Reddit on October 2, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Oct. 2nd 2009

News on 10/2/09

Rio de Janeiro WON!!! Rio Olympics 2016
r/worldnews · DougBolivar · 785 pts
The mother of twins born via insemination with sperm from a donor bank has lost a bid to get child support from the anonymous sperm donor.
r/news · jeanne2626 · 412 pts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco.
r/news · charlatan · 183 pts
EU's food agency threw out every one of the 180 claims that probiotic ingredients improve health. Now £220m-a-year 'dairy shots' industry in disarray following EU scientists' ruling
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 171 pts
Australian town ban commercially-bottled water: Drinking fountains replace shop-bought mineral water in environmental initiative
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 147 pts
Does anyone else find it strange that the Fox News was so horrified about the Olympics taking place in Chicago due to fears of gang violence? In 2008, Chicago had 510 murders. Rio had 5,700.
r/worldnews · manewitz · 129 pts
Man who accidentally cut off his arm with a chainsaw has had it re-attached and is now working normally
r/worldnews · quentinnuk · 111 pts
IPCC sticks to Menezes decision: The police who shot and killed a Brazilian plumber in London will face no disciplinary action.
r/worldnews · glengyron · 34 pts

Politics on 10/2/09

UK press does the job the U.S. media won't: The Guardian, blows the lid off the $380 million campaign that corporate are waging to kill real health care reform
r/politics · maxwellhill · 1503 pts
I am a life long Democrat, and if they pass a mandatory health insurance mandate without a public option to back it up forcing us into the hands of greedy insurance companies I refuse to vote or donate for any Democrats in the next elections. Anyone else with me?
r/politics · [deleted] · 1299 pts
Just as the Texas forensic science commission is close to concluding that an innocent man was executed on, frankly, bullshit science, Gov. Rick Perry, who approved the execution, replaces the head of the commission with a political ally.
r/politics · zelpop · 253 pts
Grayson is on a roll! This guy is the political equivalent of a human highlight reel
r/politics · [deleted] · 228 pts
$Dear Gallup - by showing Obama's Approval / Disapproval numbers on a scale that goes all the way to 130%, you artificially make the gap look smaller. I'm a jerk on reddit; you're the fracking polling agency - isn't it YOUR JOB to figure out how to present polls so they're not distorted?!$
Dear Gallup - by showing Obama's Approval / Disapproval numbers on a scale that goes all the way to 130%, you artificially make the gap look smaller. I'm a jerk on reddit; you're the fracking polling agency - isn't it YOUR JOB to figure out how to present polls so they're not distorted?!
r/politics · [deleted] · 188 pts

Sports on 10/2/09

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Optical illusion [pic]

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Rio 2016 - official mascot and slogan.

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Not only is this baby super fucking ugly, its also a super fucking asshole!

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Even MORE Epic Facebook Ownage [PIC]

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"My friend dates a Psychology TA at her school, and she sent me this amazing exchange he had with a student last semester." (Sexual favor fail)

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Your site is ruining our rankings. Remove it from Google or I'll sue!

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My friends from Germany didn't realize we don't play with the squirrels, and managed to make friends with one.

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flickr: "It’s a perfectly cromulent word."

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Reddit on October 2, 2009

Friday, Oct. 2nd 2009

News on 10/2/09

Rio de Janeiro WON!!! Rio Olympics 2016

The mother of twins born via insemination with sperm from a donor bank has lost a bid to get child support from the anonymous sperm donor.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco.

EU's food agency threw out every one of the 180 claims that probiotic ingredients improve health. Now £220m-a-year 'dairy shots' industry in disarray following EU scientists' ruling

Australian town ban commercially-bottled water: Drinking fountains replace shop-bought mineral water in environmental initiative

Does anyone else find it strange that the Fox News was so horrified about the Olympics taking place in Chicago due to fears of gang violence? In 2008, Chicago had 510 murders. Rio had 5,700.

Man who accidentally cut off his arm with a chainsaw has had it re-attached and is now working normally

IPCC sticks to Menezes decision: The police who shot and killed a Brazilian plumber in London will face no disciplinary action.

Politics on 10/2/09

UK press does the job the U.S. media won't: The Guardian, blows the lid off the $380 million campaign that corporate are waging to kill real health care reform

I am a life long Democrat, and if they pass a mandatory health insurance mandate without a public option to back it up forcing us into the hands of greedy insurance companies I refuse to vote or donate for any Democrats in the next elections. Anyone else with me?

Just as the Texas forensic science commission is close to concluding that an innocent man was executed on, frankly, bullshit science, Gov. Rick Perry, who approved the execution, replaces the head of the commission with a political ally.

Grayson is on a roll! This guy is the political equivalent of a human highlight reel

Dear Gallup - by showing Obama's Approval / Disapproval numbers on a scale that goes all the way to 130%, you artificially make the gap look smaller. I'm a jerk on reddit; you're the fracking polling agency - isn't it YOUR JOB to figure out how to present polls so they're not distorted?!

Sports on 10/2/09

Chicago eliminated in first round of voting for 2016 Olympic bids...

Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is regressing terribly

Steve Young's Great Escape

Report: Oregon may reinstate RB LaGarrette Blount -

The single greatest college football player right now. Seriously!!! - John P. Lopez - SI.com

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