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27 Nov 2009 17:19

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U.S., World: Michael Bloomberg spent $102 million to become mayor again

  • $183 the amount Bloomberg spent on each vote source
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27 Nov 2009 11:14

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U.S.: The CIA wants to hire more Arab Americans. Good luck, guys

  • People have been told, ‘Your name is Mohammed; your name is Ahmed; you must be a terrorist.’ How do you bring people into the government when they have been subjected to a great deal of discrimination?
  • Arab American News publisher Osama Siblani • Discussing the CIA’s plan to try to hire Arab-Americans in Dearborn, Mich. The Detroit suburb, currently the heart of the U.S.’ Middle Eastern community, is being targeted by the CIA to help boost its intelligence ranks and diversity. Many applaud the decision but question the trust Arabs can have with the organization, especially considering the way they’ve been treated by the government post-9/11. source
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27 Nov 2009 10:03

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U.S.: We’re not thankful for a Thanksgiving day shooting in Florida

  • 4 people, including a child, were killed; the suspect’s on the run source
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26 Nov 2009 21:56

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U.S.: When not crashing state dinners, Tareq and Michaele Salahi getting sued

  • 16 lawsuits have been named against the D.C. socialites
  • one number of times the couple has filed for bankruptcy source
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26 Nov 2009 20:12

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U.S.: Michaele and Tarek Salahi brought Bravo cameras to the state dinner

  • Michaele Salahi is under consideration as a cast member, as such Half Yard Productions were filming the Salahis on that day. Half Yard was only aware that per the Salahis they had been invited as guests.
  • A statement from Bravo • Describing how they ended up going with the Salahis to the state dinner earlier this week. We’d post more, but Julius is loaded with digital turkey and he’s turned off his brain to vapid stories that don’t really hurt anybody. source
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26 Nov 2009 11:19

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U.S.: Many are thankful for Shaq paying for Shaniya Davis’ funeral

  • The funeral On Sunday, more than 2,000 people showed up to Davis’ funeral – a sad, disturbing end for the five-year-old girl. It came out yesterday that the NBA star paid for the funeral.
  • The backstory Davis, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, went missing earlier this month and was found six days later in a wooded area. She was a victim of child prostitution and kidnapping.
  • The charges
    Mario McNeill was arrested for the murder, with video evidence implicating him. Davis’ mother, Antoinette, was charged with human trafficking charges related to child prostitution. source
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26 Nov 2009 10:33

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U.S.: We’re not thankful for the guy who died in Nutty Putty

  • Getting people to him is very difficult. It is a tightly confined space. When there is movement, it is literally millimeters at a time.
  • Sgt. Spencer Cannon • Just before John Edward Jones, who was stuck in the Nutty Putty cave in Utah, died. Jones was trapped in the cave for a whole day in an area 18 inches wide and 10 inches deep. Which sounds awful. source
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25 Nov 2009 20:40

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U.S.: D.C. socialites Tareq and Michaele Salahi step up their state dinner game

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  • These people are officially the greatest showboat reality-tv-whore badasses ever. Tareq and Michaele Salahi totally crashed the White House’s state dinner last night, and they did it in a blatant way, with Facebook photos, time with Rahm Emanuel (above) and no security clearance. Who knows how they got in; we wanna know what they’re gonna get out of it. source
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25 Nov 2009 18:29

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U.S.: Some guy is stuck in Nutty Putty, which is less fun than it sounds

That’s because, despite the name, “Nutty Putty” is in fact a cave. In Utah. He’s stuck 150 feet below ground. Yikes. source
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25 Nov 2009 17:28

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U.S., World: Obama has big plans for climate change in Copenhagen

  • 17% goal for emissions cuts by 2020 – good luck source
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