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25 Jan 2010 10:38

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U.S., World: The Google hacking turning into a diplomatic he said/she said

  • U.S. Claims the Internet should be free. Has Google’s back 110% in the situation. Wants an investigation of China’s online activity.
  • China Says any claims by the U.S. are “groundless.” Claims the U.S. is responsible for hacking China. Called Hillary a poopyface. source
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25 Jan 2010 09:49

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Politics: A watered-down health care bill might actually be a good thing

  • To those who argue that piecemeal health care reform is worse than no health care reform, I have five words: the 1957 Civil Rights Act.
  • Slate columnist Fred Kaplan • Regarding another piece of legislation that was watered down to nothingness. It’s forgotten about now, but the legislation was the small push that led to much larger gains for the Civil Rights movement, and later much tougher legislation. It was testy at the time, too – Strom Thurmond filibustered the bill for an entire day, by himself – but the legislation led to big gains in the end. “The 1957 Civil Rights Act was a preposterously small hinge that helped swing open a very wide gate,” Kaplan notes. “It’s not out of the question that a pared-down health care bill might do the same.” source
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25 Jan 2010 09:37

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World: Speaking of Iraq, major deadly blasts shook Baghdad today

  • three huge explosions hit Baghdad’s major hotel district today
  • 31+ were killed, and dozens more were wounded in the blasts source
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25 Jan 2010 09:19

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U.S., World: For some reason, people feel persecuted in the U.S., want asylum

  • 45 Americans felt safer in the U.K., asked for asylum source
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25 Jan 2010 09:11

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Politics: Everything that needs to be said about Obama right now

  • “I’m gonna try nothin’ to see if I get somethin’.” After a frustrating year, you just have to imagine President Obama is at his wit’s end – and this clip imagines how he would handle it if he let his veneer crack just one iota. It’s spot-on.
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