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29 Jan 2009 21:24

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Offbeat, World: A giant sculpure for a shoe-throwing act of bravery

Even if the guy didn’t throw the shoe at ex-prez Bush, this sculpture would still rule. source
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29 Jan 2009 18:37

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U.S.: Goodbye Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, we knew you well

  • 59-0 The state senate vote to kick Rod out of office source
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29 Jan 2009 18:07

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U.S.: Blagojevich: You should’ve let me bring up my witnesses

  • How can you throw a governor, elected twice by the people, out of office when the rules don’t even require that you prove up elements of criminal allegations?
  • Rod Blagojevich • Illinois governor, in remarks at his impeachment trial today. Blagojevich claims that he was unable to bring his own witnesses to the trial, which was why he initially boycotted the proceedings. His remarks today were lengthy and repeated many points in a last-ditch effort to save his political career. • source
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29 Jan 2009 17:53

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Music: Obama’s top-secret access to a killer record collection

  • Presidents have great vinyl Back in the 1970s, the RIAA decided that the presidential library needed some records. Back in the late ’70s, they decided they needed some cool records. So, during the Carter administration, the music industry gave the president some pretty awesome 33⅓ rpm platters. But in the Reagan years, they were confined to the basement (along with some old reels of Bedtime for Bonzo, we’re sure).
  • What’s in the collection? From classics by Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to cult-classic platters by Captain Beefheart and Talking Heads, it’s a pretty darn cool record collection marked with a presidential seal. Most of the albums are fairly pristine and have just been sitting around untouched for 30 years. No word on whether any of the albums are worth pilfering by DJ Shadow, or if there’s any no wave in there, but we hear there’s lots of punk. source
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29 Jan 2009 17:41

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Offbeat: Hackers warn motorists of a zombie uprising in Texas

Either that, or a George Romero film is shooting up ahead. source
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29 Jan 2009 17:37

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Biz, Music: Pepsi pays too much money for its Super Bowl ads

  • $2.6 million for a will.i.am and Bob Dylan duet (WTF?!) source
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29 Jan 2009 16:55

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Biz, U.S.: Obama to Wall Street: Massive bonuses are “shameful”

  • I saw an article today that indicated Wall Street bankers had given themselves $20 billion worth of bonuses. That is the height of irresponsibility. It is shameful.
  • Barack Obama • in a stern warning to Wall Street telling executives to stop giving themselves big bonuses. The president’s number was a little off; it was actually $18.4 billion, which is still, like, a lot of money. • source
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29 Jan 2009 16:49

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Tech: Reading the newspaper online in 1981 was possible. Really.

People actually waited two hours (at $5 an hour) to download the news on Compuserve. LOL. source
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29 Jan 2009 16:42

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U.S.: The U.S. Postal Service wants to take a day off each week

  • five days a week, the proposed cut in service the service is suggesting
  • $2-$4 billion a year, the possible cost savings from cutting a day of mail service source
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29 Jan 2009 15:10

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U.S.: Today’s big scary number (it’s about jobs and unemployment)

  • 4.78 million people are on state jobless benefits rolls source
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