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14 Aug 2009 10:28

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U.S.: Forget puberty. Damon Weaver proves even kids can interview Obama

  • 11 you must be this old to grill President Obama on TV source
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13 Aug 2009 22:55

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U.S.: Just when you thought big tobacco judgments were dead …

  • $1.9 million for the husband of a lifelong smoker in Florida source
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13 Aug 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Dick Cheney’s about to tell us how he really feels about Bush

  • It was clear that Cheney’s doctrine was cast-iron strength at all times – never apologize, never explain – and Bush moved toward the conciliatory.
  • A colleague of Dick Cheney • Discussing Cheney’s thoughts on his former boss, George W. Bush. According to the colleague, Cheney was upset that, at some point, Bush took to heart public criticism and stopped listening to his advice. While Cheney has spent much of the last few months in the public eye, taking Barack Obama to task on his foreign policy, Cheney’s been working on a memoir airing the dirty laundry between the two men. Expect it to be out in 2011. We hope there’s multiple chapters about the time he shot that dude in the face. • source
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13 Aug 2009 09:52

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Culture, U.S.: Woodstock, N.Y. 40 years later: It still looks like hippie central

The festival wasn’t even held in Woodstock, yet for some reason, the town can’t seem to shake off the festival’s legacy. source
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12 Aug 2009 23:26

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U.S.: Ex-Gov. Bill Clinton’s chief of staff served warrant for being stupid

  • 48 tattoo needles smuggled into a state prison in a Dorito bag source
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12 Aug 2009 21:34

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Biz, U.S.: The Federal Reserve thinks the economy’s back on track

  • This is a vote of confidence that the credit markets and economic outlook has improved and will show even further improvement down the road.
  • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. CFO Christopher Rupkey • Discussing what the Federal Reserve’s decision to slow down the buying of U.S. Treasuries. This is very good news for the economy, and the economy responded accordingly, with stocks up today. They still plan to continue the $300 billion program, but with an end date of October instead of September. • source
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12 Aug 2009 21:09

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U.S.: To call this year’s deficit freaking huge is to understate

  • $1.8 trillion the size of the deficit that the government has this year source
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12 Aug 2009 20:45

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U.S.: The gay marriage fight in California is … on hold until 2012

  • I think 2010 is just to early. Eventually, marriage equality will happen for everyone. But we think we have a better chance of winning 2012.
  • Marriage Equality Silicon Valley spokesman Rick Infantino • Regarding the delay in pushing for a gay-marriage fight in California. The group thinks it’s too risky to try again after losing the fight over Prop 8 last year. They’re not alone, but it’s not universal. Other state gay-advocacy organizations are still pushing for a fight in 2010. • source
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12 Aug 2009 11:08

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U.S.: Polls: Obama’s health care support numbers are dwindling

  • 43% of Americans support this crazy health care plan source
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12 Aug 2009 10:18

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U.S.: In case you forgot, it’s hurricane season. Here’s an update.

  • The first named storm of the season could be coming as soon as today. Tropical Depression No. 2 is gaining strength and will likely become the first tropical storm of the season, meaning we can call it “Ana” soon.
  • Hawaii got heavily prepared to get slammed by Tropical Storm Felicia, but in the end, the storm didn’t really do all that much; it’s no longer a tropical storm even. It’s gonna drop a bunch of rain, but that’s about it.
  • Atlantic
  • Pacific
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