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26 Jun 2009 15:26

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Culture: A doctor was already in Michael Jackson’s house yesterday

  • A person of interest Apparently, Jackson had a doctor living with him who officials have not named. He is currently being held by the L.A.P.D., who want to spend more time questioning him before they let him go. The doctor’s car has also been seized as evidence.
  • Jackson’s history with drugs Michael Jackson has long been associated with the use and overuse of prescription drugs. While a toxicology report is still forthcoming, Jackson was sued for $100,000 by a Beverly Hills pharmacy for prescription drugs he had not paid for. source
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26 Jun 2009 15:08

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U.S.: As the world of Mark Sanford turns: He’s staying in office, brahs!

  • Resign? Pssh, whatever! Mark Sanford was back to work on Friday, apologizing to his cabinet (and his Lt. Governor, Andre Bauer) for his transgressions and recommitting to the job he was elected to do: Be governor of South Carolina. Sanford has Bauer’s full support, by the way.
  • Calling him out Sanford will spend the next 18 months fending off comments like this one from State Rep. J. Todd Rutherford (D): “It is a problem when the CEO of a 4.5 million-person organization goes AWOL and nobody can reach him. It was a gross dereliction of duty.”
  • Oh, I’ll pay for thatHe did have one ethics-bending mix of business and pleasure: He went on a business trip to Argentina last year, and e-mails show that he met with his mistress during the trip. He’s agreed to pay $9,000 for the trip, even though he actually did work. source
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26 Jun 2009 13:22

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Offbeat: The Onion tweaks Twitter’s usefulness pitch-perfectly

  • Twitter was intended to be a way for vacant, self-absorbed egotists to share their most banal and idiotic thoughts with anyone pathetic enough to read them.
  • “Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey” • In an Onion article satirizing the service, where “Dorsey” says he’s surprised anyone – especially those in Iran – managed to find Twitter useful. Yeah, we’re surprised too, which is why we use it all the time. • source
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26 Jun 2009 13:13

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Biz, U.S.: Michigan begins its abusive relationship with General Motors anew

  • General Motors decides to make a car in Michigan again. You know the story: State hosts corporation, state becomes dependent on corporation, corporation decides to offsource most of its work, state goes into economic seizure, corporation goes bankrupt. Sounds sweet, doesn’t it? Well, Michigan – 14.5% unemployment and all – plans to go back to its mistress and let them make cars in Michigan again. The Spark, unlike most of GM’s recent hogs, is small and compact – and it’s gonna be made in Michigan. Maybe this could be the start of a brand new relationship where GM screws them over again. source
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26 Jun 2009 13:02

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World: A lot of dirty cops in Mexico got arrested for being dirty

  • 92 officers got hit for helping out Mexican drug cartels source
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26 Jun 2009 03:54

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Culture, Tech: The Internet wasn’t ready for Michael Jackson’s death at all

  • one Twitter’s traffic doubled in just a short period, and Jackson’s death nearly made Iran a forgotten memory on the site. Facebook had triple the traffic.
  • two The L.A. Times site, which was the first reputable source (sorry TMZ) to confirm his death, had over two million pageviews in just an hour.
  • three But most telling might be the long-running AOL Instant Messenger. They went down 40 minutes, and called the day “a seminal moment in Internet history.” source
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26 Jun 2009 03:34

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Culture: First “Jon & Kate,” now “Transformers”: Why, America, why?

  • $60 million on Wed. for the worst film until “Transformers 3” source
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26 Jun 2009 03:18

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Music: For sale: One used 1999 Volkswagen Passat. (Owned by Elliott Smith.)

  • As music superfans, whoa. Do you live in Austin? Do you have $4,000 lining your pockets? Looking to gain instant indie cred and help a good cause at the same time? Buy this car. It’s a little dinged up, but it used to be owned by our biggest obsession, Elliott Smith. His sister is selling it. If you buy it, you too can imagine what he was thinking when he was driving around coming up with songs like “Son of Sam” and “Twilight.” Plus, even better, the proceeds – 100% of them – go to the SIMS foundation, which helps musicians with mental health and addiction problems. Admit it, you want it. source
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26 Jun 2009 00:06

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Sports: Blake Griffin is pretty much the only good thing about the NBA Draft

Griffin’s a tour de force, but he’s a class above just about everyone else in the draft. Which is why trades are where the real action’s happening. source
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