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17 Jun 2010 20:38

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Politics: Protip: If you’re Hillary Clinton, don’t discuss lawsuits in Ecuador

  • President Obama has spoken out against the law because he thinks that the federal government should be determining immigration policy. And the Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the act.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton • During a television interview in Ecuador where she was all like, hey, we’re going to sue Arizona because of this crazy immigration law. For what it’s worth, the Justice Department is still looking through evidence. Still, though, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is PISSED. “To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the Secretary of State is just outrageous,” she said. source

22 Mar 2010 20:05

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U.S.: Health care’s next big battlefield? The fight over states’ rights

  • 11 states plan to sue the
    government over health care,
    ten in a class-action suit
  • 36 states have pending lawsuits,
    bills or legislation against the
    health care bill source

10 Nov 2009 22:55

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Culture: Michael Jackson’s funeral suit worth more than your salary

  • $35,000 to go out in crazy pop star style source

11 Oct 2009 11:13

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Offbeat: WhoCanISue.com callously wants you to sue other people

  • It’s definitely meant to be edgy. We wanted to provoke people. Most lawyer advertising is unremarkable and not memorable. I would sit at home and see these ads asking if you’re injured, blah, blah, blah. There was no branding involved. We have a brand.
  • WhoCanISue.com founder Curtis Wolfe • Describing the thought process that went into create his site. Wolfe, formerly in-house counsel at a large Miami firm, has grabbed eyeballs with the site, which connects lawyers with people who want to sue other people. Lawyers aren’t sure what to think. We just hope we’re not answer to that question his site asks. • source

08 Oct 2009 08:19

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Tech: Have a “real job”? You may have to take your Twitter pic in a suit

  • 70% of businesses will require dress codes for avatars by 2013 source

10 Apr 2009 10:08

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Offbeat, Tech: This Japanese dude is a cyborg wearing an exoskeleton

The HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) suit increases strength two to ten times and looks bizarre and awesome to boot. source