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The Rom Houben Tragedy And The Case For Active Euthanasia

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terri Schiavo, Rom Houben, Law, Culture Wars, Hoax, Liberals, Belgium, Civil Rights, James Randi, Euthanasia, Religion, Politics, Human Rights, Conservatives, Dalton Trumbo, Right to Die, Health, Coma, Ethics, Arthur Caplan, Morality, Technology, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Medicine, Bioethics, Torture, Politics News

If one believes that the prevention of suffering may sometimes justify the withdrawal or withholding of care, then the very fact that Houben was conscious for twenty-three years might call more convincingly for such action.

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Martians in New Jersey: Remembering the War of the Worlds

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Aliens, Hysteria, Anniversary, Hoax, Fake-News, War, Panic, Radio, Great Depression, Halloween, Orson Welles, New Jersey, New York News

Orson Welles was a talented director, and, at the age of 22, a very naughty boy.

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Frank Rich: In Defense Of The Balloon Boy Dad

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Steinbeck, Hoax, Major Bowes Amateur Hour, Ed Wood, Balloon Boy, Obama, American Idol, Msnbc, Television, Cnbc, White House, Gary Condit, Grapes of Wrath, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Lear, Reality TV, Wmd, War of the Worlds, Bush, Chamber of Commerce, Books, Lou Dobbs, Richard Heene, Heene Family, They Shoot Horses Dont They, Cnn, Day of the Locust, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Wolf Blitzer, Norman Lear, Media News

For a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated "balloon boy" spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up t...

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Cartoon: The Balloon Goes ... Down

Shan Wells | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Balloon Boy, Media Criticism, Hoax, Denver, Colorado, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Denver News

Climate change, health care, multiple wars, the economy, and we are treated to 24/7 coverage of ... this.

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BALLOON BOY CHARGES: Authorities Expect To Charge Balloon Boy Father Richard Heene (VIDEO)

CNN | Posted 10.18.2009 | Denver

Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended...

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Linda Brown, Ohio Woman, Pretends To Win Lottery, Causes Riot At Store

AP | MEGHAN BARR | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Lottery, Hoax, Shopping, Ohio Store, Hummer Limousine, Riot, Sgt. Lt. Michael Deakins, Lotto, Customers, Angry Customers, Burlington Coat Factory, Linda Brown, Home News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay f...

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Black Friday Circuit City Hoax Ruffles Deal-Seeking Feathers

Black Friday Ad Hoaxes | Posted 12.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Hoax, Future Shop, Circuit City, Black Friday, Best Buy, Electronics, Black Friday Ads, Business News

Black Friday ads have bargain hunters in a tizzy this week, but it was a Circuit City, Future and Best Buy hoax that ruffled the most feathers. A v...

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Don't Get Fooled Again: How To Spot An Internet Hoax

Diane Tucker | Posted 03.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Salon.com, John McCain, Martin Eisenstadt, Hoax, Sarah Palin, The New Republic, Los Angeles Times, David Shuster MSNBC, Wall St. Journal, Crooks and Liars, Washington Institute, Diane Tucker, William K Wolfrum, Media News

Today we know there's no such person as Martin Eisenstadt. He was nothing but a hoax. The truth was established way back in June, thanks to good sleuthing by a blogger.

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The Yes Men Strike Again - Free NYTimes Hoax

wired.com | Bruce Sterling | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Yes Men, Iraq War Hoax, Nytimes Hoax, Hoax, The Yes Men, Iraq War Over, Media News

Sorry, folks, the paper isn't free. And the Iraq war isn't over, at least not yet. In an elaborate hoax, pranksters distributed thousands of free c...

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Ashley The Liar: Another Moment In The "Black Kid Did It!" History

Karen Russell | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain Obama Race Card, Presidential Campaign, Hoax, Ashley Todd Hoax, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, Race Card, Mccain Racism, Hate, Michele Bachmann, Ashley Todd, Politics News

Did the McCain campaign want to stir up the racial tensions in PA? Is there a race baiter on McCain's staff? Is this Willie Horton 2.0?

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Rollin' With the Hate Talk Express
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

Read More: William Grayson, Florida, John McCain, Islamophobia, Colin Powell, Hoax, Charles Fried, Pennsylvania, John Lehman, Clothing Allowance, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Ashley Todd, Acorn, Communist Party, New Mexico, Voter Supression, 2008 Presidential Race, Racism, Ken Adelman, Anti-Islamic, Nigger Please Its a White House, Hate Talk Express, Rolling With Hate Express, Ashley Todd Opinion, Recent Event Articles on Mexico, Hate Talk, Peter Feldman Todd, Home News

NOTE: After you click a link, click the title of the item to get the full text or video. "We've got them just where we want them." With each bit of b...

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ATM "Beating" Victim: Echo of the Charles Stuart Case

Phillip Martin | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, John McCain 2008, Hoax, Crime, Scam, Pennsylvania Primary, Racism, Gop, Charles Stuart, McCain Supporters, Ashley Todd, Ashley Todd Hoax, Politics News

The fact that Ms. Todd felt she could get away with telling yet another false story about a black boogie man, suggests that some in this country have not gotten the memo.

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Ashley Todd: College Republicans Quickly Distance From Hoax Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hoax, College Republicans, B Carved in Mccain Supporters Face, Ashley Todd Hoax, Ashley Todd, Politics News

The national committee of the College Republicans went into damage control mode Friday afternoon after a college-aged McCain volunteer confessed to fa...

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Fox News VP: If McCain Worker 'Mutilation' Story Is a Hoax His Campaign Is 'Over'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Ashley Todd, Pennsylvania, Hoax, Barack Obama, Obama Attacks, Ashley Todd Fox News, Mccain Worker Hoax, Ashley Todd Foxnews, Mccain Mutilation, Mutilation Hoax, John Moody Ashley Todd, Politics News

John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, has commented on his blog that "this incident could become a watershed event in the 11 days before the election.

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