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06 Jan 2010 10:59

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U.S.: The saga of “Drunk Bus Driver” leads to jail time. With video!

  • When the students on the bus seem to have more control than the driver, you know you probably shouldn’t be a bus driver. In this tense video, a New York bus driver, Martha Thompson, left students at her mercy, believing she was fine. She blew a .15 on the breathalyzer. She’ll now be spending the next 12 weekends in jail after pleading guilty to 37 child endagerment counts. The video alone is worth the wild ride. source
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05 Jan 2010 20:27

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Tech: We watch a lot of videos, guys, mostly on YouTube

  • 31B videos were watched online in November alone
  • 40% came from Google – 99% of those from YouTube
  • 3% came from Hulu – a distant second place source
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30 Dec 2009 21:07

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Offbeat: Girlfriend Xbox smasher: She might just be a little “crazy”

  • Dear girl who apparently doesn’t get enough attention from her boyfriend, you missed the guy’s PSP. (BTW, this video is pretty fake-looking.)
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27 Dec 2009 11:14

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World: Video: A scene from the latest Iranian protests, uploaded today

  • Iranian protesters are getting savvier about using technology to tell the world about what’s going on. This video, taken at an Ashura protest in Isfahan, was uploaded via e-mail to the unity4iran Posterous page, which means that in the midst of what’s going on, the protesters need to do little to send information about what’s going on on the ground. Send an e-mail, and it’s up for the world to see. source
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25 Dec 2009 14:32

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World: The Military is not happy with the Bowe Bergdahl video release

  • It reflects nothing more than the violent, deceitful tactics of the Taliban insurgency. To release this video on Christmas Day is an affront to the deeply concerned family and friends of Bowe Bergdahl.
  • US Navy Rear Adm. Gregory Smith • Condeming the Taliban’s choice to release a video of Afghan prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl. The Bergdahl family didn’t have much else to add on their own end, except a plea for the captors to “to let our only son come home.” source
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25 Dec 2009 14:03

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Offbeat: We need a Yule Log, guys. Good thing we just found one.

  • Yule Log. ‘Nuff said. source
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24 Dec 2009 23:36

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World: Dear crazy lady who tackled the pope: Hello, viral video superstar

  • Not that Italy hasn’t had enough crazy-people-attacking-world-leaders stories recently, but when it’s the Pope – a universally-adored figured by anyone not currently using birth control – people take notice a little more than they do when it’s Silvio Berlusconi. Pope Benedict wasn’t hurt, by the way, just a little shaken off his A game. source
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15 Dec 2009 11:16

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Politics: Video flashback: Joe Lieberman wanted to expand Medicare

  • Why does Joe Lieberman hate America? In this video, Lieberman suggests the very option he publicly killed this week. The uncomfortable kid over to the right just gave the left a ton of ammo in the health care fight by asking this question, even though he called Medicare “Medichoice.”
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14 Dec 2009 11:23

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Politics: Obama’s all like, I’m a total B+, guys. Do you agree?

  • Obama rolls comfortably when he’s with Oprah. So when he’s talking about himself on TV, as he did during last night’s Christmas special, he says things like this. Some might find it self-serving. Others might find it cocky. We find it honest. He’s stood his ground on a lot of things even when they weren’t popular. Approval ratings be damned.
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12 Dec 2009 11:00

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Politics: ACORN finally gets some good news from the courts

  • They have been singled out by Congress for punishment that directly and immediately affects their ability to continue to obtain federal funding, in the absence of any judicial, or even administrative, process adjudicating guilt.
  • Judge Nina Gershon • On her decision to overturn the House ban on grants for ACORN, which was ruled unconstitutional yesterday. Gershon and others argue that the bill equated to a “bill of attainder,” which punishes a group without the benefit of a trial. Conservative groups perhaps played their hand a little too loosely on this case. Even though ACORN screwed up, they didn’t commit any crimes other than large amounts of idiocy. So this decision was the right one. source
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