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  1. U.S. Government Wants Us to Know Mermaids Aren’t RealReally makes you want to celebrate America’s birth!
  2. Americans Feel Less Patriotic About Midweek Fourth of JulyStars and stripes forever — except not on Wednesdays.
  3. Rich People Will Get a Better View of NYC Fourth of July FireworksAmerica!
  4. A Small-Town Bureaucrat Laid Himself Off for the Sake of Smaller GovermentAnd his name is not Ron Swanson.
  5. They’re About to Run Out of Toilet Paper in Trenton’s Goverment OfficesDemocracy in action!
  6. Do You Need to Feel Better About America?Then do we have the story for you!
  7. Plane With 40 Lbs of Pot Near Obama’s HelicopterProbably.
  8. the awful truth
    Why After 40 Years, the Influence of ‘A Horse With No Name’ Still ReignsForty years ago, the trio America gave birth to a genre we’ll call Frisbee Rock.
  9. A Virginia Legislator ‘Tebowed’ in the State HouseAfter his bill passed.
  10. Private Equity Guy Is Fixing the Washington MonumentWill they rename it the Rubenstein Monument?
  13. America
    Magnolia Bakery to Spread Buttercream Frosting All Over AmericaCupcakes might be so last year, but only in New York.
  14. america!
    Justin Timberlake Attends Marine Corps Ball“Truly moved” by the experience initiated from YouTube invite.
  15. FAA Approves Skydiving SexWhat government overreach?
  16. President Obama Is Joining FoursquareWhat’s next, Farmville?
  17. Statue of Liberty Closing for RenovationBut just for a year.
  18. People Aren’t Paying for TV Porn AnymoreDoes anyone pay for porn in any medium?
  19. The Youth Come Into the City to Hungrily Soak Up CultureApple and Shake Shack!
  20. Marcus Bachmann’s Clinic Is the Latest Target to Be ‘Glitter Bombed’Glitter! Glitter! Glitter!
  21. Minnesota Government Is Officially Back in BusinessThe governor doesn’t sound thrilled about a return to governing.
  22. Bored Tennessee Lawmaker Defaces DeskWe’ve all been there.
  25. JPMorgan Has a Patriotic QuarterWhat’s more American than profits?
  26. Arizona Lawmaker Points a Loaded Pink Handgun at a ReporterJust to show how “cute” the firearm was.
  27. Political Types Unsure If Far East Is More or Less Wimpy Than Our Pro Sports LeaguesThey do know, however, that sports seem to have taken a decided turn for the “effete.”
  28. Michigan Inmate Brings Lawsuit 12-Year-Old Boys Can’t Wait to CitePorn and video games are a civil right, he says.
  29. The Strange Story of the NYU Business Student and the Bin Laden T-ShirtsHe made hundreds of thousands on Osama T-shirts, only to decide to give it all back.
  30. Nearly Half of America Feels Pretty Good Right Now!This is the best America has felt since April 2007.
  31. A Majority of Americans Don’t Know the Results of the Historic Election That Just Took PlaceIt’s not like it was a big news story or anything.
  32. Why You Shouldn’t Be Voting TodayOn a Tuesday, that is.
  33. movies
    See a Film-Topography Map of the USAHere’s a game: Choose a movie shot in any given state that best defines said state. Discuss.
  34. The University of Colorado Political Science Department Is CryingSome students don’t know who the vice-president is, or other basic facts about government.
  37. In Mississippi You Can Go to Jail for Not Saying the Pledge of AllegianceSome judge made a big mistake yesterday.
  38. ‘Dude, You Have No Koran.’A Texas Koran burner was no match for one sneaky skateboarder.
  39. Tom Tancredo Really Is Not a Smart PersonHe thinks the Obamas hate Christmas?
  40. Here Is Someone Trying to Blame the ‘Obama Is a Muslim’ Myth on ObamaIt’s a pathetic argument.
  41. america!
    Thirteen Really Muslim Things Obama Has DoneThe man is just obsessed with being Muslim.
  42. Senator Carl Levin Gets Free Pie From College StudentIn the face!
  43. Liberal, Cosmopolitan, God-Abandoning New York Represents America’s ValuesTake that, everywhere else!
  44. polls
    America Agrees: 2009 Was An Awful YearBut 2010, now that’s going to be a good year.
  45. america!
    A Recent History of Things That Have Been Thrown at Political FiguresPies, eggs, tomatoes, salad dressing … shoes! A grand tradition that everyone from Bill Clinton to Sarah Palin has been a part of.
  46. USS New York Sailor Bound to Be Disappointed by New YorkThe ship made from World Trade Center steel pulls into port.
  49. Lists
    Plan a National Food TourHelp an Atlantic writer plan his American culinary odyssey.
  50. michael jackson
    New Michael Jackson Song Leaks, Sounds FamiliarHear 24 seconds of “A Place With No Name’”!
  51. Somali Pirates Have Taken Captain HostageHalt the celebration. This morning’s pirate drama isn’t over yet.
  52. Happy Independence Day! Don’t Forget: New York Is America, Too!Don’t believe us? We have photo evidence!
  53. tube junkie
    R. Kelly Makes Us Proud to Be Americans AgainThere’s no new chapter of Trapped in the Closet today, so to tide you over, here’s R. Kelly’s reimagining of our national anthem from 2005.
  54. news reel
    Celebrities Love Freedom, Evening Gowns