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15 Oct 2009 22:12

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U.S.: Obama can’t get his federal judges in; is it because he’s not trying?

  • 90 federal judges, or 10% of the total judge posts, are needed; caseloads are starting to back up
  • three of Obama’s 23 appointees have been approved, mainly because they’re not being fought for source
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15 Oct 2009 10:22

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World: Pakistan is quickly becoming the new Afghanistan, guys

  • 37 dead in four separate bombings in Pakistan today source
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10 Oct 2009 12:08

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World: Pakistani militants hold soldiers hostage at army headquarters

  • 15 soldiers are being held; six more were killed today source
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18 Sep 2009 10:07

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U.S.: The latest on the Annie Le case: Raymond Clark isn’t talking

  • why? Word from co-workers suggests that Clark was a control freak about his territory in the lab, suggesting that it may have stemmed from a workplace fight over dirty cages. That’s … bizarre.
  • evidence The evidence tying Clark and Le seems substantial: Matching card swipes, Le’s blood on Clark’s boots, Clark’s DNA evidence on Le. Clark, who is in prison, isn’t talking, tough. source
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19 Aug 2009 22:26

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Music: *BREAKING NEWS* Liam and Noel Gallagher hate each other!

  • He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him, that’s it. He hasn’t told me what he thinks of anything this year. We’ve got nothing to say to each other at the moment. … The only time I see him is onstage and we’re a little bit busy (at) that time to be (#&(ing scratching each other.
  • Oasis singer Liam Gallagher • Discussing the hate-hate relationship between the two creative beacons of Britpop’s greatest icons (if not the ones with the strongest legacy). And really, we’d be sad if they weren’t fighting. • source
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15 Aug 2009 10:00

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Politics: Well, that truce between O’Reilly and Olbermann didn’t last long

  • We were hopeful at both companies to put a more civil tone in these discussions. No one at GE ever told anyone at NBC how to cover the news or what to cover.
  • General Electric spokesman Gary Sheffer • Regarding renewed interest in the debate between Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. After stories came out about the truce last month, both talk-show gabbers went back to their bag of tricks, with O’Reilly attack NBC owner General Electric. It’s given him some big ratings, while Olbermann, who isn’t playing to his network either, is kinda holding steady ratings-wise. Moral of the story: They shouldn’t have told anyone about the truce. • source
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29 Jul 2009 18:31

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World: Things aren’t looking so hot in Nigeria after three days of fighting

  • 4,000 Nigerians displaced after 3 days of civil violence source
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27 Jul 2009 10:53

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World: Britain sez its plan to smoke out the Taliban is working great

  • They’re out of many parts of Afghanistan now. Britain and NATO launched this endeavor called Operation Panther’s Claw a while back to clear out Taliban influence from Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province in an effort to allow people in those areas to vote in next month’s presidential election. Today, they report success. According to the top guy for the British operation, Brigadier Tim Radford, “Panther’s Claw has been extremely successful. There will be many Taliban who will not be fighting any more.” While saying that Taliban casualties were significant, they didn’t give a specific number. source
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22 Jul 2009 11:03

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U.S., World: Pakistan doesn’t like the U.S.’ ideas about the war in Afghanistan

Citing a plan that will force Taliban forces into Pakistan and limited Pakistani troops, the country is pushing back against the U.S. source
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14 Jul 2009 08:55

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U.S., World: Returning to war coverage: ABC’s war-wounded Bob Woodruff

Probably the most notable modern media icon injured in war, the ABC News anchor returned to Iraq yesterday after being seriously hurt there in 2006. source
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