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An Ostensibly Funny Commentary* of the Recent News and Events. (* warning! may not actually be funny or a commentary. Also, since I am not quite sure what "ostensibly" means, it might not be "ostensibly" either.) Blogging at listofx.com

10 Hidden Fees The Airlines Will Have To Disclose

The Department of Transportation issued additional regulations for the airline industry that require the airlines to disclose many of of their hidden fees and show the full price on the ticket.  Here are 10 of the hidden fees the airlines … Continue reading

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10 Fairy Tale Characters That Could Never Be a Republican Presidential Nominee

For months, the media had been speculating on the question which prominent Republicans will announce their candidacy for the upcoming 2012 presidential elections, while every one of these prospective Republican candidates had kept their mouth shut on whether they actually … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why The Governor Of Florida Is Against Drug Monitoring Program

Heard on NPR today that Florida has a huge problem with unregulated supply of prescription painkillers such as Oxycodone because the state does not have a working program to monitor these drugs.  Yet the state governor Rick Scott spoke out … Continue reading

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10 Reactions To The Fall Of National Christmas Tree

Yesterday, strong winds broke and fell a spruce tree in Washington near the White House.  The tree was decorated with lights every December and was known as the National Christmas Tree.  Here are 10 reactions to the fall of National … Continue reading

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10 Reactions To Mubarak’s Announcement That He Won’t Run Again

Today, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak addressed the country amid unrest and promised that he would not seek another presidential term.  Here are 10 of the reactions to his announcement. 1) Gamal Mubarak, son of Hosni Mubarak: Thank you daddy!  I’ll … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Homeland Security Replaced the Color-Coded Terror Alerts System

After 9 years of working hard to instill fear into the hearts of Americans using the color-coded terror threat system with the colors going from green to red, the Department of Homeland Security will change to a different, more specific … Continue reading

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10 Ways How China Had Overreacted To Liu Xiaobo’s Peace Prize

Recently, Nobel Prize Committee had awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power,” and to say that Chinese government was not pleased with … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Russia And Qatar Will Host the World Cups in 2018 and 2022

Today, FIFA has made a decision that 2018 Soccer World Cup will be held in Russia, while Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup.  Here are 10 reasons why Russia and Qatar were selected. Why Russia: 1) This will give … Continue reading

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10 Reactions to the Latest Release by Wikileaks

Today, Wikileaks released over 250000 classified US State Department documents.  This action has prompted a wide range of different reactions, from some praising the founder of the Wikileaks as a hero, while others have called for him to be hanged … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner Were Re-elected To Lead Their Parties

A few days ago, both Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner have been re-elected by their respective parties to lead their respective parts of House of Representatives.  Except now Pelosi is the minority leader and Boehner leads the majority.  Here are … Continue reading

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