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08 Jul 2010 14:13

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About: On vacation: Here’s a postcard we picked up on the way

  • This is the image we found when we did a Google Images search for “Vacation Postcard Grand Rapids.” Even though it’s 100 percent inaccurate (Grand Rapids is in Michigan), we’re gonna run with it. We’re taking the next four days off. Back Monday night. In case you miss us guys a little much, check out our newest AOL News article about Queen Elizabeth’s money problems. Which also has nothing to do with Oklahoma. source
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08 Jul 2010 14:04

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Culture: Three really big storylines from the Emmy nominations

  • big The Bryan Cranston teacher-turned-meth-dealer drama “Breaking Bad” got 17 nominations.
  • bigger The sing-songy freshman teen comedy “Glee” got even more nominations – 19 in total.
  • biggestConan O’Brien got nominated for his version of the “Tonight Show.” Jay Leno didn’t. source
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08 Jul 2010 13:32

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U.S.: Most interesting part of “Grim Sleeper” case? How he was caught

  • See, the police did a familial DNA search. That method, rare and fairly controversial, tied DNA from a convicted relative of Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Why? Because they deemed the case a major public threat. The 2008 California law that they used was fought to no avail by civil rights activists. State attorney general Jerry Brown said the arrest was proof the law works: “Although the adoption of this new state policy was unprecedented and controversial,” he said, “in certain cases, it is the only way to bring a dangerous killer to justice.” source
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08 Jul 2010 09:00

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World: Al-Qaeda reportedly had its sights on bombing Norwegian targets

  • 3 dudes were arrested in Norway,
    that hotbed of terrorism source
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08 Jul 2010 08:56

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U.S., World: Russia and the U.S. all ready to exchange some spies!

  • If at last he is freed — not in the way we wanted, because we wanted him to restore his good name, but it is difficult to do it given our judicial system — at least he will be freed in this way. If he leaves today, it will happen quietly.
  • Lawyer Anna Stavitskaya • Regarding her client, Russian scientist Igor V. Sutyagin, and his possible pending release as soon as today. The scientist, currently being held for treason in Russia, will be reportedly exchanged for ten reported Russian spies as part of a prisoner swap. The U.S. and Russia have neither confirmed nor denied it, although it’s been widely reported and Stavitskaya says Sutyagin verbally agreed to the exchange. source
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