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10 Mar 2009 21:44

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U.S.: A shooting spree in rural Alabama leaves a long trail of bloodshed

  • 10+ random people are dead in two small towns source
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10 Mar 2009 21:33

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Biz: What was Bernie Madoff trying to do when he stole all that money?

  • There’s a good question to ask. Dude stole $50 billion in a fraudulent ponzi scheme and apparently hired people to make fake accounting documents for some stupid reason. As Madoff faces up to 150 years in jail on 11 federal charges, which he’ll likely plead guilty to on Thursday, his investors hope that the guy finally explains what his motive was. source
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10 Mar 2009 21:23

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U.S.: Obama’s making teachers unions all angry with this “merit pay” talk

  • What he wants to do

    Barack Obama suggested these changes to the country’s educational system today:

    1. He wants to tie teachers’ pay to their performance; if their students rock it in the classroom, they get paid more.

    2. He wants to increase the length of the school year. But what about summer camp, dude?! Summer camp rules!

    3. He wants more nontraditional charter schools. Why not, right?

  • Ruffling feathers respectfully Obama doesn’t seem afraid to take on those who disagree with him. “Too many supporters of my party have resisted the idea of rewarding excellence in teaching with extra pay,” he said, “even though we know it can make a difference in the classroom.” Despite the anger over the message, teachers unions liked the fact that he appears to be willing to compromise on the issue, unlike Bush. source
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10 Mar 2009 21:06

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U.S., World: UN climate rep: Obama could face “revolution” over carbon cuts

  • He is not going to say by 2020 I’m going to reduce emissions by 30%. He’ll have a revolution on his hands. He has to do it step by step.
  • Rajendra Pachauri • Head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), on the domestic pressures Barack Obama faces on climate cuts. Obama has called for 80% carbon cuts by 2050, but 2020 might be too soon for pushing through such a policy. • source
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10 Mar 2009 20:53

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Culture, Music: Chris Brown & Rihanna, sitting in a studio, R-E-C-O-R-D-I-N-G!

  • Really? Really? Yeah, it’s crazy, we know, but apparently the couple is recording a new single together for Brown’s new album. E! News reports that the two of them are working with producer Polow Da Don on a new track.
  • Lest you forget This couple has quite the recent history. Between the allegations, the pictures, and the massively bad PR juggernaut that’s endangering Brown’s career, you wouldn’t expect to see these two together. But they are.
  • The song, imaginedWe could be wrong about this, but there’s no way in heck that whatever they work on could be a club banger; no, this has to be dark, emotional, and with more emotional weight than “Umbrella.” We’ll see. source
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10 Mar 2009 20:41

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Biz, Politics: Yo Apple, mind not putting this massive ad on every site?

We get it. It’s a big ad. And it’s cool and well-done. But it’s on all of our favorite sites. All of them. source
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10 Mar 2009 20:28

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Culture: Like watching child birth? How about eight at once, say, an octet?

  • There’s a video. TMZ was offered it for sale. The video, which shows the beauty of childbirth more times than you might want to see in one setting, was offered to numerous media outlets, but the agency brokering the deal put a temporary hold on the sale on Friday. Yo Nadya, please leave this treasured moment in the family video collection – we beg of you. source
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10 Mar 2009 19:21

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Biz: Be happy investors! The Dow didn’t suck for once!

  • +379 increase in the Dow today, ’09’s best day so far source
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10 Mar 2009 19:16

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Biz: Is your refrigerator running? You may want to catch wind of Maytag’s recall.

  • 1.6 million fridges were recalled voluntarily by Maytag Corp.
  • 16
    fires     were caused by the fridges, some leading to major damage source
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10 Mar 2009 10:44

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Biz: A single AIG office may have screwed up the economy

  • $500 billion in losses at AIG’s London office source
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