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04 Dec 2010 12:31

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Politics: Democrats fail to win hard-fought battle over Bush tax cuts

  • obvious Two procedural Democratic votes to extend the Bush tax cuts to only the non-super-wealthy failed to reach 60 votes in the Senate, to the shock of nobody.
  • sad The Democrats failed to even get everyone in their own party to go for them, only scoring 53 votes for the measure. Next up? Obama gives in to the GOP. source
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04 Dec 2010 01:43

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Politics: Obama finally decides to pardon some actual human beings

  • nine number of pardons Obama granted today; all the turkey talk must’ve gotten to him
  • 682 number of days of presidency it took Obama to make his first official pardon
  • 699 number of days it took George W. Bush  (the record-holder) to make his first pardons source
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04 Dec 2010 00:42

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Tech: Groupon spurns Google, proving they have deep discounts, balls

  • shocking Google offers Groupon $6 billion to offer its daily deals under the Google Banner. It’s Google’s biggest buyout offer ever.
  • shockinger Groupon has reportedly walked away from the offer, ensuring that in a year they will be completely forgotten. Smart move, idiots. source
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