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Death wish at State? Enough "volunteers" have stepped forward for service in Iraq that the State Department will not have to follow through with forcing diplomats into the war zone. If it's so safe, why do our fearless leaders fly into the country under cover of darkness?

Google wants your genetic data. For only $999 you can have the Internet giant post your most personal information on line. Don't worry, Google will never do anything evil. Oh yeah, the check's in the mail and we'll still respect you in the morning. They will check your DNA with a simple saliva test, but we say spit on them. Or, rather, don't.

Investigating the pollsters is an idea whose time has come. The Huffington Post wants your help in determining the veracity of polling data. Are the polls driving the 2008 election? HuffPost wants to find out.

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