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05 Nov 2010 21:18

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U.S.: Light sentence in Oscar Grant case leaves Oakland on edge

  • 14 years the amount of jail time the mother of Oscar Grant, Wanda Johnson, wanted for BART officer Johannes Mehserle in the police brutality case where the unarmed Grant was killed
  • 2 years the amount of jail time Mehserle will get for his YouTube-spread actions, which have the entire city of Oakland on edge; he’ll also get credit for time already served source
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05 Nov 2010 21:08

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U.S.: Preliminary “Don’t Ask” ruling winds its way to Supreme Court

  • federal A federal judge in California ruled the military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy unconstitutional; Obama then appeals.
  • appeals After the appeal was filed, the 9th Circuit ruled that the policy should stay in place while the case goes to trial – a win for the Pentagon.
  • supreme The Log Cabin Republicans have now appealed that decision to the Supreme Court in hopes of getting it overturned again. source
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04 Nov 2010 20:27

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U.S.: Yo smokers: Want a shot against lung cancer? Get an early CT scan

  • 20% higher survival rate with CT scans over x-rays source
  • » The results were so positive that the National Lung Screening Trial actually ended early because the results so obviously favored CT scans for early detection. While it’s not a cure for cancer, it definitely offers lung cancer sufferers a chance at survival they didn’t have before.
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04 Nov 2010 10:50

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U.S.: Smoked out: Lots of pot found near border, along with giant tunnel

  • 1,800ft the length of a tunnel (near San Diego) used to smuggle drugs between the U.S. and Mexico
  • 25 tons the amount of pot seized by authorities – none of it legal thanks to Prop. 19 not passing source
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04 Nov 2010 10:01

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U.S.: Chandra Levy trial has a pretty major DNA-related problem

  • bad Gary Condit’s name was dragged in the mud over the Chandra Levy situation – and now, years later, Ingmar Guandique is on trial for the murder.
  • worse During the trial, scientific experts drop a bombshell – no DNA or forensic evidence links either man to the crime scene. This is troubling. source
  • » To make things worse: There is some DNA evidence (semen and fingerprints, to be specific) but it doesn’t match either man. It doesn’t mean that Ingmar Guandique still isn’t the suspect. It just means it’ll be much harder for the prosecution to prove it.
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03 Nov 2010 10:27

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U.S.: The season’s saddest-but-most-uplifting election

Democrat Jenny Oropeza died only two weeks before the election, but was still able to pull out her California State Senate victory on Tuesday. source
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02 Nov 2010 21:55

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U.S.: Don’t !*&@ with Frank: Barney Frank easily re-elected to House

Yeah, Frank’s doing alright. He may have had a somewhat tough re-election campaign, but he’ll spend another day chillin’ in the House. 16 terms, folks. source
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02 Nov 2010 09:44

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U.S.: Today’s midterms already broke a pretty major record

  • 16 million early ballots already cast before the day started source
  • » And possibly an all-time record, too: The tally of early ballots looks to get very close to 2008’s record. Will it top it? Either way, it’s a record for a midterm election.
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02 Nov 2010 00:56

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U.S.: Unemployed woman receives letter from Obama, sells it to get by

  • sad One of millions of people in dire economic straits, Jennifer Cline and her husband lost their jobs in 2007. Then she got two types of skin cancer.
  • uplifting Cline wrote a letter to Obama telling him of her optimism despite her tough situation. Obama responded personally. It was big news.
  • sad Months later, Cline, still in dire straits, is selling the letter for $7,000 to pay for a mortgage and medical bills. Hard knocks suck. source
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01 Nov 2010 21:25

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U.S.: Will “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” soften during the appeals process?

  • NO “don’t ask” won’t go away while Obama defends it source
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