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16 Sep 2009 22:36

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U.S.: Bones on Phillip Garrido’s property: Signs of something sinister?

  • We have located what appear to be bones on both properties. We can’t tell at this point if those bones are human or animal.
  • Hayward, Calif. Police Department Lt. Chris Orrey • Describing the scene of the Jaycee Dugard case, which was further investigated today. Bones were found on both Phillip Garrido’s property and a nearby one. While it’s possible that the bones could be human, it’s just as possible that they’re not. More tests are being done. • source
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16 Sep 2009 21:58

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Music: Peter, Paul and (deceased): Folksinger Mary Travers dead at 72

It’s bizarre to think in the era of Kanye West and Lady Gaga that Mary Travers was the face of pop music for a spell. But her group defined folk music to many. source
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16 Sep 2009 21:47

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U.S.: Today’s poll: Is the Senate health care plan the answer?

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16 Sep 2009 21:39

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Biz, U.S.: Coming soon: Higher costs for employer-offered health care

  • 40% of employers plan to raise out-of-pocket costs for their employees
  • 8% plan to drop health care altogether; don’t work for those companies source
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16 Sep 2009 20:53

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Offbeat: Who’s the first president? Oklahoma kids have all the wrong answers

  • 75% of kids didn’t know Abe Lincoln was the first president source
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16 Sep 2009 20:41

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Tech: “I may have invented CTRL-ALT-DEL, but Bill Gates made it famous”

  • Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks like the thin-skinned kid invited to the really cool party, only to be made fun of the entire time. Well, David Bradely is right, y’know.
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16 Sep 2009 20:26

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Tech: Twitter is worth a bit more than 140 characters would suggest

  • $50 million the amount Twitter raised in its latest round of venture-capital funding
  • $1
    billion     Twitter’s estimated value based on the latest rounds of funding source
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16 Sep 2009 20:14

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Tech: Google now owns the most unreadable Web tool ever

We hope that Google takes this technology and uses it to make their search engine harder to read. That’ll show ’em. source
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16 Sep 2009 19:59

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Politics: Jimmy Carter gets no media frenzy backup from Obama’s crew

  • We understand that people have disagreements with some of the decisions that we’ve made and some of the extraordinary actions that had to be undertaken by this administration.
  • White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs • On ex-president Jimmy Carter’s assertion that the current political climate is created by Obama’s race. Even if they did agree, it’s not like they’re going to out and say it – the administration’s already bloodthirsty opponents might get their teeth out and start biting. • source
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16 Sep 2009 19:25

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U.S.: Asphyxiation behind Annie Le’s death; more warrants issued

  • Raymond Clark III is still a person of interest. The Yale murder case still doesn’t have a definitive suspect, but all eyes remain on Clark, who was served with two additional search warrants today. Earlier today, authorities said Annie Le died from “traumatic asphyxiation due to neck compression.” Whether or not Clark did it, based on the amount of press coverage he’s gotten, he’s already been convicted by the court of the media. source
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