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24 Jun 2009 11:15

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Offbeat: WoW: The world needs more rage over video games, guys

  • Despite all his rage, he’s still just a rat in a cage.
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24 Jun 2009 11:09

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Sports, World: This is awful: Armbands cause Iranian soccer players to retire

Four players lost their right to play soccer because they dared support the opposition, even in a passive way. WTF Iran? source
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24 Jun 2009 11:00

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U.S.: Orange County, California, takes a machete to its budget

  • $1.2 billion just disappeared like that. Bye-bye programs source
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24 Jun 2009 10:50

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U.S.: Where in the world was Carmen Sandi … Mark Sanford? Argentina

  • Dude wasn’t in the Appalachians on Naked Hiking Day. This story had already taken a turn for the bizarre when we covered it yesterday, but now it’s switched from bizarre to awesome. South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, earlier reported to be chilling in the same spot as a buncha naked hikers, was instead chillin’ in Buenos Aires, Argentina – which just so happened to be the first place we looked for him. In other news, his Lt. Governor, Andre Bauer (sadly, not Andre Braugher) is fuming mad and wants to talk to Mr. Exotic RIGHT NOW AAARGH RAGE! source
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24 Jun 2009 10:39

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Tech: Web designers hate Outlook so much, they’re creating cool protests

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  • Beyond the very valid reason for the protest (Dear Microsoft: PLEASE FOLLOW STANDARDS!), the technology running this site is immaculate (that background is dynamic). On the plus side, if everyone switches over to Google Wave, this will not be a problem. Dear FixOutlook.org: Give this technology to the Iran protesters. Now. source
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24 Jun 2009 10:28

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U.S.: D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty: Blame us for the Metro crash

  • We do have an independent train system… [but] let’s not try and disperse the blame. Let’s put it on the decision makers and the leaders.
  • Adrian Fenty • Speaking this morning on “Good Morning America,” taking blame for Monday’s D.C. Metro crash, which killed nine people. The cause of the crash appears to be faulty, outdated equipment which wasn’t replaced when recommended, as the train driver (who was also killed) did press the emergency brake and there were were automatic mechanisms in place that should have prevented the crash. The fact that Fenty is so willing to put his neck out is bold. • source
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24 Jun 2009 10:19

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Biz: People are buying more stuff they don’t have to replace immediately

  • +1.8% increase in durable goods in May source
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24 Jun 2009 09:14

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Culture: Evidence “Transformers 2” is gonna be an ironic classic

  • one The latest film has an unbeatable score – a whopping 22% – on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • two It’s directed by joke of a man Michael Bay, so you know it’s gotta be … uh … good.
  • three Roger Ebert describes it as “a horrible experience of unbearable length.”
  • four His one-star review goes on further to say, “This isn’t a film so much as a toy tie-in.”
  • five Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf might make out on Bumblebee’s hood again. source
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24 Jun 2009 08:51

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World: Khamenei: We won’t budge, no matter how much pressure we get

  • I had insisted and will insist on implementing the law on the election issue. Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost.
  • Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • In comments about the hard-line stance his country will take against the protesters who have so gathered the world’s attention. In other news, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s wife has asked the country to free political prisoners arrested during the protests. Let’s hope they do. • source
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