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19 Jul 2009 00:03

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World: Bono dodges a hug from Bush…and gets congrats from Obama?

  • Bono stiffed Bush out of a hug. Well, that’s what he told the BBC anyway. According to the rockstar, he was at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2006 when the president swooped in for an embrace. Bono said he wasn’t feeling it (or Bush’s policies) and dodged the hug by hopping behind a podium. No one seemed to notice, but when he sat back down, Obama, a senator at the time, whispered, “Nice work with the hug dodge.” source

18 Jul 2009 23:41

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Tech, U.S.: President Obama’s peeps really dig this whole tweeting thing

  • It is on our White House Twitter, so yes, I can confirm.
  • A White House aide • On whether there was an upcoming presidential news conference scheduled. The White House Press Corps didn’t receive a direct official confirmation until two hours after the @whitehouse tweet – which kinda peeved them off. Reporter Julie Mason said, “If the administration wants to have a twitter conference, then Twitter is the way to go. For a press conference? Notify the press.” ZING!  • source

18 Jul 2009 17:37

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World: Berlin brothel offers discount to environmentally friendly customers

Do you bike or take transit to your local brothel? Are you getting a discount? If not, you’re getting ripped off, man. source

18 Jul 2009 17:17

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World: There isn’t much time for partying at the International Space Station

  • 5 scheduled spacewalks at the space station in the next 11 days source

18 Jul 2009 16:43

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World: It hasn’t been a very good week for the Tour de France, that’s for sure

  • There’s many close calls between riders and spectators … Sad news. May she RIP.
  • Lance Armstrong on his Twitter feed • Regarding the death of a 61-year-old spectator during the 14th stage of the tour between Colmar and Besancon. The woman was hit by a police motorcycle as she was crossing the road. This comes just a day after two tour riders were shot and injured by an air-rifle.  • source

18 Jul 2009 16:26

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U.S.: Dun dun dun!!! Jumbo squid “menaces” the coast of San Diego

  • You can’t make this stuff up. Scuba divers off the coast of San Diego say the beaked Humboldt squid, a carnivorous and sometimes aggressive sea creature, has been engaging in some *pretty freaky* activity. Although their normal habitat is in deeper waters further south, they’ve been getting chummy with Californians – and the love isn’t mutual. One diver said a group of squid swam up to him, inspected him to see if he was edible and then kept hitting him on the back of the head. Err … how long until this becomes a giant blockbuster movie? source

17 Jul 2009 17:00

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Sports: Ouch! Suspected shooting injures two Tour de France riders

  • 2 riders injured in a suspected air-rifle shooting source
 

16 Jul 2009 23:48

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World: 17-year-old Californian becomes youngest to sail around globe. Woah.

Zac Sunderland from Thousand Oaks, California finished his 13-month trip circumnavigating the globe by sailboat today. This kid obviously didn’t have a curfew. source

16 Jul 2009 23:09

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World: Six reported dead after two bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Two fatal blasts hit the Indonesian capital Friday. Local news stations are reporting that the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotel were targeted in the two separate attacks, just two weeks after the country’s presidential election. source

16 Jul 2009 22:34

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U.S.: The fastest route to aggravating a professor: writing about their politics

  • You think you’re so [expletive] cute with your little column. I read your piece and all you want is attention. You’re just like Bill O’Reilly. You just want to get up on your [expletive] soapbox and have people look at you.
  • A faculty member at the University of Oregon • To Dan Lawton, regarding his column on the lack of Republican professors at the school. He wrote that having two registered Republicans and 98 registered Democrats on staff was a bit too much of a disparity for his liking. Lawton’s column caused quite an uproar, garnering 68 comments (and counting) plus a whack-load of responses from people both praising and criticizing his observation. The comment above fits in the latter category, as you probably guessed.  • source