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25 May 2009 19:19

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Culture, Music: Pre-prison, T.I. lives his life while he still can

  • What I need y’all to do is pray for me while I’m gone. I’ll see y’all in 366 days.
  • Rapper T.I. • At a send-off-to-prison party for himself in his hometown of Atlanta, which 16,000 people attended tonight. Starting Wednesday, one of the biggest music stars in the world spends 366 days in jail. Yikes. • source
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25 May 2009 19:12

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U.S.: Obama continues one Memorial Day trend, starts another

  • Obama will continue to send a wreath to the Confederate Memorial in Arlington, a move fraught with controversy. source
  • However, Obama also sent a wreath to the African-American Civil War Memorial in D.C., a move fraught with clever. source
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25 May 2009 19:03

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Politics, U.S.: Nevada’s governor still holding a grudge against Obama

  • He’s still ticked about this dramabomb. A couple of months ago, Obama criticized companies going to Las Vegas to throw lavish corporate gatherings despite the fact that they were getting bailout money. Clearly, he was criticizing the companies, not the city. But that’s not enough for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, who declined a chance to meet the president based on something he said over three months ago. “I am not interested in a handshake and a hello from President Obama,” he said, “I am interested in an apology and plan to undo the damage the President did.” ME ANGRY! source
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25 May 2009 18:42

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Biz, Offbeat: We appreciate this entrepreneur’s sentiment if not his product

  • I don’t think people realize how much you have to go through. They think, ‘I have a great idea and I’m going to make a lot of money off it.’ If you have a great idea, that’s only 5 percent of it.
  • Entrepreneur Robert Stribling • Who’s talking about a new style of juice straws that doesn’t leak all over you if you put it in too fast. He’s spent millions of dollars in research and development but has no takers for his snake oil. • source
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25 May 2009 18:24

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Tech: Bing! Apparently Seinfeld’s influence on Microsoft continues

  • $80 million plus to rebrand their also-ran search engine source
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25 May 2009 18:16

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U.S.: Bomb shakes up a NYC Starbucks like a venti Frappuccino

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25 May 2009 11:09

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Offbeat: Here’s your bold-faced dog-related idea of the day

  • So here’s the idea you’ve been patiently waiting for: let’s simply say that dog breeds are different species.
  • Steve Mirsky • In an essay in the Scientific American, arguing that the re-labeling of different breeds of dogs could be used to prove evolution to creationists. Seems reasonable. • source
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25 May 2009 10:40

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Tech, U.S.: Remember on Memorial Day with a Google Earth add-on

“Map the Fallen” is really effing elaborate and really effing sad to look at. It’s definitely a great way to remember. source
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25 May 2009 10:31

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World: Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says there’s no room for diplomacy

  • We will not allow anyone to negotiate with us outside the agency’s regulations and issues. From now on we will continue our path in the framework of the agency.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Regarding a proposal by the U.S. for the country to freeze its nuclear program. Quick third-grader translation: If you’re not a member of the club, we’re not listening to you. Nyah! • source
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25 May 2009 10:25

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Music: Wilco’s Jay Bennett, a driving creative force, dead at 45

  • Bennett helped make Wilco weird. The multi-instrumental performer, a member of Wilco from 1994 to 2001, was responsible for key decisions that led to the group’s high water-marks – specifically “Summerteeth” and “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” His creative perfectionism ultimately drove him apart from the band, but the legacy of his contributions remains. Bennett died in his sleep yesterday morning. source
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