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27 Mar 2010 14:25

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Biz: GM recalls a bunch of vans, but you probably don’t own one

  • 5,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans have been recalled
  • 1,300 are being used by rental fleets and are no longer being rented source
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22 Mar 2010 12:04

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Politics: “Fire Nancy Pelosi”: The GOP’s day-after health care hangover

  • Might as well try to use your momentum. The Republicans, still smarting from the health care loss, have used the opportunity to turn GOP.com into this atrocity of a Web site seemingly designed to reflect the anger of whoever designed it. Art is emotion, of course, but Nancy Pelosi behind a fire-heavy background may be a bit much. source
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18 Feb 2010 12:04

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U.S.: From the scene: Austin office building crash live video

  • Early word was that the plane hit an FBI office building, but it appears to have hit NEAR an FBI office building instead, which is less bad. MyFox Austin has a live stream of what’s going on. Fingers crossed for Austin residents. source
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25 Dec 2009 18:21

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World: A Greek ship goes ablaze near Venezuela, injuring sailors on board

  • 9+ missing after the ship went on fire in the Caribbean source
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25 Dec 2009 14:03

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Offbeat: We need a Yule Log, guys. Good thing we just found one.

  • Yule Log. ‘Nuff said. source
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04 Dec 2009 19:26

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World: Stay in, guys. It appears to be a cursed Friday night for partying.

  • clubbin’ In Russia, 100+ were killed in a late-night explosion at a nightclub. Fireworks are being blamed for the blast in the city of Perm.
  • karaoke In Jakarta, Indonesia, 20+ were killed after a fire in a crowded karaoke club. The people were trapped in a tiny room.
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29 Sep 2009 21:21

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U.S.: An example of the kind of awful irony Alanis Morissette doesn’t grasp

  • A 911 dispatcher in Quincy, Massachusetts takes a call – somebody’s house is on fire. source
  • The dispatcher, Mike Bowes, is talking to his neighbor – HIS house is the one on fire. source
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21 Sep 2009 20:52

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Politics: Barack Obama made a really funny joke on Letterman tonight

  • It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election.
  • President Barack Obama • Talking to David Letterman tonight about claims of racism fueling dislike of his policies. A killer quip if there was one. In the interview, Obama instead suggests that what’s fueling the fire of distrust against Obama is the fact that he’s making big changes – changes he had to make because of the recession. • source
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28 Aug 2009 09:58

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Offbeat, Tech: Let this be a lesson to Google: Never let nerds use grills

Google’s U.K. offices caught on fire yesterday, prompting a frantic search for a fire extinguisher. They found the fire department instead. source
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24 Aug 2009 10:52

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World: Firefighters are struggling to get the Athens wildfire under control

  • 500 firefighters are attacking it, and they need lots of help source
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