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POPSZero policy for eyebrow clipping So, that title probably has you baffled right? But it honestly isn’t far off. Penn Hills Middle School in Pennsylvania has a zero policy towards weapons–fair enough, right? Which is why they expelled 15-year-old Taylor Ray-Jetter for bringing an eyebrow trimmer to school?
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POPSWall-papering with money The Federal Reserve System is a collection of the largest banks in America, who get together to determine monetary policy. As dubious as that is, most people believe their claim that they are just looking after the best interests of the economy–and perhaps they are, and just suck at it.
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POPSKim Jong Il–rightful owner of Nuclear Weapons So, the entire Western World is incensed because Kim Jong Il has tested a nuclear weapon in North Korea. On the surface, this seems like a sincere concern for the people on whom that nuclear material might be used. However, we should stop and consider the facts.
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POPSCentaurs, Minotaurs, and Mermaids banned in Louisiana Louisiana State Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, has filed Senate Bill 115 on behalf of the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. There, I got an entire sentence out before rediculing this rediculous bill. Bill 115 was crafted for the specific purpose of banning scientists in Louisiana from creating human-animal hybrids.
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POPSPublic School fires best teacher because of budget cuts Phil Hohensee, a teacher at Cypress High School, was named “Teacher of the Year” on Thursday, shortly after being fired because of shrinking budgets at the school. While he says “It makes leaving a little easier”, it’s probably the stupidest thing I have ever heard of.
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POPSProhibition: First Alchohol, then Drugs, now…Clotheslines? In many communities across the nation it is illegal to hang a clothesline anywhere around your house, largely because it is not aesthetically pleasing. Homeowners associations and city councils outlaw clotheslines because they bring down property value.
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POPSRomney’s Law, 2012, and another $45 million Former Massachussetts Governor Mitt Romney is strongly leaning towards another run for President in 2012. Fresh off of winning 4.5 million votes in the 2008 Republican Primaries, and his third straight CPAC Straw Poll win, Mitt Romney is weighing whether he wants to spend another $45 million on another presidential campaign in 2012.
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POPSNewt Gingrich on Third Party threats in 2012 Newt Gingrich, the bastion of conservatism who once interested America in the Contract with America, is claiming that if the Republican Party doesn’t straighten out, a credible conservative third-party could emerge.
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POPSMitt Romney helps Bobby Jindal fundraise Rumors abound as to who will run for the Republican nomination for President in 2012, with Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and Sarah Palin being the names that come up the most often.
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POPSRomney’s unemployment I recently read an article which started with an innocuous enough sentence, which upon further examination made me leap out of my chair with irrational anger–so naturally I thought I would share it with you guys.