Good day, bad day: February 3, 2012

Hackers successfully foil the FBI, while Germany grapples with the disturbing rise of "animal brothels" — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

Members of hacking group Anonymous
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GOOD DAY FOR:

Italians

Italy's controversy-prone former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he has no plans of returning to politics, despite a flurry of rumors to the contrary. [Financial Times]

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Flouting authority

Hacker group Anonymous releases a 17-minute clip of an FBI conference call it tapped. During the call, investigators discuss plans to arrest some of Anonymous' vigilantes. [Wired]

Pranking the police

After allowing prison inmates to create official cop-cruiser decals, Vermont State police realize that one widely circulated decal includes the image of a pig hiding in plain sight. [The Daily What]

BAD DAY FOR:

Separation of church and state

An Alabama lawmaker cites "Biblical principle" when explaining why he thinks public school teachers should not be paid more. [Newser]

Animal rights

A German official says her country is seeing a rise in "animal brothels," and that bestiality has become a "lifestyle" for some Germans. [Business Insider]

Rocky Mountain cheese lovers

As a monster blizzard sweeps through Colorado, a local grocery store employee says residents are quickly emptying the shelves, and that "the cheese wall is hammered." [MSNBC]

For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: February 2, 2012

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