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31 Jan 2010 11:13

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Politics: Focus on the Family dude: The Tim Tebow ad isn’t anti-anything

  • There’s nothing political about the ad. Nothing shocking or divisive. Nothing ‘anti’ anything. It’s just an inspiring story from the Tebows – as much as can be fit into 30 seconds, anyway – about celebrating family and celebrating life.
  • Focus on the Family President and CEO Jim Daly • Regarding the Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad that’s driven a firestorm of controversy. He claims that it’s inspiring “cultural change,” not forcing anti-abortion down our throats. “That’s the motivation behind our commercial – to get the country talking about the choices we have to make when faced with all variety of life challenges,” he writes, “not just unplanned pregnancies.” If they can somehow get two dudes kissing in the commercial, then we’d watch. source
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31 Jan 2010 11:04

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World: Is Hakimullah Mehsud dead or alive? Pakistan wants to know

See this dude holding the gun? Word on the street that the new Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed. Pakistan’s military is trying to find out. source
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31 Jan 2010 10:18

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Biz: Speaking of scams, 419 scams via e-mail a big business in 2009

  • $9.3 billion went from your hands to the Nigerians source
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31 Jan 2010 10:12

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Biz: Evil bastards decide that scamming the unemployed a good idea

  • Nobody sends you money for nothing, except maybe your grandmother. If somebody sends you money and wants a refund for part of it, ask yourself if you’re sure this check is good. Do I want to take a chance and risk everything?
  • U.S. Public Interest Research Group consumer program director Ed Mierzwinski • Regarding the latest permutation of a scam attempting to nail the unemployed. It’s a fake e-mail from a site like CareerBuilder for a job as a “trading assistant.” If you take the bait, con artist sends you a giant check, then asks for parts of the money back. Weeks later, they cancel the giant check (which seems unlikely due to the fact that you got paid for it already), leaving you on the hook for the money you already sent them. This is evil. source
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31 Jan 2010 09:55

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World: Maybe driving children out of Haiti on a bus is a stupid idea

  • 33 Haitian children were on the bus headed to the Dominican Republic without passports
  • 10 people were arrested and detained for “child trafficking” in the bus incident
  • help what the members of New Life Children’s Refuge say they were trying to do source
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31 Jan 2010 09:47

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Music: Lady Gaga: An example of how the music business goes forward?

Gaga’s odd sound and image has ruled music. How? Credit her business model, where, for more promotion, a cut of EVERYTHING goes to the record company. source
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30 Jan 2010 18:19

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Politics: Mel Gibson tests out his sobriety by trashing on Barack Obama

  • He got left a mess and I wish him all the best but I don’t think he’s going to fix it in five minutes and probably not in his entire tenure.
  • Mel Gibson • Discussing his feelings on whether or not Barack Obama can succeed at fixing all the problems Bush left for him. He doesn’t think he’s up for it. In other news, Ricky Gervais got Mel Gibson good at the Golden Globes a couple weeks back. One of the best rips we’ve ever seen, actually. source
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30 Jan 2010 18:13

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U.S., World: Just like Russia for Libya, the U.S. chops off arms to give to Taiwan

  • $6.4 billion reasons for China to be really pissed source
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30 Jan 2010 18:07

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Politics: Good news! John Edwards’ sex tape won’t see the light of day

  • “We were offered millions for that stupid tape.” In case you were hoping that video of Edwards, the former presidential candidate, and Rielle Hunter would see the light of day in some way, shape, or form, we have some bad news for you. Hunter’s fighting to get the tape back, and Andrew Young, the Edwards aide who found it, has it hidden away in a safe-deposit box. No sex tape for you! source
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30 Jan 2010 17:52

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Politics: Obama’s pull-apart of the Republicans: Will it boost his image?

  • Rarely has there been such an encounter between a president and the opposition party and certainly never on national television. It was the antithesis of the kind of snarling exchanges that often pass for political dialogue, whether between strategists in the two parties, candidates in the heat of a campaign or on the worst of cable television.
  • Washington Post reporter Dan Balz • Analyzing our favorite moment of politics between Barack Obama and the Republican Party, yesterday’s steel-cage death match at the Republican compound in Baltimore. A Q&A session between the president and the party that has made his life hell over the last year, Obama came out FAR ahead at the end of it, pointing out some of the dirtier political tricks he’s seen and effectively beating down their talking points. The fact that it aired on national TV made the barbs even more impressive. The question is, will the talk have a lasting effect or is it just a really good moment of levity? source
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