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22 Jun 2010 20:37

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U.S.: As the McChrystal turns: He might resign if Obama thinks he should

  • I think it’s clear that the article in which he and his team appeared showed poor judgment, but I also want to make sure that I talk to him directly before I make that final decision.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking today about the fate of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, his main man in Afghanistan, who was savaged in this wonderful Rolling Stone article which was so effective that it might force the general to resign. While some argue that the structure is working against him, those same people say his reaction to that structure is still enough to force his resignation. Showing disloyalty to the president is a fireable offense in the world of Stanley McChrystal. Somehow this story managed to get the oil spill out of the news for the day, despite there being oil spill news today. How the hell did that happen? source
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22 Jun 2010 11:09

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U.S.: Bad news, guys: Peter Orszag is steppin’ down from the White House

Why we love ol’ Petey: He’s the first White House budget chief whose love life overshadowed his job. How did THAT happen? source
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22 Jun 2010 10:51

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U.S.: Illegal immigrants should avoid Arizona, random Nebraska town

  • what Fremont, Nebraska residents voted to block illegal immigrants from renting property or getting jobs.
  • why Because they felt that federal immigration laws had not gone far enough to regulate it. source
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22 Jun 2010 10:44

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U.S.: “Eat fresh” questionable slogan for Subway in salmonella outbreak

  • 97 people sickened from an Illinois outbreak; no deaths yet source
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22 Jun 2010 10:09

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U.S.: Gen. Stanley McChrystal isn’t talking so big this morning, is he?

Look, general … can I call you Stan? You said some stupid crap to Rolling Stone that undermines my authority. Why shouldn’t I fire you? source
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21 Jun 2010 21:55

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U.S.: The Nook and Kindle are shaking in their boots over the iPad

  • $359 the Amazon Kindle 2’s original sale price a little over a year ago
  • $259 the Barnes & Noble nook’s original price, which matched Amazon’s
  • $199 the updated price of the 3G Barnes & Noble nook
  • $149 the price of the new wi-fi only version of the nook
  • $189 the updated price of the Amazon Kindle 2 source
  • » How did they do do it?: Simple answer: The books are going to cost a heck of a lot more. We said a few months ago that the nook would prove the Kindle’s death knell, but the truth is that the iPad is doing it instead. There’s enough evidence that Apple’s infringing on their territory that they pretty much had to lower the price of the devices. To keep a long-term audience, Amazon’s next Kindle has to knock it out of the park, guys.
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21 Jun 2010 20:34

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U.S.: Faisal Shahzad’s guilty plea has a little extra for conspiracy kooks

  • It’s a war. I am part of the answer to the US terrorizing the Muslim nations and the Muslim people.
  • Wannabe Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad • Using fighting words during his guilty plea, which he verified 100 times over. He said that if the U.S. didn’t leave Iraq and Afghanistan, “we will be attacking US.” So put that in your pipe and smoke it. The dude can’t even build a proper car bomb! (In other news, we’ve had an open-and-shut terror attempt in the time that the oil spill has been spewing.) source
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21 Jun 2010 10:53

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U.S.: Can U.S. humanitarian groups offer aid to terror-tied groups?

  • NO the Supreme Court said that was prohibited source
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21 Jun 2010 10:35

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U.S.: In Arizona, a huge wildfire is reaching disaster proportions

  • 5,000 number of acres the wildfire covers
  • 748+ number of properties affected by the fire
  • no not a single bit of the fire is contained source
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20 Jun 2010 20:48

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U.S.: Holy crap: Officials shoot and kill fugitive bear from helicopter

This bear attacked an old guy at Yellowstone, so authorities took to a helicopter and shot it to death. It was the first bear mauling around the park in 25 years. source
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