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Election 2012: Miss The Third Debate? Here's All You Need To Know In 2 Minutes

Last night marked the third and final debate in the presidential election. You now have two weeks to decide who you want to be the next president of the United States. If you missed out on last night's debate, fear not. Here is all you need to know in 172 seconds: 

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Election 2012: Give Your Advice To Romney And Obama With #DearMrPresident

The presidential election is a mere two weeks away. What do you want to see happen in the White House? Our friends over at GlobalPost are collecting your advice from around the world with the campaign, #DearMrPresident.  Here's how to get involved: 1. Make a quick clip of yourself giving your...

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Election 2012: Miss The Debate? Here's Everything You Need To Know In 2 Minutes

Miss the debate last night? Too bad, then you missed out on the binders full of women that Romney has apparently got in his back pocket. (Don't we all wish we had binders filled with women?) In case you missed it, here is every question that was asked last night:  And here are the answers:...

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Election 2012: The VP Debate In 164 Seconds

We get it, you're busy. But I bet you have 164 seconds to spare.  That's how long it will take for you to watch this video via our friends at NowThis News and get a pretty good understanding of how the vice presidential debate went down. 

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Election 2012: What If The Presidential Election Ends In A Tie?

You're all ready to vote (you are right??) which is great, but what if everybody votes and the presidential election ends in a tie?  Don't worry there is a solution, but it's not really a good one.

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Election 2012: What's The Electoral College?

Ever wonder what the hell is the Electoral College?  Like daylight savings, the Electoral College made a ton of sense in the early days of the United States. It was an indirect method of voting when people lived miles apart with no way of getting anywhere other than a good ol' fashion horse...

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Election 2012: What Your Beer Says About Your Political Choices

Who would have thought your beer choice can reveal your voting choice? The folks over at National Journal have poured over data to find out that those with Democratic leanings are most likely to imbibe in a Heineken, while those with Republican tendencies are most likely to...

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Election 2012: Sarah Silverman Explains Voter Suppression

Remember yesterday when we asked you to go out and register to vote?  It's great that you did and all (you did right?) but if you don't have a photo ID with your address on it, you may still be in trouble.  There is a whole mess of states who are trying to stop you from voting, especially...

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Kings College Freshman Gets Pwned By Falling Mattress

'Sorry I'm late professor, a mattress fell from 30 stories and knocked me out on the way to class'. Kings College freshman Jesse Scott Owen can officially use that excuse after a futon mattress fell from nowhere (well really it fell from a building) and stuck Owen on his way to class. The...

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Watch The Cheetah Robot Run 28.3 MPH

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hired Boston Dynamics to build a fast, agile robot for what we can only guess as a robot to go places we aren't suppose to be and to leave very quickly incase something goes wrong. Boston Dynamics hit the drawing boards and came up with what...

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