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02 Jan 2009 13:13

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Sports: Sir Charles Barkley gets a DUI

  • He was in a hurry … … because he was looking to hook up, apparently. In a “routine” DUI arrest, the former NBA star and Ernie Johnson foil was nailed in Scottsdale, Ariz. after leaving a party on New Year’s Eve. He was one of 90 arrests that night, but we’re assuming he was the most brash. source
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02 Jan 2009 13:10

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U.S.: Imagine Sarah Palin saying this in your head

  • You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off to parent and going to school and working at the same time. They are certainly not high school dropouts.
  • Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin • on her daughter Bristol and boyfriend Levi Johnston, who are now with child • source
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02 Jan 2009 12:58

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U.S.: It’s National Blood Donor Month. Why you should.

  • 39,000 units of blood are needed in hospitals at any time source
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02 Jan 2009 08:44

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Culture, Music: He will possess your heart, but don’t tell M. Ward

  • Ben Gibbard. Zooey Deschanel. Engaged. She’s “She” of She & Him (and a movie star). He’s the Death Cab dude. Really, is there a more hip, to-the-moment celebrity engagement than this one? We argue no. This may be the most engaging indie-famous couple since Juliana Hatfield and Evan Dando. source
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02 Jan 2009 08:34

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U.S.: The saddest, most depressing NYE ever

  • I’m so relieved, and I’m so mad at the bus company for leaving him.
  • Leslie Rivera • whose brother, Edwin, was left on a school bus overnight (on New Year’s Eve, in cold weather) in New York City. Edwin suffers from cerebral palsy and can’t speak. • source
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02 Jan 2009 08:19

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U.S.: Muslim family barred from AirTran flights

  • What happened The family, scheduled to fly yesterday, was detained after a passenger misconstrued comments they made about the “safest” spot to sit. The FBI questioned them and released them, but AirTran would not let them on another flight. source
  • What happened The family, scheduled to fly yesterday, was detained after a passenger misconstrued comments they made about the “safest” spot to sit. The FBI questioned them and released them, but AirTran would not let them on another flight.
  • Airtran says The family, who was headed from D.C. to Orlando on vacation, had the FBI’s go-ahead but not AirTran’s. Despite not booking the family on another flight, the company offered the family full refunds and an opportunity to fly for free in the future. source
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02 Jan 2009 00:07

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Music: The top-selling album of 2008

Lil’ Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” sold 2.87 million copies. source
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