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Prankster Convinces Telemarketer She Called 911

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.22.2011

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Never again will landline owners be forced to politely (or not-so-politely) decline offers from telemarketers. Thanks to the YouTube user "MabeInAm...

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SWAT Team Responds To Prank Call

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.04.2011

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At 9:18 p.m. on Wednesday night, the SFPD received a phone call from an unknown man in panic: His family was being held hostage at a home on Blythedal...

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Targeting Unions: The Table Scraps War

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

The regular people of Toilerville worked hard, but it was difficult to stay ahead even in the best of times. Which is why the regular people of Toilerville were so grateful for the gristle.

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In Madison, The Governor Gets Buffaloed

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

So it turns out I'm not the only person in Wisconsin without caller ID. Then again, I never get any calls from Buffalo bloggers pretending to be one of my billionaire sugar daddies.

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Sam Stein

Scott Walker's Prank Caller: I Was Going To Pretend To Be Mubarak First

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The man who pretended to be conservative bankroller David Koch on a prank phone call with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said Wednesday...

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Entrapment as Journalism

Matt Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Kane

The Democrats' move to flee the state is embarrassing. Instead of impassioned pleas, they've fled Madison like some 18th century monarch escaping an angry populace.

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RYAN MILLER PRANK CALL: MSNBC Apologizes, Interviews Real US Olympic Hockey Goalie (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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MSNBC was duped Friday during a phone interview with a person claiming to be Ryan Miller, the goalie for the U.S. Olympic hockey team. During a li...

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Thomas Hutchinson, British Teen, Sentenced Over New York Bomb Hoax

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — A British teenager was given a six-month suspended prison sentence Monday for phoning the White House and claiming there was a bomb in ...

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Palin Prank Call: Canadian Comedy Duo Convinces Palin She's Talking To Sarkozy (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AP reports that a Quebec comedy duo, posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have successfully prank called Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin has unw...

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