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25 Mar 2011 20:59

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U.S.: Protip: Convicted murderers should listen to their lawyers in court

  • The only reason she was shot four times is because the gun jammed. Otherwise I would have emptied the gun in her f— head.
  • Convicted Louisiana murderer Isaiah Doyle • Taking the stand during the penalty phase of his murder trial against the advice of his lawyers.  During his statements, he threatened to kill THE JURY. THE JURY. He was convicted on Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing of store clerk Hwa Lee. As you might guess from his tone, he showed no remorse for his actions. (via @putneydm) source
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25 Mar 2011 17:59

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World: Guess who’s the face of Haiti again? That’s right, Sean Penn

Say what you will about the guy, but he stuck with the crisis in Haiti long after everyone else. “As clichéd as it sounds, I think he really gives a damn about the Haitian people,” said one doctor. source
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25 Mar 2011 17:35

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World: Japan Prime Minister on Fukushima: We’re not out of the woods yet

  • Don’t consider the situation at Fukushima settled just yet. That’s the message that Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, in his first statements on the matter in over a week, would like to make clear. “We are making efforts to prevent it from getting worse, but I feel we cannot become complacent,” he said. “We must continue to be on our guard.” Kan’s comments come in the wake of high instability at some of the plants — yesterday, two workers got radiation burns on their feet while working on Fukushima’s No. 3 unit, which is the most dangerous of the bunch due to its use of a mixture of uranium and plutonium. The situation led to fresh concerns about whether there might be a leak in that reactor. TEPCO officials are still looking for the cause of the high radiation levels. source
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25 Mar 2011 16:40

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Politics: Obama sure looks like he’s not really handling this Libya thing

  • I’m not going to give you a time or a day.
  • White House Press Secretary Jay Carney • Reminding us why we miss Robert Gibbs so much. Carney, offering a pretty weak answer on when Obama would directly address Libya, made the administration look the fool with an answer like this. While Carney said Obama would have an address on this issue in the “very near future,” details were lacking. It’s starting to look like Obama is not top-of-mind on this issue. This is bad. Gibbs would’ve been more direct than this. Obama looks like he’s got terrible PR. source
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25 Mar 2011 13:09

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Biz: Once-powerful Kodak now raising money by patent trolling

  • $1 billion — the amount Kodak wants to shake out of RIM & Apple source
  • » Wait wait, how sad is this? Kodak, one of the great companies of the 20th century — and probably the one most deserving of a Paul Simon tune — has been relegated to patent troll status. Kodak claims that they hold the patent to an image-preview feature commonly used in cameraphones. The company has lost half of its market value in the past year.
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25 Mar 2011 12:50

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Music: Watch this video! It’s for a song called “Gravy Rainbow.” Really.

  • It takes a brave human being to name a song “Gravy Rainbow,” but that’s what Disasteradio just did. It’s like Dan Deacon with fewer musical chops and more weirdness. That’s a compliment. The album, “Charisma,” is available for free, too. (thanks TNW) source
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25 Mar 2011 12:33

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U.S.: Yikes: This billionaire dude is facing child sexual assault charges

  • Meet Samuel Curtis Johnson, right. Do us a favor and initialize his first and middle name, and then add the word “Wax” after Johnson. As you might have noticed, he’s a billionaire heir to a family that founded a major cleaning-supplies company. For a while, he was the Chairman of a spinoff company, Diversey Inc. (He hasn’t had a formal relationship with his namesake company in years.) Now, the 55-year-old man is in a lot of trouble – charged with having repeatedly sexually assaulted a child, now 15. He could face 40 years in prison if convicted. A terrible, awful story — that it involves a billionaire is the least of the problems here. source
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25 Mar 2011 11:49

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World: Yesterday’s Myanmar earthquake: By the numbers

  • 6.8 the magnitude of the quake that hit Myanmar about a day ago
  • 74+ people have been killed by the quake, which was just over 6 miles deep
  • 111+ people have been injured … landslides are still a major risk source
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