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Borderlands 2 out September 18, gets AMAZING new trailer

Gearbox has announced a North American launch date for Borderlands 2 in a brand new trailer. If you’re even mildly interested in this shoot-looting sequel, you’ll want to watch it. It’s full of so much Wub Wub. Among the hot dubstep noise, we get to see all four playable characters in action, plenty of gameplay, and some nasty foreshadowing for the evil Handsome Jack. It’s understandably gotten me… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Destructoid Discovery Date : 22/02/2012 01:07 Number of articles : 7

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Sweet Home, Chicago: Obama Campaign Gets the 2008 Band Back Together

President Obama’s campaign team for 2012 is beginning to look very familiar. Today, the Obama campaign named 35 national co-chairs. And no, Obama’s voice is not Grammy-worth there. Many of the names will ring a bell: Former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley headed back to Chicago, but not to slip into an early retirement – he’ll Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 22/02/2012 03:27 Number of articles : 9

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Jennifer Aniston Honored With Hollywood Star

Actress Jennifer Aniston is joined by her father, John Aniston, and boyfriend, Justin Theroux, as she receives the 2462nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Feb. 23)

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2nd Degree Murder Verdict in Lacrosse Slaying

Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend. They are recommending a 25-year sentence for the crime. (Feb. 22)

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Sometimes it’s nice to remember that older people have always been shocked by the habits of the young. One hundred years ago, in 1911, Tilden Pierce turned 100 years old and talked to the New York Times (not the Onion) about why he didn’t think the younger generation would be able to achieve his longevity:

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A new study of nearly 20,000 middle schoolers has found that kids who attend schools that sell junk food such as soda and doughnuts do not gain more weight than students who attend schools where that type of food isn’t available. The study, published in this month’s issue of Sociology of Education, contradicts earlier research

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A retired LAPD deputy police chief asking about marijuana legalization has ranked first among the videos in the White House’s “Your interview with the president” YouTube contest. “From my 20 years of experience I have come to see our country’s drug policies as a failure and a complete waste of criminal justice resources. According to

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A new study based on interviews with more than 200 North American Muslims over four years concludes that a recent spate of state laws banning “sharia law” from the court system may be an overreaction to a non-existent threat. Oklahoma, Tennessee and Louisiana each passed laws or referendums to ban state judges from considering sharia

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Some U.S.-born children with parents who are illegal immigrants have been denied food stamps under Alabama’s new immigration law, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen told Yahoo News on Monday. Five people have called into the group’s Alabama hotline to say they were denied food stamps because they couldn’t prove they were legal residents,

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Scores Dead in Widespread Iraq Attacks

Militant attacks spread across a dozen Iraqi cities in a few hours Thursday morning killed at least 50 people and wounded at least 225. One Baghdad resident condemned “a huge security failure and disaster.” (Feb. 23)

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