Bridgette Jordan and her brother Brad, of Sandoval, Illinois, have been named the shortest living siblings in the Guinness World Records' Book.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039620/Bridgette-Jordan-Worlds-shortest-woman-2ft-tall-cheerleader.html

‹Police have a history of pulling off some wacky stunts and spending a lot of time targeting prostitutes, but a Manatee County police officer's methods to arrest a hooker seem kind of cruel.

Source:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/09/florida_woman_arrested_for_suc.php

What the hell?

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http://i.imgur.com/4COyH.jpg

How on earth will we be able to work on computers with greasy, smeary screens?

Source:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/96603-touchscreen-dilemma-how-do-we-keep-them-clean

The attorney for a man with Down Syndrome who was badly injured after a confrontation with Miami-Dade Police Saturday night says his family is shocked over what they say was an unnecessary attack.

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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-With-Down-Syndrome-in-Clash-With-Cops-129820353.html

Ever since Texas Gov.

Rick Perry attacked Social Security as a Ponzi scheme as an opening gambit in his presidential campaign, we have been treated to a spirited debate in the media on the truth of this proposition. Those of us who consider this to be ill-informed nonsense that has the effect of misleading the public about the state of Social Security's finances were told to lighten up. After all, what is wrong with debating the topic?

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http://www.truth-out.org/social-security-ponzi-scheme-washington-post-criminal-enterprise/1316439015

Like many webheads, I rely on the kindness and cruelty of virtual strangers who write reviews of practically everything sold online.

They may not posses specialized knowledge of the stuff they critique. They may be hopped up on unreal expectations or may only have spent money on something because they got it half-off from Groupon. But they're also just regular users like me.

Source:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1779632/the-10-best-amazon-reviews-ever

Many breeds of professional have been mighty busy coping with digitally-driven changes over the last decade or two: journalists, musicians, travel agents, PR practitioners, job recruiters...

Let me suggest one more group of people who must be learning to live their lives in constant flux: ethicists.

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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/cartoon_a_clear-cut_case_of_ambiguity.php

The President's plan for economic growth and deficit reduction offers a balanced approach to get our fiscal house in order, based on the values of shared responsibility and shared sacrifice

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/19/president-obama-washington-has-live-within-its-means

Though still facing a long recovery from an April 27 tornado, Annie Muse is beginning to find reasons to smile, such as the return of her 6-pound Chihuahua, Ginger, who squirmed, barked and wagged on one recent day at Muse's under-repair home.

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http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/09/argo_tornado_victim_finally_fi.html