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20 Feb 2009 13:40

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U.S.: How’s Obama doing in the polls?

  • 67% approval rating, down a bit but still pretty high source
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20 Feb 2009 13:22

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U.S.: New Illinois governor: Yeah, Burris should resign

  • He will always be held in high regard by the people for making this decision. The common good is really what we have to focus on today.
  • Gov. Patrick Quinn • regarding a potential resignation by Illinois senator Roland Burris, who’s been a pretty entertaining dramabomb unto himself lately. • source
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20 Feb 2009 12:58

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U.S.: Fast food and strokes: Tied together like burgers and fries

  • 13% increase in stroke rates in areas with 33 fast-food restaurants or more source
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20 Feb 2009 12:31

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Sports: How long was Tiger gone from the PGA?

  • 253 long, long days – TV ratings took a nosedive, too source
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20 Feb 2009 12:27

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Sports: So, hey, Tiger Woods is coming back to golf

Just in time, too. That Ryo Ishikawa character really makes us angry. source
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20 Feb 2009 12:00

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Music: Morbid curio: Rihanna police shots

  • We’re not showing them. It’s not cool that TMZ published them. There’s a reason why these photos generally aren’t supposed to get out into the public, and it’s because victims should have rights. Even if they did release the most ubiquitous hit song of 2007 and were allegedly roughed up by Chris Brown. But if you want to see it, click on the link. And feel bad about yourself. source
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19 Feb 2009 21:53

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Tech: Internet Explorer 8 pays for the sins of Internet Explorers past

  • 2,400 sites look wrong in IE8, including Microsoft’s source
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19 Feb 2009 21:49

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Culture: Kate Winslet won’t let anyone draw her naked anymore

  • I think I won’t do it again: a) I can’t keep getting away with it, and b) I don’t want to become ‘that actress who always gets her kit off.’
  • Kate Winslet • on her decision to stop getting naked for the camera. The actress, nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for “The Reader,” apparently does it too much and is worried about her onscreen reputation. If she changes her mind, a bunch of perverts probably wouldn’t mind. • source
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19 Feb 2009 21:45

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U.S., World: Obama’s first foreign trip: It went alright, eh?

No offense man, any foreign relations are good, but isn’t Canada kind of close? source
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19 Feb 2009 21:13

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U.S.: R. Allen Stanford: He could run, couldn’t hide

  • Where they found him FBI agents found the Texas-residing Stanford hiding out in Virginia, evading authorities trying to serve him with civil suit papers. He vanished Tuesday and somehow made it to Fredricksburg, because every alleged Ponzi schemer with a mustache goes there. Clearly. It’s the place to be. source
  • Where they found him FBI agents found the Texas-residing Stanford hiding out in Virginia, evading authorities trying to serve him with civil suit papers. He vanished Tuesday and somehow made it to Fredricksburg, because every alleged Ponzi schemer with a mustache goes there. Clearly. It’s the place to be.
  • He’s kinda like Waldo When found, we imagine Stanford was wearing a striped red shirt, glasses and a wool cap, trying to hide from authorities with his billions of dollars and tarnished reputation. He hasn’t been charged with any crime, but neither was Waldo, and everyone was looking for him, too! source
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