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01 Apr 2009 10:43

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Offbeat, U.S.: Anybody need a smile? Try clowns, paid for with stimulus cash

  • $15 million in Pa.’s stimulus will go to clowns. WTF? source
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01 Apr 2009 10:31

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U.S., World: FYI: Barack Obama has a thing for queens

  • There’s one last thing I should mention I love about Great Britain and that is the Queen. I’m very much looking forward to meeting her.
  • President Barack Obama • Who’s currently on his first overseas trip to Europe, where he’s currently hobnobbing with the Brits. If you get a chance, dude, go hang with the common people. Do whatever the common people do. • source
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01 Apr 2009 10:26

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U.S.: Why it sucks to be a smoker nowadays

  • 62¢ increase per pack on cigarette taxes, starting today source
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01 Apr 2009 10:11

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U.S.: Ted Stevens – remember him? His trial’s likely getting dismissed

  • The backstory In case you’ve forgotten, Stevens, the former Alaska senator, was convicted of corruption charges right around election day for apparently taking gifts from Veco, an oil services company. The case managed to do what years of questionable actions by Stevens couldn’t – get him booted out of office by voters after 40 years. source
  • The backstory In case you’ve forgotten, Stevens, the former Alaska senator, was convicted of corruption charges right around election day for apparently taking gifts from Veco, an oil services company. The case managed to do what years of questionable actions by Stevens couldn’t – get him booted out of office by voters after 40 years.
  • Fumbling the case This morning, the Justice Department, citing gross prosecutor misconduct, will be looking to dismiss the conviction, effectively putting Sen. Stevens in the clear. The prosecutors apparently withheld significant evidence and mishandled witnesses. The case would likely not be pursued again, mainly because Stevens, 85, is really freaking old. source
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31 Mar 2009 21:10

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U.S.: This domestic violence story is unbelievably heart-wrenching

  • I don’t have words to articulate how this officer maintained his ability to do his job. To go in and witness that first thing, just as he opens the door and stay on his radio through the whole thing …
  • Milton, Mass. Police Chief Richard G. Wells Jr. • On the first officer at the scene of a domestic violence call, who witnessed Kerby Revelus decapitate his five-year old sister, Bianca. Revelus also murdered his 17-year-old sister Samantha, but police came just in time to save 9-year-old Sarafina; Kerby, who had a police record and a history of domestic violence, was shot dead in the process. • source
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31 Mar 2009 20:59

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U.S.: Al Franken and Norm Coleman are STILL fighting for that senate seat

  • 400 votes stand between someone winning the Minnesota seat source
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31 Mar 2009 10:13

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U.S.: Oh, and Obama’s poll numbers are still pretty high

  • 66% his job-approval rating – his deficit-handling, not so hot source
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31 Mar 2009 10:09

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U.S.: More people think the U.S. is headed in the right direction

  • 15% number of respondents who in December said yes to a Washington Post survey about whether they think the country’s headed in the right direction. source
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30 Mar 2009 23:04

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U.S.: A million pounds of pistachios got recalled? That’s nuts!

We only used that headline now because we didn’t during the peanut butter saga. But really. Salmonella. Yikes. source
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30 Mar 2009 22:30

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U.S.: Judge: You can’t get in trouble for sexting yourself

  • Gah! We still hate the term “sexting.” Anyway, a U.S. judge ruled today that a Pennsylvania prosecutor can’t charge three teen girls with child porn for sending nude photos of themselves with their cell phones. Because that would be just lame. On a side note, this stat gave us pause: 20% of all teens have sent sexually suggestive nude photos of themselves with their cell phones or online. WHOA. *jaw drop* source
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