Reddit on July 8, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Jul. 8th 2009

News on 7/8/09

Woman who falsely cried rape jailed for 1 year
r/worldnews · komal · 1418 pts
Australia town bans the sale of bottled water, first community in the world to do so
r/worldnews · hunkydude · 933 pts
A man is found guilty of insulting and abusing a muslim woman by calling her a "terrorist" and an "Islamist whore". During an appeal court hearing, he stabs her 18 times to death. Her husband gets shot while trying to save her and it turns out that she was three months pregnant.
r/worldnews · tubelight · 920 pts
MP uses his parliamentary immunity to break through the secret act: Britain outsources Torture. British Reddits, please read his statement - I can't think of anything more important to do today than read this and then writetothem(.org)
r/worldnews · Lave · 509 pts
Obama folded! "Israel had won agreement from the United States for the continued construction of 2,500 housing units in settlements in the West Bank."
r/news · milligram · 224 pts
Rupert Murdoch's newspapers try to bury evidence of their phone tapping and hacking of British politicians.
r/worldnews · sk11 · 176 pts
Philadelphia swimming pool caught in wormhole. Transported to 60's era Mississippi
r/news · Ra__ · 99 pts
Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in New Jersey
r/news · rickyisawesome · 72 pts

Politics on 7/8/09

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Low Ink [pic]

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Time Travel [PIC]

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Cone Pizza is either the best or worst idea ever. [pic]

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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Over The Western Pacific Ocean

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LOLcats + rock stars = WIN

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11 Kanye quotes (done in pics) that prove he is a giant douchebag ***SFW**

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In Case Of...

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Reddit, We had to put my 17 year old dog down today. Could you do a favor for me?

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Meet the “wonder weapon” that could have won the war for Hitler.

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Reddit on July 8, 2009

Wednesday, Jul. 8th 2009

News on 7/8/09

Woman who falsely cried rape jailed for 1 year

Australia town bans the sale of bottled water, first community in the world to do so

A man is found guilty of insulting and abusing a muslim woman by calling her a "terrorist" and an "Islamist whore". During an appeal court hearing, he stabs her 18 times to death. Her husband gets shot while trying to save her and it turns out that she was three months pregnant.

MP uses his parliamentary immunity to break through the secret act: Britain outsources Torture. British Reddits, please read his statement - I can't think of anything more important to do today than read this and then writetothem(.org)

Obama folded! "Israel had won agreement from the United States for the continued construction of 2,500 housing units in settlements in the West Bank."

Rupert Murdoch's newspapers try to bury evidence of their phone tapping and hacking of British politicians.

Philadelphia swimming pool caught in wormhole. Transported to 60's era Mississippi

Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in New Jersey

Politics on 7/8/09

How I lost my health insurance at the hairstylist

A Fox News host compares Finland, where they're "pure," to the U.S., where "we keep marrying other species"

"Fox and Friends" Host Argues for Racially "Pure Society" ... "We are — we keep marrying other species and other ethnics ... see, the problem is the Swedes have pure genes. Because they marry other Swedes .... Fins marry other Fins, so they have a pure society."

83-year-old blogger skewers Palin ... "My God that woman is an idiot. Her problems come because every time you stick a microphone in front of her mouth a whole lot of stupid falls out."

Decorated marine killed at home. Pentagon says "suicide," but guess who was about to expose deep-level govt. weapons and drug trafficking?

Sports on 7/8/09

nike does not want you to see lebron james being dunked on

Nike doesn't allow Witnesses. (pic)

Florida officially declares high school football a coed sport

Breaking Down the Greatest Tour de France Riders with Famous Athletes

Sharks' Lemieux announces his retirement

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