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01 Sep 2009 22:42

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Biz, U.S.: You don’t want to live in this zip code without money

  • 07620 the most expensive zip code source
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01 Sep 2009 20:58

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U.S.: Phillip Garrido’s rape sentence got paroled a little too early

  • 50 years length of time the man at the center of the Jaycee Dugard case was sentenced for the rape of Katie Callaway Hall source
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01 Sep 2009 10:50

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U.S.: Daily poll: Think Blago’s new book, “The Governor,” is truthful?

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01 Sep 2009 10:00

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U.S.: Yuck: A woman performs acts of ultraviolence on a “snitch”

  • I don’t want my children or the people I consider family to be in a place where there are snitches.
  • Phoenix woman Angela Simpson • Describing the nature of the events that led her to allegedly violently murdering Terry Neely. The woman admits to torturing, murdering and dismembering him (and those are only surface details) because he apparently once snitched on somebody a long time ago. Sickening. • source
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01 Sep 2009 09:38

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U.S.: The Station Fire in California is turning into an impossible beast

  • 100,000+ acres the area the wildfire has eaten up so far – 150 freaking square miles source
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31 Aug 2009 21:42

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U.S.: Montana’s in the center of a right-to-die legal storm

  • There are moral arguments, philosophical arguments on both sides, bioethical arguments on both sides, even medical and public health arguments on both sides.
  • Montana State Solicitor Anthony Johnstone • On the coming court case based around Robert Baxter, a 76-year-old truck driver with lymphocytic leukemia whose request for a lethal injection was refused by his doctor. (Baxter died last year.) Montana’s an interesting state for a case like this to take place: Their constitution leans libertarian, and personal rights court cases in the state have shown a history of later being replicated by the Supreme Court. In his miserable, protracted death, Baxter may just produce a better end of life for thousands of Montana residents. • source
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31 Aug 2009 21:02

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U.S.: The 911 tape in that Georgia mass murder was released

  • I just got home. I was out last night. I got home just now, and everybody’s dead. … My whole family’s dead. It looks like they’ve been beaten to death.
  • Guy Heinze Jr. • In the 911 call he made Saturday morning in the wake of finding his family dead. The Brunswick, Ga. resident was arrested Sunday for having drugs (including marijuana), evidence tampering and obstructing justice. He’s not yet a suspect, although he hasn’t been ruled out. • source
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31 Aug 2009 11:16

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U.S.: Thanks, Ted: A poignant end to the Ted Kennedy memorial saga

  • A sad week comes to the end with a sign on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Very heartwarming to watch.source
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31 Aug 2009 10:57

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U.S.: The wildfires: A perfect opportunity for amateur photojournalism

Station Fire over La Cañada Flintridge
  • With a fire this big and menacing looking, it’s a natural draw to good photography. Nature’s destruction kind of allows for it. Here’s a Flickr array of all the recent shots: Smoke, fire, scariness, beauty in destruction.source
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31 Aug 2009 10:30

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U.S.: Hmm: Jaycee Dugard’s family had an unremarkable public life

  • Her children went to a birthday party just two weeks ago. Obviously, there are many strange things about the Jaycee Dugard/Phillip Garrido saga, but the strangest is that from the outside, their lives seemed somewhat normal. One person who knows Garrido and his family, Cheyvonne Molino, says that the media “made it seem like these little girls were living like wolves or jungle kids in the backyard dungeon.” What did stand out: One of Garrido’s customers says that the teenage girls dressed “very conservatively.” Hmm. source
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