The Malaysian Insider :: Features
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| Charles Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes in Georgia Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:41 PM PST  A wax figure of English naturalist Charles Darwin is pictured at the Darwin's Evolution Exhibition in the Calouste Gulbenkina Foundation in Lisbon. — Reuters pic In a September 27 speech, Paul Broun, a physician and member of the US House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee, called evolution and the Big Bang Theory, "lies straight from the pit of hell". Since Broun, a Republican, had no opposition in the general election, a University of Georgia plant biology professor, Jim Leebens-Mack, and others started a write-in campaign for Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution. "We don't feel our interests are being best served by an anti-science fundamentalist representing us on the Science, Space and Technology Committee," Leebens-Mack told Reuters on Friday. The write-in votes in Athens-Clarke County will not count officially since Darwin was never certified as a write-in candidate, but Leebens-Mack hopes the campaign will encourage a strong candidate, Democrat or Republican, to challenge Broun in 2014. "I think there could be Democratic opposition, but even more likely is having a rational Republican who understands issues like global warming, scientific reasoning more generally," said Leebens-Mack. Broun received 16,980 votes in Athens-Clarke County, home of the University of Georgia, Broun's undergraduate alma mater. Broun's office issued a statement on Friday that did not directly address Darwin, saying that the congressman "looks forward to representing the... constitutional conservative principles" of his constituents. The statement also noted that Broun "received a higher level of support from his constituents in Athens-Clarke County this election cycle than in any of his previous campaigns". — Reuters |
| Denver mailman mistakes corpse for Halloween decoration Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PST  The postal service said the situation probably would not have happened any other time of year. — Reuters pic DENVER, Nov 11 — The United States Postal Service acknowledged on Friday that one of its mail carriers did not report a corpse at a Denver home because he mistook the body for a Halloween display. "We do know the carrier delivered mail to the house that day, and he remembered seeing something he thought was related to Halloween," the postal service said in a statement. "When the carrier learned that was not the case, he was shocked and extremely upset." The local ABC News affiliate reported that the dead man, Dale Porch, 46, collapsed and died November 2 on his porch steps after returning home from his night shift job. Relatives of Porch could not be reached for comment by Reuters. The postal service called the incident "an unfortunate situation" that probably would not have happened any other time of year. "Our carriers have a long history of assisting customers in neighborhoods across the country each and every day, and that holds true for our letter carriers here in Denver," the statement said. The unidentified carrier is a "conscientious and dedicated employee" who remains on the job, the post office said, and any action that may be taken against him will be handled internally. — Reuters |
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