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08 Jan 2009 09:01

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Music: Dan Deacon’s releasing a new album soon. Celebrate with us.

Deacon just released an awesome song from Bromst, “Get Older,” on his MySpace. source
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08 Jan 2009 08:50

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U.S., World: The Army realizes sending “John Doe” letters is a bad idea

  • There are no words to adequately apologize for this mistake or for the hurt it may have caused.
  • Brig. Gen. Reuben D. Jones • Army adjutant general, on a series of letters sent to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The letters sent to families include the phrase “Dear John Doe.” • source
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08 Jan 2009 08:47

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Sports: “Pacman” Jones is no longer a Cowboy

  • What happened? Jones, who has had a long history of personal troubles that led to his suspension from the league in 2007, had a rough-and-tumble season in 2008 in which he was suspended six games for an off-field fight. On the field, he was essentially useless to Dallas. source
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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. source
  • 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 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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