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20 Jul 2009 11:48

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U.S.: Public support for Obama’s health care plan is flagging

  • 49% of those surveyed said they support the way Obama’s handling health care – the first time it’s dipped below 50% since he took office
  • 44% were against Obama’s handling of health care – way up from 29% in April; Obama’s approval rating is over 50%, though source
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20 Jul 2009 11:40

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Biz: CIT Group may get that bailout they were looking for

  • $3 billion in funds from investors to rescue the small-biz lender source
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20 Jul 2009 11:36

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Biz, Tech: It’s like a dime-store novel, except it’s about Facebook

  • Had he really just watched Mark Zuckerberg — reticent, socially awkward Mark — go home with a Victoria’s Secret model? It was the clearest sign yet that Facebook was going to be the biggest thing in the world.
  • A sample from Ben Mezrich’s “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal” • Regarding co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s shock that Mark Zuckerberg’s getting laid by a Victoria’s Secret model during their first summer in Silicon Valley. Who knows if this is true, but man, it makes for an entertaining read. Check out the full excerpt at the link. • source
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20 Jul 2009 11:13

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Sports: Michael Vick’s out of federal custody. What’s his next move?

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  • A.) More football Because he had such a great rep as a clean-cut football player for so long, we’re sure every team in the NFL wants him.
  • B.) Public speaking You know that guy who speaks at high schools and tells you how he ruined his life? Michael Vick could be that guy!
  • C.) Dog fightingUh, well, you know what they say about teaching an old dog new tricks. *shudder* We’ll be here all day, folks. source
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20 Jul 2009 10:42

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Biz: Sketchy subprime mortgagers try to screw already-screwed people

  • pre-burst Companies offer subprime mortgages that allow tons of people to get homes that they can’t afford. The companies make out like bandits, but when the housing bubble bursts, those homeowners are screwed. This is pretty evil.
  • post-burst Not afraid to kick already-lowered people or stick the knife further into their backs, the people behind the subprime mortgage companies start new loan-fixing companies, then fail to follow through on promised loan fixes. This is beyond evil. source
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20 Jul 2009 09:29

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World: The lone surviving suspect in the Mumbai attacks confesses

  • He unexpectedly pled guilty in court today. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was the only suspect in last year’s attack on India’s financial capital to survive. All the other gunmen were shot and killed in the attacks, which killed over 160, including many foreign nationals. Kasab has ties to Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Tayyiba terrorist group, which has been banned from India since 2002. Despite his plea, prosecutors are skeptical and plan to further analyze his statement. source
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20 Jul 2009 09:05

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Sports: David Beckham: Not feeling the love from L.A. Galaxy fans

  • Hey Becks, Here Before You, Here After You, Here Despite You.
  • A sign in the crowds trashing David Beckham • Beckham played his first game for the Galaxy at home this season – a friendly match against AC Milan, the elite club that Beckham chose to play for instead of the Galaxy for the first half of the year. And the fans, boy, they let Becks hear it, especially one fan who got arrested in a near-attack of the soccer superstar. So, in case you’re wondering: MLS fans aren’t storied soccer hooligans yet, but they’re getting there. • source
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20 Jul 2009 08:52

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Music: Kurt Cobain pulls a Tupac, releases a new Nirvana album

  • This jerk doesn’t have anything on Girl Talk, but let’s just say that the combination of Rick Astley and Nirvana works far better than it should. And you’ve just been Rickrolled.
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20 Jul 2009 08:34

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Tech: The last Blu-Ray holdout, Toshiba, stops holding out

  • Now if they could only convince more people to buy Blu-Ray. The most recent format war, between Sony’s Blu-Ray and Toshiba’s HD-DVD, ended with Toshiba on the losing end last year due to a lack of big-media support. The company has finally given in to the tide, and will have a player on the market by the end of the year. Now, the goal is to get people to buy them – uptake is a little slow, but it helps that prices have fallen significantly over the last year or so. source
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20 Jul 2009 01:49

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U.S.: Company denies they are developing a flesh-eating robot. Suuuuuure.

  • We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission.
  • CEO of Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. Harry Schoell • In a press release where his company refuted claims that they are a developing a flesh-eating robot. (In fact, the robot is “strictly vegetarian.”) Why did the company even make a statement about this in the first place? Well, it seems the internets were chattering about their new robotic system that runs on energy it collects from biomass…not to be confused with HUMAN FLESH. AAAAAHHHHHHHH!  • source
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