Reddit on October 13, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Oct. 13th 2010

News on 10/13/10

33rd miner rescued! Is anyone else absolutely astounded at how they've managed to pull off this entire operation?
r/worldnews · noweezernoworld · 1208 pts
Russia decides not to destroy the seedbank!
r/news · sunnieskye1 · 709 pts
A group of 23 Communist Party elders in China has written a letter calling for an end to the country's restrictions on freedom of speech
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 612 pts
"This is our cry for help" - In Congo where 300 women and 4 boys were gang-raped by Congolese/Rwandan Rebels
r/worldnews · 212ME · 453 pts
City councilman Joel Burns breaks down as he shares his own anti-LGBT bullying story before Fort Worth city council this past Tuesday.
r/news · livejamie · 228 pts
A Mexican police commander investigating the reported shooting of an American tourist on a border lake was decapitated and his head was found in a suitcase outside a Mexican Army base
r/worldnews · IsleCook · 181 pts
I'm extremely happy and moved by the rescue of the Chilean miners, as everyone else is. Please spare a thought though for the 2,361 miners who died in China last year with no fanfare or reunion with their loved ones.
r/news · nestingmachine · 134 pts
Philly school district forks over $610,000 after admitting it used cameras in laptops to capture 56,000 images of over 40 pupils as part of student surveillance scheme
r/news · ChadLeNose · 74 pts

Politics on 10/13/10

Sports on 10/13/10

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Reverse Halloween

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I don't always eat cupcakes but when I do....

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Good times.

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the cutting edge

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payback's a bitch! (GIF)

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Wrod Srcambel!

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If you're a college professor and you do this, I hate you.

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The Original Pirate.

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Reddit on October 13, 2010

Wednesday, Oct. 13th 2010

News on 10/13/10

33rd miner rescued! Is anyone else absolutely astounded at how they've managed to pull off this entire operation?

Russia decides not to destroy the seedbank!

A group of 23 Communist Party elders in China has written a letter calling for an end to the country's restrictions on freedom of speech

"This is our cry for help" - In Congo where 300 women and 4 boys were gang-raped by Congolese/Rwandan Rebels

City councilman Joel Burns breaks down as he shares his own anti-LGBT bullying story before Fort Worth city council this past Tuesday.

A Mexican police commander investigating the reported shooting of an American tourist on a border lake was decapitated and his head was found in a suitcase outside a Mexican Army base

I'm extremely happy and moved by the rescue of the Chilean miners, as everyone else is. Please spare a thought though for the 2,361 miners who died in China last year with no fanfare or reunion with their loved ones.

Philly school district forks over $610,000 after admitting it used cameras in laptops to capture 56,000 images of over 40 pupils as part of student surveillance scheme

Politics on 10/13/10

The Two Major Realizations that Moved Me from Right to Left Politically

"Somebody threw a book at President Obama. If you're trying to scare a president by throwing a book at him, you're one president too late." —David Letterman

Democrats' bold stand: Want to trim federal debt? Cut defense. - On Wednesday, 56 Democrats and one Republican said that any effort to reduce the federal debt needs to include defense cuts. They called for an independent commission to take up the issue.

Our two-party system is so gross: Laura Wells, Green Party candidate for governor of California, arrested at Whitman-Brown debate

Barney Frank, Ron Paul advocate for defense cuts - Later today, Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Ron Paul and 55 congressional co-signers are sending a letter to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform advocating defense cuts.

Sports on 10/13/10

Bill Simmons explains his accidental Moss/Vikings tweet and in the process offers some insightful opinions on the nature of 'scoops' in sports journalism

Ask r/sports: Should college athletes receive a monthly stipend?

This Is A Gal Who's Angry About Football Commentators

I just watched KG get ejected for almost nothing. Is anyone hating this new NBA technical rule as much as me?

Gilbert Arenas says he faked injury

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