Reddit on October 16, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Oct. 16th 2009

News on 10/16/09

Blackwater used 'child prostitutes in Iraq'
r/worldnews · Maxcactus · 703 pts
Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school. And they're running Linux.
r/worldnews · blackstar9000 · 701 pts
Texas Gov. Rick Perry received the 1st of 3 reports asserting a man's innocence 88 minutes before the execution. He has now replaced 4 of the 9 members of the Forensics Sciences Commission in an attempt to cover up the wrongful execution.
r/news · TheCrimsonKing · 418 pts
In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed.
r/worldnews · esparza74 · 265 pts
Peasants Worldwide Rise up Against Monsanto, GMOs: La Via Campesina is mobilizing globally along with allies in an overwhelming expression of outright rejection of Monsanto and GMOs, in the name of food sovereignty
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 187 pts
A Russian academic investigating the fate of ethnic Germans deported by Stalin during World War II was arrested and ordered to remain silent by the FSB, who seized his research.
r/worldnews · blackstar9000 · 108 pts
Baby survives being run over by a train (video) [potentially quite distressing]
r/worldnews · cobrophy · 80 pts
Canadian health care — it's their right: In contrast to the US, where health care is a commodity, Canada has, so far, treated it like a human right.
r/worldnews · SolInvictus · 79 pts

Politics on 10/16/09

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This will make you feel %200 better.

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Found this soda at a gas station in Arcadia, OK.

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Every year tens of thousands of albatross die from toxicity, and choking due to plastics and human waste. [PICS]

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a newborn Yoda

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This pool is more than a little confusing

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Spoilers.

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LETTUCE!!!1!!!!1! [PIC]

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Career choices for women according to video games. [PIC]

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Reddit on October 16, 2009

Friday, Oct. 16th 2009

News on 10/16/09

Blackwater used 'child prostitutes in Iraq'

Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school. And they're running Linux.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry received the 1st of 3 reports asserting a man's innocence 88 minutes before the execution. He has now replaced 4 of the 9 members of the Forensics Sciences Commission in an attempt to cover up the wrongful execution.

In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital had 170 new born babies, 24% of whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies were classified as deformed.

Peasants Worldwide Rise up Against Monsanto, GMOs: La Via Campesina is mobilizing globally along with allies in an overwhelming expression of outright rejection of Monsanto and GMOs, in the name of food sovereignty

A Russian academic investigating the fate of ethnic Germans deported by Stalin during World War II was arrested and ordered to remain silent by the FSB, who seized his research.

Baby survives being run over by a train (video) [potentially quite distressing]

Canadian health care — it's their right: In contrast to the US, where health care is a commodity, Canada has, so far, treated it like a human right.

Politics on 10/16/09

Woman gets a C-Section. Family has to get new insurance. UnitedHealth Group tells her she must be sterilized before they'll cover her. What. The. FUCK.

Obama to GOP: "Grab a Mop."

The gang rape and the Republicans / Behold, 30 U.S. senators who don't give a damn about battered women

Ted Turner Wants "Less Fluffy News," "Less Talk, More News" On CNN

Grayson delivered a petition with 90,000 signatures from a group he has been working with called Progressive Change and gave a speech outside the Hart Senate Office Building. Harry Reid was not pleased

Sports on 10/16/09

Conservatives Urged to Boycott NFL : In the annals of rightwing hubris, we haven't seen much to equal this: one of the conservatives enraged that Rush Limbaugh's ex-partners have excluded him from their plans to buy the Rams has proposed that patriots counter-attack by... boycotting the NFL.

Bears trade for Former 1st rounder Tampa Bay DE Gaines Adams

Ray Lewis fined $25,000 by NFL for two separate incidents, helmet-to-helmet hit and for kicking an unspecified player on another play

Homer-happy Phils beat Dodgers 8-6 in NLCS opener - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Football’s wounded gladiators ... Players have more to lose than a game

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