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21 Jan 2009 10:28

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Offbeat: Facebook, married to the Mafia?

  • Italian authorities say maybe. Authorities in the boot-shaped country are taking special interest in pages and groups set up to honor jailed Mafiosi on Facebook. “These are people who are accused of serious crimes and are in prison,” noted Rita Borsellino, whose brother Paolo spent his life investigating the Cosa Nostra before getting killed in a hit. OK, OK, she’s right, it’s not fun like The Sopranos. But can we at least pretend? source
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21 Jan 2009 10:20

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Sports: Star MLB slugger Ryan Howard wants a big payday

  • $18 million, the amount Howard wants from the Phillies source
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20 Jan 2009 19:11

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U.S.: How are Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd doing?

  • Kennedy’s in the hospital Ted Kennedy had a seizure, but he’s OK and should be out of the hospital soon. Doctors say the seizure was brought on by “simple fatigue,” not anything scarier than that. Phew. source
  • Kennedy’s in the hospital Ted Kennedy had a seizure, but he’s OK and should be out of the hospital soon. Doctors say the seizure was brought on by “simple fatigue,” not anything scarier than that. Phew.
  • Byrd? Pssh, he was fine Robert Byrd’s staff claims he was in fact not sick, but he just left the luncheon. The 91-year-old Byrd, however, “remains very concerned about his close friend, Ted Kennedy,” said spokesman Mark Ferrell. source
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20 Jan 2009 18:38

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U.S.: Who was and wasn’t confirmed for Obama’s cabinet?

  • The confirmed These guys are good to go: Energy secretary Steven Chu, education secretary Arne Duncan, Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano, Eric Shinseki for head of Veterans’ Affairs, Ken Salazar for the Department of the Interior, Peter Orszag to head the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Agriculture head Tom Vilsack. source
  • The confirmed These guys are good to go: Energy secretary Steven Chu, education secretary Arne Duncan, Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano, Eric Shinseki for head of Veterans’ Affairs, Ken Salazar for the Department of the Interior, Peter Orszag to head the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Agriculture head Tom Vilsack.
  • The “hey, wait a second …” Secretary of State pick Hillary Clinton faces conflict-of-interest-type questions about her ex-president husband’s charity. Treasury Department head Timothy Geithner forgot to pay his taxes (oof). Attorney General pick Eric Holder and Health and Human Services pick Tom Daschle are still going through the process. source
  • The confirmed These guys are good to go: Energy secretary Steven Chu, education secretary Arne Duncan, Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano, Eric Shinseki for head of Veterans’ Affairs, Ken Salazar for the Department of the Interior, Peter Orszag to head the Office of Management and Budget and Department of Agriculture head Tom Vilsack.
  • The “hey, wait a second …” Secretary of State pick Hillary Clinton faces conflict-of-interest-type questions about her ex-president husband’s charity. Treasury Department head Timothy Geithner forgot to pay his taxes (oof). Attorney General pick Eric Holder and Health and Human Services pick Tom Daschle are still going through the process.
  • The sitting pretty Bush’s Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, is just staying in that role for Obama. We imagine he’s kicking his legs up on his desk right now thinking of all the things he could be doing besides getting confirmed by the Senate. source
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20 Jan 2009 17:59

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama shows his daughter the value of a dollar

  • $1 dollar, the allowance the president gives to his daughter Malia source
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20 Jan 2009 16:05

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U.S.: Change has come to Whitehouse.gov

Isn’t it nice to know we have a new government that cares about great Web design? source
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20 Jan 2009 15:29

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U.S.: Health scares for Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd

  • 2 senators left the inauguration luncheon with medical problems source
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20 Jan 2009 15:04

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U.S.: Who screwed up the oath, Obama or Roberts?

  • It was the Chief Justice. John Roberts, when saying the oath to Obama, reworded part of it on the fly, putting “faithfully” at the end of the clause rather than its traditional place in the middle. As a result, the oath will probably be remembered by millions as the time Barack Obama briefly stammered and asked for a re-do. (And what a way to remember it!) source
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20 Jan 2009 12:45

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U.S.: A somber, serious inauguration speech from Obama

  • Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America – they will be met.
  • Barack Obama • who delivered a sobering inauguration speech that largely focused on values over specific policy initiatives • source
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20 Jan 2009 12:15

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U.S.: Meet the guy who wrote the inauguration speech

Barack Obama describes speechwriter Jon Faverau, 27, as his “mind-reader.” source
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