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14 Jul 2010 11:03

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Culture: Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin = Two rings, one engagement

  • ricky hollywood finally got it rightcome on, it was obvious this was eventually going to happen; being part of Sarah Palin’s clan is too good a money train to pass up, right Ricky? plus, you know, there’s a freaking kid and stuff source
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14 Jul 2010 10:50

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Culture: Can Kate Gosselin’s kids technically work? A politician says no

  • Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Murt could hurt Kate Gosselin’s meal ticket. The state representative is trying to get the state’s attorney general on the case, saying that while child labor laws allow children to work in movies, television is off-limits. “We can all agree that as the number of film and television productions in Pennsylvania increases, the protection of children involved in those productions should be of paramount importance,” Murt said. He’s open to amending the law if it’s so desired. source
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14 Jul 2010 10:41

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Politics: Could the NAACP resist denouncing the Modern Tea Party?

  • NO in fact, they totally trashed their “tolerance for bigotry” source
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14 Jul 2010 10:37

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Biz: Glaxo’s diabetes drug Avandia proving to be a huge headache

  • 1.5% the share of Glaxo’s revenues the diabetes drug accounted for in 2009
  • 39% the average percentage that Avandia increased the risk of heart attacks in numerous studies
  • $460M the amount Glaxo agreed to pay to settle thousands of annoying lawsuits source
  • » And it could get worse: Today, a group of Food and Drug Administration advisers will suggest whether or not the drug should go off the market. If it’s banned, expect the massive drug company to be on the hook for even more lawsuits.
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14 Jul 2010 01:38

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Politics: Columbia University president: Give journalism government backing

  • This system needs to be revised and its resources consolidated and augmented with those of NPR and PBS to create an American World Service that can compete with the BBC and other global broadcasters.
  • Columbia University President Lee Bollinger • Making the argument that journalism needs to find a happy medium between “freedom of the press” and “ability to survive capitalism.” Bollinger admits that the idea makes people uncomfortable, but notes that in the academic field, the most likely counterpart to a potential government-driven press, “there have been strikingly few instances of government abuse.” He even argues that corporate interests may prove even more dangerous than the government. Interesting take. source
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