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01 Oct 2009 11:00

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U.S., World: Daily poll: Iran’s nuclear talks with other world powers

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01 Oct 2009 10:31

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U.S.: Here’s a random awesome shot from the White House

  • We seriously hope that every president considers doing like the White House Flickr feed in the future. (In this pic, he’s talking to a bunch of advisers about Afghanistan. We will say this much: It’s telling that only one of them is female.) You feel like you’re really on the inside with these photos. And they make a great document for future generations. Isn’t it great that we have a president who gets social media?source
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30 Sep 2009 09:00

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U.S.: Dying on the vine in the Senate: Health care’s public option

  • Remember that Senate vote yesterday? It flopped. Hard. For many, the public option is the crux of the health care debate. But in the Senate Finance Committee, amendments to add a public option couldn’t get enough votes to be added to Sen. Max Baucus’ health care bill. “No one has been able to show me how we can count up to 60 votes with a public option,” Baucus said. On a side note, The Onion conveniently created this article (language NSFW) for conservatives to bring up in this debate. source
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29 Sep 2009 01:24

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Culture: Mark your calendars! Sarah Palin has a memoir coming out

  • 11/14 the date that Palin’s “Going Rouge” comes out; fingers crossed that there’s an entire chapter on Levi Johnston source
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28 Sep 2009 22:07

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Tech: First Google Voice, now health care? Apple’s app bans get political

  • I feel like politicians already have a megaphone and Apple is making it worse instead of making it easier for a regular guy to get an application into the store.
  • iPhone app developer Red Daly • Describing his frustration with Apple declining his app iSinglePayer for political reasons. The app, which explained to people the benefits of a Canada-style health care system and gives those users ways to contact their representatives, was blocked by phone specifically because it pushed a political opinion. For Daly, he says it was defeating because he “went to the app store because I felt like I didn’t have much of a voice in other spheres.” Eventually, all these arbitrary bans are going to catch up with Apple. • source
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28 Sep 2009 00:53

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World: Germany’s Angela Merkel is having another go as chancellor

  • We can really celebrate tonight, but afterwards we have a hard job ahead of us.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel • Who was elected to a second term on Sunday. Despite the win, things are a bit different this time around. Merkel’s CDU/CSU voting bloc lost a partner in the Social Democrats (SPD), who bombed hard in the election (thanks to the recession) and had their worst result in decades. Merkel’s bloc will likely work closely with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). All that wheeling and dealing and economic recovery takes work. So no partying after tonight. We know you like your beer, Germany, but now isn’t the time. • source
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26 Sep 2009 11:44

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Politics: The photo ethics of Dick Cheney cutting a piece of meat

The crop of this photo in Newsweek is getting a lot of controversy. So to add to it, we cropped it a third way which throws ethics out the window. source
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25 Sep 2009 11:18

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Politics: Glenn Beck makes frog stew out of a stupid metaphor

  • And this, my friends, is why Glenn Beck should not be taken seriously as a political pundit. He kills Kermit! And he does it to prove a stupid point!source
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23 Sep 2009 10:44

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Politics: Republicans > Democrats when it comes to Twitter

  • 101 Republican congressmen have Twitter accounts to pontificate all short-like source
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21 Sep 2009 22:23

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Politics: Glenn Beck: I love Hillary Clinton, hate John McCain. WTF?

  • Do we live in Bizarro World or something? We have to admit that when we watched this, our brains exploded just a little bit. Well, good for you or something, Glenn.source
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