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09 Jun 2009 09:38

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U.S.: Cali. Gov. Ahnold: Textbooks are heavy. Let’s get rid of them!

  • That’s one $350 million bill he doesn’t want to pay. Governator Arnold Schwartzenegger, looking for ways to save a little money in a huge deficit, is talking about getting kids out of textbooks and onto the Internet instead. And it’s not because the technology is so great. It’s because books are expensive and he has a $24.3 billion deficit to kill. *Whew.* Good luck duder. source
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08 Jun 2009 22:40

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U.S.: In the N.Y. state senate, the Democrats already f(&^ed it up

  • fifty years Amount of time the Democratic party had been stuck as the minority in the New York state senate source
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08 Jun 2009 22:15

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U.S., World: Hilary Clinton: Don’t read into the North Korea jailed journo case

  • We hope that the North Koreans will grant clemency and deport them. There are other concerns that we and the international community have with North Korea, but those are separate and apart from what’s happening to the two women.
  • Secretary of State Hilary Clinton • Discussing the fates of jailed Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling while being very careful not to tie their situation to that of the current nuclear crisis complicating diplomacy between North Korea and the rest of the world. Nice job separating the two, but we have to imagine people have already made up their minds on this one. • source
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08 Jun 2009 17:30

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Politics, U.S.: George W. Bush has moved on. Protester Cindy Sheehan hasn’t.

  • I think this is going to be the protest of the summer. It’s really picking up a lot of energy.
  • Cindy Sheehan • On her latest move to draw attention to the Iraq war … another protest of ex-President Bush’s Texas home. Gee, that’s creative. Not that the war doesn’t deserve the attention, but Bush isn’t exactly in a position to fix the mess he created now, is he? Did you pull a newspaper out of 2005 or something and read it wrong? • source
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08 Jun 2009 17:03

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Biz, U.S.: The Supreme Court blocks the Chrysler/Fiat sale. Whoa!

  • Wow. That was unexpected. The one thing that could stop the Chrysler/Fiat sale just happened. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delayed the sale “pending further order.” Three Indiana state pension and construction funds were among the foremost opponents of the sale, which they felt left them financially out of the loop. The final sale, which the bankrupt company was counting on, could be delayed for weeks while the court makes a decision. Stay tuned to this Spidey-station. source
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08 Jun 2009 10:05

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Biz, U.S.: The big words for Obama’s bold new plan for jobs

  • We will not grow complacent or rest. Surely and steadily, we will turn this economy around.
  • President Barack Obama • On giving a kick-start to the economy via his new jobs initiative; he’s fighting against a 9.6% unemployment level, by the way. • source
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08 Jun 2009 10:03

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Biz, U.S.: The big numbers of Obama’s bold new plan for jobs

  • 600,000 number of jobs he wants to create using the stimulus package source
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08 Jun 2009 09:17

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U.S., World: 12 years?! 12 years for the journalists arrested in N. Korea?!

  • This is, simply put, complete bull$&%#. Current TV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were working on a story about defectors from North Korea when they were arrested, were sentenced to 12 years of “reform through labour.” North Korea’s prisons are notoriously awful and these journalists deserve no less than Roxana Saberi got in terms of protest and support for a fair release. While it’s argued that the jail time is a mere negotiating tactic for a country in need of one, it’s still pretty awful no matter how you shake it. source
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07 Jun 2009 23:37

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Culture, U.S.: The first lady’s favorite perk so far? Getting on “Sesame Street”

  • I’m on a high. I never thought I’d be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird.
  • First Lady Michelle Obama • Who noted that “it’s probably the best thing I’ve done so far in the White House.” Some would say that this is incredibly shallow, but think about it – this show (beyond its marketing juggernaut status) has been one of the greatest icons of American education and entertainment since it first hit the airwaves 40 years ago. And, as kids of that era, both Barack and Michelle were among the first beneficiaries of the show. Cookie Monster is much deeper than he looks. • source
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07 Jun 2009 22:56

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U.S.: A car LOADED with illegal immigrants crashes; many die

  • 22 undocumented immigrants were crammed into an SUV driving in Arizona source
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