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04 Dec 2009 16:31

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U.S.: Senator Bob Corker: OnStar saved my daughter’s car!

  • I was telling the lady who handles that for me in Chattanooga, each month I was saying, ‘I don’t want to pay this, I don’t want to pay this.’ … Certainly it paid off tremendously last night.
  • Sen. Bob Corker • Describing how OnStar helped him get his daughter Julia’s car back after it was jacked from her on the mean streets of D.C. Wednesday night. The Tennessee Republican chose to keep the $18-a-month service, which came in handy when it helped police find the suspects – and the vehicle – at a Taco Bell in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Dudes, you’re supposed to run for the border, but you’re not supposed to just stop there! source

04 Dec 2009 15:25

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World: The U.S. will have a little help from their friends in Afghanistan

  • 7,000 troops coming from NATO, too source

04 Dec 2009 10:29

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U.S.: WHOA GUYS! IT’S SNOWING IN HOUSTON!!!!! HOLY (#(^!

In Houston, they don’t know what to do with snow, so you see hilariously unfortunate scenes such as this guy holding an umbrella in defeat, covered in sleet. source

04 Dec 2009 10:09

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U.S.: Obama puts pressure on the private sector to start hiring again

  • While I believe that government has a critical role in creating the conditions for economic growth, ultimately, true economic recovery is only going to come from the private sector.
  • Barack Obama • Speaking at the jobs summit, which include more than 100 CEOs and other buisness and political leaders, about the private sector’s role in economic recovery. In other words, you bastards have to start hiring again if we’re gonna get out of this mess. source

04 Dec 2009 09:59

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Biz: The jobs report was significantly better than expected

  • 10% the current unemployment rate – a slight increase was inspected; instead, it fell
  • 11,000 the number of jobs lost in November, the best number since December 2007 source