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13 Sep 2009 11:55

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U.S.: Captured: A guy who recently robbed a bunch of banks

  • The basics ten banks
    four states
    one angry guy
    one goatee     source
  • The basics ten banks
    four states
    one angry guy
    one goatee
  • The angry robber Chad Schaffner, Most Wanted bank robber source
  • The basics ten banks
    four states
    one angry guy
    one goatee
  • The angry robber Chad Schaffner, Most Wanted bank robber
  • The details Chad Schaffner, a guy with a long history of criminal activity, was arrested yesterday in Kingdom City, Missouri as a suspect in numerous bank robberies. His face was plastered on billboards across the South, which led to his capture. Nobody was hurt in any of the robberies. source
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13 Sep 2009 10:58

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U.S.: South Carolina has a well-funded House campaign on its hands

  • $1+ million each for Joe “You Lie!” Wilson and his opponent source
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12 Sep 2009 13:38

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U.S.: College students all about drinking to the point of no return

  • 56% of college students binge drink; the rest are losers source
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12 Sep 2009 12:48

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U.S.: ACORN and the Census: No longer working together

  • Glenn Beck strikes again. Thanks to this video and a bunch of other reasons, the U.S. Census has severed its relationship with community organizers ACORN. It was a number of things, but this video above, which shows the organization’s D.C. and Baltimore offices helping a woman pretending to be a prostitute, was the tipping point. “Their affiliation caused sufficient concern with the general public,” said Census Bureau spokesperson Stephen Buckner.source
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11 Sep 2009 13:54

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U.S.: Joe Wilson’s “You Lie!” comment boosted his campaign funds, too

  • $200,000 best campaign boost evah! source
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11 Sep 2009 13:20

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U.S.: The world’s oldest person is no longer the world’s oldest person

  • 115 years young – Gertrude Baines’ age when she died source
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11 Sep 2009 13:08

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U.S.: Anti-abortion protester killed in Michigan shootings

  • Owosso, Mich. is in the national news for the first time ever. James Pouillon, a noted anti-abortion activist, was killed this morning while protesting outside Owosso High School. Pouillion, who used an oxygen tank and wore leg braces while protesting, wasn’t alone. The owner of a local gravel company was found shot and killed inside his office. A suspect in both cases was later captured. Citizens for a Pro-life Society director Monica Migliorino Miller put it like so: “Jim Pouillon is a hero. He died for the cause of life.” source
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11 Sep 2009 11:00

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U.S.: The Coast Guard: Full of idiots with awful timing

  • There was NO incident this morning on the Potomac river in DC. The Coast Guard was conducting a training exercise. There were no shots fired.
  • @CBSRadioNews • In a report on the Potomac boat-shooting incident, which was perhaps called a little early. Twitter is currently overreacting about the incident, as they’re want to do. • source
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11 Sep 2009 10:45

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U.S.: Protip: Don’t steer a boat near the Pentagon today, idiots

I’m on a boat! I’m on a boat! Everybody shoot at me, on the #&)*@)!*)*#) boat! source
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11 Sep 2009 09:46

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U.S.: The latest episode of “Obama TV takeover” got better ratings

  • 32.1 million people tuned in to see Obama’s health care speech – that’s up 22%, or seven million, from July’s very special episode of the hit show source
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