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02 Dec 2009 10:05

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U.S.: The Senate is in the middle of debating Obama’s Afghan plan

  • Success is the real exit strategy, and when conditions on the ground have decisively begun to change for the better. That is when our troops should start to return home with honor, not one minute longer, not one minute sooner, and certainly not on some arbitrary date in July 2011.
  • John McCain • Discussing the troop increase Obama has planned as well as the pullout. The Senate hearings on the event are currently going on, and The New York Times has a pretty thorough liveblog about what may be the moment that defines Obama’s diplomatic legacy. source

02 Oct 2009 10:49

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Biz: Like the year before it, September sucked for jobs

  • 9.8% unemployment, which is pretty darn depressing source

30 Sep 2009 09:17

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World: The developing world has a big bill to adapt to climate change

  • $75-$100 billion per year to adapt to major changes in climate expected with global warming
  • 3.6° F rise the expected increase in global temperature over the next 40 years; wear sunscreen source

21 May 2009 08:27

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Politics, U.S.: Fewer people think Dick Cheney’s a neckless hobbit than before

  • 37% of people have a favorable opinion of the former vice president, who’s been courting controversy lately
  • +8% his favorability rating is still low, but it’s up significantly; the pollsters say it’s because he’s not in office source

03 Mar 2009 21:54

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Biz, Tech: Google to execs: You kept us profitable. Here’s your payday.

  • 4 top execs got bonuses of $1.2 million or more for boosting profits source

30 Jan 2009 08:40

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Biz, Tech: Amazon’s sales are so good, it don’t matter if the Kindle’s ugly

  • $6.7 billion in sales in the fourth quarter for the online retailer
  • 29% increase in sales from the fourth quarter in 2007 source