It’s the 4th of July, Independence Day for all those people in the United States. It’s a time to commemorate breaking away from British rule, and celebrating being American and all that means.

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Sarah Palin officially has officially resigned and isn’t planning on re-election, but why? In this video, a reporter from the Huffington Post breaks the word on the street.

Please keep in mind these are only rumors. But, when Palin refuses to answer any questions, what else do you expect the media to do?
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Iraqi citizens are celebrating the withdrawal of United States soldiers from Iraq cities. While troops will remain outside the cities, there is still apparently much to celebrate.

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Wow, some people have some strange political ideas. Such as Michael Scheuer, a recent guest on Fox News with Glenn Beck. He wants Osama Bin Laden to launch a terrorist attack on mainland U.S.A. in order to force a violent response and change foreign policy. Glenn Back clearly agrees with him.

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OK, so it’s not actually a Silvio Berlusconi sex tape, but it is a kind of simulated sex tape. It’s probably also almost as embarrassing as a real sex tape, both for Berlusconi himself and the entire population of Italy.

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Oh, sexy.

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WARNING: This is a shocking video showing the last moments of someone dying in the street, so please only watch it if you aren’t easily offended, shocked, or sickened by such footage.

Here we see a young Iranian Woman named Neda Soltani dying after being shot in the chest by Iranian security forces. Her father comforts her while a crowd gathers, not quite believing what has happened.

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Barack Obama is a world leader who seems to be ripe for parody. Some of these are hard on him, ripping him to shreds for his personable approach to politics, while others are less harsh, as is the case with this effort from JibJab.

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I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of Juneteenth until today. Maybe I’m ignorant but you can put it down to the fact I’m pasty white British guy rather than an African American. So this is one national celebration which has eluded me until now.

But today IS Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. 26 U.S. states have now recognized Juneteenth as a state holiday, so we’re halfway there.

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If you haven’t heard by now, the new Iranian president is now Ahmadinejad even though an estimated 80% of the voters voted against him.

This, of course, is a bad sign for the western world since Ahmadinejad has expressed his disdain for America and reform in the past. Oh, and he’s also “batshit insane” as Jon Stewart points out in this clip.
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