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11 Jan 2009 23:18

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Culture, Music: The Boss always knows the right words to say

  • This is the only time I’m going to be in competition with Clint Eastwood. It felt pretty good, too.
  • Bruce Springsteen • after winning the Golden Globe for best song for his contribution to “The Wrestler.” He has 18 Grammys and an Oscar to go along with that award. • source
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11 Jan 2009 17:59

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Biz, Tech: An ode to an absurdly ambitious idea: The Printed Blog.

  • It’ll be fun to see them try to pull this off. Someone needed to combine the philosophy of Digg with a print product, right? And these guys are all about it – it appears that they’re not newspaper people, even, but smart people with a good idea (and hopefully, money). One interesting thing to note is that they plan to ultra-localize the content they distribute, with the possibility of 100 print editions in Chicago alone (!). Watch out for this one. source
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11 Jan 2009 14:31

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U.S.: Is Al Franken the GOP’s Public Enemy No. 1?

  • Republicans hate him. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer and actor is that kind of guy that brings everyone together by pulling them apart. Now he’s likely to be in the U.S. Senate. Says Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey, “I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken.”
  • Norm’s a long-shot. Despite initially being in the lead (barely) prior to the recount, an unlikely-to-hold-water court challenge is the only thing that stands in the way of Norm Coleman losing his senate seat to Franken. Some analysts say that Franken’s history as a liberal commentator and entertainer will come to haunt him in office. source
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11 Jan 2009 14:20

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U.S.: 1 in 7 of you won’t be able to read this statement

  • 14% of adults in the U.S. are illiterate source
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11 Jan 2009 13:27

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Tech: Thoughts on open source from the guy behind Ubuntu

  • Are we creating world peace or fundamentally changing the world? No. But we could shift what people expect and the amount of innovation per dollar they expect.
  • Mark Shuttleworth • the main evangelist behind Ubuntu Linux, the most popular version of the open-source operating system. Shuttleworth hopes to turn it into a popular, viable option against Microsoft Windows. • source
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11 Jan 2009 13:25

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Culture: Clint Eastwood has the weekend’s top movie

  • $29 million for Gran Torino, which is earning Oscar buzz source
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11 Jan 2009 12:26

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World: Costa Rica suffers a devestating earthquake toll

  • 30+ are confirmed dead in Thursday’s earthquake, which registered a 6.2 on the Richter Scale.
  • 100+ remain missing, and are presumed dead, under the debris of mud and rock source
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11 Jan 2009 10:18

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World: Israel: We’ve almost reached our objective, but not quite.

  • Israel is getting close to achieving the goals it set for itself. But patience, determination and effort are still needed to realize these goals in a manner that will change the security situation in the south.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert • On the fighting in Gaza. Without specifying their end goals, he said the war would continue. • source
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11 Jan 2009 09:38

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World: Search efforts begin after a ferry sinks in Indonesia

  • 250 passengers and 17 crew were on the ship, which got caught in a storm.
  • 150 people have been taken off the ferry. It’s unknown whether they’re dead or alive. source
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11 Jan 2009 09:26

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U.S.: Chaos on the New York interstate

  • What happened? Around 11:55 a.m. yesterday, a gunman opened fire at a state trooper in the middle of a section of Interstate 90 in East Greenbush N.Y., just southeast of Albany. The shooting caused an evacuation of the highway, as well as panic, as drivers attempted to get away from the scene.
  • On the scene Witness Carol Winn referred to the scene as “chaos.” “I heard a shot fired,” she said, “and then I thought maybe there was a deer in the road and someone had to shoot it to put it down. But then I heard more shots and saw people ducking down in their cars, and I knew something was wrong.”
  • The end resultThe gunman was shot and is now in custody of the state police. It was unclear whether he shot himself or if a police officer shot him. The section of I-90 where the shooting occurred remained closed for much of Saturday. source
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