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19 Mar 2009 00:35

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U.S.: How many soldiers were affected by the stop-loss policy?

  • 120,000+ solders have been affected by stop-loss since 2001 source
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14 Mar 2009 18:20

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Biz, U.S.: Dear AIG: Why are you still giving out bonuses?

  • AIG got a ton of money from the government to keep the economy going, because they’re too freaking big and broke everything. source
  • They’re restructuring some of their biggest bonuses to executives, but still giving out hundreds of millions to employees. WTF? source
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12 Mar 2009 09:50

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U.S., World: Guilty! The Bush shoe-thrower gets thrown in the slammer

  • Three years for the folk hero. Muntazer al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist who got really angry at ex-prez George W. Bush when he visited Iraq in the waning months of his presidency, was found guilty of assault for throwing a shoe at the world leader. The three-year sentence angered many who saw al-Zaidi as a folk hero, giant shoe and all. source
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08 Mar 2009 10:11

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U.S., World: And so, the Iraq troop exodus begins

  • 12,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq in September source
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23 Feb 2009 10:35

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U.S.: Are things going well in the U.S.? A poll says no

  • 73% of respondents to a CNN poll say they’re scared about the way things are going in the country source
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21 Feb 2009 12:10

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Music: A music legend with a bad voice, back on the road

Leonard Cohen’s going on his first U.S. tour in 16 years. Sincerely, ShortFormBlog. source
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19 Feb 2009 21:45

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U.S., World: Obama’s first foreign trip: It went alright, eh?

No offense man, any foreign relations are good, but isn’t Canada kind of close? source
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16 Feb 2009 21:05

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Tech, U.S.: At midnight, some TV stations will preach only to the converted

  • 400+ networks will drop their analog signal source
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16 Feb 2009 10:01

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U.S.: Who’s ranked as our best president? Take a guess.

  • 1st place for Abe Lincoln, according to a ranking by 65 historians. source
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10 Feb 2009 10:34

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U.S.: The Senate votes on the stimulus bill today. How big is it?

  • $827 billion right now, $100 billion less than before source
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