Forty years ago, the Apollo 8 astronauts, the first humans to orbit the Moon, were taken by surprise. After three orbits spent photographing the lunar surface, Frank Borman shifted the orientation of the capsule to see the horizon. Suddenly, Bill Anders realized he was seeing the home planet hovering over the lunar horizon in what was, in essence, the first human-witnessed “Earthrise.” picked by muppet 11 months ago

Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates is the richest man again, overtaking investor Warren Buffett, as the global financial meltdown wiped out $2 trillion from the net worth of the world's billionaires. picked by equinox 9 months ago

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It's good to hear that someone is working on it

If it prompts you for a log-in, use username "plimate", with same password. picked by marli 2 years ago

#13: Tie a fishing line to a five dollar bill and see who's really mourning and who just wants to be five bucks richer. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

We all know about the pardons that Bill Clinton auctioned off to the highest bidders as he was leaving office. There were others as well, those that were sold for votes. Those that included a group responsible for 146 bombings and a string of armed robberies all involving hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. But a vote is a vote and at least the clintons wore a flag pin. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A bill in Congress now includes funding to stop illegal sock imports into the U.S.; also known as textile transshipment enforcement. picked by Beeeny 1 year ago

The Duval County [Florida] Supervisor of Elections Office released the breakdown of 932 write-in votes this week.

Some include: Al Gore (4), George W. Bush (2), Jesus (23), Lou Dobbs (2), Bill O'Reilly (1), Steven Colbert (4), Tim Tebow (2), "Weird Al" (1), Morgan Freeman (1), Mickey Mouse (3), Homer Simpson, and James T. Kirk (1). picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

A cartoon likening the author of the stimulus bill, perhaps President Barack Obama, with a rabid chimpanzee graced the pages of the New York Post on Wednesday. picked by suebe 9 months ago

July 25, 2007 - House Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation that would reduce payments to Medicare Advantage plans and increase the federal cigarette ... picked by onemincoach 2 years ago

The Senate reached a tentative deal Friday night on a $780 billion fiscal stimulus package, nearly assuring that the plan will pass in the next several days. picked by eastcoast1978 10 months ago

At issue are what insurance companies consider absurdly low penalties for people who choose not to buy health insurance. picked by JoshSF49 1 month ago

Microsoft is under fire for hiring a blogger to edit articles about rival document formats in Wikipedia. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

What I appreciate is that she took the 20 year payout, saying "if I'd taken the lump sum, I'd be broke again in a few years." picked by bevissimo 3 years ago

A bill that would prohibit parents from spanking their children is being criticized as unnecessary and unenforceable. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

A man has won $5.15 million jackpot shortly after putting a $20 bill into one of the machines. Then casino worker came and shut off the machine. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

I'm sure that this was posted before long ago but given it's the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in NY, I figured it was worth a repost. I searched and didn't see it come up recently. Bill Biggart was a photographer who found himself caught at the site of the WTC when the attacks started to happen. He captured what he saw in 150 photographs, before being killed when th... read full post picked by sidran32 1 year ago

The Oklahoma House of Representatives Education Committee passed a bill, the intent of which was to "promote freedom of religion." If a student’s religious beliefs were in conflict with scientific theory, and the student chose to express those beliefs rather than explain the theory in response to an exam question, the student’s incorrect response would be deemed satisfactor... read full post picked by bingo 8 months ago

The administration admitted that the sweeping domestic surveillance originated in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. However, declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive and testimony that is part of these lawsuits suggest the National Security Agency program was put into place shortly after Mr. Bush was inaugurated, long before 9/11. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Cheated. Baited and switched. That's how veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan say they feel about military recruiters who sold them on how the GI Bill would benefit them. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Almost all experts agree that the primary reasons [for the obesity epidemic] are increased consumption of larger quantities of high calorie foods, snacks and sugar sweetened beverages... and lack of physical activity as vigorous play is replaced by sedentary activities such as watching more television, movies and videos and playing video games. picked by bornbad 7 months ago