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17 Oct 2010 22:04

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Politics, U.S.: Sharron Angle spends a lot, raises a bit more

  • $14 million amount raised by Sharron Angle’s Senate campaign last quarter. Sounds like a lot, right?
  • $12 million amount spent on fundraising by Sharron Angle’s campaign in the same quarter. Whoops! source

17 Oct 2010 15:38

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World: Benny Netanyahu thinks Ahmadinejad is radicalizing Lebanon

  • Lebanon is rapidly becoming a new satellite of Iran. It’s a tragedy for Lebanon.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • Suggesting that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to Lebanon had the effect of radicalizing the country. What makes him say something like that? Well, here’s a sample of what Ahmadinejad said: “The whole world knows that the Zionists are going to disappear … The occupying Zionists today have no choice but to accept reality and go back to their countries of origin.” Ohhhh. Yeah. We see how Benny boy could deduct that from the Iranian leader’s visit. source

17 Oct 2010 13:41

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Culture: Idiots rule the world: “Jackass 3D” tops box office, and then some

  • $50
    million
    the amount “Jackass 3D” made in its first weekend, topping the box office by a wide margin
  • $20
    million
    the amount it cost to make the film, which was helped greatly by 3D ticket sales source
  • » Compared to the series: The latest film in the “Jackass” franchise, which is known for having a really huge opening weekend and falling off fast, is doing pretty good even by those standards. The most successful film in the series, “Jackass: Number Two” has made $72 million, which “Jackass 3D” is bound to top by accident. It might have also helped that the franchise has been relatively dormant for a few years.

17 Oct 2010 11:23

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World: Saleed Malekpour: An Iranian jailed for “internet offenses”

  • You may not know Saleed Malekpour, but you should read up. This web developer created a program that people used to upload pictures, and put his name on it. Someone (not him) used it for an adult Web site, and because his name was in the credits, he was arrested on the descriptive charge of “internet offenses.” While born in Iran, he was a Canadian citizen and had only returned to Iran to visit his terminally ill father. Malekpour has been in jail for two years now on reportedly trumped-up charges, some of which are punishable by death. And he’s been tortured, too. Harrowing. source

17 Oct 2010 10:57

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World: Sunnis formerly allied with U.S. switching sides in Iraq

So apparently, formerly-U.S.-allied Sunni fighters in Iraq are apparently switching sides at high numbers, which is bad news for stopping insurgencies. source

17 Oct 2010 10:34

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Politics: Christine O’Donnell wants it both ways with the GOP

  • We’re asking the National Republican Senatorial to help us shine a spotlight on my opponent’s negative record. We’re hoping that the National Republican Senatorial Committee will help us. But it’s two and a half weeks left, and they’re not.
  • Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell • Talking on ABC’s “This Week” about how she can’t get help from the national GOP in fighting Chris Coons. But the same day as the interview, she had this to say to a local rotary club: “If you want a senator who has had to fight her own party and is still fighting her own party, please vote O’Donnell for U.S. Senate.” Hmmmmmmmmm. One point to make here is that she’s kicking Coons’ butt when it comes to spending, including getting the maximum donation from the NRSC. But she’s still losing. source

17 Oct 2010 00:29

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Politics: Sarah Palin’s California speech notable for who didn’t show up

  • presentSarah Palin’s speech at a GOP rally in California drew a number of supporters willing to donate $25 a plate to hear the former Alaska governor speak.
  • absent However, California’s two key GOP candidates – Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman – didn’t show up, even though they were invited. Hmm. Scheduling conflicts, eh? source
  • » Notable phrase of the night: Palin is so optimistic about the GOP’s chances next month that she used the phrase “soon, we’ll all be dancing” to express her joy. Hopefully the Republicans have a better dancer than Bristol …