Reddit on September 9, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Sep. 9th 2010

News on 9/9/10

Weary of drug war, Mexico debates legalization - A debate about legalizing marijuana and possibly other drugs — once a taboo suggestion — is percolating in Mexico, a nation exhausted by runaway violence and a deadly drug war.
r/worldnews · galt1776 · 1441 pts
Rackspace has "cancelled" the Quran burning churches accounts. The Dove World Outreach Center "violated the hate-speech provision of our acceptable-use policy,"
r/news · terrycarlin · 813 pts
Terrorism : Suicide attack in Russia kills 15, wounds over 100
r/worldnews · monitorcatastrophe · 437 pts
Huge explosion in San Bruno (SF Bay area); neighborhood on fire. Looks like a large gas explosion. Houses leveled.
r/news · kylev · 390 pts
Olympic Disaster in Vancouver, Taxpayers on Hook for $1 Billion "Ghost Town"
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 324 pts
Beyond Hiroshima: The non-reporting of Falluja's cancer catastrophe
r/worldnews · txstoploss · 185 pts
Koran-Burning "Pastor" Was Kicked Out Of German Church — Interesting information emerges from Germany, where the pastor Dr. Terry Jones was previously fired from a church he led in Cologne. He also was fined for pretending to be an academic.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 180 pts
What America Left Behind in Iraq - It's even uglier than you think.
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 166 pts

Politics on 9/9/10

Sports on 9/9/10

Pictures and Memes

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The final picture of my cousin Gary - taken on September 11, 2001.

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The Comcast Turns 47 Today! Happy Birthday Comcast!

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Reddit, some days ago you really liked the picture "There is an i in team". I am the designer of this picture, and here is the link to the original. Please give credit where credit is due.

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I don't want you here. I keep kicking you out. Yet for some reason, you just keep coming back.

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I can only assume that Hell has frozen over..

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Hi Reddit! I made a map!

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I do live chat support at work and this girl asked me if I was a computer...

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The shirt is very wrinkled. Why isn't this getting more press?

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Reddit on September 9, 2010

Thursday, Sep. 9th 2010

News on 9/9/10

Weary of drug war, Mexico debates legalization - A debate about legalizing marijuana and possibly other drugs — once a taboo suggestion — is percolating in Mexico, a nation exhausted by runaway violence and a deadly drug war.

Rackspace has "cancelled" the Quran burning churches accounts. The Dove World Outreach Center "violated the hate-speech provision of our acceptable-use policy,"

Terrorism : Suicide attack in Russia kills 15, wounds over 100

Huge explosion in San Bruno (SF Bay area); neighborhood on fire. Looks like a large gas explosion. Houses leveled.

Olympic Disaster in Vancouver, Taxpayers on Hook for $1 Billion "Ghost Town"

Beyond Hiroshima: The non-reporting of Falluja's cancer catastrophe

Koran-Burning "Pastor" Was Kicked Out Of German Church — Interesting information emerges from Germany, where the pastor Dr. Terry Jones was previously fired from a church he led in Cologne. He also was fined for pretending to be an academic.

What America Left Behind in Iraq - It's even uglier than you think.

Politics on 9/9/10

US appeals court LIFTS BAN on embryonic stem cell research

Well Played Iran.

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group made $555 million in profits last year. CEO Larry Young made $6.5 million but says Mott’s applesauce workers must take a $1.50 an hour pay cut.

Republicans claim Girl Scouts breed pro-abortion lesbians. I say great, as long as I still get my cookies

Lewis Black is my hero, "Glenn Beck has Nazi Tourettes."

Sports on 9/9/10

Ron Artest to sell his NBA championship ring - to raise money to bring counselors into schools, because they were helpful to him.

Is it just me, or does the picture on the homepage of ESPN.com make it look like the players are wearing skirts?

Great article about the potential upcoming NFL lockout

Ron Artest got pulled over by cops in LA. While driving an Indy car. On the street.

Anyone at the US Open yesterday and can tell me what Roger Federer said to make ESPN mute him? [vid]

Pictures and Memes