Reddit on March 7, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, Mar. 7th 2010

News on 3/7/10

Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as fundamental right
r/worldnews · pinkunicorn · 958 pts
Berlusconi's party messes up registration of his candidates in forthcoming elections. He 'changes' the law to re-admit them, violating Italian Constitution (article 73: don't change election regulations with emergency laws).
r/worldnews · OniNiubbo · 631 pts
Germany to Greece: "Get up earlier"
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 300 pts
Man sues for right to flip off cops
r/news · Scotts_Magilicutty · 205 pts
Earthquake hits Turkey.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 128 pts
Nigeria: Muslims Attack Christian Village, 300 Hacked to Death Including Women and Children With Machetes...
r/worldnews · Beatrice-Lewis · 81 pts
Germany and Greece: “More And More There Is The Feeling That French Farmers, Polish Farmers, Spanish Infrastructure, That Europe Is Not a Community But Something Held Together... By a German Paycheck.”
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 69 pts
Waste watchers? British trash bins being fitted with microchips, raising surveillance fears
r/worldnews · igeldard · 66 pts

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Sports on 3/7/10

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I have a friend who buys paintings from thrift stores and adds to them to make them silly.

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Anatomy of an Urban Thug

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Some one give this man a Nobel prize

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A little knitting to pass the time.

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Meanwhile, in Finland [PIC]

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This week in Ludacris infographics

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I made my first webcomic...

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Reddit on March 7, 2010

Sunday, Mar. 7th 2010

News on 3/7/10

Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as fundamental right

Berlusconi's party messes up registration of his candidates in forthcoming elections. He 'changes' the law to re-admit them, violating Italian Constitution (article 73: don't change election regulations with emergency laws).

Germany to Greece: "Get up earlier"

Man sues for right to flip off cops

Earthquake hits Turkey.

Nigeria: Muslims Attack Christian Village, 300 Hacked to Death Including Women and Children With Machetes...

Germany and Greece: “More And More There Is The Feeling That French Farmers, Polish Farmers, Spanish Infrastructure, That Europe Is Not a Community But Something Held Together... By a German Paycheck.”

Waste watchers? British trash bins being fitted with microchips, raising surveillance fears

Politics on 3/7/10

AIG Bankers Caught On Tape Complaining About The Bailout And 'Idiot Americans': "To be honest with you, I really hope it blows up. I think the U.S. taxpayer deserves to lose a trillion dollars over this thing for the way they have behaved. Frankly, if a trillion dollars gets lost, fine.”

Should an employer have the right to check your credit when you apply for a job? At least 16 states are trying to ban this practice.

It begins with the stone cold fact there never ever was any salient, legitimate, defensible reason for marijuana to be made illegal, let alone heinously demonized as it has been and still is. It's based on lies and utter horseshit, refutation of claims is easy.

"This country could solve ninety percent of its problems by the simple act of getting money out of politics and thereby (re)turning the American government into being an instrument for the benefit of the public, rather than a servant for aggregating wealth on behalf of a predatory plutocracy."

Can you call it satire if it's true?

Sports on 3/7/10

Ferrari mechanics block McLaren crew's view on a pitstop test. Kinda funny.

How much would you guess normal MLS players are paid by their clubs? [PDF]

Browns give LB Fujita, OL Pashos multiyear deals - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Baseball's unbalanced schedules don't lead to fair play

Crosby gold medal stick treasure hunt now worth $10K - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog - Yahoo! Sports

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