throatiness shuteye: July 2013

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Hey Flipper! Dolphins Use Names to Reunite

Dolphins call to each other using distinctive whistles that serve as names, new research suggests.

Each dolphin makes its own unique whistle, and close friends or family will reply with the same sound. The findings, published today (July 22) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest the dolphins use the whistles like names. Past research showed individual dolphins had personal whistles, but it wasn't clear that other members of their group learned that whistle.

"These are learned individual calls animals can sometimes copy to label or address one another," said study co-author Stephanie King, a marine mammal scientist at the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom.

The findings also reveal parallels between dolphin whistles and human language acquisition. [7 Ways Animals Are Like Humans]

"As humans, we are able to learn new sounds, and dolphins and parrots can also learn new sounds," King told LiveScience.

Signature whistles

Dolphins use an amazing repertoire of buzzes, whistles and clicks to communicate with each other and hunt for prey. Past studies revealed that dolphins had signature whistles, and they used those whistles as personal calling cards to invite other dolphins to play.

But it wasn't clear that these sounds truly functioned as names that others could use to call to them. To see whether that was the case, King and her colleague Vincent Janik, also of the University of St. Andrews, used underwater recorders to track the signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins in St. Andrews Bay off the coast of Scotland.

The team then played those unique whistles back to the owner of that whistle as well as to other dolphins. Dolphins repeatedly called back when they heard their own "name," as if to reply to a friend's call. Stranger dolphins didn't reply, but friends in the same group? possibly mother and calf or males with strong alliances ? occasionally called back using the same exact whistle.

Dolphins probably call back in response because "there's a strong motivation to reunite with those individuals," King said.

The findings suggest that dolphin signature whistles act somewhat like names, and that other dolphins can learn them. Scientists knew dolphins could learn specific vocalizations in captivity, but this is the first time they've shown this ability in wild dolphins.

Whereas human babies are given a moniker at birth, dolphin infants may essentially grow into their names; they likely begin making a unique whistle, and over time, that whistle becomes their "name," King said.

As a follow-up, the researchers want to see whether dolphins can learn other sounds in similar ways.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hey-flipper-dolphins-names-reunite-190333224.html

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MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT

By Michael Hartwell

MediaNews

WASHINGTON -- Military defense lawyers are using words President Barack Obama spoke against sexual assault in the military to dismiss charges against those accused of sexual assault, but U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell, said there are bigger problems to address.

During a May 7 news conference Obama made the following comment about sexual assault in the military:

"The bottom line is: I have no tolerance for this ... and I expect consequences. So I don't just want more speeches or awareness programs or training but ultimately folks look the other way. If we find out somebody's engaging in this, they've got to be held accountable -- prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged. Period. It's not acceptable."

The president is the commander in chief of the of the military, and military defense attorneys are saying that his words amount to an "unlawful command influence" and could be seen as instructions to judges and influence sentencing in military courts.

The New York Times noted several sexual-assault cases that have been complicated by this argument, including the trial of an Army officer in South Carolina in which charges were dismissed. A Navy judge in Hawaii ruled that two sailors accused of sexual assault could not be discharged if found guilty because of command influence from Obama and other military leaders. Additional motions to dismiss have been made in other

cases, such as the one against Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, who is accused of sexually assaulting a female officer with whom he previously had an affair.

"I think that the president was simply highlighting that this is a serious crime and it has to be dealt with in a serious manner," said Tsongas, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and has introduced several bills intended to combat sexual assault in the military.

Tsongas said she can understand how defense attorneys will use any defense strategy available to them to dismiss charges.

When asked if the president deserves any blame for the new difficulties in prosecuting and punishing military sexual-assault cases, Tsongas repeated that the president was saying that members of the armed services who commit sexual assault need to be held accountable for their crimes. She said she was glad the president has taken an interest in the matter.

A Pentagon survey estimated that 26,000 men and women in the military were sexually assaulted last year. Tsongas said she first became aware of the issue while hearing congressional testimonies on the matter.

She couldn't believe how big the problem was and ended up asking a military nurse she encountered if it were true. The woman said it had never happened to her, but she had heard plenty of stories and kept a hidden knife with her for protection while she worked.

Tsongas said the nurse was more afraid of American troops than the enemy.

It's not just a women's issue, Tsongas was quick to point out. The Pentagon reports that 53 percent of the victims are men, mostly from other men. Women make up 14 percent of the armed services and are proportionally more likely to be targeted.

"There are many issues that have to be addressed," said Tsongas. "No. 1 is how we prevent these terrible crimes."

Other concerns are how the command structure deals with reported cases, how service members can report sexual assaults without facing retaliation from superior officers and how the Department of Veterans Affairs deals with survivors.

Tsongas is working on establishing an independent review panel to evaluate the military's structure and suggest changes. She's also working to get new language in the next defense bill that would make dishonorable discharges mandatory when someone is found guilty of sexual assault.

"The military is a profession," she said, "People are entering it prepared to give their lives. The last thing anyone should expect is harm from their own."

When asked if she is frustrated that some of the cases that have gone to trial have now been dismissed because of the unlawful command influence angle, she said she's more concerned that military structure is discouraging people from reporting them in the first place.

"The instances of cases coming forward are too few," said Tsongas.

Leominster trial attorney John M. Dombrowski said the chances of the president's remarks affecting sexual-assault cases in the civilian trial court system are "remote."

"I don't think it's going to make any difference whatsoever," said Dombrowski.

"It's probably something the president shouldn't be commenting on. It's not something within his jurisdiction," he added.

Dombrowski said under the separation of powers of the three branches of government, federal judges are appointed so they can make decisions without the influence of the executive branch.

Follow Michael Hartwell at facebook.com/michaelhartwell or on Twitter @sehartwell.

Source: http://www.nashobapublishing.com/breakingnews/ci_23714206/military-sexual-assault?source=rss_viewed

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How to travel on the cheap

Should you fly, drive, or take a train to your destination? Hamm breaks down your options.

By Trent Hamm,?Guest blogger / July 22, 2013

An American Airlines Boeing 757 passenger jet takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla. in 2012. Whether you should take a car, train, or airplane to your destination depends on how many people you are travelling with, how much luggage you're bringing, and what your time constraints are, Hamm says.

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Next month, I?m traveling from Des Moines to Indianapolis and making a return trip about five days later.

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The Simple Dollar is a blog for those of us who need both cents and sense: people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. Our busy lives are crazy enough without having to compare five hundred mutual funds ? we just want simple ways to manage our finances and save a little money.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Filibuster fight could prompt tougher battles

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The threat by majority Democrats to change Senate rules to make confirmation easier for some nominees could open up two cans of worms that could weaken the chamber's minority party for years to come.

Exasperated by what he considers excessive Republican efforts to block some of President Barack Obama's appointments, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is threatening to use his muscle to change the rules so only simple majority votes are needed to approve top-level federal agency jobs.

Currently, opponents can thwart those appointments with filibusters. Since those delaying tactics take three-fifths majorities to end, Reid currently needs the votes of 60 of all 100 senators to push those nominations through his chamber ? a high hurdle since Reid generally controls only 54 votes, including two usually loyal independents.

If Reid prevails, that could encourage Republicans to broaden the exception whenever they recapture the Senate, experts say, perhaps also eliminating the 60-vote margin needed to end filibusters on legislation. Republicans have pointedly said would make it easier to establish a nuclear waste depository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain, which Reid has thwarted for years.

Several experts said the change would be the biggest since 1975, when the Senate reduced the threshold needed to end filibusters from 67 votes to 60.

Another issue is Democrats saying they will change the rule by a simple majority vote.

Currently, opponents of a rules change can start a filibuster that special rules say can be ended by a two-thirds majority of voting senators ? 67 if all 100 lawmakers vote.

Yet over the years, the Senate has used simple majority votes to overrule its own presiding officer and change how its rules are applied.

Combined, the two moves would make the Senate similar to the House, where the majority rules and the minority party enjoys little leverage.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/filibuster-fight-could-prompt-tougher-battles-210430941.html

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Built By Ex-Googlers, Viewfinder Is A Cross Between Photo Organization & Mobile Social Networking

New York and Seattle-based?Viewfinder?is officially debuting a?mobile application?which aims to serve as something between a photo organization utility and private social network. Built by a team of ex-Googlers and others, the app offers a way for users to start private chats, quickly share their photos with friends who can then comment on the items, un-share photos as needed, as well as efficiently search back through their photo history.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ve4n1FLU1l8/

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Stop ... India sends its last telegram

NEW DELHI (AP) ? India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years.

Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as a keepsake.

The company canceled holidays for staff at the offices to handle the rush, Shameem Akhtar, general manager at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., which runs India's telegram service, said Monday.

The company says declining revenues forced it to end the service, which had become obsolete in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones.

Some of the last-day users sent telegrams to Kapil Sibal, India's minister for telecommunications, pleading for the service to be continued.

"The losses were mounting. It was not viable to have kept it going much longer," Akhtar said. That was especially true as the number of cellphone users exploded, with 867 million subscribers as of April.

The telecommunications ministry said it lost $250 million in the last seven years and that it was time to put an end to the service.

India's telegram service began in 1850, when the first telegram was sent from the eastern city of Kolkata to Diamond Harbor, a southern suburb nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the city center.

Over the next few decades, telegraph offices proliferated, wiring the vast subcontinent with a network that became known for its speed and dependability.

At its peak in the mid-1980s, more than 45,000 telegraph offices dotted the country, with tens of thousands of telegraph workers and delivery men dispatching more than 600,000 telegrams a day. From birth and death announcements, to college admissions, job appointments and court summons, the telegram was the main way tens of millions of Indians __ in the remotest parts of the country and in its teeming cities __ received important news.

Until recently, the government used telegrams to inform recipients of top civilian awards and for court notices. India's armed forces even recognized telegrams from troops extending vacations or from soldiers' families requesting their presence at home for a funeral.

It was not immediately known what mode of communication the government will choose to replace the telegram for these types of announcements, but officials said since a lot of work was now done electronically, government departments will likely opt for email.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stop-india-sends-last-telegram-083505162.html

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London mayor says there is "no evidence" expanding Heathrow would be cheaper than building new hub

London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined his plans for a new London airport to boost the UK?s air capacity as the country falls "further and further behind" in the global aviation race: a four-runway hub on the Isle of Grain as proposed by architect Lord Foster.

Speaking at a press conference, Johnson proposed the inner estuary hub as an alternative to an expansion of Heathrow. He said the government should also consider his original pet project, an outer estuary airport designed by Gensler and dubbed "Boris Island", and an expansion of Stansted airport in Essex as other options.?

Johnson said the Isle of Grain plan has some slight advantages, situated near the London Gateway - a deepwater port and logistics hub on the north bank due to open in December - and with its potential for close links to the capital - the plan includes a new train line that would take passengers into Waterloo in 26 minutes. However, he has not yet given up on Boris island.

The London mayor has been a vocal opponent of expansion at Heathrow. He said Britain's largest airport is limited by noise, pollution and congestion and that there is "no evidence" a third or fourth runway at Heathrow would be cheaper than a new hub.

The Isle of Grain project would cost around ?65bn, would support 375,000 jobs by 2050, and eventually cater for 180m customers per year. Under current plans, the airport would open in 2029. But speaking to BBC Radio Kent, Huw Thomas of Foster and Partners said that the project could take just seven years from the first shovels in the ground to completion.

For the alternative argument on why we should expand Heathrow, here's Mark Bostock's take in City A.M.

Source: http://www.cityam.com/blog/london-mayor-says-there-no-evidence-expanding-heathrow-would-be-cheaper-building-new-hub

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Giveaway: A FlexJobs Prize Pack (a $130 Value!)

To help moms who work at home have more success, FlexJobs is giving away a handy gift set that includes a year subscription to their professional job search site, a year of Working Mother magazines, a free month of Sittercity.com service and the Will Work from Home book to one lucky Moms & Babies winner. […]

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Antiviral enzyme contributes to several forms of cancer, University of Minnesota researchers say

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered that a human antiviral enzyme causes DNA mutations that lead to several forms of cancer.

The discovery, reported in the July 14 issue of Nature Genetics, follows the team's earlier finding that the enzyme, called APOBEC3B, is responsible for more than half of breast cancer cases. The previous study was published in Nature in February.

APOBEC3B is part of a family of antiviral proteins that Harris has studied for more than a decade. His effort to understand how these proteins work has led to these surprising discoveries that APOBEC3B is a broadly important cancer mutagen.

"We are very excited about this discovery because it indicates that a single enzyme is one of the largest known contributors to cancer mutation, possibly even eclipsing sources such as UV rays from the sun and chemicals from smoking," says Reuben Harris, a professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics based in the College of Biological Sciences. Harris, who led the study, is also a member of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

For the current study, Harris, along with colleagues Michael Burns and Alpay Temiz, analyzed tumor samples from 19 different types of cancer for the presence of APOBEC3B and 10 related proteins. Results showed that APOBEC3B alone was significantly elevated in six types (bladder, cervix, two forms of lung cancer, head & neck, and breast). Levels of the enzyme, which is present in low levels in most healthy tissues, were elevated in several other types of cancer as well.

A second key finding was that the mutational signature of APOBEC3B is a close match to the actual mutation pattern in these cancers. "Much like we each have unique written signatures, these enzymes each leave a unique mark," Harris says.

Findings from both studies are counterintuitive because the enzyme, which is produced by the immune system, is supposed to protect cells from HIV and other viruses, not harm our own genomic DNA.

While it's well known that sunlight and chemical carcinogens can mutate DNA, and that mutations are essential for cancer to develop, Harris is the first to discover that this human enzyme is a major cause mutation in cancer. He believes that APOBEC3B is a biological "double-edged sword" that protects some cells from viruses such as HIV and produces mutations that give rise to cancer in others.

Harris hopes to find a way to block APOBEC3B from mutating DNA, just as sunscreen blocks mutations that lead to melanoma. Many cancer mutations have been identified, but discovering a common source of mutation such as APOBEC3B is expected to help researchers to move "upstream" and look for a way to stop carcinogenesis closer to its source, he says, "like damming a river before it wreaks havoc on downstream areas." It's also possible that a simple test for APOBEC3B could be used to detect cancer earlier.

Harris is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, which is a joint department of the College of Biological Sciences and the Medical School. He is also a member of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, which is part of the National Cancer Institute's network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Harris and colleagues are grateful for support from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, the Jimmy V Foundation, and the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance.

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Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics: https://www.cbs.umn.edu/bmbb
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University of Minnesota Medical School: http://www.med.umn.edu/
Masonic Cancer Center: http://www.cancer.umn.edu/

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Contact: Peggy Rinard
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University of Minnesota

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered that a human antiviral enzyme causes DNA mutations that lead to several forms of cancer.

The discovery, reported in the July 14 issue of Nature Genetics, follows the team's earlier finding that the enzyme, called APOBEC3B, is responsible for more than half of breast cancer cases. The previous study was published in Nature in February.

APOBEC3B is part of a family of antiviral proteins that Harris has studied for more than a decade. His effort to understand how these proteins work has led to these surprising discoveries that APOBEC3B is a broadly important cancer mutagen.

"We are very excited about this discovery because it indicates that a single enzyme is one of the largest known contributors to cancer mutation, possibly even eclipsing sources such as UV rays from the sun and chemicals from smoking," says Reuben Harris, a professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics based in the College of Biological Sciences. Harris, who led the study, is also a member of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

For the current study, Harris, along with colleagues Michael Burns and Alpay Temiz, analyzed tumor samples from 19 different types of cancer for the presence of APOBEC3B and 10 related proteins. Results showed that APOBEC3B alone was significantly elevated in six types (bladder, cervix, two forms of lung cancer, head & neck, and breast). Levels of the enzyme, which is present in low levels in most healthy tissues, were elevated in several other types of cancer as well.

A second key finding was that the mutational signature of APOBEC3B is a close match to the actual mutation pattern in these cancers. "Much like we each have unique written signatures, these enzymes each leave a unique mark," Harris says.

Findings from both studies are counterintuitive because the enzyme, which is produced by the immune system, is supposed to protect cells from HIV and other viruses, not harm our own genomic DNA.

While it's well known that sunlight and chemical carcinogens can mutate DNA, and that mutations are essential for cancer to develop, Harris is the first to discover that this human enzyme is a major cause mutation in cancer. He believes that APOBEC3B is a biological "double-edged sword" that protects some cells from viruses such as HIV and produces mutations that give rise to cancer in others.

Harris hopes to find a way to block APOBEC3B from mutating DNA, just as sunscreen blocks mutations that lead to melanoma. Many cancer mutations have been identified, but discovering a common source of mutation such as APOBEC3B is expected to help researchers to move "upstream" and look for a way to stop carcinogenesis closer to its source, he says, "like damming a river before it wreaks havoc on downstream areas." It's also possible that a simple test for APOBEC3B could be used to detect cancer earlier.

Harris is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, which is a joint department of the College of Biological Sciences and the Medical School. He is also a member of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, which is part of the National Cancer Institute's network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Harris and colleagues are grateful for support from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, the Jimmy V Foundation, and the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance.

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Related Links

Harris Laboratory: http://harris.cbs.umn.edu/index.html
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics: https://www.cbs.umn.edu/bmbb
College of Biological Sciences: https://www.cbs.umn.edu
University of Minnesota Medical School: http://www.med.umn.edu/
Masonic Cancer Center: http://www.cancer.umn.edu/

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Two Chinese choppers violated Indian airspace on July 11

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Source: news.in.msn.com --- Sunday, July 14, 2013
The incident happened soon after defence minister AK Antony's visit to China when the two sides discussed measures to enhance peace and tranquillity along the line of actual control ...

Source: http://news.in.msn.com/national/two-chinese-choppers-violated-indian-airspace-on-july-11-1

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NASA Astronaut And Elite Athletes Host Google+ Hangout

HOUSTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --?NASA astronaut?Mike Hopkins?will discuss health, fitness and astronaut training with several elite American athletes in a Google+ Hangout at?3 p.m. CDT?(4 p.m. EDT)?Wednesday, July 17.

(Logo:?http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)

The Hangout can be seen live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television. Participants will be:

Rachel Flatt, 2010 U.S. Olympic team figure skater
Curt Tomasevicz. 2010 U.S. Olympic bobsledder
Rich Froning Jr., CrossFit Games champion
Jared Crick, Houston Texans professional football player
Peter Moore, Men's Health magazine
Sam Kass, an Obama Administration senior policy advisor on nutrition and executive director of the White House's Lets Move! campaign
Mark Guilliams, Hopkins' lead strength and conditioning coach

A colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Hopkins is in the final phase of his mission training as he and his crewmates prepare for their?Sept. 25?launch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in?Kazakhstan.

Hopkins has participated in many sports and athletics throughout his life, including serving as the team captain for the football team while at the?University of Illinois. His recreational interests include hockey, backpacking, snow skiing and running. He also is an avid fan of Cross Fit and weight lifting.

NASA's social media followers may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA. Before the Hangout begins, NASA will open a thread on its Facebook page where questions may be posted.

To join the Hangout, visit:
https://plus.google.com/events/cu89ta1tvo21avsoa2ucm6unqug

To view the Hangout on NASA TV, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For Hopkins' astronaut biography, visit:?
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hopkins-ms.html

SOURCE NASA

Source: http://www.socialmediaportal.com/PressReleases/2013/07/NASA-Astronaut-And-Elite-Athletes-Host-Google-Hangout.aspx

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Military Testing New IRS Robot for Obamacare Enforcement

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Hubble discovers planetary drift to the left

Obama: 'If I had a daughter-in-law, she would look like Rachael Jeantel'

FISA court rubberstamps statement denying its portrayal as government's rubber stamp

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House Republicans to Schumer: 'Force full implementation of ObamaCare before 2014 or Democrats will never win another election'

Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano: TSA findings reveal that since none of the hijackers were babies, elderly, or Tea Partiers, 9/11 was not an act of terrorism

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Obama: the IRS is a constitutional right, just like the Second Amendment

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Jay Carney to critics: 'Pinocchio never said anything inconsistent'

Obama: If I had a gay son, he'd look like Jason Collins

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Michelle Obama praises weekend rampage by Chicago teens as good way to burn calories and stay healthy

This Passover, Obama urges his subjects to paint lamb's blood above doors in order to avoid the Sequester

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White House to American children: Sequester causes layoffs among hens that lay Easter eggs; union-wage Easter Bunnies to be replaced by Mexican Chupacabras

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Study: Free lunches overpriced, lack nutrition

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Joe Salazar defends the right of women to be raped in gun-free environment: 'rapists and rapees should work together to prevent gun violence for the common good'

Dept. of Health and Human Services eliminates rape by reclassifying assailants as 'undocumented sex partners'

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Deeming football too violent, Obama moves to introduce Super Drone Sundays instead

Japan offers to extend nuclear umbrella to cover U.S. should America suffer devastating attack on its own defense spending

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Urban community protests Mayor Bloomberg's ban on extra-large pop singers owning assault weapons

Concerned with mounting death toll, Taliban offers to send peacekeeping advisers to Chicago

Karl Rove puts an end to Tea Party with new 'Republicans For Democrats' strategy aimed at losing elections

Answering public skepticism, President Obama authorizes unlimited drone attacks on all skeet targets throughout the country

Skeet Ulrich denies claims he had been shot by President but considers changing his name to 'Traps'

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White House: when President shoots skeet, he donates the meat to food banks that feed the middle class

To prove he is serious, Obama eliminates armed guard protection for President, Vice-President, and their families; establishes Gun-Free Zones around them instead

State Dept to send 100,000 American college students to China as security for US debt obligations

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Thank you, Obama, for saving the children poster President issues executive orders banning cliffs, ceilings, obstructions, statistics, and other notions that prevent us from moving forwards and upward

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Collection of Books with No Pages Obama proposes national 'Win The Future' lottery; proceeds of new WTF Powerball to finance more gov't spending

Conservative view of liberals Historical revisionists: "Hey, you never know"

Vice President Biden: criticizing Egypt is un-pharaoh

Israelis to Egyptian rioters: "don't damage the pyramids, we will not rebuild"

Lake Superior renamed Lake Inferior in spirit of tolerance and inclusiveness

Party Organ Donor Obamacare Cartoon - Parody of Soviet Poster Al Gore: It's a shame that a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of polar bears

Michael Moore: As long as there is anyone with money to shake down, this country is not broke

Obama's teleprompters unionize, demand collective bargaining rights

Obama calls new taxes 'spending reductions in tax code.' Elsewhere rapists tout 'consent reductions in sexual intercourse'

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Obama's Regulation Reduction committee finds US Constitution to be expensive outdated framework inefficiently regulating federal gov't

Obama Cartoon: The Food Stamp President Obama Media Bubblehead funny cartoon

Taking a page from the Reagan years, Obama announces new era of Perestroika and Glasnost

Obama Man-Child funny pic Responding to Oslo shootings, Obama declares Christianity "Religion of Peace," praises "moderate Christians," promises to send one into space

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Bull Run - Occupy Wall Street Cartoon Republicans block Obama's $420 billion program to give American families free charms that ward off economic bad luck

White House to impose Chimney tax on Santa Claus

Obama decrees the economy is not soaring as much as previously decreeed

Conservative think tank introduces children to capitalism with pop-up picture book "The Road to Smurfdom"

Iran?s peaceful atom cartoon: Mini-nuclear neighborhood cookout, families together Al Gore proposes to combat Global Warming by extracting silver linings from clouds in Earth's atmosphere

Obama refutes charges of him being unresponsive to people's suffering: "When you pray to God, do you always hear a response?"

Aljazeera Pond Scum Algae-Zeera Cartoon I heart corporate jet owners funny shirt

Funny Sandra Fluke cartoon: From Rosie the Riveter to Sandra the Riveted Obama regrets the US government didn't provide his mother with free contraceptives when she was in college

Fluke to Congress: drill, baby, drill!

Planned Parenthood introduces Frequent Flucker reward card: 'Come again soon!'

Obama to tornado victims: 'We inherited this weather from the previous administration'

Hero of Socialist Labor medal parody Obama congratulates Putin on Chicago-style election outcome

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Hamas: Israeli air defense unfair to 99% of our missiles, "only 1% allowed to reach Israel"

Sandra Fluke Cartoon - Battle of the Fluke Democrat strategist: without government supervision, women would have never evolved into humans

Voters Without Borders oppose Texas new voter ID law

Enraged by accusation that they are doing Obama's bidding, media leaders demand instructions from White House on how to respond

Campaign slogan Forward - Obama like Lenin funny satire

Fight for your right parody poster Obama blames previous Olympics for failure to win at this Olympics

Official: China plans to land on Moon or at least on cheap knockoff thereof

Koran-Contra: Obama secretly arms Syrian rebels

Poll: Progressive slogan 'We should be more like Europe' most popular with members of American Nazi Party

Obama: If I had a son satirical parody cartoon Obama to Evangelicals: Jesus saves, I just spend

May Day: Anarchists plan, schedule, synchronize, and execute a coordinated campaign against all of the above

Midwestern farmers hooked on new erotic novel "50 Shades of Hay"

Study: 99% of Liberals give the rest a bad name

Obama meets with Jewish leaders, proposes deeper circumcisions for the rich

Funny Obama picture - Pot smoking Choom Gang Historians: Before HOPE & CHANGE there was HEMP & CHOOM at ten bucks a bag

Cancer once again fails to cure Venezuela of its "President for Life"

Tragic spelling error causes Muslim protesters to burn local boob-tube factory

Khrushchev: we will Barry you! parody poster Secretary of Energy Steven Chu: due to energy conservation, the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off

Democrat rights - then and now editorial cartoon Obama Administration running food stamps across the border with Mexico in an operation code-named "Fat And Furious"

I Heart Gringos Funny T-Shirt

Everybody draw Mohammed cartoon Pakistan explodes in protest over new Adobe Acrobat update; 17 local acrobats killed

White House: "Let them eat statistics"

Special Ops: if Benedict Arnold had a son, he would look like Barack Obama

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