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Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that in response to conservative obstructionism, he plans to force war supporters to physically remain in the Senate and filibuster Iraq withdrawal legislation.

Our whole lives are about doing more in less time, trying to cram everything into 24 hours, in a day that is filled with constant interruptions. Instant messages, emails, and the constant chirping of cell phones have surely and slowly squeezed our attention spans. We have responded this to customizing the digital world according to how lifestyles.

The Saudis are once again showing the world that they lead by example when it comes to executing women. The girl, 17 at the time of the alleged crime, was tortured until she confessed to choking a baby. She had no lawyer present at her trial, and the government is preparing to behead her in front of a crowd of onlookers.

Why precisely was I doing this? Because I wanted to ponder an interesting question: Why isn't there such a thing as "B game" -- a game so bad it's good?

One aspect of Web 2.0 that continues to entertain is the strange, sometimes awful, names that startups come up with to promote themselves. Some of them turn out to be successful - e.g. del.icio.us - but others prove to be ineffective.

Teenager Lydia Playfoot today lost her High Court challenge over a ban preventing her from wearing a Christian "purity ring". Sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot claimed the ban at the Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, was an "unlawful interference" with her right to express her Christian faith. In a statement she said she was "very disappointed"

They may be the "butt" of more than a few jokes, but for years nudists have been touting the benefits of shedding restrictive threads and spending more time in your birthday suit.

A collection of interesting, crazy, and bizarre photos from protests held in South Korea.

"The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise their power from behind the scenes."-- Justice Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court. "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insideous forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence strapped on fat suits and wigs in recent films. Despite decades-long careers, Dustin Hoffman's and Robin Williams's most beloved alter egos are arguably Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire. Lots of conventions of drama don't fly anymore. A white actor wouldn't dare put on dark makeup to appear black today....

The German government has banned hacking tools -- restricting them just like guns. People with hacking tools can steal your personal data, shut down your system and deface your web site -- but is that any reason to ban them?

The priciest and most technologically advanced Lexus ever, the new LS600hL offers what BMW and Mercedes can't: a luxury hybrid. "Everything about that car is leading-edge technologyâ€"it's got to be one of the most technologically advanced machines."

Hoping to stabilize a $150 million annual electricity bill, Houston officials have negotiated

FreeNES is a facebook app that allows you to play a massive Library of Nintendo games in your browser. All of your old favorites are right here!

Overlooked and difficult to find, there are hundreds of thousands of U.S. government web sites that help you accomplish a variety of tasks. At the right federal .gov destination you can locate historical documents, keep tabs on Congressional happenings, view presidential paperwork, and a whole lot more. Keep reading for the most useful U.S. gov

Fears that one of the world’s rarest creatures had been driven to extinction have been allayed by a tribesman who told conservationists he had recently eaten one. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a little-known, primitive mammal that lays eggs, lives in Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen, found in 1961, has ever been seen by scientists.

I love a good prank. Who doesn't? I've even been involved in a few... like the time I was in boarding school and chipped in to get my female headmistress a male stripper. He came in dressed as a police officer during assembly, asked who had license plate number "xxxxxxx" (which was her) and then proceeded to handcuff her to

A look at famous women, then and now.

Ron Paul received the most donations from active US military.

We guys are an inventive and creative bunch. Always looking for ways to make our lives easier, keep us from killing ourselves and make us more attractive to women. (And possibly get ridiculously rich in the process.) But sometimes a few of us go a little too far when channeling our inner Thomas Edison.

Oil will peak, meaning demand will exceed production. It doesn't mean we'll run out of oil soon, just that it will get more expensive. The oil companies might take advantage of the Peak Oil theory to inflate prices, yet they can't scare us too much else we seriously look at alternatives and conservation, but the REAL peak may be here, now.

Condoms have a long history in Japan, beginning with the earliest versions which were made from leather (!), tortoise shells (!!) or even horns (!!!)... is this where the expression "are you horny?" came from?

The girl, weighing just 10 pounds, reportedly had to have her head shaved because it was matted with cat urine. She also suffered from a mouth infection, dry skin, and severe dehydration. Her brother was treated for starvation, a genital infection, and, due to lack of muscle development, difficulty walking. U.S. authorities say the couple was so...

According to the biggest study carried out into sexual motivations, these include that it is a "reasonably effective way of overcoming boredom", help you fall asleep or gets rid of a stress headache.

It may not be as fancy-schmancy as Microsoft Surface or Jeff Han's demos but this video of a Linux-based MPX multi-touch table shows that things are moving full speed ahead in the land of the free penguins. We talked with developer Peter Hutterer, who gave us his insight on the project, the iPhone and the ongoing multi-touch craze.

A man who'd apparently had it up to here with his cell-phone carrier got in an armored personnel carrier and rammed six cell phone towers. He was arrested on the way to a seventh.

RAW STORYPublished: Sunday July 15, 2007The Washington Post reports that the President's Intelligence Oversight Board, put in place to monitor intelligence abuses, was silent for 5 1/2 years under the Bush Administration.

Yet ANOTHER NFL Player Arrested: This time it's Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers for DWI.

This year's E3 wasn't concerned with who has the biggest displays, loudest speakers, and hottest booth babes. Ars looks back at E3 to see if the revamping of the gaming industry's leading trade show accomplished what it intended.

I'm done with Adobe. CS3 is my last product from them, unless they get bought or throw out their management and figure out how to actually want to be a customer focussed company again. I keep hoping Apple will buy them, but I'm not holding my breath.

As they say: Give a man a fish, and he'll be fed for a day. Teach a man how to make local reproductions of a fish at a fraction of the cost of the American original, and you'll get, um, one hilarious looking fish. Flailing metaphors aside, check out the 10 most ridiculous overseas “re-imaginings” of American classics.

President Vladimir Putin has long promised to restore Russian greatness and build an "energy empire." But until now, his empire-building had been confined to taking control of corporations operating on his turf, buying into businesses abroad, and blackmailing former Soviet Republics who dared vote against Moscow-backed candidates.

A few weeks back, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued an important ruling about Internet privacyâ€"or lack thereof. Reaction to the case has been mixed; some commentators see it as a logical extension of existing telecommunications policy, while others view it with the same sort of enthusiasm generally reserved for the..

Workers in the Green Zone, supposedly the ONE SAFE AREA in Iraq, have been now ordered to wear flak jackets and Kevlar helmets whenever not in hardened areas. The Zone has been hit by more than 35 rockets in the last week alone. When questioned, the State Department lied. When shown the order, the State Department demanded to know how they got it.

Based on Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Summary for Policymakers, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Four race cars barrel down a virtual track, jostling for position. Announcers shout their commentary over growling engines until a winner speeds past a checkered flag. The frenetic race televised on DirecTV wasn't a NASCAR event. It was staged as part of a new video game league that aims to turn gaming into a full-fledged sport

"It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this (expletive deleted) uniform 'cause of the way I'm playing. There, that's it. Now go away," [Barry] Bonds said at his locker.

At a campaign stop in Oelwein on Saturday morning, presidential hopeful Barack Obama said the number of candidates in presidential forums should not be pared down. "The more the merrier," Obama said, "I don't know how you'd draw the line...historically, Bill Clinton was at 2 percent in the polls in some of these early contests."

This site isn't in English, but that's no matter. Here are at least 40 amazing pictures of animals in their natural habitat.

Zoomed pic of a dragonfly looking like an extra from Alien.