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06 Dec 2009 22:08

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U.S.: Pit Bull attack: Young girls among those hurt in Chicago

  • 5 were hospitalized by the dog, including four children source
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06 Dec 2009 20:58

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U.S.: Meet the idiot who blew $127 million in Las Vegas

In the span of a year, Terrance Watanabe lost enough money to bankrupt many blue-chip companies. Now he’s suing Harrah’s for making him lose all that money. Idiot. source
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06 Dec 2009 10:56

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U.S.: Education may be a good next step for former military

  • 12,000 troops converted into teachers source
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06 Dec 2009 10:51

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U.S.: A lesbian bishop in the Episcopal Church? What, me worry?

  • If by chance people are going to withhold consents because of Mary’s sexuality, it would be a violation of the canons of this church.
  • Los Angeles Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno • Describing his reaction to news that he’d be working with the Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool, who was voted bishop suffragan yesterday. Glasspool is one of two gay bishops the Episcopal church has – and the first new one since 2003. As you might guess, this is something of a flash point for controversy. source
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04 Dec 2009 16:31

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U.S.: Senator Bob Corker: OnStar saved my daughter’s car!

  • I was telling the lady who handles that for me in Chattanooga, each month I was saying, ‘I don’t want to pay this, I don’t want to pay this.’ … Certainly it paid off tremendously last night.
  • Sen. Bob Corker • Describing how OnStar helped him get his daughter Julia’s car back after it was jacked from her on the mean streets of D.C. Wednesday night. The Tennessee Republican chose to keep the $18-a-month service, which came in handy when it helped police find the suspects – and the vehicle – at a Taco Bell in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Dudes, you’re supposed to run for the border, but you’re not supposed to just stop there! source
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04 Dec 2009 10:29

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U.S.: WHOA GUYS! IT’S SNOWING IN HOUSTON!!!!! HOLY (#(^!

In Houston, they don’t know what to do with snow, so you see hilariously unfortunate scenes such as this guy holding an umbrella in defeat, covered in sleet. source
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04 Dec 2009 10:09

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U.S.: Obama puts pressure on the private sector to start hiring again

  • While I believe that government has a critical role in creating the conditions for economic growth, ultimately, true economic recovery is only going to come from the private sector.
  • Barack Obama • Speaking at the jobs summit, which include more than 100 CEOs and other buisness and political leaders, about the private sector’s role in economic recovery. In other words, you bastards have to start hiring again if we’re gonna get out of this mess. source
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03 Dec 2009 09:31

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U.S.: Everyone wastes Congress’ time on the gate crasher probe

  • The White House Claiming that they’ve already been pretty open about the incident – especially on their official Web site – the Obama administration decided to use executive privilege to prevent White House social secretary Desiree Rogers from talking.
  • The Salahis While they probably could use the publicity (not), Tareq and Michaele Salahi have chosen not to testify, according to their lawyer. Their case already looks lost thanks to e-mails which prove they didn’t actually have access. source
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02 Dec 2009 23:34

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U.S.: Ben just got Bernanke’d by Bernie Sanders. Ouch.

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  • Yeah … Our boy’s gonna have trouble getting a second term. Ben Bernanke’s first term as Federal Reserve chair was marked by a whole bunch of crazy bank failures, financial market distress, bailouts, and pissed-off tea partiers who probably want to hurt him. On the eve of a second confirmation hearing, one independent senator has said “enough.” Bernie Sanders plans to put a hold on Bernanke’s nomination, which means he might be able to filibuster easily. He’s pretty much screwed. source
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02 Dec 2009 21:55

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U.S.: In San Francisco, unleashed dogs attack rich old ladies. Yikes.

  • In the past few years the park has become a nightmare of unleashed dogs. What is it going to take to enforce the leash law and control access? A death of a child? A badly injured adult? I am a seriously injured adult…
  • 73-year-old San Francisco widow Marion Cope • Who was mauled by a pack of unleashed dogs who were attacking the dog she was walking. A dog bit her calf, leaving a 10-inch wound which will require plastic surgery to repair. The irony? Her family, which also owned a swanky hotel in the city, gave the park to San Francisco nearly 100 years ago. That bites. source
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