Reddit on July 30, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Jul. 30th 2010

News on 7/30/10

North Korea World Cup team shamed in six-hour grilling in front of 400 government officials, students and journalists. Coach punished for "betraying" Kim Jong-un. But they got off lightly apparently...
r/worldnews · SirHenry · 659 pts
WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious "Insurance" File
r/worldnews · dalorin · 398 pts
Surprising no one, the FBI announced today it had tracked the left-wing historian Howard Zinn for 25 years, despite having apparently no evidence that he ever committed a crime.
r/news · gyropyro · 300 pts
Robert Fisk: Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing
r/worldnews · lechuga2010 · 266 pts
The Obama administration says: We just need to make a slight change in a law to make clear that we have the right to see the names of anyone’s e-mail correspondents and their Web browsing history without the messy complication of asking a judge for permission.
r/news · [deleted] · 167 pts
Beck denies being "responsible" for planned massacre at office of group he demonized
r/news · Bhima · 146 pts
Fueled by the minerals that are used in phones and computers, war and rebellion have ravaged the Congo for 12 years. The UK government is now being sued for failing to hold accountable the firms who purchase these 'conflict minerals.'
r/worldnews · missesquillax · 100 pts
BP’s Hiring of Prison Labor Cleanup Scrutinized - Each prisoner hired comes with a $2400 tax credit and BP may earn back up to 40% of the wages they pay. Prison workers are required to work up to twelve hours a day, six days a week, and are liable to lose earned good time if they refuse.
r/news · [deleted] · 79 pts

Politics on 7/30/10

Sports on 7/30/10

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Look who we ran into in East Village.

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Coolest movie poster I've seen in a long while

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A View From A Hotel In Dubai...

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VHS vs. Blu-ray

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Trifecta

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Just to clear it up

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I only had two options either be a hero or snap a photo for some Reddit karma.

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Rio de Janeiro as you've never seen [NSFW]

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Reddit on July 30, 2010

Friday, Jul. 30th 2010

News on 7/30/10

North Korea World Cup team shamed in six-hour grilling in front of 400 government officials, students and journalists. Coach punished for "betraying" Kim Jong-un. But they got off lightly apparently...

WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious "Insurance" File

Surprising no one, the FBI announced today it had tracked the left-wing historian Howard Zinn for 25 years, despite having apparently no evidence that he ever committed a crime.

Robert Fisk: Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing

The Obama administration says: We just need to make a slight change in a law to make clear that we have the right to see the names of anyone’s e-mail correspondents and their Web browsing history without the messy complication of asking a judge for permission.

Beck denies being "responsible" for planned massacre at office of group he demonized

Fueled by the minerals that are used in phones and computers, war and rebellion have ravaged the Congo for 12 years. The UK government is now being sued for failing to hold accountable the firms who purchase these 'conflict minerals.'

BP’s Hiring of Prison Labor Cleanup Scrutinized - Each prisoner hired comes with a $2400 tax credit and BP may earn back up to 40% of the wages they pay. Prison workers are required to work up to twelve hours a day, six days a week, and are liable to lose earned good time if they refuse.

Politics on 7/30/10

Anybody else waiting for the old generation to die so that we can legalize filesharing, marijuana, gay marriage, etc. and then get on with our lives?

Oregon Tea Party: We will not be intimidated by you basement dwellers. The logo stays and we will deal with you here and on our other websites if need be and will prevail in the end. [FAIL]

Wikileaks has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled "insurance." It's speculated that if anything happens to Wikileaks or Julian Assange, Wikileaks volunteers could send out a password for anyone who's downloaded it to open up the file. What it contains, no one knows.

Jon Stewart to Media: There is nothing that Obama will do to make you fucking happy.

Al Franken's net neutrality petition. Sign it. Proud to say its my first facebook ad I clicked on. This definitely isn't going to be enough... lets make net neutrality something reddit can help make a reality.

Sports on 7/30/10

Pete Carroll asks facebook about the definition of 'respect', hilarity ensues...

As a Redskins fan, I think I am allowed to make pictures like this of Albert Haynesworth [PIC]

Phil Jackson: Pippen an obvious choice for Hall of Fame

Travis Pastrana Double Back Flip !

Who finished second?

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