This Week in the Mercury
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Posted by Alex Zielinski on Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:30 AM
In Different Area Codes: Happy International Women's Day! On that note, here's the Women Suffrage take on Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance."
No Tip for You: A Broadway taxi cab ran a red light, hit a BMW and proceeded to send two pedestrians flying through the windows of a downtown storefront last night. Yikes.
Visibility: Invisible Children — the charity behind the viral Kony 2012 campaign — faces criticism for "manipulating facts" and exaggerating on the Ugandan leader's story.
Sneaky Tuesday: Cleverly veiled by Super Tuesday madness, Utah passes a bill requiring abstinence-only sex education in public schools.
Hopping the Line: Syrian's deputy minister steps down to join the anti-government revolt, deeming President Bashar al-Assad's tactics "brutal."
Holy Smokes: Televangelist Pat Robertson want to legalize marijuana, blaming the war on drug's failure on liberals. Also, he blames the Midwest tornadoes on the lack of prayer.
Didn't See That Coming: Rush Limbaugh loses 43 advertisers in the wake of his "slut" comment. And the numbers continue to rise.
And here's a sloth in a onesie.
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