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25 Feb 2009 10:49

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U.S.: Admit it, you’re curious about this Bobby Jindal guy

  • We were too, which is why we read Esquire. Louisiana Gov. Jindal seemed to come out of nowhere this week to become the Figure Sarah Palin Should Have Been for the Republicans, with his response to Barack Obama’s speech cementing his face in the American consciousness. If you’re wondering who this dude is, check out this Esquire article from October, which goes into detail about the things that shaped his personality and beliefs. The religious stuff admittedly weirded us out, tho. source
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24 Feb 2009 22:23

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U.S.: Key number of Barack Obama’s speech

  • $15 billion per year spent on new technologies source
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24 Feb 2009 22:18

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U.S.: Key line of Barack Obama’s speech tonight

  • Given these realities, everyone in this chamber — Democrats and Republicans — will have to sacrifice some worthy priorities for which there are no dollars. And that includes me.
  • Barack Obama • Who spoke about hunkering down, even while balancing it with optimism. He talked about his plans for the budget during the speech. It wasn’t a State of the Union, but sure felt like one. • source
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24 Feb 2009 10:46

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U.S.: Meet Bobby Jindal. He’s the GOP’s response to Obama.

After Obama’s speech tonight, the Louisiana governor will respond. He’s seen as a rising star. source
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17 Jan 2009 12:10

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Offbeat: Obama speech generator: ‘hope’ is not just another word for ‘dog’

  • My fellow Americans, today is a heartfelt day. You have shown the world that ‘hope’ is not just another word for ‘dog,’ and that ‘change’ is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually give.
  • “Barack Obama” • in a speech generated by Atom.com’s “Inauguration Speech Generator” • source
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17 Jan 2009 12:08

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U.S.: The inauguration should be super-well-attended

  • 2 million people will descend upon D.C. for the inauguration source
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06 Jan 2009 12:06

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Tech: No Steve Jobs at the MacWorld keynote. So, how’s Phil gonna do?

  • Why isn’t Steve there? Health problems. While he remains the company’s CEO, he decided to take a break from this year’s busy keynote schedule to spend time with his family and recover from a hormonal imbalance which was making him lose weight. source
  • Why isn’t Steve there? Health problems. While he remains the company’s CEO, he decided to take a break from this year’s busy keynote schedule to spend time with his family and recover from a hormonal imbalance which was making him lose weight.
  • Check out how Phil’s doing Phil Schiller, who’s a common face at Apple keynotes, will be taking the helm this year, and the keynote is starting just about … now. This year, Schiller’s performance on stage may be as notable as the products Apple announces. It’s starting … now! source
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