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23 Mar 2009 22:18

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Biz, U.S.: Timothy Geithner, isn’t it nice that today didn’t blow up in your face?

  • then Last month, Geithner released an economic plan short on details and high on hope. Wall Street didn’t like that.
  • now This month, Geithner actually released a detailed plan that said what they were gonna do. Wall Street liked that. source
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23 Mar 2009 21:54

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Biz, U.S.: The stock market really liked the bailout news a lot

  • +497 we had a good day, now it’s time to party! source
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23 Mar 2009 21:49

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Culture: David Letterman managed to get secretly married. Good for him.

  • I secretly felt that men who were married admired me … like I was the last of the real gunslingers.
  • David Letterman • On managing to stay single for a long period of time; something that changed recently when Letterman married his longtime girlfriend recently. • source
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23 Mar 2009 10:53

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Biz, U.S.: Well, something’s looking up econonomically: Home resales

  • 5.1% the unexpected increase in home resales in February source
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23 Mar 2009 10:48

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U.S.: Cop killer in Oakland didn’t want to go back to prison

  • “A strange one” Lovelle Mixon, who died in the shootout that killed four police officers (the fourth has now died; he is no longer brain-dead) was afraid of going back to jail – a claim which perplexes investigators. They claim he would have only spent six months in jail for violating his parole, at most – a punishment which does not reflect the nature of the outburst.
  • California’s worst in decades With the death of fourth officer John Hege, the shooting now takes its place as the deadliest attack on California law enforcement in nearly four decades. In the wake of the tragedy, family members came to Mixon’s defense. “I don’t want people to think he’s a monster,” said his sister, Enjoli Mixon. “He’s just not. He’s just not.” source
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23 Mar 2009 10:36

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Culture: Bruce Willis marries a new squeeze; like Demi, he went younger

  • 24 year age difference between Willis and ladyfriend Emma Heming source
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23 Mar 2009 10:31

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Tech: The Tata Nano: It’s like the cheapo car version of the iPod Nano

At £1,300, it costs as much as a Vespa, but this uber-cheap, kinda-ugly Indian car may be perfect for city drivers. source
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23 Mar 2009 10:23

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Biz, U.S.: The Obama administration has a plan for toxic assets. Hoo-ray!

  • $500 billion amount the Obama administration wants to spend to buy back toxic assets, to later resell
  • $100 billion maximum amount the administration will kick in to get the ball rolling; Wall Street likes this (so far) source
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23 Mar 2009 10:15

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U.S.: A departing New York cardinal spices up the priestly celibacy debate

  • Hey, priests should have laaaaaaadies, too! Amid all the hullabaloo around the retirement of Edward M. Egan, some spare comments he made about allowing priests to marry has relit the flame to a long-standing debate in the Catholic Church. Egan told an Albany radio station regarding celibacy, “I think that it’s going to be discussed; it’s a perfectly legitimate discussion.” Allowing marriage might help reverse the shortage of priests that’s been dogging parishes lately. This may not happen, though. The Church doesn’t back down very easily. source
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23 Mar 2009 10:03

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World: Impeding medical care? Israel criticized over wartime ethics

  • Israel placed numerous obstacles in the course of the operation that impeded emergency medical evacuation of the sick and wounded and also caused families to be trapped for days without food, water and medications.
  • A report by the Physicians for Human Rights • On the 22-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in January. Part of the reason this criticism is so damning: The fighting had a large civilian toll, which Israel was roundly criticized for at the time. • source
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