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News of the Bogus:

• Study finds pirates spend 30% more on music than non-sharers http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/17/study-finds-pirates-spend-30-more-on-music-than-non-sharers/
• Nutrition Board Casts Net Far Beyond Paleo-Diet Blogger http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=9589
• Amtrak snack bars lost $84.5 million last year; $833 million in 10 years http://washingtonexaminer.com/amtrak-snack-bars-lost-84.5-million-last-year-833-million-in-10-years/article/2510864
  • Federal Spending by the Numbers – 2012 http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/10/federal-spending-by-the-numbers-2012
• Texas schools punish students who refuse to be tracked with microchips http://rt.com/usa/news/texas-school-id-hernandez-033/

Biggest Bogon Emitter: the Nobel Peace Prize Committee http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19921072

Idiot Extraordinaire: Robert Wright http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/why-i-refuse-to-refuse-to-vote-for-obama/263116/

This week’s quote: “Remember, the lesser of two evils is still evil, and the enemy of my enemy is not my friend.” —Penn Jillette