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04 Mar 2009 21:47

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Culture: Will “Watchmen” be any good? Maybe.

  • 64% the superhero movie’s current Rotten Tomatoes score source
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04 Mar 2009 21:29

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Tech: Amazon lights a Kindle fire under the iPhone

  • $399 cost of a new Amazon Kindle e-Book reader; it ain’t cheap
  • $0 cost of the new Amazon Kindle iPhone app; it’s kinda free source
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04 Mar 2009 21:25

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Tech: Just after you got used to the old look, Facebook redesigns again

Ah Facebook, where would we be if you weren’t constantly effin’ with your site? source
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04 Mar 2009 21:20

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U.S.: Hey Karl Rove & Harriet Miers! Have fun testifying before Congress!

  • Why they’re doing it The former Bush advisers will be testifying on the firings of U.S. attorneys, allegedly for political reasons. The testimony of the, uh, dynamic duo will be released in transcript form. No word on if it’ll be public yet.
  • Why it should be fun Rove went out of his way to avoid testifying – he was apparently told by his counsel that executive privilege prevented him from testifying. Apparently, negotiations took place to make all sides happy. source
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04 Mar 2009 21:11

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U.S.: Courtroom chaos: A judge attacked, a defendant shot dead

  • Whoa! That’s crazy! What happened? During a murder trial in Stockton, Calif., the defendant, accused of murdering his girlfriend, apparently became agitated and attacked the judge during a recess, called after the defendant’s mother stormed out of the courtroom. David Paradiso started punching the judge, and deputies shot at him, killing him. Whew. Talk about scary. source
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04 Mar 2009 20:57

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U.S.: Unemployment map: Why we’re not moving back to Michigan

It’s broken down by county. Thanks for scaring the crap out of us, New York Times! source
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04 Mar 2009 10:45

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World: How many people from Darfur have been displaced?

  • 2.5 million Darfuris have been forced to flee their homes source
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04 Mar 2009 10:43

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World: Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir charged with war crimes

  • He is suspected of being criminally responsible … for intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan; murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing, and forcibly transferring large numbers of civilians, and pillaging their property.
  • International Criminal Court spokesman Laurence Blairon • On Omar al-Bashir, who is the first sitting president to be charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. In the six-year conflict, nearly 300,000 Darfuris have died. • source
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04 Mar 2009 10:39

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Offbeat: Trekkie cologne: Smelling like a nerd doesn’t mean not showering

The wink-wink nature of these fragrances is perfect for your next convention, lady-killer. source
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04 Mar 2009 10:33

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Biz, U.S.: Job-wise, February sucked worse than January

  • 697,000 jobs were lost in the private sector in February
  • 175,000 more jobs were lost in February than January. Yikes. :( source
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