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03 May 2009 10:12

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U.S.: Five fast facts about Jack Kemp, 1935-2009

  • His football success was unlikely: He was a late-round pick by Detroit and a journeyman QB for years. source
  • The Buffalo Bills, the team with which he had MVP-level success, picked him up on a $100 waiver. source
  • Kemp got into the political game very soon after retiring from football in 1969, getting elected in 1970. source
  • The popular nine-term Republican congressman eventually had a failed presidential bid in 1988. source
  • He’s best-known, however, for being Bob Dole’s veep choice in his failed 1996 presidential run. source
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03 May 2009 09:51

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Sports: The Cowboys don’t have a practice bubble anymore

12 were injured. A less forgiving fan (a.k.a. a jerk) would blame the high amount of ego in the room for the collapse. source
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03 May 2009 09:41

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U.S., World: Pigs infected with H1N1: It’s like an infinite loop of swine flu

  • The Alberta farmer recently left Mexico. Canadian officials are quarantining a bunch of pigs testing positive for swine flu after a farmer apparently gave H1N1 to them. In case you’re wondering, this does not make eating pork dangerous. If they have swine flu, it will not get you sick. So don’t freak out. source
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03 May 2009 09:33

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Sports: Mine That Bird should not have won the Kentucky Derby

  • 51-1 the odds against the winning horse, of course source
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03 May 2009 09:25

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U.S.: Arlen Specter was not feeling Republican love in Pennsylvania

  • 29% of Pennsylvania Republicans had a favorable opinion of Specter after the stimulus vote source
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