Reddit on March 6, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Mar. 6th 2009

News on 3/6/09

Stop Bill C-15: Say No To Mandatory Jail Terms For Marijuana
r/worldnews · 000078754 · 1344 pts
The Economist: "... the war on drugs has been a disaster.... the least bad policy is to legalise drugs"
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 407 pts
Some 665 million Indians practice open defecation, more than half the global total - this is impeding economic growth
r/worldnews · koavf · 113 pts
Obama's pick for National Intelligence Council chief is taking fire from the pro-Israel lobby and neocons over his foreign ties and criticism of Israel.
r/worldnews · Wood4321 · 86 pts
Human rights investigators say Israeli forces engaged in wanton destruction of Palestinian homes during the conflict in Gaza.
r/worldnews · BanX · 70 pts
Israeli Soldiers Leave their Shit in Gaza Fridges... Literally.
r/worldnews · alins · 60 pts
Wife of Zimbabwe Prime Minister killed in car crash, couple was hit by truck with apparently sleeping driver.
r/worldnews · infoaddicted · 40 pts
Son of Dead Sea Scrolls expert arrested for creating multiple aliases to engage in a campaign of impersonation and harassment against scholars with opposing viewpoints.
r/news · [deleted] · 40 pts

Politics on 3/6/09

Sports on 3/6/09

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Me Then (1978) and Now (2008)

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I just blue myself.

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Me Then (1966) and Now (2008)

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Darth-Batman

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Weird Al, without facial hair or long hair is .... weird.

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What 1 trillion dollars look like (PIC guide)

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Digg has died

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Your grandparents [pic]

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Reddit on March 6, 2009

Friday, Mar. 6th 2009

News on 3/6/09

Stop Bill C-15: Say No To Mandatory Jail Terms For Marijuana

The Economist: "... the war on drugs has been a disaster.... the least bad policy is to legalise drugs"

Some 665 million Indians practice open defecation, more than half the global total - this is impeding economic growth

Obama's pick for National Intelligence Council chief is taking fire from the pro-Israel lobby and neocons over his foreign ties and criticism of Israel.

Human rights investigators say Israeli forces engaged in wanton destruction of Palestinian homes during the conflict in Gaza.

Israeli Soldiers Leave their Shit in Gaza Fridges... Literally.

Wife of Zimbabwe Prime Minister killed in car crash, couple was hit by truck with apparently sleeping driver.

Son of Dead Sea Scrolls expert arrested for creating multiple aliases to engage in a campaign of impersonation and harassment against scholars with opposing viewpoints.

Politics on 3/6/09

Jay Bybee wrote a legal memo saying Bush could ignore the Geneva Conventions and the anti-torture treaty. Bybee now has a lifetime seat on a federal court. Call your Congressman and ask them to impeach Jay Bybee.

Harvard Professor takes a stand against a set of pro-Israel right-winger who are trying to kill the career of someone who criticized Israel's actions

H.R. 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act. Because the people deserve an accounting of where their $2.2Trillion has gone.

Conservatives angry over Michelle Obama's trip to homeless shelter

Maine Town Passes Ordinance Asserting Local Self-Governance and Stripping Corporate Personhood

Sports on 3/6/09

Louis Amundson (the guy with the ponytail on the Phoenix Suns) Rides His Bike to Practice

FSU football receives four years' probation, must give up wins

Radical SR8 Doing Laps. INSANE.

Chris Paul breaks off Jason Terry

Stephon Marbury Embroils Celtics' Big 3 In Elaborate Shakespearean Intrigue

Pictures and Memes