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08 Mar 2009 10:26

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Offbeat: This 14-year-old is the new Alex Keaton, conservatives

This little dude spoke at CPAC and looks like he has zero fun. He gives killer speeches, though. source

08 Mar 2009 10:20

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World: Sword-waving Sudanese president al-Bashir is not helping his case

  • We will expel anyone who goes against Sudanese law, whether they are voluntary organizations, diplomatic missions or security forces.
  • Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir • On expelling aid groups in Darfur, which is suffering through a major wartime crisis at his hands. (He said this while waving a sword, by the way.) Al-Bashir was recently charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court, the first time they’ve done that to a sitting head of state. • source

08 Mar 2009 10:11

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U.S., World: And so, the Iraq troop exodus begins

  • 12,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq in September
  • 140,000 U.S. troops are in Iraq as we type this source

08 Mar 2009 10:02

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U.S.: You’re young. You have a cruddy job. And no insurance.

  • 13.2 million adults between 19-29 don’t have insurance source

08 Mar 2009 09:57

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Sports: A-Rod’s hip, on top of the steroid saga, is making his life suck

  • Surgery on Monday. Dude’s out 6-9 weeks. Alex Rodriguez has had a pretty crappy last 30 days or so. And the topper is the hip. Initially thought to just be a cyst, he also has a torn labrum and will be out for a while recovering from arthroscopic hip surgery, which he’ll have on Monday. No word on whether he’ll blame his cousin for the hip injury. source