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Ban of menthol cigarettes

reddevilsfb - 07/28/2010

I was recently talking to a frind of mines dad. He started talking about how the FDA was considering banning the menthol cigarette, so i decided to do some research about it. Now I am not a smoker, but i read that about 1/4 of all cigarettes sold are menthol. Some researchers say the menthol cigarette is more addictive because of the flavor. The FDA also says big tobacco is specifically targeting minority groups. With 3/4 of black people smoking menthols.

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MLB Salary

reddevilsfb - 06/16/2010

I was looking into the MLB and i found that A Rod is making more money then the whole Florida Marlins team combined. I was just wondering if people thought this was an okay thing? How are teams like the Milwaukee Brewers supposed to compete with a team like the Yankees when we can't even sign big name free agents. Yet the Yankees have a huge media area. So is this a fair rule?

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BP pays $20 Billion in Oil Relief

Aaron - 06/16/2010

I recently was reading an article about BP's move to pay $20 billion dollars towards the oil spill. This is definitely a step in the right direction. I'm happy to see that, for the first time, the company is taking more responsibility for this disaster. Even though $20 billion dollars is a lot of money, that is only a small fraction of what it is going to take to mend this situation. It's easy to through money at a problem when you're a large corporation, but the actions they take with these funds will truly define the company's ability to eventually fix the mess they created.

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The Holohoax?

WeAreNotAtWar - 01/07/2010

In light of the recent death of James von Brunn (shooter at holocaust museum this summer), I decided to do some research on some of the 'evidence' holocaust deniers claim disproves the holocaust occurred. Originally skeptical, I was quickly gripped by several reasonable lines of thought. I do not claim the holocaust never happened, but isn't it just a little too convenient that the Jews got Israel right after the War? Is it not also convenient that Jews are receiving payments from the German government to this day?

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