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07 Jan 2009 16:11

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U.S.: The status of Roland Burris, wannabe Illinois senator

  • A promising meeting Burris met with Harry Reid today, and the meeting went well. Reid praised Burris as “candid” and “forthright,” and opposition against his joining the senate seemed to thaw. Burris was blocked from entering the Senate chambers yesterday.
  • What Burris needs to do First, he must get approval from the Illinois Supreme Court to be seated without the signature of Secretary of State Jesse White. Secondly, he must appear in front of the state legislature and discuss his ties to Rod Blagojevich, the embattled governor who appointed him. He’ll likely do that tomorrow. He might just pull it off. source
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07 Jan 2009 15:57

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Tech: We want you to help newspapers, Google. Thanks for the thought.

  • We’d like to help them better monetize their customer base. We have tools that make that easier. I wish I had a brilliant idea, but I don’t.
  • Eric Schmidt • Google CEO, on the company’s desire to help newspapers get out of their funk. He means well, grizzled old journos. • source
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07 Jan 2009 15:52

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Tech: This game is more popular than “Super Mario Bros.”

“Wii Sports” has sold 40.24 million units, making it the highest-selling game ever. source
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07 Jan 2009 11:07

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Offbeat: Are they talking about the plastic doll or the guy who loved it?

  • It’s totally bizarre. It’s a real concern that someone like that is out on the street.
  • The owner of an adult sex shop in Cairns, Australia • His shop, along with two others, was broken into by a man who made love to three “Jungle Jane” blow-up dolls and threw them in the alley. He’s a love ’em and leave ’em kinda guy, apparently. • source
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07 Jan 2009 10:59

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U.S.: Two more big, scary financial statistics

  • $5.7 trillion the U.S. debt when George W. Bush took office
  • $10.6 trillion the U.S. debt now; let that sink in a little, guys source
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07 Jan 2009 10:55

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U.S.: The day’s big, scary financial statistic

  • $1.2 trillion U.S. budget deficit in fiscal 2009 source
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07 Jan 2009 10:48

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Culture: Another little bundle of joy for the Afflecks

  • Jennifer Garner + Ben Affleck = Baby No. Two. Garner gave birth to a healthy baby girl yesterday. None of the really cool details, like name or photos, have been released to the press. You gotta give that sort of thing time, guys! We hope they name her something really cool, like Apple or Pilot Inspektor.
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07 Jan 2009 10:43

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Sports: The Celtics: Superhuman start, stumbling follow-up

  • 27-2 Boston’s record at the start of the season, an NBA record
  • 2-5 the Celtics’ recent record; they’re only the third-best team in the league source
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07 Jan 2009 10:37

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Sports: Everybody wants a piece of the Celtics

  • Every time we play, it’s a Game 7 for the other team. On the nights we’re not ready mentally for that, we’re going to have to get lucky and play over our head to win.
  • Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers • on the team’s recent slide into mediocrity after a record-setting start • source
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07 Jan 2009 10:20

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Music, Tech: Throw out everything you knew about iTunes

  • The changes afoot Apple, who despite their stranglehold on the digital music market has faced strong competition in the last year from the Amazon MP3 store, plans to stop selling music with digital rights management. Users will also be able to purchase songs using their iPhones over 3G data networks.
  • A changing price structure The most noticeable change to consumers will be the cost of a single song – Apple has long resisted moving from a price structure of 99 cents a song, but finally relented and will start selling music at two other price points – 69 cents and $1.29.
  • Other MacWorld highlightsPhil Schiller, who took the place of Steve Jobs at the company’s final MacWorld keynote, also revealed new versions of iWork and iLife and a 17-inch MacBook Pro to match the rest of their laptop line. All in all, kind of boring. source
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