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09 Jun 2009 09:38

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U.S.: Cali. Gov. Ahnold: Textbooks are heavy. Let’s get rid of them!

  • That’s one $350 million bill he doesn’t want to pay. Governator Arnold Schwartzenegger, looking for ways to save a little money in a huge deficit, is talking about getting kids out of textbooks and onto the Internet instead. And it’s not because the technology is so great. It’s because books are expensive and he has a $24.3 billion deficit to kill. *Whew.* Good luck duder. source
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10 May 2009 22:32

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U.S.: Tomorrow, the postage rate screws over millions

  • 44¢ to mail a standard one-ounce letter starting Monday source
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04 May 2009 08:21

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Politics, Tech: Dear newspapers: A widescreen Kindle sounds smart, but …

  • I implore newspapers not to put too much stock in these big screen Kindles. I know the options are awfully thin as to what can save you, and the Kindle is a potentially sexy savior; but it is not the answer.
  • MG Siegler • Techcrunch blogger, on the possibility of Amazon throwing a hail-mary pass to newspapers in the form of a wide-screen Kindle this week. It won’t work, he says, mainly because newspapers are a different kind of beast from books. He notes that it might cost a lot more and that the place a type of product like this could really help consumers is textbooks. We’re prone to agree. By the way, Hearst is working on something like this. By the way, super-smart newspaper consultant Steve Yelvington agrees. • source
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17 Apr 2009 09:51

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Politics, Sports: Are we alone in not caring about Yankee Stadium, guys?

We realize the new stadium is like the eighth wonder of the world, but given the economy, it feels super-gaudy and excessive. source
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01 Apr 2009 22:40

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Biz, Offbeat, U.S.: A bunch of broke people left their boats on the coast

Time to start living our dream: Squatting in some dude’s dinghy in Florida, drinking Jack from the bottle and having no money. source
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28 Mar 2009 18:28

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Tech: Don’t let the price fool you. The Tesla electric car isn’t that costly.

  • $7,500 amount in federal subsidies the $56,400 Tesla Motors Model S electric car is eligible for source
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19 Jan 2009 10:47

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U.S.: Obama’s inauguration an expensive proposition

  • $170 million The cost of Obama’s inauguration – paid for by private donors as well as from the government’s pockets 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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