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25 May 2010 21:20

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Politics: Mean things GOP Senators said about Obama today

  • one Sen. Bob Corker, who feels Obama sabotaged the bipartisan efforts on financial reform: “I told him I thought there was a degree of audacity in him showing up today.”
  • two Sen. Pat Roberts went further about the meeting, suggesting Obama was so “thin-skinned” that he should “take a valium” next time he wants to come visit them. source

01 Mar 2010 22:28

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World: Three reasons while Chile will recover quickly from its earthquake

  • one Chile, the world’s 46th-richest country,
    has a much stronger economy than Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation.
  • two The country has one of the lowest debt to economic output ratios in Latin America, and the government is fairly frugal with spending.
  • three Chile has a massive copper supply, a supply which was barely damaged by the earthquake. They’ll bounce back, guys. source