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24 Nov 2009 10:53

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Biz: Amazon and Wal-Mart looking like old-school boxing foes

In this corner, an online mega-retailer that has a massive reach. In that corner, a brick-and-mortar retailer with a similar reach. Who will win your holiday dollars? source
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24 Nov 2009 10:47

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Tech: If you have a killer Twitter product, polish it so Biz Stone buys it

  • That is something we are definitely interested in. We made an acquisition last year that turned out to be an outstandingly good decision.
  • Twitter co-founder Biz Stone • Discussing the possibility of making more acquisitions for the site. Nothing specific is on the horizon, but considering the massive popularity of many of the apps out there, Twitter might want to consider buying one. Our vote? Echofon, just so it can change its name back to TwitterFox. Echofon is such a stupid name, and TwitterFox so isn’t! source
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24 Nov 2009 10:33

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Politics: Obama’s state dinner plays like a lefty’s night out

  • Who’s invited? A ton of Obama staffers and anticipated Obama staffers will be there tonight. And a couple of big-name Hollywood types. And some who kind of span both celebrity and Obama staff, like Kal Penn. Oh, and Rahm Emanuel’s brother Ari, who was the inspiration behind Jeremy Piven’s “Entourage” character.
  • Who’s not invitedA lot of Republicans. Sen. Dick Lugar and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal are pretty much the most likely tighty righties holding down the fort among the 300 guests. Fox news is already playing it off as a major slight for some reason. What did you expect? You haven’t exactly done him any favors. source
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24 Nov 2009 10:21

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U.S., World: The mass murder in the Philippines gets bigger, deadlier

This attack just gets more grisly by the day. Yesterday, it was 22. Today, it’s 46. A state of emergency has been called in southern parts of the country. source
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24 Nov 2009 10:08

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Biz: The economy expanded at a smaller clip than expected

  • +2.8% increase in the economy’s expansion in the third quarter
  • +3.5% the rate the government had initially anticipated this quarter
  • +11% boost in corporate profits – the rebound’s driving factor source
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24 Nov 2009 09:55

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U.S., World: Obama’s got a plan for Afghanistan – more troops are in order

  • 34,000 the number of new troops the president is expected to add to Afghanistan – not far off the anticipated 40,000 many expected
  • off-ramps how Obama plans to move forward if necessary – at certain points, he can choose to stay the course, add troops or remove them source
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