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02 Feb 2010 09:59

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U.S.: In California’s governor race, the spending’s already HUUUGE

  • $39M the amount former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has spent out of her own personal fortune, which is just insane, BTW
  • $19M the amount her Republican primary competitor, Steve Poizner, has spent out of his personal fortune
  • $370k the amount presumptive Democratic candidate Jerry Brown – who hasn’t declared – has spent so far source
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26 Jan 2010 09:56

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U.S.: The ’10 federal deficit: Still huge, but at least it’s sloping downward

  • $1.4T the size of the deficit in 2009; that’s a record
  • $1.3T the estimated size of the deficit in 2010
  • $687B the size of the deficit by year 2020 source
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05 Jan 2010 01:07

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World: Dubai’s giant tower is tall, no matter how you measure it

  • 828 meters height of Burj Dubai Tower for those of you who think like Europeans
  • 2717
    feet     height of the freaking tower for those of you who think like Americans source
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25 Dec 2009 11:04

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World: Japan’s equivalent of Obama lays out a huge budget

  • ¥92.3 trillion for 2010; that’s a lot of ramen source
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16 Dec 2009 20:49

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Tech: This new Earth-like planet needs a name. We have one idea.

We want to name this planet “Elliott Smith,” because more planets should be named after indie rock stars who we adore. Got any other ideas? Vote here. source
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13 Dec 2009 10:05

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Biz, World: Dubai has a big bill due tomorrow; will they pay it?

  • $3.5 billion due tomorrow; it’s like a big credit bill source
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10 Dec 2009 21:44

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U.S.: Nothing like a massive spending bill to make us consider life

  • $447 billion the size of the massive spending bill that the House just passed
  • 221 yay, 202 nay the breakdown of votes in the House – some Dems said no source
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08 Dec 2009 08:48

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World: The latest series of attacks in Baghdad is nothing short of massive

  • five separate attacks in Baghdad today – all after a two-month period of calm
  • 112+ were killed in the attacks, which happened a few minutes apart
  • 400+ were injured in the car bombings, including many children and students source
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23 Nov 2009 11:16

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Biz: Give people a tax credit and they’ll buy a home with it

  • 10% boost in existing home sales in October source
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20 Nov 2009 11:22

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Offbeat: Take a good long look at this #(&(@(#)(&!)* boat: Oasis of the Seas

The Oasis of the Seas is 50% larger than the next largest cruise ship and can carry over 6,000 people. It also can’t fit in many ports because it’s so big. source
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