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25 Oct 2009 10:00

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U.S.: A couple numbers to note about swine flu’s emergency state

  • 46
    states     currently have widespread levels of swine flu running through their populations; 1,000 people have died so far source
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24 Oct 2009 11:20

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U.S.: Daily Poll: Think you’re gonna get the swine flu vaccine?

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24 Oct 2009 01:07

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U.S.: Michael Bloomberg makes “record election spending” laughable

  • $85 million the amount Michael Bloomberg has spent on his current mayoral campaign – $322,521 on catered food alone source
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23 Oct 2009 18:17

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Biz, U.S.: Bank Failure Friday takes victim number 101

  • 1992 the last year with so much bank fail source
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23 Oct 2009 12:48

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Biz, U.S.: After August fall, home sales get significantly better in September

  • 9.4% boost in pre-owned home sales from August source
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23 Oct 2009 09:47

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U.S.: 150 miles later, these pilots are looking kind of silly

  • They were in a heated discussion over airline policy and they lost situational awareness.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board • Describing how a Northwest Airlines plane managed to fly 150 miles away from the runway it was supposed to land last night. The plane, headed to Minneapolis, was supposed to land at its destination at 8:01 p.m., but instead landed at 9:15 p.m. To be a fly on the wall of that plane after those idiots realized what they did. • source
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22 Oct 2009 22:22

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U.S., World: 303 people. 19 states. One drug cartel. Decimated.

La Familia Michoacana is one of Mexico’s strongest drug cartels. Well it was, until U.S. authorities stopped by en masse and arrested everyone. Good jobs. source
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22 Oct 2009 10:36

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U.S.: Unemployment benefits aren’t lasting as long as unemployment

  • 7,000 people lose jobless benefits each day; that’s bad source
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22 Oct 2009 10:14

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U.S., World: A senior Iranian official dumps cold water on that nuke deal

  • They (the West) tell us: you give us your 3.5 percent enriched uranium and we will give you the fuel for the reactor. It is not acceptable to us. The IAEA is obliged to provide us with the fuel based on the safeguards.
  • Deputy Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar • Describing why he’s against the agreement the International Atomic Energy Agency worked up to send low-enriched uranium to other countries for further enriching. If it goes through, it could be a huge diplomatic win for the U.S. Word is that Iran might try to work some amendments to the deal, but it could fall flat completely if Iran crosses what the U.S. describes as “red lines” designed to make sure Iran’s not making nuclear weapons. • source
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21 Oct 2009 23:12

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U.S., World: The nuclear breakthrough in Iran: Looking forward, not back

  • Everybody who participated at the meeting was trying to help, trying to look to the future and not to the past, trying to heal the wounds that existed for many, many years.
  • International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei • On the draft proposal with Iran, which would transfer the country’s nuclear material abroad to be reworked for medical purposes. Iran has two and a half days to sign it. The deal, which the U.S. played a key role in creating, is something of a compromise – Iran would be allowed to keep nuclear material, but not enough to create a bomb. If it goes through, it could become a real lynchpin for the Obama administration – bro might be worthy of that Nobel Peace Price he won. • source
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