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25 Jan 2011 21:53

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Politics: Deficit: President calls for cutting more than just domestic spending

  • We have to stop pretending that cutting [annual domestic] spending alone will be enough. It won’t.
  • President Obama • Laying out his vision for taking a bite out of our deficit . source
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25 Jan 2011 21:43

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Politics: High-speed plans for building high-speed rail

  • 85% of Americans to have access to high-speed rail within 25 years source
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25 Jan 2011 21:36

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Politics: Education: Obama calls for extension of tuition tax credit

  • I ask Congress to go further, and make permanent our tuition tax credit – worth $10,000 for four years of college.
  • President Obama • Getting specific with education policy. source
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25 Jan 2011 21:31

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Politics: Obama lays out energy goals for the next couple of decades

  • 2015 one million electric vehicles on US roads
  • 2035 80% of US energy from clean energy sources source
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25 Jan 2011 21:16

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Politics: Obama gives bipartisan seating plan a shout out

  • What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow.
  • President Obama • Remarking on the bipartisan seating arrangement during the State of the Union. source
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25 Jan 2011 16:03

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Biz: Taco Bell president says “proprietary blend of seasonings and spices”

  • Unfortunately, the lawyers in this case elected to sue first and ask questions later — and got their ‘facts’ absolutely wrong.
  • Taco Bell President Greg Creed • Who used the phrase “proprietary blend of seasonings and spices” to defend itself from a hilarious lawsuit that claims their taco meat isn’t real meat. We’ll just leave this here. source
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25 Jan 2011 15:01

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U.S.: Three Supreme Court justices likely to skip State Of The Union

  • 6Supreme Court justices likely to attend the State Of The Union source
  • » Three justices are fine, thanks: Reports from Washington suggest that the Supreme Court may be three members down during President Obama’s address tonight. Though a court spokeswoman would not verify which justices would be attending, it’s expected that Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas will skip the address. This seems particularly relevant to Alito, who irritatedly mouthed “not true” during last year’s address, after the President’s criticism of the court’s “Citizen’s United” ruling.
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25 Jan 2011 14:39

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U.S.: In spite of dangers, police officer deaths declining over time

  • cloud The recent rash of police killings throughout America, claiming the lives of two and wounding at least nine in a 24-hour period.
  • silver lining The casualty rate for police over the last twenty years has been improving, despite the ever-present dangers of the job. source
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25 Jan 2011 14:11

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Politics: Obama unlikely to tip hand on deficit reduction tonight

  • Reaching agreement requires both sides to demonstrate a willingness to compromise. He’s going to want everyone to show their hand at the same time.
  • Rep. Chris Van Hollen • The Maryland congressman, who is the most senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee, commenting on President Obama’s likely tact on deficit reduction in his State Of The Union address. its been widely said the President will not endorse any specific suggestion of the Deficit Commission tonight, in particular their proposal to raise the retirement age and make cuts to Social Security. source
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25 Jan 2011 13:44

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U.S.: Rahm stays alive as Illinois Supreme Court grants a stay

  • one year The amount of time that Rahm Emanuel had to live in Chicago to qualify for the mayoral ballot, which Monday an Appellate Court ruled he’d failed to do.
  • one day The amount of time that it took for the Illinois Supreme Court to grant Emanuel’s request for a stay, ordering that his name be put back on the ballot. source
  • » Rahm isn’t out of the woods just yet: Illinois’ highest court issued the stay in light of the Emanuel campaign’s pending appeal, but they haven’t yet decided whether to hear his case. If they do, his lawyers will have to convince seven justices to overturn the Appellate ruling. That said, as the Board of Election Commissioners are about to begin printing the ballots for early voting (which starts Monday), this is a critical success for Emanuel’s mayoral ambitions.
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