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14 May 2009 09:11

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Culture: Jon Stewart slaps some sense into the Miss California debate

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  • We still want Carrie Prejean to go away, but at least it’s a less-bitter pill than it was before. Thanks for the insight, Daily Show! source
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14 May 2009 08:51

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Politics, U.S.: Congressional Dems are worried about Obama’s foreign strategy

  • With respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I am extremely dubious that the administration will be able to accomplish what it wants to accomplish.
  • Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisconsin • On the war on terror and the perceived lack of progress inherited from the Bush administration by the Obama administration. Obey, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, compares the situation to Nixon and the Vietnam War, and says Obama has a year to show progress. • source
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14 May 2009 08:37

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Politics, U.S.: Oh the irony: A top tea party protester is a major tax cheat

  • $150,000 amount owed by national Tea Party organizer (and Top Conservatives on Twitter cofounder) Michael P. Leahy – you didn’t think to pay that?
  • 16 years amount of time court documents show Leahy has been skipping out on taxes, small claims judgments and civil suits source
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14 May 2009 08:27

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Offbeat: Jack Russell terriers are apparenty too much for mail carriers

One is preventing the mail service from getting to seven homes. Either the dog is a total brute or mail carriers are total wimps. source
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14 May 2009 08:13

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Tech: Gmail now lets you transfer your old e-mail piles to Gmail

  • No word on if they plan to do the same with physical letters. One of the few major sticking points for non-Gmail users to switch to Google’s superior-in-every-way free e-mail service has been the inability to drag your old mail with you. Until now. New users can now push mail from their old services (AOL, Yahoo!, Hotmail and a ton of others) to their new accounts fairly painlessly, right within Gmail. Good show, Google! source
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14 May 2009 08:01

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Biz, U.S.: Former treasury secretary Paulson strong-armed the banks

  • If a capital infusion is not appealing, you should be aware that your regulator will require it in any circumstance. We don’t believe it is tenable to opt out because doing so would leave you vulnerable and exposed.
  • Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson • In a one-page memo of talking points prepared for a meeting last October, when he essentially forced the hand of nine banks the Bush administration felt were “central to any solution” to the credit crisis. The situation already sucked enough; did they really need to be strongarmed? • source
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14 May 2009 07:48

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Biz: Wal-Mart’s profits stay almost exactly the same as a year ago

  • $3.02 billion in profits in both Q1 ’08 and Q1 ’09 source
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14 May 2009 07:38

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U.S.: Amongst U.S. minorities, Hispanics are growing fastest

  • 46.9 million number of Hispanics currently in the U.S.; they make up around one-sixth of the U.S. population.
  • 44% of children under the age of 18 are minorities; the number is even higher for children under the age of five source
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14 May 2009 07:28

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U.S.: These kids are trying to earn a “counterterrorism” merit badge

The Explorers wing of the Boy Scouts is training young adults how to fend off terrorists and stop illegal immigrants. source
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14 May 2009 01:16

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U.S.: Obama’s commencement speech at Arizona State left ’em fawning

  • I come to confirm that one’s title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one’s life has been led — and that no matter how much you’ve done, or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve.
  • President Barack Obama • Sideswiping the controversy of not getting an honorary degree from Arizona State University to make a killer speech about never resting on one’s laurels or one’s title. This Obama guy knows what he’s doing – think we should give him an honorary degree? • source
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