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September 21, 2011

	22% Of Americans Want God's "Invisible Hand" To Guide The Economy by Sam Ro on Sep 21, 2011, 4:26 AM God bless America.

Newser Superlatives - Santorum Gripes to Google About Search Problem

A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.

Santorum Gripes to Google About Search Problem

(Newser) - Rick Santorum has complained to Google about his Google problem—without success. Sex columnist Dan Savage long ago ensured that the top Google result for a search of "santorum" is a page defining the word as a graphic term relating to anal sex, something Santorum says Google could fix... More »

Most Brilliant: 84%

Pot Prevents PTSD in Rats

(Newser) - Should we start issuing marijuana to soldiers? It might not be the worst idea, based on a new study from Haifa University in Israel, which found that pot could prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in rats—provided it was administered within 24 hours of the trauma occurring. “There is a... More »

Most Scary: 73%

Polio Outbreak Hits China

(Newser) - If you thought polio had been eradicated, you're at least 50% right: The highly infectious virus was "virtually eliminated" from the Western hemisphere in the last century, but remains endemic in Pakistan, among other places, reports the BBC —and a strain circulating there has been genetically tied... More »

Most Depressing: 87%

Gay Teen in 'It Gets Better' Video Commits Suicide

(Newser) - As members of the US military were about to celebrate their right to serve as gays, one gentle New York gay student, 14, was ending his life because he could no longer face bullying at his school. "I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens,"... More »

Most Intriguing: 65%

CEO Wants Review of Girlfriend's Suicide Ruling

(Newser) - Rebecca Nalepa’s family says there’s no way she stripped naked, bound her hands and feet, and hung herself after painting a bizarre “suicide note” on a door. And while her businessman boyfriend Jonah Shacknai says he “does not doubt” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’... More »

Most Annoying: 87%

Facebook Overhauls News Feed

(Newser) - Facebook rolled out a dramatic new redesign today, that’s designed to turn Facebook into “your own personal newspaper.” Gone is the option to toggle between “Top Stories” and the “Most Recent” updates; now the stories Facebook deems “Top Stories” will always be on top,... More »