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A giant pink rabbit has been created in the Italian Alps that can be seen from space.

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YouTube on Tuesday rebuffed a request from John McCain’s presidential campaign to examine fair-use issues more carefully before yanking campaign videos in response to DMCA takedown notices. “We hope that as a content uploader, you have gained a sense of some of the challenges we face everyday in operating YouTube.”

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MoveOn.org blames McCain advisers. He blames Obama and Democrats in Congress. Both are wrong.
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The Senate’s revamped bailout package drew support from 74 lawmakers in a roll call vote Wednesday evening, and the measure will now return to the balky House of Representatives for another vote following its unexpected rejection on Monday.
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So what do scientists do when they discover a tiny colony of yeast trapped inside a Lebanese weevil covered in ancient Burmese amber for up to 45 million years? Bring it back to life in barrels of beer, of course.
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GOP VP Nominee Interrogated On Foreign Policy During Restaurant Stop
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Here are few caricatures of the Hugh Laurie as Dr. House. Those caricatures are done very well, i think that these are not from the same creator.
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Prominent Democrats say John McCain contributed little during a meeting at the White House, and showed no desire to participate in negotiations happening Thursday night. Reid: “John McCain did nothing to help. He only hurt the process.”
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Johns Hopkins scientists who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks for consumers.
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