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16 Jul 2009 16:51

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U.S., World: Veterans are not handling the transition from Iraq, Afghanistan well

  • 37% of returning military have mental health problems source
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16 Jul 2009 16:43

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U.S.: Hilary sez she’s still doing her job OK even with a ganked elbow

  • Her words: “I broke my elbow, not my larynx.” Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has been out of the spotlight for a few weeks because of a broken elbow, but she still has a full role in the Obama administration, trashing on critics who say otherwise. Her only problem? The vetting process is so tough that administration officials are still not in their positions six months after the inauguration – they want to guarantee clean politics, apparently. source
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16 Jul 2009 14:49

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U.S.: NASA: We’re a bunch of freaking idiots who delete moon footage

  • They deleted the tape! Yeah, that one! NASA, we’re sure with the same look that you had when you busted up your dad’s Dodge when you took your ex-girlfriend on a romantic camping vacation, admitted to accidentally deleting over the most iconic tape in their entire collection, the one that turns 40 this month. You know, the moon mission. The one with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Fortunately, they had some company, Lowry Digital, remaster the heck out of the footage to make it even better than the original. But still, idiots: Don’t delete tapes with important American history on them in a desire to save cash. source
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16 Jul 2009 12:19

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U.S.: The Sears Tower got renamed? Whatchoo talkin’ bout …

  • WILLIS Tower is its brand-new name source
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16 Jul 2009 11:45

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U.S.: Jersey City’s the scene of an insane pre-dawn shootout

  • five number of police officers that were shot outside of an apartment building this morning source
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16 Jul 2009 10:39

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Biz, U.S.: Initial jobless claims dipped, but it was a deceptive dip

  • 522,000 the number of initial jobless claims last week, the lowest level since January, although that number’s deceptive source
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15 Jul 2009 21:14

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U.S.: Never a dull moment in D.C.: Guy shot, killed near Capitol

  • Whew. Just another average day in the District. A block away from the Capitol, a dude gets stopped for a routine traffic stop. He flees in his getaway car of choice – a white Mercedes – and hits a cop in the process, injuring him. He then drives into a police cruiser, gets out, and is cornered by police, who tell him to put down his weapon. He doesn’t do it, and is shot and killed. Like we said. Just another average day in the District.source
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15 Jul 2009 18:41

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U.S.: The space shuttle Endeavour launches off…FINALLY!!!

After five failed attempts, the Endeavour launched off today at 6:03 p.m. ET. Took ya long enough, NASA! source
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15 Jul 2009 14:40

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Politics, U.S.: Gee, House Republicans, when you explain health care like this …

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  • Wow. Where to start, where to start … We are not going to blame the Democrats for coming up with a complex, bureaucracy-filled health care plan. NO. We’re going to blame the Republicans for coming up with the most complicated, noise filled graphic possible to explain their point. You can make anything seem like the scariest thing ever when you make it look like this. Gray background? Not necessary. Loud, garish colors? Even less so. This is politics through bad design. (Grab the full PDF to get an idea.)source
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15 Jul 2009 14:20

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U.S., World: Some foreign exchange students deal with nightmare conditions

  • They weren’t provided with food. In fact there is one incident with tape on food items in the refrigerator of the host family that says, ‘Do not touch. This is for the host family only.’ So basically they were neglected.
  • Lackawanna County, Pa. District Attorney Andrew Jarbola • Regarding the treatment of 12 foreign exchange students in Scranton, Pa. Many were underfed and lost lots of weight, housed with convicted felons and neglected. The students – from countries as far away as Norway, Colombia and Tanzania – were placed by the Aspect Foundation, some on State Department grants. By the end of the school year, five students were removed from awful host family situations. • source
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