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02 Oct 2009 11:16

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U.S., World: Reppin’ Chicago: Obama lays on the charm thick at the IOC

  • I’ve come here today to urge you to choose Chicago for the same reason I chose Chicago nearly twenty-five years ago, the reason I fell in love with the city I still call home.
  • President Barack Obama • Making a pitch to the International Olympic Committee to bring the 2016 games to his hometown. He also uses his wife to push them, too: “It’s not only because it’s where I met the woman you just heard from, though after getting to know her this week I’m sure you will all agree that she’s a pretty big selling point for the city.” The IOC is currently voting; it’s expected to go three rounds, with Chicago likely facing off against Rio de Janeiro. • source
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02 Oct 2009 10:49

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Biz: Like the year before it, September sucked for jobs

  • 9.8% unemployment, which is pretty darn depressing source
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02 Oct 2009 10:38

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Music: Here’s the average score of Pitchfork’s top 20 albums of the 2000s

  • 9.2 the average score of the top 20 albums of the decade; two albums (including the top one, Radiohead’s “Kid A,” and Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”) scored perfect tens, and most albums were above 9.0
  • two hip-hop albums – Outkast’s “Stankonia” and Ghostface Killah’s “Supreme Clientele,” weren’t reviewed (we averaged those); Daft Punk’s “Discovery” was lowest-rated at 6.4 – it’s in third place source
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02 Oct 2009 10:13

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Culture: More on that mind-blowing David Letterman story from last night

  • The alleged suspect is … CBS News guy Robert J. Halderman, who works on “48 Hours” and used to live with a woman who worked on Letterman. Halderman, a highly respected newsman who’s been given some major projects in the past, has been suspended from his job. In a statement on the case, CBS said, “Mr. Letterman addressed the issue during the show’s broadcast last night, and we believe his comments speak for themselves.” source
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