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01 Mar 2009 22:22

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Biz, U.S.: The U.S. props up AIG with even more money

  • $60 billion the projected quarterly loss the insurer plans to announce tomorrow – the largest ever. That sounds incredibly sucky, guys. :/ source
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01 Mar 2009 22:16

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U.S.: So, do you whiny people in the South like this snowstorm?

We know it’s weird and unfamiliar, but really, it won’t hurt you. It’ll just make your roads slick. source
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01 Mar 2009 11:34

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U.S.: States need income, so they might tax pot. Isn’t that illegal?

Hey, people smoke it anyway. Might as well tax it, right California? source
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01 Mar 2009 11:18

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U.S.: COBRA insurance got more affordable, thanks to the stimulus

  • 65% of the cost will be covered by the government. If you get laid off between September 1, 2008 and December of this year, you’re eligible for a new program designed to make COBRA health insurance payments actually affordable. The program, designed to let people continue to have health insurance even while unemployed, has famously cost way too much. But for many with pre-existing conditions, it’s the only option. Big ups for the Obama administration. source
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01 Mar 2009 09:45

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Tech, U.S.: Obama’s helicoper blueprints: On P2P, now in Iran’s hands?

*Forehead slap* *Forehead slap* *Forehead slap* *Forehead slap* *Forehead slap* source
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28 Feb 2009 22:17

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U.S.: Rush Limbaugh: “I want Barack Obama to fail”

  • What is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation? Why would I want that to succeed?
  • Rush Limbaugh • During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Dude basically tried ripping Obama and the Democratic party a new one. He was preaching to a pretty interested choir, which helped his cause. • source
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28 Feb 2009 09:43

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U.S.: Give Hearst credit. They’re trying out e-ink.

  • A newspaper-sized reader. Made by Hearst. The company has no history in the tech industry, but they do have a long history with newspapers and magazines. Word’s going around that the company will be selling its own Kindle that will be large enough for newspaper advertising dimensions. Will you be able to fold it in half? source
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27 Feb 2009 14:58

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U.S.: Bush’s abortion “conscience” rules? Obama’s throwing ’em out.

  • We’ve been concerned that the way the Bush rule is written it could make it harder for women to get the care they need.
  • A Health and Human Services official • on reversing the policy, which was implemented in December. The administration wants to take the concerns of doctors with moral disagreements into consideration, but in the form of tightly-written regulations. They thought Bush’s rules were too vague. • source
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27 Feb 2009 14:40

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Biz, U.S.: Know your hipster neighborhood? It’s dying out.

  • Decemberists no more Early this decade, it was a new tale of urban bohemia. Neighborhoods in cities across the country were starting to become hip, complete with flower shops, coffee huts, boutiques full of random crap you’d never buy, and so on and so forth. Still cool middle-age white people going to Whole Foods. And they were all listening to indie rock and growing neckbeards. source
  • Decemberists no more Early this decade, it was a new tale of urban bohemia. Neighborhoods in cities across the country were starting to become hip, complete with flower shops, coffee huts, boutiques full of random crap you’d never buy, and so on and so forth. Still cool middle-age white people going to Whole Foods. And they were all listening to indie rock and growing neckbeards.
  • The economy of suck One neighborhood, Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock, is a good example of the downward trend. The recession, killing home prices nationwide, is also having an effect on the shops that hipsters descend upon while listening to Rilo Kiley on their iPhones and drinking their vegan mochas. Eagle Rock lost many of their cool shops recently due to economic turmoil. source
  • Decemberists no more Early this decade, it was a new tale of urban bohemia. Neighborhoods in cities across the country were starting to become hip, complete with flower shops, coffee huts, boutiques full of random crap you’d never buy, and so on and so forth. Still cool middle-age white people going to Whole Foods. And they were all listening to indie rock and growing neckbeards.
  • The economy of suck One neighborhood, Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock, is a good example of the downward trend. The recession, killing home prices nationwide, is also having an effect on the shops that hipsters descend upon while listening to Rilo Kiley on their iPhones and drinking their vegan mochas. Eagle Rock lost many of their cool shops recently due to economic turmoil.
  • How residents feel Residents are, admittedly, kind of sad about the loss, even if they’ve found it tough to actually shop there due to constricting wallet size. Eagle Rock resident Emily Cook, a screenwriter, lamented the loss of scene but has learned to live without it. “When we first moved here,” she said, “I wanted it to be cool. But that stuff doesn’t matter anymore.” source
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27 Feb 2009 10:36

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U.S.: Backin’ off the pot: Obama yields marijuana policy to states

  • What the president said during the campaign, you’ll be surprised to know, will be consistent with what we’ll be doing here in law enforcement. What he said during the campaign is now American policy.
  • Attorney General Eric Holder • on the policy the government will take with regards to pot, specifically medical marijuana. Advocates say the policy change is encouraging. No word yet from Cheech and Chong, but considering Chong was put in jail due to the Bush administration’s drug policy, we can assume he’s a fan. • source
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