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Last week on Current.com - 9/8-9/14
Hey guys,
Things have been super busy around these parts. With the announcement of Hack the Debate we've all been anchored down, steadily anticipating September 26th. It's going to be a very interesting experiment, and we are trying to get as many people involved as we possibly can, so help us spread the word. If you haven't heard the news yet, you can read up on it here:
http://current.com/debate
So, let's dive into last week in Current:
// VC2 Leaderboard Winner //
Last Thursday was a tough battle over on the VC2 Leaderboard, but The Two Faces of Anonymous took a steady lead in the end. If you haven't checked it out yet, give it a spin. Congrats to AceHardchester and crew for a job well done!
// Top Five Contributors //
In a new addition to Last week in Current, I'm going to start highlighting the top five clippers from last week. They submitted a healthy dose of stories, blogs, and items for the community to chew on, and our thanks goes out to them:
starr111 (101 items)
http://current.com/people/starr111
bm2la (94 items)
http://current.com/people/bm2la
BuddyP (76 items)
http://current.com/people/BuddyP
shugaray (74 items)
http://current.com/people/shugaray
TravG73 (41 items)
http://current.com/people/TravG73
Without contributions, Current can get to be pretty dull, and thanks to them we all had plenty to mull over during the week. Way to go guys, keep it up and we'll see who takes the top five next week!
// Most Commented Items //
And here are some of the stories that got our community talking:
MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors
http://current.com/items/89280576_
Republican calls Obama "uppity"
http://current.com/items/89277584_
Obama sees nothing funny about community organizer
http://current.com/items/89278992_
MTV awards get political from the start
http://current.com/items/89280351_
World wants Obama as president: poll
http://current.com/items/89285205_
Drill baby drill
http://current.com/items/89283226_
People for response to revelations of Palin's attempted book banning
http://current.com/items/89278477_
LHC goes live!
http://current.com/items/89287236_
Stewart: is Palin 'Dick-ish enough' to be vice president
http://current.com/items/89277160_
Palin comes out of hiding, fumbles interview
http://current.com/items/89295982_
Palin doesn't know what Bush Doctrine is
http://current.com/items/89294634_
What small town America thinks about Obama -- It's
http://current.com/items/89296104_
Tens of thousands of Iraqis to be welcomed in U.S.
http://current.com/items/89297829_
There you have it, a week in review. Did I miss anything? Link us a story below.
Mario
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