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25 Nov 2010 22:20

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World: WHO: Second-hand smoke kills hundreds of thousands each year

  • 600,000 the number of people worldwide who die each year as a result of second-hand smoking (cough, cough)
  • 165,000 the number of children killed each year by second-hand smoke; they’re most heavily exposed to it source
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25 Nov 2010 21:53

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Biz: A sampling of when certain stores are opening up for Black Friday

  • 10 p.m. the time Toys “R” Us opens tonight for Black Friday (earliest)
  • 12 a.m. the time Wal-Mart opens for Black Friday (still pretty early)
  • 3 a.m. the time Kohl’s opens for Black Friday (too late; nobody cares) source
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25 Nov 2010 21:41

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World: Iraq needs to rally around contested prime minister, quick

  • 30 days for Nuri al-Maliki to form a government in Iraq source
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25 Nov 2010 09:32

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U.S.: It’s Thanksgiving! Why are you jerks still on the Internet?

  • OK, guys … we’re going to take some time away from the never ending grind of finding short stuff to post about, and appreciate Thanksgiving the way it was meant to be enjoyed – with a giant lump of tofu in place of a bird that we singlehandedly killed with our bare hands. We suggest you do the same. The internet will be here tomorrow, friends. (Photo by JacobMetcalf) source
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25 Nov 2010 09:21

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World: Three New Zealand teens, believed dead, miraculously found alive

  • 50 days missing, they were skinny – but still alive, fortunately source
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25 Nov 2010 09:07

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Politics: Sarah Palin invokes class warfare in ripping Bushes

  • Let’s say you’re Sarah Palin and you just got criticized by a former first lady. How would you handle the criticism? Well, in Sarah Palin’s case, this is how: “I don’t want to concede that we have to get used to this kind of thing, because i don’t think the majority of Americans want to put up with the blue-bloods — and i want to say it with all due respect because I love the Bushes — the blue bloods who want to pick and chose their winners instead of allowing competition.” She said that on Laura Ingraham’s show yesterday. So, to be clear, she just ripped on a former president and first lady for being privileged because they suggested she was unqualified to be president. Check. source
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25 Nov 2010 08:49

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World: After two major fails, South Korea’s defense minister is out

  • may In the wake of a warship’s sinking, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young offered his resignation but President Lee Myung-bak wouldn’t take it.
  • november In the wake of NORTH KOREA ATTACKING South Korea, Defense Minister Kim Tae-young offered his resignation again. It went through this time. source
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25 Nov 2010 08:38

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Politics: People all excited that Tom DeLay got convicted and stuff

  • You cannot wipe the grin off my face with a stick of dynamite. I think it’s important that he has to face the consequences of his actions.
  • Blogger Susan DuQuesnay Bankston of Richmond, Texas • Exclaiming her utter joy about Tom DeLay’s conviction for money laundering yesterday. DeLay, who left Congress under a firestorm of controversy in 2005, was convicted of illegally channeling $190,000 to GOP candidates in Texas with a money swap. The money helped lead to a Texas legislature that was strongly GOP, which helped the former House Majority Leader push through a redistricting plan that was advantageous to DeLay politically. What a plan! source
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