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02 Jun 2009 21:56

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U.S.: Latest reason we’re all gonna die: Nuclear data accidentally leaked

  • *forehead slap* Great job, federal government. The U.S. revealed in a newsletter yesterday that somebody messed up and released a 266-page document LOADED with information about civilian nuclear holdings as well as maps of where we keep all of the fuel for our nuclear weapons. The document was marked “highly confidential,” which sounds scary. Some experts claim the leak isn’t THAT big a deal, but it’s not the first data screwup while Obama’s been in office. source
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01 Jun 2009 10:39

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Biz, U.S.: How did General Motors go from pioneering to bankrupt?

General Motors circa 1906
  • There’s a long, winding story of how GM got from hand-crank to Hummer to handouts. For a company this essential to our country – especially the Midwest, but really everywhere – it’s a sad, bastardized legacy.source
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31 May 2009 10:58

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U.S., World: The U.S. is throwing more Taliban-fighting troops in Afghanistan

  • 4,000 more American troops are coming in July source
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31 May 2009 10:36

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Biz, U.S., World: The latest economic status update from one Timothy Geithner

  • We are seeing more durable stability in the economy and the financial system is substantially in better shape. But we have a ways to go, and we need to keep working in the U.S. and with other major economies to restore conditions for a sustainable recovery.
  • Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner • Speaking yesterday as he was traveling to China to do whatever a treasury secretary does. (Seriously, he plans to offer reassurances to the country that the U.S. is on the right track financially and that their financial investments are safe.) • source
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30 May 2009 15:59

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U.S., World: Robert Gates has all sorts of nice things to say to North Korea

  • Dependent on the charity of the international community to alleviate the hunger and suffering of its people, North Korea’s leadership has chosen to focus the North’s limited energies and resources on a reckless and ultimately self-destructive quest for nuclear weapons.
  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates • On North Korea’s nuclear weapon mission that’s ultimately just pissing off the rest of the world. Gates go on to say that the U.S. “will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.”  • source
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29 May 2009 13:00

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U.S., World: North Korea starts firing off more crazy stuff

  • The test-range missile is the sixth this week. You got to hand it to North Korea. When they want to get your attention, they’re willing to go all out. Despite much complaining by the international community, the country continues to blow stuff up. South Korea’s ready for war. Yesterday, the U.S. decided to put the country on its second-highest alert level. Can we just be optimistic and believe they’re just trying to kill off their supplies? source
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27 May 2009 10:42

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Biz, U.S.: Bank of America somehow raised a lot of money really fast

  • $33 billion Amount the U.S. government told Bank of America to raise after recent stress tests gave them failing marks source
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25 May 2009 10:40

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Tech, U.S.: Remember on Memorial Day with a Google Earth add-on

“Map the Fallen” is really effing elaborate and really effing sad to look at. It’s definitely a great way to remember. source
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25 May 2009 10:11

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Culture: Historic docs of the day: Military letters to pinup Donna Reed

Apparently, the star of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Donna Reed Show” was a huge inspiration for soldiers in WWII. Neat. source
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24 May 2009 20:05

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U.S., World: Major attacks in Iraq down, the U.S. military sez

  • -58% decline in high-casualty attacks since March ’08 source
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