizens
r/worldnews · alllie · 297 pts
A Democratic lawmaker in Texas has introduced a bill to impeach a judge who sent a condemned man to his death rather than receive his last-minute appeal after office hours.
r/news · EllieElliott · 193 pts
Israel engaged in covert war inside Iran: report
r/worldnews · psogle · 145 pts
Teenage girls found unconscious in U.S. Army barracks
r/news · Inri137 · 140 pts

Politics on 2/17/09

Sports on 2/17/09

Pictures and Memes

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Then And Now [Pic]

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The real WWF [PIC]

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Booby traps of the Vietnam War

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ethiopia....(pic)

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australia... (pic)

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Dolphins are so smart that they can hypnotize dogs. At least that's what I assume is happening here.

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Possums in a Box

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This Christ-like anti-rape poster caused outrage in Italy | The poster poses the question: 'Who Pays For Man's Sins?'

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Reddit on February 17, 2009

Tuesday, Feb. 17th 2009

News on 2/17/09

Former presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil called Wednesday for the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use and a change in tactics on the war on drugs

Mexico just discovered oil "3.8 times its present known reserves, and half that of the Saudis" There goes your Electric vehicle progress.

Woman politician quits over nude photos

A former head of MI5 has accused the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism and trying to bring in laws that restrict civil liberties.

UK: It is now illegal to photograph the police, despite the fact that they use increasingly aggressive techniques to record citizens

A Democratic lawmaker in Texas has introduced a bill to impeach a judge who sent a condemned man to his death rather than receive his last-minute appeal after office hours.

Israel engaged in covert war inside Iran: report

Teenage girls found unconscious in U.S. Army barracks

Politics on 2/17/09

DOING IT WRONG: Obama reinvokes the state secrets privilege to block litigation challenging the Bush-Cheney warrantless spying program

sweet justice: Honor student is jailed three months for making a parody MySpace page. The judge is found to have taken kickbacks from juvenile detention center and may be sent to federal-pound-you-in-the-ass prison for 87 months.

Obama seeks to delay Karl Rove deposition [argghhhh]

Bristol Palin: Abstinence Is 'Not Realistic' (Despite What Mom Says)

Obama plots huge railroad expansion

Sports on 2/17/09

Ken Griffey Jr Signs With The Braves

Iverson Reveals His New Hair Style in the Eastern All Star Locker Room

Canseco to Baseball: Where's My Apology?

Doing the right thing (Youth basketball edition)

Gus Johnson Remix (This guy could make broadcasting chess games worth watching)

Pictures and Memes