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21 Sep 2009 11:37

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U.S.: Protip: Don’t take insane murderers to the county fair

  • Phillip Paul escaped from a fair, then was recaptured. The Washington state prison inmate was arrested – again – on Sunday afternoon. Paul had been plotting his escape for months, knowing that he would be taken on a field trip to the Spokane County Fair. He escaped Thursday. Paul also escaped in 1991 and hurt a police officer during his recapture. That guy helped recapture Paul this time too. So, big question: Why are we taking prisoners to the county fair? For the elephant ears? source
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21 Sep 2009 11:15

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Sports: Duh: Athletes don’t know what to do with all that money

  • 78% of NFL stars wind up broke within two years of retiring
  • 60% of NBA stars are broke within five years of retirement source
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21 Sep 2009 11:06

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U.S.: Which of these upcoming Obama appearances is most important?

  • Making Joe look good First stop for the president will be in upstate New York, where he’s going to make a speech at the community college where Joe Biden’s lovely wife, Jill, just happens to work. Don’t get Joe in the doghouse, man. He’s counting on you not to screw this up.
  • Look good for Letterman Later today, the president will show up on David Letterman’s couch, becoming the first sitting president to do so. Letterman has more clout than you’d think; McCain hurt his campaign dearly when he skipped out on a Letterman appearance. So he best not screw this up.
  • Looking good at the U.N.Then on Wednesday, the president will speak in front of the United Nations assembly and make an appearance at the G-20 summit, which is being held in Pittsburgh for some reason. Obama’s got a busy week ahead of him; he best not screw this up. source
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21 Sep 2009 10:42

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Culture: A quick by-the-numbers of last night’s big Emmy winners

  • three Emmy wins – out of 16 nominations – for “Mad Men,” including “Best Drama”
  • five Emmy wins for “30 Rock,” including “Best Comedy” and a win for Alec Baldwin
  • two straight “Best Actor in a Drama” wins for “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston
  • seven straight “Best Reality Show” wins for “The Amazing Race” – yeah, seven source
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21 Sep 2009 10:32

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Biz: Dell wants a piece of Perot Systems. Heck, it wants the whole thing.

  • $3.9 billion for Ross Perot’s massive cash cow source
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21 Sep 2009 10:21

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U.S.: Afghanistan: Obama wants to cut back. A top general says, “Don’t.”

  • Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near term (next 12 months) — while Afghan security capacity matures — risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible.
  • Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal • The top military commander in Afghanistan, on the likelihood of winning the war. In a recently unclassified document, McChrystal says more troops are necessary to win it – at a time when Obama is considering pulling back troops from the country. • source
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