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16 Jun 2010 21:24

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Politics: Trial of the century: Could Rod Blagojevich become Rod Gagojevich?

  • yes Rod Blagojevich has been talking way too much during his corruption trial. It’s annoying.
  • no The judge hasn’t put a gag order on the former governor, but he could. We can’t wait. source
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16 Jun 2010 21:19

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Tech: Twitter’s new paid trending topics: “Toy Story 3” goes first

The way that this is set up right now, they’re probably going after that Madison Avenue money. But they could make it local – and much bigger. source
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16 Jun 2010 21:07

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U.S.: Seattle police-punching case update: The police back the officer

  • The officer did nothing wrong. We always will review incidents like this, that’s how police officers learn. I am confident that the review will show that the officer was totally justified. He was defending himself.
  • Seattle Police Officer’s Guild president Sgt. Rich O’Neill • Giving some insight into the situation with officer Ian Walsh, who threw a punch after being accosted by two jaywalkers, one of whom was resisting arrest. The incident is under review. If you’ve read online today, you’ll know that the punch is controversial, with some supporting the officer and others supporting the girls arrested. O’Neill makes it clear who he thinks is at fault. “If you watch the entire video, he is trying to de-escalate the situation, first by voice commands, then by taking her by the wrists, and then she reacts by pulling away and swinging,” he notes. He suggests that Walsh could’ve tried other techniques to defuse the situation. Our problem was that he had to throw a punch at all. source
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16 Jun 2010 20:53

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Culture: Yo, Harrison Ford, good thing you married Calista Flockhart first

  • See, Julius kind of has a thing for Ally McBeal. And Harrison Ford, erstwhile action star du jour, had been dating her for SEVEN FREAKING YEARS, and had yet to make it official. Julius was all ready to jump in on that action if he didn’t get a ring on her finger. He’s been reading Neil Strauss. He knows all the good pickup lines (but mostly uses the bad ones). Glad Harrison acted – he knows all of Calista’s lines from “Brothers and Sisters.” ALL OF THEM. It’s actually kinda creepy. source
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16 Jun 2010 20:43

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Tech: Know what’s missing from iPhone pre-sale stories? Credit for Gizmodo

  • 600k iPhones 4s sold in the first day of online pre-orders (whoa)
  • 10x more early demand for the phone than last year’s iPhone 3GS
  • no of course they didn’t give Gizmodo any freaking credit source
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16 Jun 2010 20:36

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U.S.: Obama can’t even get the Democrats behind a new stimulus bill

  • 45 senators voted for the bill – not even a majority source
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16 Jun 2010 12:28

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Biz, U.S.: BP’s throwing lots of money aside for oil disaster claims

  • $20
    billion     the amount BP plans to put in an independent escrow account
  • $1
    billion     the amount the company has spent on the oil spill so far source
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16 Jun 2010 11:15

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U.S.: The Prop. 8 trial hits the closing arguments. What’s next?

  • A final decision will be coming in a few weeks. A lot of people are watching California’s gay marriage trial, and it’s one that should have a lot of fireworks. In the closing arguments, Judge Vaughn Walker is looking to see if gay marriage threatens the institution of marriage, if being gay is a choice, and if California voters were justified in banning gay marriage. Today could change everything. source
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16 Jun 2010 11:04

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World: The French upset because they have to work two extra years

  • 60 the current retirement age for people living in France
  • 62 the new retirement age for French people – it’ll change by 2018
  • yes the socialists in the country are really mad about this source
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16 Jun 2010 10:58

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Offbeat: New study: Yes, there are rats in the NYC subway system

Yeah, we know, duh. Where do the rats come from? The walls. And while not every station has them, most of the 18 studied in fact do. source
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