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22 Jun 2010 21:26

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U.S.: At the top of South Carolina’s ticket: Nikki Haley, Alvin Greene

In case you were wondering, at least one state is probably going to have a bizarro hippie governor by the end of the election cycle. source
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22 Jun 2010 20:45

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U.S.: Judge in drilling moratorium case may not be impartial, guys

  • yes Judge Martin Feldman decided against the federal government in the drilling moratorium case.
  • yes Feldman happens to own stock in as many as five major offshore drilling companies. source
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22 Jun 2010 20:37

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U.S.: As the McChrystal turns: He might resign if Obama thinks he should

  • I think it’s clear that the article in which he and his team appeared showed poor judgment, but I also want to make sure that I talk to him directly before I make that final decision.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking today about the fate of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, his main man in Afghanistan, who was savaged in this wonderful Rolling Stone article which was so effective that it might force the general to resign. While some argue that the structure is working against him, those same people say his reaction to that structure is still enough to force his resignation. Showing disloyalty to the president is a fireable offense in the world of Stanley McChrystal. Somehow this story managed to get the oil spill out of the news for the day, despite there being oil spill news today. How the hell did that happen? source
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22 Jun 2010 11:22

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Tech: A Google music store? Apple’s Lala purchase may haunt them

  • first Google launched a music search feature with a number of providers, including Lala and (the now-closed) iMeem.
  • second Apple bought Lala partly because of this competition, and Google now uses iLike, Rhapsody and Pandora.
  • third Losing their key service, Google said screw it and is now building its own music service. It’s all-out war now. source
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22 Jun 2010 11:09

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U.S.: Bad news, guys: Peter Orszag is steppin’ down from the White House

Why we love ol’ Petey: He’s the first White House budget chief whose love life overshadowed his job. How did THAT happen? source
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22 Jun 2010 11:03

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Biz: Nooooo … really? Oil companies want deepwater drilling ban to end

  • There are things the administration could implement today that would allow the industry to go back to work tomorrow without an arbitrary six-month time limit.
  • Transocean CEO Steven Newman • Arguing that the U.S. should back off its somewhat controversial deepwater drilling ban. (His company ran the Deepwater Horizon.) He’s not alone – the BBC quotes Chevron and BP execs (not Tony Hayward) saying similar things. The oil industry is pushing against the regulations and a court decision about the drilling ban is forthcoming. Haley Barbour got a lot of crap about making a similar statement recently, despite the fact that BP is paying workers who have been laid off due to the spill. source
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22 Jun 2010 10:51

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U.S.: Illegal immigrants should avoid Arizona, random Nebraska town

  • what Fremont, Nebraska residents voted to block illegal immigrants from renting property or getting jobs.
  • why Because they felt that federal immigration laws had not gone far enough to regulate it. source
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22 Jun 2010 10:44

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U.S.: “Eat fresh” questionable slogan for Subway in salmonella outbreak

  • 97 people sickened from an Illinois outbreak; no deaths yet source
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22 Jun 2010 10:36

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Politics: USA Today makes a pretty stupid criticism of Rolling Stone

  • Look, no matter your opinion of the mag, they’ve never strictly been a music mag. So why is USA Today launching into this criticism of the magazine in regards to the Stanley McChrystal article? Here’s what they said: “One of the odd things about this story: What’s it doing in Rolling Stone, a magazine devoted largely to music?” Maybe you haven’t read the magazine in 30 years, but their political coverage is spot-on. They have a pretty amazing political cud-chewer in the form of Matt Taibbi. And the features are usually awesome. Criticizing Rolling Stone for coverage they’ve always had is tantamount to ignorance. Now, their music coverage, on the other hand … that’s gone downhill. (Disclosure: We got bit by the journalism bug reading long features in Rolling Stone. Somehow we ended up here.) source
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22 Jun 2010 10:28

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Politics: Stanley McChrystal Rolling Stone excerpts: Joe Biden or “Bite me”?

  • It was a 10-minute photo-op. Obama clearly didn’t know anything about him, who he was. Here’s the guy who’s going to run his f-ing war, but he didn’t seem very engaged. The Boss was pretty disappointed.
  • An adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal • Quoted in the Rolling Stone article, which, stupidly, Rolling Stone isn’t milking on their Web site this morning. Instead, we have to go to CNN for excerpts, including one where he and his staff imagine dismissing Vice President Joe Biden with this one-liner: “Did you say ‘bite me’?” If dude doesn’t get fired over this, it’s gonna be a sad day. source
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