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23 Nov 2009 11:16

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Biz: Give people a tax credit and they’ll buy a home with it

  • 10% boost in existing home sales in October source
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23 Nov 2009 11:08

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Offbeat: The worst version of national anthem we’ve ever heard in our lives

  • Oh, say, can you fix our speakers (and eardrums) after being forced to listen to this godawful rendition of the National Anthem? This goes beyond being bad and into a realm of violence against the listener.
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23 Nov 2009 10:55

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Politics: Expert: The University of East Anglia blew the e-mail smear campaign

  • The UEA response has been frankly pathetic. It was informed by Real Climate of the hack on 17 November but only reacted two days later when journalists caught on to the story. It refused to confirm whether the emails were accurate or not and, for a long time, refused to comment at all.
  • Climate Outreach and Information Network founder George Marshall • Discussing the University of East Anglia’s weak response to the hacked e-mail controversy despite the fact that the e-mails don’t reveal any sort of conspiracy. He argues instead that it’s merely been integrated into longstanding skeptic opinions. “The speed with which the emails have been cut apart and fed into existing storylines is remarkable,” he notes. He also notes the timing is extremely suspect. source
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23 Nov 2009 10:43

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Biz: It’s only Monday, but Black Friday is hot on Twitter’s trending topics

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23 Nov 2009 10:40

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World: Is Iran using the death penalty to silence political opposition?

Ehsan Fattahian was hanged on Nov. 11th for belonging to an armed Kurdish group. Sentenced 10 years initially, they then added the charge of being an “enemy of God.” source
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23 Nov 2009 09:53

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World: This Antarctica ice loss story has the loosest margin of error ever

  • 57 billion tons of ice have been lost on Antartica’s Eastern side since 2002, a new study says
  • 52 billion tons of ice – the margin of error for the eastern ice loss study, which is just a wee bit large and useless
  • 190 billion tons of ice – the estimated average loss of ice for the continent each year, mostly on the west side source
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23 Nov 2009 09:37

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Politics: In Massachusetts, being gay and Republican a non-issue

  • Is this the most casual self-outing by a gay Republican in the history of politics or what?
  • The Boston Phoenix • In an article last week discussing the coming out by Richard Tisei in the Boston Globe. Tisei is the state Senate Minority Leader and new running mate for gubernatorial challenger Charles D. Baker. He put his coming out like this: “It is not exactly a news flash. I don’t think people really care these days.” As Massachusetts has had legalized gay marriage for over five years now, that is a refreshing stance to take. Now, if only the rest of the country could follow Massachusetts’ lead. source
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23 Nov 2009 09:18

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World: Shocking: A brutal political massacre in the Philippines

  • 21 politicians and journalists were brutally killed by armed men who abducted them in Mindanao
  • why? the politicians were trying to submit papers so a challenger could run for office source
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