Zimmerman's SYG hearing; Facebook's 'Like' button and free speech; face-chewing victim speaks; and more.

The Slatest: August 9, 2012 Zimmerman Seeks "Stand Your Ground" Hearing The neighborhood watch volunteer is expected to take the stand at the pre-trial hearing. READ FULL STORY Scott Brown Takes Issue With Welfare Voter Registration Push The Republican senator says it's a thinly veiled effort to boost turnout for challenger Elizabeth Warren. READ FULL STORY ACLU: Facebook "Like" Is Free Speech The thumbs-up button is at the center of an emerging First Amendment debate about social media. READ FULL STORY ACLU Challenging Missouri's "Right To Pray" Referendum The constitutional amendment passed by a wide margin, but opponents say voters didn't know the full story. READ FULL STORY Islamist Sect Found Living Underground Without Heat, Sunlight The group, which included 20 or so children, is believed to have lived in the bunker for more than a decade. READ FULL STORY Face-Chewing Victim: He "Ripped Me to Ribbons" In first interview with police, the 65-year-old homeless man recounts the bizarre attack that left him blind. READ FULL STORY Komen President Resigning in Wake of Controversy Founder and CEO Nancy Brinker will also take a diminished role in the wake of the fight over Planned Parenthood funding. READ FULL STORY Poll: 8 in 10 Don't Like the Political Media Democrats and Republicans finally find something they can agree on. READ FULL STORY July Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded in U.S. All but one of the Lower 48 has seen warmer than usual temperatures over the past year. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: August Isn't So Stupid This Year What's on a Ku Klux Klan Membership Application? Study About Paranoid People Reveals That Paranoid People Are Right To Be Paranoid Boobies in the Pool! Why the New York Times Was Right To Focus on Water Polo's Wardrobe Malfunctions The Penises of the Icelandic Handball Team While You Were Staring at Their Butts, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings Just Won Their Third Gold Medal Project Attaching Cameras to Cats Proves They Are Ice Cold Killers, Just as We Thought Poking With a Purpose More from The Slatest: ACLU: Facebook "Like" Is Free Speech ACLU Challenging Missouri's "Right To Pray" Referendum Zimmerman Seeks "Stand Your Ground" Hearing Islamist Sect Found Living Underground Without Heat, Sunlight Scott Brown Takes Issue With Welfare Voter Registration Push Face-Chewing Victim: He "Ripped Me to Ribbons" Komen President Resigning in Wake of Controversy Poll: 8 in 10 Don't Like the Political Media July Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded in U.S. FBI: Wisc. Gunman Killed Self With Shot to Head

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