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Just the other day, President Obama urged other countries to stop censoring the Internet. But now the United States Congress is trying to censor the Internet here at home. A new bill being debated this week would have the Attorney General create an Internet blacklist of sites that US Internet providers would be required to block.  <source- stop the internet blacklist. Add your name and we'll deliver your message to Washington. Read more about the bill: COICA Fact Sheet .                                                                                   Update: Also for US citizens, you can email your Senator from the following link and tell him or her your concerns about this bill Tell Your Senator: No Website Blacklists, No Internet Censorship! Update, from EFF's website: the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed the scheduled markup of the Internet censorship bill — a fantastic outcome, given that the entertainment industry and their allies in Congress had hoped t

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.   - William Hazlitt Pasted from < http://www.google.com/ >

Rivals of Jesus: There was a man who cured the sick, performed miracles, was called the son of God and rose from the grave three days after his death. His name was Apollonius of Tyana and he was not unique. We ask why so many preachers and supposed miracle workers appeared by the Mediterranean around the 1st Century AD and why the cult of Jesus won out in Rivals of Jesus. Pasted from < http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5055454/The_Secret_Bible__(National_Geographic) >

Record fines Despite its success, size and profitability, BP is no stranger to controversy. The Deep Horizon spill is certainly a massive challenge to the company, both financially and in terms of public relations, but it is not the first time BP has been in the international spotlight. In 2006, a US congressional hearing accused BP of "unacceptable" neglect of pipelines in Alaska after it was forced to shut down oil operations in Prudhoe Bay because of leaking pipes. In 2007, the company was fined a total of $373m by the US Department of Justice for environmental crimes and committing fraud. The fine included $50m relating to a Texas refinery explosion in 2005 that killed 15 people and injured 170 more. The largest single fine of $303m related to a price manipulation scam in the propane market. Last October, BP was fined a further $87m for failing to correct safety hazards at the Texas refinery. The company has also faced harsh criticism, from shareholders and environmental