Threat Assessment: February 27th-March 2nd
AGAINST US
App lets you 'hunt' the homeless
'Hobohunt' app encourages users to take photos of homeless people and "hunt" them with virtual weapons. [The Week]
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WITH US
Warm Winter Keeping Energy Bills Low
Fourth-warmest January on record has held down heating costs, helping consumers spend less on their utility bills. [NPR]
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AGAINST US
Santorum: Obama 'a snob' for wanting more people to go to college
GOP candidate says, "There are good, decent men and women who work hard every day and put their skills to the test that aren't taught by some liberal college professor." [TPM]
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WITH US
2/3 Americans disagree with Rick Santorum on church and state
67 percent say there's a clear separation, only 28 percent disagree.[ThinkProgress]
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AGAINST US
Reptile collector loses venomous snakes and lizards
North Carolina man losing exotic reptile collection worth $49,000 after police found dozens of venomous lizards and snakes in his home.[Huffington Post]
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WITH US
Photo of US Marine Kissing Boyfriend Goes Viral
Snapshot uploaded to Facebook has gotten over 14,000 "likes" and more than 3,000 comments. [Huffington Post]
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AGAINST US
’America's Toughest Sheriff’ Boosts Birthers
Nut job Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's months long investigation finds the document to be a "forgery and a fraud."
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WITH US
Senate Rejects GOP Contraception Measure
51 to 48 vote nixes amendment sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) that would have allowed any employer to refuse to cover any kind of health care service by citing "moral reasons."[Huffington Post]
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AGAINST US
Federal Judge Emails Racist Obama Joke
Montana Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull forwarded a message mail implying the president might have been the product of sex between his mother and a dog.[TPM]
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WITH US
Hard-up Americans spending big on their pets
Despite the recession, between 2011 and 2012, the number of U.S. households with at least one pet increased 2.1 percent, to 72.9 million homes.