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01 Jul 2009 11:09

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Music: In death, Michael Jackson took over the Billboard charts again

  • 9 of his albums were in Billboard’s Pop Catalog charts’ top ten source
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01 Jul 2009 11:07

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Culture: Good news! The latest summer blockbusters are mediocre at best

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01 Jul 2009 10:59

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U.S.: The Supreme Court’s rightward lean leaned further right this term

The Supreme Court took a right-leaning turn this term, with the five conservative-leaning justices getting their way most of the time. source
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01 Jul 2009 10:50

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Politics, World: Honduran interim leader: Take me out of power! I dare ya!

  • He can no longer return to the presidency of the republic unless a president from another Latin American country comes and imposes him using guns.
  • Honduran interim president Roberto Micheletti • On what it would take to return ousted leader Jose Manuel Zelaya to power. Basically, this guy is giving notes to Zelaya’s buddy, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (who survived a coup himself, on how to do it. If you want to stay in power, man, just … shut … up … JUST SHUT UP! • source
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01 Jul 2009 10:42

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U.S.: Big cities are growing in population at the expense of suburbs

  • +0.97% The average increase in city population, barring hurricane-stricken New Orleans (which throws off stats), between July 2007 and July 2008; that’s a big leap source
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01 Jul 2009 10:33

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Culture: Officials expect lots of people to come to Michael Jackson’s funeral

  • 125 miles of traffic jams are expected; no really source
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01 Jul 2009 10:28

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Culture: Worst possible place to hold Michael Jackson’s funeral: Neverland

Oh, we know! Let’s put a dead guy who was trying to put his problems behind him in the place that caused most of them! source
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01 Jul 2009 02:12

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Offbeat: We’re not sure if we’re the drunk guy or the anchor in this video

  • Here at ShortFormBlog, we’re drunks. Straight up alcoholics. But we’re journalists, so even though we usually act like the guy making life a nightmare for the man-on-the-street anchor, our hearts are totally with reporter Steve Ryan, who gives the drunk dude the smack he deserves for screwing up his Michael Jackson bit.source
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