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08 Feb 2010 15:33

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U.S.: God hates D.C.: More snow promised for us heathens

  • 10″-20″ we want to cry Mother Nature source

08 Feb 2010 14:52

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08 Feb 2010 09:49

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U.S.: NASA finally managed to launch a space shuttle nearly on time

  • 4:14 a.m. space shuttle Endeavor’s launch time earlier this morning
  • 24 hours the length of time after the original launch time it was delayed source

08 Feb 2010 09:44

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U.S.: India’s snow problems deadlier, scarier than D.C.’s are

  • 17+ soldiers dead in an avalanche at a training camp source

08 Feb 2010 09:25

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U.S.: Connecticut power plant blast: Dangerous conditions halt the search

  • good Most of the workers at the scene of the deadly power plant explosion are accounted for.
  • bad Crews had to call off the search early this morning with some workers unaccounted for.
  • worse The plant had a financial investment of nearly $1 billion. It was 96 percent done. source

07 Feb 2010 19:52

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U.S.: The Connecticut blast already deadly, could get much worse

  • what At least five people died and 12 more were injured in an explosion at a Connecticut power plant earlier today. It was heard from miles away.
  • why A natural gas leak caused the blast. The Kleen Energy Systems plant was 95 percent complete and scheduled to go online this summer.
  • next They won’t know how many people died until they get a list of employees from contractors. The death toll could be massive. source

07 Feb 2010 19:29

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U.S.: A Super Bowl for policy wonks: Left vs. Right, in Obama’s house

  • Get yo popcorn ready! Today, during a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS, Obama said that on Feb. 25, he would be hosting a live, televised debate for Republicans and Democrats to work out their differences on health care. In the White House. “If we can go step by step through a series of these issues and arrive at some agreements, there’s no reason we can’t do this faster than it took last year,” he said. Maybe so, but man, we can’t wait to watch this. The Q&A with the Republicans? Just a warm-up. source
 

07 Feb 2010 12:50

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07 Feb 2010 10:34

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U.S.: More important to New Orleans residents: Football or politics?

  • 1978 last time New Orleans had a white mayor (Mitch Landrieu won the race last night) source
  • never last time New Orleans had a team in the Super Bowl (the Saints play the Colts later today) source

07 Feb 2010 10:20

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U.S.: Obvious: Space shuttle launch delayed by some weather problem

  • So, why do we launch space shuttles out of Florida, anyway? NASA’s Shuttle program may be coming to a close in the near future, but while they’re still happening, they’re keeping up a common trend – a delayed launch. With just 40% of launches happening on time, it’s more common for a ship to be delayed by weather than not. And Florida kinda has a lot of it. Anyway, the Endeavor was delayed again this morning. By what, you say? Clouds. source