Reddit on January 29, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Jan. 29th 2010

News on 1/29/10

We raised $100K for haiti without breaking a sweat. Wikileaks has shutdown due to lack of funds. Let's fix this.
r/worldnews · MaxPlanck · 3078 pts
"Why do people often vote against their own interests?" - interesting BBC article on the healthcare fiasco...
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 542 pts
Bloomberg: Maybe A Secret Banking Cabal Does Run The World After All -- wait, WHAT?
r/worldnews · kolanos · 323 pts
Scott Roeder Found Guilty of Premeditated First-degree Murder of Dr. George Tiller
r/news · twolf1 · 308 pts
Israel has assassinated a senior Hamas military commander in Dubai
r/worldnews · uriman · 225 pts
Bills Gates pledges $10 *billion* to vaccine research, largest donation in history
r/worldnews · ucbmckee · 123 pts
Israel can no longer ignore the existence of the first Holocaust - Robert Fisk
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 105 pts
Supreme Court of Canada ruled on that the interrogation of the only Canadian citizen, 15 years old, held at the Guantánamo Bay violated his rights
r/worldnews · DougBolivar · 99 pts

Politics on 1/29/10

Sports on 1/29/10

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My friends are dumbasses, but I rule

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[NSFA] (not safe for Australia)

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Pictured: Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope's life... and play with him instead.

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Unbearably cute freezes to train track. Gets rescued, gets called 'Track'.

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Oh god, the ignorance of some people...

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How to get on the Reddit homepage - The Oatmeal

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Will the Konami code give me 30 more tries?

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Hey! Leave that car alone!

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Reddit on January 29, 2010

Friday, Jan. 29th 2010

News on 1/29/10

We raised $100K for haiti without breaking a sweat. Wikileaks has shutdown due to lack of funds. Let's fix this.

"Why do people often vote against their own interests?" - interesting BBC article on the healthcare fiasco...

Bloomberg: Maybe A Secret Banking Cabal Does Run The World After All -- wait, WHAT?

Scott Roeder Found Guilty of Premeditated First-degree Murder of Dr. George Tiller

Israel has assassinated a senior Hamas military commander in Dubai

Bills Gates pledges $10 billion to vaccine research, largest donation in history

Israel can no longer ignore the existence of the first Holocaust - Robert Fisk

Supreme Court of Canada ruled on that the interrogation of the only Canadian citizen, 15 years old, held at the Guantánamo Bay violated his rights

Politics on 1/29/10

Obama Goes To The GOP Lion's Den -- And Mauls The Lions

Obama Speaks at GOP Retreat: Obama directly challenges Republicans face to face. This needs to happen more often.

Corporate Persons Are Jerks

The Senate took a vote on requiring Congress not to pass legislation that it can’t pay for. All 40 Republicans voted no.

No matter your political affiliation, Obama's session with the Republicans should be seen as an example of American government at its best. This was the first example of real, respectful, honest political discourse we have seen for as long as I can remember.

Sports on 1/29/10

Kurt Warner retires

NFL Claims Ownership Of Popular "Who Dat" Saints Phrase

Kevin Garnett Tells Craig Sager to Burn His Clothes

Is he the greatest? Federer beats Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in Aussie Open semis. That's 18 of the last 19 Slams that Roger has reached the final!

St. Louis Rams owner Chip Rosenbloom released the following statement following Kurt Warner's retirement---

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