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11 Jan 2009 08:17

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U.S.: Peanut butter the source of a salmonella scare

  • 499 have gotten sick from the tainted peanut butter, including one death source
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10 Jan 2009 18:17

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U.S.: Perhaps the most apt description of a religious figure ever

  • I found him to be something of a mentor. I didn’t have all the baggage he did. But you can see him with a quill in one hand and a drink in the other. He married a brewer and renegade nun. His story is kind of indie rock.
  • Mark Driscoll • pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, on Protestant Christianity icon Martin Luther. Driscoll’s preaching style is very brash, akin to the “Man Show,” and occasionally sexually explicit. Driscoll has been nicknamed “the cussing pastor” by conservatives. • source
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10 Jan 2009 18:16

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U.S.: Bush takes one last flight while he’s still president

George W. Bush, with his wife Laura, boards Air Force One. He has just ten days left in office. source
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09 Jan 2009 22:48

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U.S.: Unemployment maps shouldn’t be cool. But this one is.

MSNBC broke down the numbers. Michigan is worst, obviously. source
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09 Jan 2009 19:01

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U.S.: The other senator from Illinois isn’t happy about Burris

  • The rules of the United States Senate are clear. … At this point, we’ve clearly reached an impasse.
  • Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin • senior U.S. Senator from Illinois, on the appointment of Roland Burris without a signature from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Burris’ appointment by Rod Blagojevich was valid, according to the Illinois Supreme Court. • source
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09 Jan 2009 14:22

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U.S.: COBRA insurance on unemployment: Is it worth it?

  • One group says no Families USA, a non-profit health consumer group, blasted the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which provides health care to the unemployed, but at a significant cost. source
  • One group says no Families USA, a non-profit health consumer group, blasted the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which provides health care to the unemployed, but at a significant cost.
  • The breakdown About 18-26 percent of people with COBRA available as an option use it, according to a report published by the group. Many are stuck with the expensive insurance because most healthcare providers won’t cover pre-existing conditions. source
  • One group says no Families USA, a non-profit health consumer group, blasted the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which provides health care to the unemployed, but at a significant cost.
  • The breakdown About 18-26 percent of people with COBRA available as an option use it, according to a report published by the group. Many are stuck with the expensive insurance because most healthcare providers won’t cover pre-existing conditions.
  • A passionate attack “The right to COBRA health coverage is a tragic ruse for millions of families whose breadwinner was laid off,” says the group’s executive director, Ron Pollack. With a rising unemployment number, he notes, many more people will be faced with the undesirable dilemma of using COBRA. source
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09 Jan 2009 12:34

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U.S.: Well, one guy still believes in Rod Blagojevich

  • 114-1 The vote to impeach the Illinois governor source
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09 Jan 2009 00:12

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Culture, U.S.: Another in a long line of choice Sarah Palin quotes

  • The mama grizzly rises up in me, hearing things like that. Here again, cool, fine come attack me. But when you make a suggestion like that that attacks a kid, it kills me.
  • Sarah Palin • regarding a “Saturday Night Live” skit that attacked her daughter Bristol, a teenage mother, and her fiance Levi Johnston • source
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09 Jan 2009 00:06

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Biz, U.S.: Even Wal-Mart’s feeling the Wall Street pinch

  • +1.7% the retailer’s rise in sales during December source
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08 Jan 2009 23:44

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Tech, U.S.: Speaking of Twitter, it’s working as a news source

  • Earthquake in SoCal? There’s dozens of twits about an earthquake currently hitting the social-networking Web site. Since we last loaded this page, 83 tweets with the word earthquake had been received. source
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