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08 Jul 2009 13:31

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Biz, U.S.: Want to feel kinda depressed? Read these food stamp numbers

  • 33.8 million people are on food stamps right now – that’s a depressing record
  • +1.2 million the increase in the last two months – also depressing source
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08 Jul 2009 11:24

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U.S., World: Are North Korean hackers blocking access to U.S. sites?

  • South Korean sites are being affected, too. The Asian country’s National Intelligence Service has identified 26 Web sites that appear to be affected by “malicious programs,” including the White House’s Web site. The hackers appear to be trying to nail them using denial of service attacks. This sort of Web-based digital attack for political reasons isn’t new: A similar attack in Estonia happened two years ago. source
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06 Jul 2009 22:21

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U.S., World: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe calls some U.S. diplomat an idiot

  • I hope he wasn’t speaking for Obama … You wouldn’t speak to an idiot of that nature. I was very angry with him.
  • Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe • Saying very nice things about Johnnie Carson, the U.S.’ top African official. You know, Bob, we don’t know what Johnnie said to you, but we’re guessing Johnnie has a strong enough handle on diplomatic and economic matters that he wouldn’t let this happen. • source
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04 Jul 2009 13:30

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World: Again … Iran totally wants to shift the blame onto the U.S.

  • It has to be asked whether the actions of (Mousavi and his supporters) are in response to instructions of American authorities.
  • Hossein Shariatmadari • An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and the leader of a powerful newspaper group in Iran. That’s right, this jerk is claiming that the U.S. had a direct role in the rise of the opposition. No, idiot. The opposition had a direct role. They were the only ones. The spin cycle isn’t working; they really want to hang you guys out to dry. • source
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04 Jul 2009 13:09

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U.S., World: The U.S. isn’t amused by North Korea’s explosive antics

  • This type of North Korean behavior is not helpful. What North Korea needs to do is to fulfill its international obligations and commitments.
  • U.S. State Department spokesman Karl Duckworth • On the nuclear testing that North Korea did in defiance of U.N. sanctions on the country. North Korea is kind of like that Smashing Pumpkins fan who was trying to start an argument with us on Twitter yesterday over our BIlly Corgan coverage. Look, we’re not giving into your game, so you should just stop now. • source
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03 Jul 2009 17:13

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U.S.: We declare this Declaration of Independence to have killer timing

British-discovered Declaration of Independence
  • This early version of the Declaration of Independence was discovered a few months ago and verified conveniently just before the 4th of July. Great job on that whole timing thing, National Archives! source
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01 Jul 2009 22:40

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U.S., World: Yo, Taliban in Afghanistan growing opium: Watch out for Marines

  • 4,000 Marines are coming to kick butt and take names source
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01 Jul 2009 22:35

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U.S., World: The latest swine flu drama – making vaccines, nailing Jens Lekman

  • 600 million doses of swine flu vaccine could be needed in the U.S. in case of a major outbreak – two for everyone in the country. Now, if we take six, does that mean that we mutate into a swine flu superhero?
  • one Swede with some notoriety recently got nailed by swine flu – singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, who, if you know anything about him, is going to have some awesome things to write about on his next album.
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30 Jun 2009 02:03

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U.S., World: The pullout from Iraq’s cities, by the numbers

  • 150 U.S. bases in Iraq will either be closed or handed over to local control by the end of the day
  • 131,000 troops are still in Iraq, but the cities will no longer have significant U.S. military after today source
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30 Jun 2009 01:52

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World: Iraq is so happy the U.S. is pulling out, they’re playing trumpets

See, this is how Iraqis party when they’re happy. Along with Specials cover bands. Rudy … a message to you, Rudy … a message to you … source
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