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11 Feb 2009 10:46

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U.S.: We’re assuming Obama wouldn’t have wanted this delivery

  • A man, with a rifle. At the U.S. Capitol. The man, Alfred Brock, 64, of Winnfield, Louisiana, had an unregistered firearm and a truck full of ammo. He drove up near the north barricade in front of the Capitol and said he had a delivery for the president. Yikes. It’s not the first time an incident like this has happened, either. source

11 Feb 2009 10:38

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Biz, Culture: Calvin & Hobbes: Ahead of its time on the economy

The years-old comic strip seems to know what led to the economic crisis. source

11 Feb 2009 10:28

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U.S.: Oklahoma tornado leaves a deadly toll

  • eight people have been reported dead from the storm so far source

11 Feb 2009 10:24

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U.S.: A bunch of teachers win the lottery. Good for them!

  • $76 million among 15 teachers & staff in California source

11 Feb 2009 10:16

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Offbeat: Doesn’t this ad pitch want to make you drink this?

  • Don’t worry, it won’t smell like urine and will be tasty too.
  • Om Prakash • A man from India who’s helping to create a beverage out of cow urine that should be on the market by the end of the year. Eww, we’ll take the crab juice. • source

11 Feb 2009 10:09

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Music: The Chris Brown/Rihanna saga continues

10 Feb 2009 22:15

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Biz, Offbeat: Pepsi absurdly overthought their rebranding campaign

Yes, they compared the freaking logo to a planet. They paid money for this? source
 

10 Feb 2009 21:08

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Biz, U.S.: The stock market didn’t like the bailout plan, either

  • $1 trillion the size of the plan Geithner proposed; he was sparse when it came to the details of the plan source

10 Feb 2009 20:59

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Biz, U.S.: Experts didn’t like the bailout plan

  • This policy is just inadequate. The first quarter is just going to be grotesque for the banks – and then we’re going to have to have this discussion all over again.
  • Chris Whalen • A managing director at financial research provider Institutional Risk Analytics, on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s bailout plan, which proved to be highly unpopular on its announcement. • source

10 Feb 2009 20:38

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Biz: How big is the proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger?

  • $2.5 billion in market value (plus convenience charge) source