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25 Sep 2009 18:52

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U.S.: Bing: Not the search engine, the straight-talking Detroit mayor

Back in the day, Dave Bing was a basketball star on the Detroit Pistons. Now he’s the guy cutting jobs (and resources) left and right in a hard-hit city. source
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25 Sep 2009 10:41

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U.S., World: Key point to take out of the “Iran secret nuclear plant” story

  • Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear power that meets the energy needs of its people. But the size and the configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program. Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow.
  • President Barack Obama • Speaking at the G20 Conference in Pittsburgh on Iran’s nuclear program. In other words, the administration is OK with them having nuclear power, but they seem to be all geared up for nuclear weapons, and that’s not cool. • source
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25 Sep 2009 10:35

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U.S.: Ex-Manson family member Susan Atkins dies at 61

  • 38 number of years Susan Atkins spent in jail for murdering Sharon Tate in 1969; she was the longest-serving female inmate in California source
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25 Sep 2009 09:57

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U.S., World: J’accuse! Obama and his buddies gang up on Iran at G20

This is the most bizarre gang ever. But more power to Obama, Sarkozy and Brown for being willing to take on Iran sharply on that nuclear plant. source
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25 Sep 2009 00:40

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U.S.: She’ll be OK: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized

  • It’s a precaution. Ginsburg, who was being treated for an iron deficiency, fell ill today and passed out. They took her to the hospital, where she is currently being held. The 76-year-old Ginsburg revealed earlier this year that she’s suffering from pancreatic cancer, so everyone’s on pins and needles about the Supreme Court justice’s health. source
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24 Sep 2009 20:30

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U.S.: The G20 in Pittsburgh: It’s all fun and games until there’s tear gas

  • It’s a short video, but it does a good job of capturing the vibe of the anti-capitalism protests outside the G20 summit. About a dozen people were arrested and a bunch of windows were smashed in.source
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24 Sep 2009 20:12

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U.S.: Beauty shop terror: That acetone wasn’t to remove nail polish

The feds say Najibullah Zazi went to beauty stores and stocked up on lots of hydrogen and acetone (a.k.a. nail polish remover, a possible chemical bomb element). source
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24 Sep 2009 19:40

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U.S.: The SPCA made their biggest bust ever in Houston today

  • 1,045 animals in one home, including a pony source
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24 Sep 2009 11:01

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U.S., World: Daily Poll: Would YOU take an HIV vaccine if it was offered?

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24 Sep 2009 10:43

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U.S.: How’d they catch the Craigslist killer? Through his e-mails.

  • The first thing you start with is the email address. In this case, it’s an email address from Live.com, which is Microsoft. … A trace route does exactly what it says: traces the route that the email took, on its way from its origin, to its destination.
  • Secure IT Experts internet forensics expert Mark Rasch • Describing the process used to link Philip Markoff to the Craigslist murders. Rasch, a former head of the computer crimes unit at the U.S. Department of Justice, says that this narrowed it down to Markoff’s IP address, which led to his apartment building. From there, it was a matter of a more traditional stakeout. “They have to validate and actually get this guy’s fingers on the keyboard, and show that it was him, and not somebody else who sent that email.” Know what that means? It means you should probably avoid committing crimes on computers, because they can be traced. • source
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