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10 Feb 2010 09:06

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U.S.: Chicagoland lightly rumbled awake early this morning

  • 4.3 earthquake 50 miles outside of Chicago; blame asian carp source
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09 Feb 2010 19:17

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U.S.: Don’t ask, don’t care? Openly gay soldier back with National Guard

Lt. Dan Choi, who speaks Arabic, outed himself loudly on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” so this isn’t just some fluke. They let him back in. source
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09 Feb 2010 17:55

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U.S., World: Hillary’s not getting involved in the Haiti missionaries case

  • It would be highly unusual for the secretary of state to intervene in a case involving the judicial process of another country.
  • State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley • Regarding the case of the 10 missionaries detained in Haiti for attempting to take children out of the country. This is despite much public pressure for both the State Department and the Haitian government to let the detained go. “This is all the result of a colossal misunderstanding and we are hoping it will resolve itself,” said lawyer Reginald Brown, who is representing one of the missionaries. He wrote a letter asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to help. source
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09 Feb 2010 17:26

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U.S.: Laughable, scandal-ridden N.Y. Gov. David Paterson isn’t leaving office

Know that George W. Bush sign that says “Miss Me Yet?” Replace Dubya with Eliot Spitzer and we bet most New Yorkers would agree. source
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09 Feb 2010 10:30

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Biz, U.S.: Surprise! “Happy Birthday” has a copyright on it for some reason

  • $2 million made yearly on claims for singing “Happy Birthday” source
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09 Feb 2010 10:13

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U.S.: Jennifer Granholm calls Obama’s asian carp plan a load of crap

  • The economic damage from these carp coming into the Great Lakes system would be irreparable. They should shut the locks down until they get these other measures in place, and permanently have a solution to separating these two water systems.
  • Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm • Regarding Obama’s $78.5 million plan to prevent ecosystem-screwing asian carp from getting in the Great Lakes. She says it’s not enough. The problem stems from an Illinois canal where the carp are coming from. Granholm – and Michigan – want the canal blocked off from the Great Lakes. Illinois doesn’t. Obama’s from Illinois. You see where this is going. source
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08 Feb 2010 21:56

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U.S.: Father of the year: Soldier accused of waterboarding young daughter

  • The daughter wouldn’t recite her ABCs. Joshua Tabor, of Tacoma, Wash. was arrested Jan. 31 for the incident. Knowing that the 4-year-old was afraid of water, he threatened her using the technique more traditionally – and controversially – used on terror suspects. Tabor was angry because he feels she’s mentally behind her age; investigators noted that she seemed normal. So yeah. Scary. source
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08 Feb 2010 21:39

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U.S.: Richard Shelby released those Obama nominee holds. Why?

  • shelby The Alabama senator says that his demands were met, so he released most of the 70+ holds, barring a few unnamed ones.
  • obama The president’s staff says that none of Shelby’s demands were met, so somebody is lying here. We wonder who that might be. source
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08 Feb 2010 21:30

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U.S., World: Sick Haitian kids can’t get to U.S. hospitals due to red tape

  • 15 number of Haitian children airlifted to U.S. hospitals each day before the Baptist missionaries were arrested
  • three number of children airlifted daily now; other kids are getting held back due to paperwork issues source
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08 Feb 2010 20:09

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U.S.: John Murtha: A friend of the military, not a friend of the Iraq War

  • Every person who serves in the military has lost an advocate and a good friend.
  • Wisconsin Rep. David Obey • On the death of Rep. John Murtha. Murtha, one of Congress’ most-hard-nosed members, had served Pennsylvania’s 12th district since 1974. He was best-known for his stance on military issues, mainly because he had been there – he was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress. Notably, Murtha was an early critic of the Iraq War, at a time when the war was still popular with the American public. He also had some notable weaknesses, such as being notorious for pushing pork into his own district. Even so, his death was unexpected – doctors accidentally hit his intestine during routine gall bladder surgery, which means a malpractice lawsuit is possibly in the doctors’ future. source
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