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22 Nov 2009 09:35

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U.S.: Medical Marijuana: Teens like it too! Especially Bay Area teens!

  • 50 teens have been given medical marijuana in the Bay Area
  • 18 the age of consent for getting medical marijuana in California without a parent source
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22 Nov 2009 09:18

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U.S.: For Patrick Kennedy, no shirts, no pro-life stance, no service

  • The bishop instructed me not to take Communion and said that he has instructed the diocesan priests not to give me Communion.
  • Patrick Kennedy • Regarding the crappy service he got recently when he tried to get communion recently. Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said that Ted Kennedy’s kid, a Rhode Island representative, wasn’t worthy of communion because he was pro-choice. And he told all of his pastors to do the same, Kennedy says. Tobin’s rep has no comment on the denying-Pat-communion part of this debate, but denies the pastor-telling part. source
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21 Nov 2009 21:02

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U.S.: No Republicans, no problem: The Senate Dems get health care going

  • It’s official, kids. The Democrats have taken weeks of attempting to get this shiznit on the Senate floor and actually gotten it on the freaking Senate floor. And they did it without a single Republican. Who knows if they’ll get any further with it, but it’s a great first step. source
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21 Nov 2009 13:51

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U.S.: Daily Poll: California schools and their sucktastic budget crisis


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21 Nov 2009 13:11

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U.S.: The Senate’s Democratic health holdouts are droppin’ like flies

  • 59 Democrat-caucusing Senators favor bring this bill to the floor
  • one Democrat-caucusing Senator – Mary Landrieu – just offered her support source
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21 Nov 2009 11:36

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U.S.: The Senate decides to get on Roland Burris for his lameness

  • Blame it on his ever-shifting explanations of what happened with Blago. Roland Burris, who we consider to be perhaps the most honest member of the Senate, was trashed on by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics yesterday. The panel’s stinging “public letter of qualified admonition” was harsh but not the the point of censure or expulsion. The Illinois senator focused on the positive – that he was keeping his seat – not the heavy criticism. source
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20 Nov 2009 23:26

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U.S.: Just like the ’60s: Civil disobedience at UC Berkeley ends in arrests

  • 41 people got nailed by the man for standing up for their beliefs source
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20 Nov 2009 20:42

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U.S.: Odds of Senate Dems getting 60 votes for health care: Improving

  • Good news for Dems It appears that the party has close to the 60 votes needed to push the health care bill to a discussion in the chamber. Who knows if that’ll actually happen, but man, it’s fun to watch democracy in action.
  • The lone holdouts Among Democrats, the main people holding back the bill are Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. Ben Nelson, the other wildcard, is favoring a discussion if not a vote. Source
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20 Nov 2009 19:36

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U.S.: Movie popcorn: Our nation’s biggest, scariest problem ever

Why you should eat movie popcorn: It’s really tasty. Why you shouldn’t: It’s a giant bag of fat and calories – even before the butter. source
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20 Nov 2009 19:14

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U.S.: It’s official. Obama’s job approval rating is no longer above 50%.

  • 49% of respondents in today’s Gallup poll big-upped the president’s job performance source
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