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The latest Ask A Ninja, "Summer Jobs" http://askaninja.com/node/1629 I think this is the best one so far!

You condone murder? You believe you should serve as judge, jury, and executioner of another person, without giving them the right to a fair trial and judgement by their peers? Do you think every person who strongly disagrees with the policies of a sitting president should be able to kill them...

This really shows how they are just regular people in war zones. I feel very lucky to have been born when and where I was.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_fishermen_rescued Quite the story of determination and willpower. Somebody buy those boys dinner! Might I suggest sashimi?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14351438/ I like the one about illiterate people hiding in schools ;) Please don't turn this into a political debate! It's just meant to give a personal look at a war-torn region.

Having grown up here, I can say from experience that there is a large Mormon community in the suburbs a few miles east of Seattle, complete with a giant tabernacle (? sorry, I don't know the correct terminology) with a statue on top that can be seen from miles away.

I can honestly say this is the first time I've ever heard somebody criticize FDR for opposing the Axis Powers in WW2. And as El Justo pointed out, FDR's relationship with Stalin was one of necessity, not friendship. When you say "They had to get rid of him", are you referring to the...

...tourists in France http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js0vOgjBfD8&eurl

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-197826019194600575

Add me to the list And give whoever is behind this giveaway a big "Thank You!" :thumbsup:

The Longaberger Building in Ohio

This has been out for a few days now, and I'm surprised nobody has linked to it yet. A radio show did a song called "Cheney's Got a Gun" to the tune of the Aerosmith song "Janie's Got a Gun", and then had a cartoon made to go along with it where Cheney is Elmer Fudd...

Does it have to be exclusively about the Russian part of the USSR? If not, you could talk about different political paths that various USSR component countries took, choosing a handfull of very different examples, and then compare their political paths to economic growth and/or changes in...