Schwarzenegger Eliminates CA State Welfare

""The longer we wait, the harder it will get," Schwarzenegger said at an afternoon news conference."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/12/schwarzenegger-calls-again-for-welfare-elimination-more-cutbacks.html

COICA Bill to censor the internet

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3804

This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Nov 16, 2010 6:52AM]

Medical Weed Approved in Arizona

Finally after almost 2 weeks from prop 19 failing AZ is officially the 15th state for legal weed

ATM RAID NAOOOO!!

ATM RAID

Apparently Rain Man in Northern Ireland wearing a gordon freeman costume has been arrested after the attempted raid and robbery of an ATM machine in the Republic of Ireland

Saudi Arabia Bans Facebook

Some guy got arrested for posting antisemetic comments on facebook from his computer in Saudi Arabia...Now he is in jail and as a result the whole country has banned the site LOL

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/saudi_arabia_bans_facebook_for_religious_content.php

French Prime Minister François Fillon Resigns

This could spell trouble for France, sounds exciting though, party hard!

EDIT: On other sites I have gathered that the prime minister was indeed a schlump and trying to raise the retirement age and the people didn't like that so they all eventually protested and the guy just gave up and resigned. Other sources saying the taliban had something to do with it but it didn't really make sense...