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Mayor Harry Stonebraker has been re-elected to a fourth term in the small town of Winfield in Missouri, about a month after his death, with 90% of the votes.

Similarly in Missouri’s 2000 U.S. Senate race, Democrat candidate Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash a few weeks before the election, but still defeated Republican John Ashcroft.

Read more: Dead Man Elected In Ultimate Political Comeback

• 13-year-old boy accused of robbing Illinois bank A 13-year-old boy was accused of robbing a bank in Peoria, Illinois, after being caught in a nearby garage about half an hour after the incident with his hands stained red by a dye pack that had been placed in the bag of money. If tried as an adult he......
• How to Defend Earth Against an Asteroid Strike This sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a real threat to the whole planet. It can happen any time. A medium sized asteroid of a few kilometers in  diameter crashing into the Earth can completely destroy our civilization and exterminate the whole human race, just......
• 7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses. Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are: 1) Creating......
• GDC 2009: Microsoft's "Kodu Game Creator" Ever dreamed of creating your own games? It might soon be possible to do so with the new Microsoft "Kodu Game Creator". It is still under development, but should be released soon. What's so good about it is that you don't need to do everything from scratch, you can use......
• Italy’s Earthquake On Monday, April 6, Italy was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter was the city of L’Aquila in the Abruzzo region with a population of about 70,000. So far 40 dead have been reported. Read more: Italy’s Earthquake Update: According to......

• Mass. Senate poll shows shift toward GOP candidate The third candidate in the race, independent Joseph L. Kennedy, had 3 percent in the Suffolk poll. The Libertarian businessman is unrelated to the senator, who died Aug. 25 of brain cancer. ad_icon "Although the results show a race within the statistical margin of error, Scott Brown has surged......
• Mixed Blessings Somehow when I think of the phrase mixed blessings, I think of what I can remember from the movie Tender Mercies. Even the expressions seem to go together. Perhaps mixed blessings are evidence of tender mercies. Or perhaps it is that blessings come in the midst of life, where the......
• The only problem with politics is the politicians Politicians make me sick. In a recent post, I commented on my disagreement with Cap and Trade, and why it wouldn’t resolve any issues.  All the hoopla and controversy around the upcoming Copenhagen Summit has to do with politicians not agreeing on political issues.  The United States has yet to......
• Investing in... Websites? Every now and again, traffic growth on Lazy Man and Money hits a plateau. I'm not overly concerned about that for two reasons: I rarely try to write for traffic. Okay, every now and again I try to write a sensational title for fun and amusement. However, in general I......
• Lazy Man Politics Policy (and personal finance links) You may have noticed that I didn't mention much about politics in the last few weeks. My reasoning for this isn't that it doesn't effect your personal finances. It's just that I believe people can be financially successful in any kind political environment in the United States. I hear a......