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09 Apr 2009 20:43

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U.S., World: Obama’s asking for money again. This time, it’s for war.

  • $83.5 billion to fund an exit strategy for the Iraq war source
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09 Apr 2009 20:39

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U.S., World: FBI negotiator: The Somali pirates still have a bargaining chip

The FBI’s Jack Cloonan says kidnapping Capt. Richard Phillips, who is unharmed so far, could still benefit the pirates. source
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09 Apr 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Detroit’s doing so bad, it’s closing down public schools

  • 20 schools in Detroit will be closed, affecting up to 7,500 students source
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09 Apr 2009 10:34

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U.S., World: America hasn’t had pirate issues since the days of swashbuckling

  • 200 years since their last crazy pirate attack source
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09 Apr 2009 10:23

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Biz, U.S.: New jobless claims, after much struggle, sagged last week

  • 654,000 new claims (that’s down) source
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09 Apr 2009 10:18

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U.S.: Honoring the Binghamton dead through citizenship

  • The shooting happened at an immigration center. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats, introduced legislation that would honor the victims of last week’s shooting in Binghamton, N.Y. by posthumously giving citizenship to those killed that didn’t have it. Many of the people shot came from fairly diverse places all over the world. The citizenship would be considered honorary and would not affect the status of relatives. source
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09 Apr 2009 00:46

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U.S.: D.C.’s gay marriage bill could put Congress in a weird spot

  • Everyone would agree we have a tricky relationship with Congress, even when our allies are in power. But progress is made by moving forward, not standing still.
  • David Catania • D.C. City Council member, on a preliminary vote to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere in the country. The council’s votes would need to get through Congress before they’re official, which will put a state issue in front of a legislature that has thus far avoided it. Catania, by the way, is openly gay. • source
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08 Apr 2009 20:35

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U.S., World: Wow, that Somalia pirate story got really crazy quick

  • The dudes on the ship managed to fend off the Somali pirates and most got free easily. source
  • A U.S. military destroyer arrived to help the with that pesky Somali pirate problem. source
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08 Apr 2009 10:07

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U.S.: Why are these women so happy? They can get married.

Vermont passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, and Iowa’s supreme court legalized it. Can you feel the love? source
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08 Apr 2009 09:40

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U.S.: We’re assuming Octomom skewed this unwed mother stat a bit

  • 40% of all babies were born to unwed mothers in 2007 source
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