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23 Jan 2009 14:09

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U.S.: Kirsten Gillibrand isn’t a Kennedy, but she is a New York Senator

  • I aspire to follow in her footsteps, knowing her shoes I can only hope to fill.
  • Kirsten Gillibrand • on Hillary Clinton, whose former New York Senate seat she was appointed to earlier today. Gillibrand got the nod over Caroline Kennedy, who was long-speculated to be a shoo-in for the seat. • source
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23 Jan 2009 09:58

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U.S.: Obama takes a firm stand against torture

  • I can say without exception or equivocation that the United States will not torture.
  • President Barack Obama • who plans to close Guantanamo Bay within a year • source
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23 Jan 2009 09:02

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U.S.: A lengthy list of salmonella-tainted goober foods

  • 130 or so peanut buttery products have been recalled source
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22 Jan 2009 18:40

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U.S.: Another disturbing tragedy on the Va. Tech campus

  • An unspeakable murder A Chinese graduate student was decapitated by a fellow classmate in a cafe on campus. Yesterday, 22-year-old female student Xin Yang was killed with a butcher knife by 25-year-old male student Haiyang Zhu. Yang had only recently started at the Blacksburg, Va. school a few weeks ago. Haiyang knew the student, but no motive has yet been determined for his actions. source
  • An unspeakable murder A Chinese graduate student was decapitated by a fellow classmate in a cafe on campus. Yesterday, 22-year-old female student Xin Yang was killed with a butcher knife by 25-year-old male student Haiyang Zhu. Yang had only recently started at the Blacksburg, Va. school a few weeks ago. Haiyang knew the student, but no motive has yet been determined for his actions.
  • Echoes of a major tragedy The tragedy shook the campus of a university that, just a year and a half ago, suffered one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history, when a gunman shot 32, then himself. University president President Charles Steger was cognizant of the emotions on campus. “An act of violence like this brings back memories of April 16,” he said. “I have no doubt that many of us feel especially distraught.” source
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22 Jan 2009 17:57

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U.S.: Obama staff: If you make more than this, your pay’s frozen

  • $100,000+ means no raises source
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22 Jan 2009 16:53

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Tech, U.S.: From social networking to barely working for Obama’s staff

  • It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari.
  • Bill Burton • Obama’s spokesperson, on the outdated technology and bureaucracy that the president’s staff faced when moving into the White House • source
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22 Jan 2009 10:56

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U.S., World: Former Gitmo inmate: “Restore justice for prisoners”

  • He needs to restore justice for prisoners who were persecuted there during investigations. There were innocent people imprisoned there.
  • Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef • an ex-Taliban ambassador to Pakistan and former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, on Obama’s planned closing of the prison camp • source
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22 Jan 2009 09:08

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U.S.: Passengers of the Hudson River crash make bank

  • $5,000 for NYC jet crash passengers source
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21 Jan 2009 21:32

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U.S.: No do-overs. Well, except for the presidential oath.

  • Can’t take chances, y’know. After a notably profound flub during Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration (on Chief Justice John Roberts’ part, by the way), the president didn’t take any chances, and went through the oath again today. Asked if he was ready, Obama said, “Yes, I am. And we’re going to do it very slowly.” There were no repeats of the flub. In case you were wondering, the flub did not affect Obama’s hold on the office. source
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21 Jan 2009 10:34

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U.S., World: Obama pauses Gitmo prosecutions, for now

  • 21 detainees will have their prosecutions put on hold; Obama did not shut down Guantanamo Bay, though source
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