mentalfloss.com Today, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would be the first pope to step down in 600 years. Even before that, the head of the Catholic Church giving up his office voluntarily was a very rare occurrence. far more common to get whacked

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marketshare There are several papal contenders waiting in the wings, but no obvious front-runner - as was the case when Pope Benedict was elected pontiff in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II. Here are ...

Charlie Sheen Pleads With Ex-LAPD Fugitive: 'Call Me, Let's Figure Out How To End This Thing' Editor's Note: The publication of this manifesto by no means denotes endorsement of any of its content. "I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief...

since then, presidents are chosen for their willingness and capacity to keep all previous presidents out of jail A thorough, documented, criminal indictment of George Herbert Walker Bush, establishing beyond a reasonable doubt his guilt as a supervisor...

Neil Barofsky argues that Wall Street bankers are psychologically incapable of making mistakes. Airdate - 02/07/13 "shooting the corpses" Neil Barofsky, former special inspector for the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program and a Bloomberg Television...

"By design, Silent Circle’s server infrastructure stores minimal information about its users. The company, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., doesn’t retain metadata (such as times and dates calls are made using Silent Circle), and IP server...

"...those that direct the world revolutionary movement..." : "This is a speech of William Guy Carr, who was one of the foremost conspiracy researchers. You do not need to believe entirely what he says. There are some things I don't believe, as matter...

Many cities spend millions on prisons annually, and often those moving in and out of jail come from the same neighborhoods. The Justice Mapping Center maps those costs, block by block, to help ... Colder colors mean wealthier neighborhoods; warmer colors...

"This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. Combining declassified documents, interviews,...