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06 Oct 2010 16:37

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Politics, U.S.: The most unenthusiastic endorsement possible

  • We have a constitutional requirement for somebody that’s gonna run for President. Of course, [Sarah Palin]’s qualified.
  • Senate Candidate Joe Miller •  When asked by Megyn Kelly whether or not Palin is qualified to be President. He’d earlier refused to answer the question, prompting an angry e-mail from Todd Palin. source
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06 Oct 2010 11:25

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U.S.: Vice President isn’t ‘Biden’ his tongue

  • If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them.
  • Vice President Joe Biden • In an interview with ABC News. Makes sense, given that the GOP position of extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich would cost the country about $830 billion. source
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06 Oct 2010 11:12

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U.S.: Judge: Government can’t use major witness in civilian terror trial

  • whatJust before the start of a domestic terror trial in New York City, a judge said the prosecution could not use a key witness.
  • whyApparently the government learned about the witness from the defendant himself during a crazy interrogation. source
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06 Oct 2010 10:55

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U.S.: Good Samaritan validates reason for Amber Alert’s existence

  • The second time I reached him, the way he acted – yes, I was, for a split second I was nervous until I saw the little girl and all fear was out the window after that. I didn’t have no fear. I wasn’t thinking of me no more. I was just thinking we need to get that little girl to safety.
  • Fresno, Calif. resident Victor Perez • On singlehandedly stopping a known gang member (who was already on felony probation) from kidnapping a young girl. The Amber Alert for Elisa Cardenas, 8, was very close to Perez’s home, and when he saw Gregorio Gonzales driving by in his truck, Perez had his cousin call 911 – and he drove after Gonzales. The fact that Perez managed to stop Gonzales from kidnapping Cardenas verifies the reason the Amber Alert system exists. Great job, Victor. You saved the day. (Gonzales was caught a few hours later by police, by the way, but he let go of Cardenas after Perez stopped him.) source
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05 Oct 2010 23:02

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U.S.: Cool commercial: Moleskine obsessed with Pac-Man, just like us

  • Holy crap. This commercial singlehandedly made Moleskine cool again. The question, of course, is whether or not we can get our black notebook to eat random sugar off a messy desk. source
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05 Oct 2010 21:04

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U.S.: Bill and Melinda Gates throw lots of money at education

  • $35 million headed to community colleges (thanks Bill!) source
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05 Oct 2010 11:20

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U.S.: Faisal Shahzad sentenced: Times Square bomber gets life in prison

  • 40 number of people Times Square wannabe bomber Faisal Shahzad thought his bomb would kill
  • life amount of time Shahzad will have in prison to think about what he almost did back in May source
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04 Oct 2010 18:48

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Politics, U.S.: Blago is the least popular politican ever

  • 8% of Illinois voters approve of Rod Blagojevich source
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04 Oct 2010 10:52

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Politics, U.S.: Republican Sharon Angle doesn’t like Republicans

  • causeSharon Angle, running for Senate under the banner of the Republican Party, was caught talking smack about the Republican Party…on tape!
  • effect?Given the strong anti-establishment sentiment this election cycle, will Angle’s antics hurt her candidacy? Might they actually help? source
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03 Oct 2010 11:37

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U.S.: Nevada is stuck in the abyss of recession with no way out

  • 3.8% the state’s unemployment numbers a decade ago – pretty good, right?
  • 14.4% the state’s jobless numbers now – and it’s even worse when you get to Las Vegas
  • 44 number of months the state has led the country in foreclosure numbers – nearly four years source
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