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02 Mar 2009 09:58

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U.S.: Who do conservatives want as president in 2012? Mitt Romney.

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02 Mar 2009 09:06

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Music: Pitchfork’s line on the new U2 album: It sucks.

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02 Mar 2009 09:02

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U.S.: OK, South. Now it’s the East’s turn to get snowed in.

Meh. We so don’t want to go outside this morning. source
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02 Mar 2009 08:57

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World: A leader’s death in Guinea-Bissau leads to chaos

  • Nobody knows who is in charge. Nobody knows what the army will do.
  • A diplomat • in response to the death of Guinea-Bissau leader João Bernardo Vieira, who was shot dead by soldiers early Monday morning. Some soldiers blamed Vieira for the death of General Batista Tagme Na Wai, who was killed in a blast Sunday night. The borders of the country were closed off in the wake of the deaths. • source
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02 Mar 2009 08:51

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World: Mourning loss of life in Bangladesh, en masse

Thousands attended a mass funeral for soldiers killed in a mutiny last week. source
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02 Mar 2009 08:44

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Offbeat: This ain’t going to #*)%&@& work, Los Angeles

  • No-cussing week, more like ignore the weak-@$$ rules week. Los Angeles has made the first week of March “No-Cussing” week based on the suggestion of a *)&)&#& 15-year old. That piece of %&%* good-for-nothing (^#$head thinks that if less people cursed, more problems could be solved. You know what, kid? %&$^ your idealism – you’re from (&*^&)&*) California, where you’re not supposed to have any. (There’s no punishment for cussing, by the way.) source
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01 Mar 2009 22:50

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Culture, World: Iran: Mickey Rourke offends us. Apologize. Now.

  • The country wants an apology from Hollywood. The movies “300” and “The Wrestler,” specifically, greatly ticked off the country – “300” for its depiction of Persians and “The Wrestler” for a scene where Rourke rips up an Iranian flag while fighting a Arab stereotype. Personally, we want an apology from the makers of “300” for inflicting the “We Are Sparta” internet meme onto the world. It’s annoying. Apologize. Now. source
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01 Mar 2009 22:42

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U.S., World: Defense Secretary Gates: Pakistan’s harboring the Taliban

  • I think as long as they have a safe haven to operate there, it’s going to be a problem for us in Afghanistan.
  • Robert Gates • Defense secretary, on the hiding spots being offered to Taliban members in Pakistan, which is complicating the war in Afghanistan and stretching it across country lines. The war is picking up, with 17,000 additional troops recently ordered by President Obama. • source
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01 Mar 2009 22:22

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Biz, U.S.: The U.S. props up AIG with even more money

  • $60 billion the projected quarterly loss the insurer plans to announce tomorrow – the largest ever. That sounds incredibly sucky, guys. :/ source
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01 Mar 2009 22:16

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U.S.: So, do you whiny people in the South like this snowstorm?

We know it’s weird and unfamiliar, but really, it won’t hurt you. It’ll just make your roads slick. source
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