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29 Mar 2009 20:13

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U.S.: A lone gunman shoots up a nursing home in N.C.

  • 8 people died, 7 residents and a nurse. Three were wounded. source
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29 Mar 2009 11:48

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Tech: Mark Zuckerberg still thinks Facebook has a lot to grow

  • Two hundred million in a world of six billion is tiny. It’s a cool milestone. It’s great that we reached that, especially in such a short amount of time. But there is so much more to do.
  • Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg • In an article about the company’s super-sized growth. Despite the growth, the article focuses on whether it’s growing too fast for its own good. Considering how many people get ticked off by a redesign, we argue yes. • source
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29 Mar 2009 11:43

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U.S.: Live in New York? Make a lot of money? Hope you like taxes.

  • $300,000 or more income bracket that will be getting a big fat tax increase from New York state source
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29 Mar 2009 11:40

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Sports: Villanova: Making sure it’s not all No. 1 seeds in the Final Four

Scottie Reynolds managed a killer last-second layup to send the Wildcats to their first Final Four since 1985. Sorry Pitt. source
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29 Mar 2009 11:14

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Offbeat, World: Australians don’t like poisonous toads, by the way

  • 3,600 were killed in ritual style by Aussies source
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29 Mar 2009 11:10

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U.S.: Repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” not on the top burner right now

  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it’s further down the list. Gates says that while he and President Obama have started talking about it, they have “a lot on our plates right now” and are early in the discussion phase. The policy against gays in the military has been in place since 1993 and has long been controversial. source
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29 Mar 2009 11:05

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U.S.: Fargo’s mayor: We’re not out of the woods yet with this flood

  • The campus is basically devastated. They fought the good fight. They lost and there’s nothing wrong with that. Those things will continue to happen. I guarantee it.
  • Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker • On the fate of Oak Grove Lutheran School, which flooded after a flood wall broke last night, sadly. Flood levels will be at dangerously high levels for another week, so this could happen again. • source
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28 Mar 2009 22:08

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Tech: It’s probably the first time anyone’s made a “losing virginity” game

A bunch of gamer types got together to design games that rely on headier topics than monsters and aliens. And they chose this? source
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28 Mar 2009 21:57

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Culture: Saving the children, one at a time: Madonna looks to adopt again

  • Well, that’s one way to build a family. Madge has taken a specific liking to the children of Malawi, where she adopted her son David a few years back. Now she wants to adopt Mercy James, a young orphan who would be a sister for David. A court will hear her case next week. By the way, Madonna is 50, which means she’s AARP-eligible. source
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28 Mar 2009 18:51

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Sports: T.O. didn’t think the Cowboys would kick him to the curb

  • You hear all the speculation, and you talk to the owner of the team, and he reassures you, you’re not going anywhere and then, out of left-field & you get blindsided.
  • Terrell Owens • Talking about his relationship with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and how, in his opinion, Jones was pressured to remove him from the team by a few people in his ear. Owens eventually landed on his feet with the Buffalo Bills. • source
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