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31 May 2009 10:28

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Biz, U.S.: Most of GM’s bondholders agree to a pre-bankruptcy deal

  • 50+% of bondholders agreed to a debt-for-equity exchange source
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30 May 2009 18:35

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Politics, U.S.: Republicans criticize Obama for going out on a date

  • As President Obama prepares to wing into Manhattan’s theater district on Air Force One to take in a Broadway show, GM is preparing to file bankruptcy and families across America continue to struggle to pay their bills.
  • RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho • On the president’s choice to take a night off from his job and go out on a date with his wife Michelle in New York City. We think her argument that Obama’s taking the night off from one of the hardest white-collar jobs you’ll find is overblown (especially since Bush set a high mark for vacation days), but her side argument that Obama shouldn’t be spending taxpayer money on this is spot-on. Obama is taking the smaller plane, but it still costs lots of money to run it. • source
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30 May 2009 18:07

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Culture, U.S.: Obama inspires more works of art than your average president

  • 787 works of Obama art were recently offered on eBay source
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30 May 2009 15:59

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U.S., World: Robert Gates has all sorts of nice things to say to North Korea

  • Dependent on the charity of the international community to alleviate the hunger and suffering of its people, North Korea’s leadership has chosen to focus the North’s limited energies and resources on a reckless and ultimately self-destructive quest for nuclear weapons.
  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates • On North Korea’s nuclear weapon mission that’s ultimately just pissing off the rest of the world. Gates go on to say that the U.S. “will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.”  • source
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30 May 2009 15:43

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Biz, U.S.: Good news! We can complain about gas prices again!

  • 20% increase in gas prices in the last 32 days. Whoa. source
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30 May 2009 14:36

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U.S.: Fred Phelps & Co. think the gayest place on the planet is Rhode Island

Unfortunately for them, the Westboro Baptist Church didn’t actually find providence in Providence. source
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29 May 2009 21:35

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U.S., World: Ground Zero got the royal treatment today thanks to Prince Harry

The prince, known for getting in heaps of trouble, is on his first official foray into the U.S. He’s wearing a suit. source
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29 May 2009 20:57

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Politics, U.S.: Protip: Don’t get on NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bad side

  • Reporter Azi Paybarah of the New York Observer dared to ask a question about the improving economy which seemed to undercut Bloomberg’s reasoning for running for a third term. It was an honest question. source
  • Bloomberg responded harshly, telling him, “When you have a serious question about the economy, I’d be happy to answer it.” He then ended the news conference by calling Paybarah a disgrace. LOL. source
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29 May 2009 13:20

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Politics, U.S.: People seem to generally like Sonia Sotomayor, a poll sez

  • 54% of those polled say that Obama’s justice pick is the bee’s knees source
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29 May 2009 13:13

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U.S.: President Barack Obama: Cybertheft victim

  • Cyberspace is real and so are the risks that come with it. I know how it feels to have privacy violated because it has happened to me.
  • President Barack Obama • who revealed today, while launching a new initiative to fight cybercrime that his presidential campaign suffered a break-in by hackers last year, although they did not swipe information from campaign contributors. He also noted that a new cyber czar would be part of the initiative, though he didn’t name names. • source
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