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15 May 2009 20:33

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Tech: The entire internet broke because of yesterday’s #googlefail

  • -5% decline in Interweb traffic thanks to Google’s brainfart source
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15 May 2009 20:25

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World: Guatemala’s dirty laundry goes up on YouTube. Scary.

  • “The history at the end repeats itself as usual in Guatemala.” The Central American country is understandably freaked out at the sight of this video on YouTube, which features attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano explaining (in Spanish) that he was assassinated at the hands of President Álvaro Colom Caballeros. It’s a chilling video, guys. Colom denies Marzano’s claims, but suffice it to say, he’s dead. source
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15 May 2009 19:46

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Music: Eminem has a different kind of weight problem from Jessica Simpson

Slim Shady’s looking a lot slimmer these days. He says it’s because he stopped drinking. In other news, “Relapse” leaked. source
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15 May 2009 19:17

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Politics, U.S.: Obama’s flop on terror tribunals ticks off the hardcore liberals

  • In one swift move, Obama both backtracks on a major campaign promise to change the way the United States fights terrorism and undermines the nation’s core respect for the rule of law.
  • Amnesty International executive director Larry Cox • On one of Obama’s most unpopular decisions thus far, after, you know, getting a dog. Seriously, it seems like very few liberal-leaning groups dig this decision. LIBERAL RAGE! ROAR! • source
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15 May 2009 19:12

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U.S.: Obama backtracks on that whole military tribunal thing

  • Background Bush got the drama police on his back because of the harsh interrogation techniques his administration used on Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama said he would kill them off as a campaign promise. Liberal-leaning groups supported him. source
  • Background Bush got the drama police on his back because of the harsh interrogation techniques his administration used on Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama said he would kill them off as a campaign promise. Liberal-leaning groups supported him.
  • What’s next? Today Obama announced that his administration would revive the tribunals – with significant changes. Harsh interrogation techniques wouldn’t be used, they’d be only used for the 13 Sept. 11 suspects in custody, but with more rigid legal protections in place. source
  • Background Bush got the drama police on his back because of the harsh interrogation techniques his administration used on Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama said he would kill them off as a campaign promise. Liberal-leaning groups supported him.
  • What’s next? Today Obama announced that his administration would revive the tribunals – with significant changes. Harsh interrogation techniques wouldn’t be used, they’d be only used for the 13 Sept. 11 suspects in custody, but with more rigid legal protections in place.
  • But why? The likely root cause for the backtrack is the need for congressional support. Obama hopes to have legislation signed by the time a freeze on the cases expires. D.C. legislators like this just a wee bit more than Amnesty International. source
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15 May 2009 13:09

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U.S.: The Terminator is complaining loudly about California’s budget

  • $6 billion is how much Arnold wants to bail out California source
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15 May 2009 13:01

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Culture: “Angels & Demons” courts a vague kind of controversy

  • We’ve been asked a lot about the controversy with the Vatican but no one has made it clear what the controversy is!
  • Ewan McGregor • Who stars in “Angels & Demons” with a bunch of other people confused as to why the Vatican has made such a big deal about Dan Brown’s books and their movie adaptations. • source
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15 May 2009 12:57

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Biz: GM begins its long, crazy trip to screwing over its dealers

  • 1,100 dealers learned today that GM’s not working with them anymore source
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15 May 2009 12:53

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Politics, U.S.: A bunch of anti-abortion activists go crazy in South Bend

We realize that Obama is pro-choice, but do you really need to go to this length of drama on the Notre Dame campus? source
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15 May 2009 12:46

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Biz, U.S.: Year-over-year consumer prices take a historic tumble

  • -0.7% That’s the biggest tumble since Elvis’ heyday source
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