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14 Feb 2009 15:53

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U.S.: Just when you thought the Burris/Blagojevich story had died …

  • … here it comes, blazing back for another round! Rep. Roland Burris’ aides claim today that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s brother had approached the former Illinois Attorney General about raising campaign money for the governor. Burris didn’t, he still got appointed to the senate anyway, and Rod got the boot. Of course, this does leave the matter of why Burris didn’t mention this a few weeks ago … source
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14 Feb 2009 09:42

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Music: Grizzly Bear has an upcoming album. It’s named after an island.

“Veckatimest” is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Massachusetts. Look it up, indie nerds! source
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14 Feb 2009 09:31

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Biz, U.S.: Obama has his stimulus package – he just needs to sign it

  • I will sign this legislation into law shortly, and we’ll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done.
  • President Barack Obama • During his weekly radio address, on the passage of the $787 billion stimulus package he pushed through Congress. He hoped to get bipartisan support but it didn’t happen, with the bill passing along party lines. • source
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14 Feb 2009 09:08

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Tech: MS puts up a big bounty to find worm’s authors

  • $250,000 reward offered by Microsoft to find the authors of the Conficker/Downadup worm source
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14 Feb 2009 08:57

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World: German workers join baseball players in their doping

  • 2 million have used performance-enhancing drugs on the job source
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14 Feb 2009 08:50

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World: Zimbabwe’s shared leadership gets off to a rocky start

  • What’s supposed to happen Morgan Tsvangirai was recently sworn in as prime minister of Zimbabwe, which should create a power-sharing arrangement between his Movement for Democratic Change and President Robert Mugabe’s African National Union-Patriotic Front. By the way, Mugabe’s reputation in the international community is quite poor. source
  • What’s supposed to happen Morgan Tsvangirai was recently sworn in as prime minister of Zimbabwe, which should create a power-sharing arrangement between his Movement for Democratic Change and President Robert Mugabe’s African National Union-Patriotic Front. By the way, Mugabe’s reputation in the international community is quite poor.
  • What happened already Who knows if this is a harbinger, but one of Tsvangirai’s closest allies, Roy Bennett, was arrested yesterday. The treasurer general of the Movement for Democratic Change (as well as the deputy agriculture minister-designate) was wanted in connection with an arms cache found in Mutare in 2006. He has been denied food. source
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14 Feb 2009 08:35

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Offbeat, Tech: What are these Unix nerds celebrating at a bar?

Why, 1234567890 Day, of course. That’s right, they’re celebrating the cycle of an internal number. source
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14 Feb 2009 08:23

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Sports: A-Rod couldn’t reschedule the park dedication, it seems

  • I want to welcome my friends in the back. We travel together just like a family. A dysfunctional family. As you know, it’s been a really quiet week for me, so it’s nice to get out on a Friday night.
  • Alex Rodriguez • Referring to the press, who followed him to the University of Miami, where Alex Rodriguez Park was dedicated to him last night – just days after admitting to using steroids between 2001 and 2003. The Yankees slugger never went there, but he almost did and has since donated a lot of money to the school. • source
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13 Feb 2009 16:14

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Culture, Music: U2 unleashes its juggernaut on one poor guy

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13 Feb 2009 15:57

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Biz, U.S.: How it all fell apart for Peanut Corp. of America

How did this happen? The company seems to have put profits before public safety. source
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