This Week in the Mercury
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Smash the State Locally Owned Italian Restaurant! An anti-police brutality march in SE Portland last night starts peacefully, but winds up smashing the window of Genoa.
Priorities USA Action: Three random buzzwords stuck together? No! Obama's new Super PAC!
Dirty Money: While he's now up for taking massive checks from anonymous people, Obama will not take money from Mexican fugitives, dammit!
Comeuppance: The anti-abortion VP of the Susan G. Komen foundation resigns.
Downsizing: The US is planning to cut its Iraqi embassy staff by half.
Myanmar Lightens Up: It seems that media censors are letting a little light into the country of dictatorship.
Greece Fire: Activists in Greece protest as the government weighs an EU bailout deal.
Now That's Taking Action: A school with two teachers accused of sexually abusing students replaces the entire staff, pending investigation.
Unacceptable Repression: Iran bans dolls of The Simpsons, saying they promote Western culture.
Whattup Nerds! It's Charles Dickens' birthday!
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