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12 Sep 2009 14:02

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Sports: Richard Seymour “blindsided” by unexpected trade to Oakland

  • I was blindsided by this whole event, When you get blindsided, you should take a moment to gather your thoughts. I have a lot of personal issues more pressing than football.
  • New Oakland Raider Richard Seymour • On getting traded from the New England Patriots. Seymour, a five-time Pro-Bowler, was traded last week and found himself in an unenviable position of trying to move his entire family out of the Boston area within a week. As a result, his family situation – he has a wife and four kids, plus is his cousin’s legal guardian – has gotten ultra-complicated. Seymour will live in Oakland by himself, while the rest of his family moves back to South Carolina. The Raiders have sent Seymour a letter saying he needed to be in Oakland in five days or he would forfeit his season. • source
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12 Sep 2009 13:38

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U.S.: College students all about drinking to the point of no return

  • 56% of college students binge drink; the rest are losers source
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12 Sep 2009 13:30

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Tech: The age barrier to cell phone mass adoption? 13 years old

  • 52% of kids between the ages of 12-13 own a cell phone source
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12 Sep 2009 13:01

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Politics: Daily Poll: Glenn Beck’s headway-making political attacks

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12 Sep 2009 12:48

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U.S.: ACORN and the Census: No longer working together

  • Glenn Beck strikes again. Thanks to this video and a bunch of other reasons, the U.S. Census has severed its relationship with community organizers ACORN. It was a number of things, but this video above, which shows the organization’s D.C. and Baltimore offices helping a woman pretending to be a prostitute, was the tipping point. “Their affiliation caused sufficient concern with the general public,” said Census Bureau spokesperson Stephen Buckner.source
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12 Sep 2009 12:28

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Culture: The Tila Tequila/Shawne Merriman saga ends in insufficient evidence

  • They didn’t have enough to prove Merriman attacked her. The San Diego District Attorney has taken a road that leads to “case closed” in the case, where Tila Tequila accused NFL star Shawne Merriman of choking her. Says the San Diego Chargers GM: “It’s really good news for Shawne. We’re happy things worked out for him on the legal front.” The TMZ comments in this link show how depraved our society can be at times, by the way. source
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12 Sep 2009 12:15

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Politics: A bunch of tea-baggers in D.C., brought together by astroturfing

  • I can’t figure out to save me what [Mr. Obama and the Democrats] are trying to accomplish, unless they want socialism.
  • Retired paper-mill worker Joseph Wright • One of the thousands of tea-partiers protesting Obama’s health-care plan (and just about everything else he represents). Tons of old white people people just like Wright descended upon Washington today to make themselves loudly heard. Good thing we’re out of town for the weekend. The event was put together by FreedomWorks, which we’re going to point out creates fake grassroots campaigns, also known as astroturfing. • source
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12 Sep 2009 11:43

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Culture: The porn industry is no longer recession-proof, guys

  • 30-50% estimated decline in revenues for the porn industry during the recession; stars are getting paid less, too source
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12 Sep 2009 11:23

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Culture: The stars of “Vampire Diaries” aren’t above showing some skin

  • 5 “Diaries” actresses (and a cameraman) flashed oncoming motorists source
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12 Sep 2009 11:15

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Culture: A bunch of Andy Warhol’s old paintings got ganked

The paintings cover the sports world of the late ’70s and are valued in the millions – if you think what Warhol did was art, that is. source
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