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21 Dec 2009 01:27

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U.S.: Health Care passes its first 60-40 Senate vote. Twitter has more.

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20 Dec 2009 21:26

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U.S.: Smokin’ hot topic in California: Legalizing pot to leverage taxes

  • 56% of Californians support legalizing marijuana to help pay off the state’s debt
  • 680,000+ people have reportedly signed a petition for a November ballot proposal source
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20 Dec 2009 11:04

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U.S.: Arnold Schwarzenegger could really do anything after leaving office

  • one If he wants, he could always return to that high-paying acting career.
  • two Screw acting! Arnold could totally run a network or movie studio!
  • three And really, does it need to be in the film industry? Business could use his acumen.
  • fourDude could stay in politics, head towards the Senate, and win some friends.
  • five Become a homemaker to prep for his role in “Junior 2: Mr. Dad.” source
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20 Dec 2009 10:46

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U.S.: So, how much snow did the East Coast get, anyway, guys?

  • 24″ of snow fell in Bethesda, Maryland, within earshot of D.C.
  • 16″ of snow fell in the National Mall, within the city limits of D.C.
  • 23.2″ of snow fell in Philly, a road trip away from D.C. source
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19 Dec 2009 12:24

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U.S.: Congress sends a huge military spending bill to Obama

  • $636 billion to do all sorts of willy-nilly with source
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19 Dec 2009 12:11

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U.S.: D.C. is drowning in snow, along with the rest of the East Coast

  • We are going to throw everything we have at it to keep the district open for business on this busy pre-holiday weekend.
  • D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty • On the large amount of snow that’s forcing us to type this from our #(&@!(& apartment instead of heading outside into the world at large. The Mid-Atlantic region is currently looking at 10-20″ of snow, which is like nothing if you live in Minnesota, but these jerks don’t know how to drive down here, which makes things a bit dicier. source
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19 Dec 2009 09:54

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U.S.: Ben Nelson’s on board: Health Care’s close to 60 votes, guys.

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  • He must have had a change of heart after being snowed in with Harry Reid. D.C. has a huge snowstorm on its hands right now, but if everyone could leave their homes and go out and stuff, this would be the huge story. Reid worked hard to make the bill something Nelson could support, so now he’s on board. Next up: Working on Olympia Snowe. Hopefully she’s in D.C., ’cause she’ll feel right at home right now. (Update: No, she’s not on board. Did they really rest their hopes on Lieberman?) source
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18 Dec 2009 15:30

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Biz, U.S.: Most states say their unemployment numbers are going down

  • 36 states – and D.C. – say that things are getting better source
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18 Dec 2009 09:17

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U.S.: Oklahoma could start treating abortions like sex offenders

  • Because shaming people out of getting abortions is really the right way to go. A court case will be the deciding factor in creating a law in Oklahoma that will put information about abortions in an online database on a Web site. While names won’t be named, those who plan to get the abortions would have to fill out a lengthy questionnaire which asks them why they’re getting the abortions. Some fear that the questions will be detailed enough that they could identify the mothers. State Sen. Todd Lamb is the guy behind this overly invasive legislative crapfest. source
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18 Dec 2009 08:53

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U.S., World: Perhaps Obama should’ve been in Copenhagen longer than a day

  • We are running short on time. And at this point, the question is whether we will move forward together, or split apart. Whether we prefer posturing to action.
  • Barack Obama • Trying to set a mood at the Copenhagen climate change summit, which has fallen over on itself in a mess of infighting, criticism and so on and so forth. The Guardian seems to play it off as a terrible speech that promised little, though we’ve seen few places that agree with them so far. In other news, China isn’t offering much of anything either. source
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