TALKING BACK

Oklahoma state senator’s sign: ‘If I wanted the government in my womb, I’d f*ck a senator’

Demonstrators participate in a pro-choice protest at the University of Oklahoma. Photo: Screengrab via NewsOK.com.

At a recent rally against a so-called “personhood” bill currently favored by Oklahoma lawmakers, state senator Judy McIntyre (D) was photographed holding a provocative sign.

BUNCHA PRUDES

Escort services: Acting sexy is illegal in Utah

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Three escort services claim Utah law makes it too easy for undercover police to arrest people for prostitution, alleging that simply acting sexy could be grounds for arrest.

LARGER THAN LIFE

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart dead

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Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart is dead, according to a post on his Big Journalism website published Thursday morning.

RIGGED!

Santorum accuses Romney of rigging Michigan primary

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R). Photo: Wikimedia commons.

The Santorum campaign is now accusing Romney’s team of using “political thuggery” to “rig” the delegate count from the Michigan primary.

SUPREME APPEAL

Backed by more than 100 former attorneys general, ex-Alabama governor asks Supreme Court for review

Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D). Photo: Flickr user Mike Disharoon.

More than 100 former state attorneys general revealed on Thursday that they support the latest appeal by former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D).

CORRUPTING THE YOUTH

Gingrich blames teachers for same sex marriage

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Thursday blamed teachers for the growing acceptance of same sex marriage.

Science

Ocean acidification may be worst in 300 million years: study

WASHINGTON — High levels of pollution may be turning the planet’s oceans acidic at a…

Is sharing the key to advanced society?

WASHINGTON — The ability to share knowledge and learn from each other may be the…

Cannabis use tied to psychosis recovery trouble

Coffee drinking not linked to chronic illness: study

Tech News

FBI chief warns cyber crime on par with terrorism

FBI director Robert Mueller warned a gathering of Internet security specialists that the threat of…

Website lets users confess their darkest secrets

People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn,…

Media

Bodies of reporter, photographer found in Syria

Syrian authorities have found the bodies of US journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi…

Jon Stewart lampoons ‘frothy a$$ juice’ Santorum’s sexual innuendos

On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart reviewed the Republican primaries…

World

Obama, Netanyahu set to confront divisions over Iran

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Just days before what could be the most consequential meeting of U.S. and Israeli leaders in years,…

Arrested ‘Senior Al-Qaeda leader’ not Al-Qaeda after all, freed in Egypt

An Islamist mistakenly arrested in Cairo on suspicion of being a senior Al-Qaeda figure has been freed, judicial sources and…

‘Job creators’ in Spain offer land to cannabis growers

A Spanish village plans to rent out its fields for growing cannabis in an urgent bid to create jobs and…

China says manufacturing activity expands in Feb

China’s manufacturing activity expanded for the third straight month in February as export orders improved, official data showed Thursday, raising…

U.S. News

Gingrich: You can’t put a dead deer on a Volt

After denying it earlier, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich admitted on Friday that a gun…

Geithner defends Obama’s Wall Street reforms

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the financial sector overhaul enacted after the 2008 meltdown,…

Controversy over Washington Metro ad: ‘Go to hell Barack’

In the heat of a US presidential election year, with Americans immune to the polarized…

Feminists warn pols not to erode women’s gains

Feminists in the United States, “fed up” with election-year attempts to erode their hard-won gains,…

63 percent of voters back Obama birth control policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama’s policy requiring birth control…