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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

TRUTHINESS IN ORBIT

NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry when the name "Colbert" beat out NASA's four suggested options. NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins. Comedian Stephen Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," to write in his name, and they complied, with an overwhelming 230,539 votes.

SOURCE: Associated Press


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