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Obama To Ban Earmarks From Stimulus Bill
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Politics
On his second day in Washington, President-elect Obama met with his budget team and promised no earmarks will be in the stimulus plan. "We are going to ban all earmarks -- the process by which individual members insert pet projects without review," he explained. "We will create an economic recovery oversight board made up of key administration officials and independent advisors to identify problems... -
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France, Egypt offer plan to stop fighting in Gaza
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Contributor Who Brought Down Bill Richardson Also Made Contributions To Obama
Say Anything (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | US
Another day, another scandal for the Obama administration. Is anyone keeping track? Is Obama going to set the record for the most scandals before even taking office? WASHINGTON – A prominent businessman caught up in a grand jury probe whose political donations ended any role for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in the Obama administration also was a generous contributor in support of the president-elect.... - 16 Vote!
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Democrats Seek to Resolve Burris Senate Saga
Fox News (subscribe) | 44 minutes ago | Politics
Democrats search for way to defuse dispute over embattled Gov. Blagojevich's Senate appointment before it further overshadows the 111th Congress. -
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It's the American way
Denver Post (subscribe) | 49 minutes ago | US
Nevermind the recession. Or the war against terrorism. Unemployment? Forget about it. After all, there's a big football game looming. Thursday's championship game between Florida and Oklahoma is a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress? Rep. Cliff Stearns hopes so. Stearns, a Republican from Ocala, Fla., wrote to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to move votes scheduled for Thursday...
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Social Security unveils new online application
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 55 minutes ago | Entertainment
The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service that will allow people to get their benefits without ever traveling to a Social Security field office. -
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Former Blackwater guards plead not guilty
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Saints' Brees voted AP Offensive Player of the Year
Canal Street Chronicles (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Sports
Saints' Brees voted AP Offensive Player of the Year "I don't come out from week to week and say I have to throw for 300 (yards)," Brees said. "I don't think about that. It's really about what I can do to help this team win. "Certainly in this offense, being the quarterback, you're in the driver's seat. You have the opportunity to control every play and have it in your hands. Every play is about me... -
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Milky Way bigger and faster than once thought
DV Hardware (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Sciences
Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, US, claim the Milky Way is bigger, faster and more massive than previously thought. By using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), scientists discovered our galaxy has about 50 percent more mass than earlier productions, is about 15 percent wider than previously thought, and that it is moving 15 percent faster than earlier... -
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Transition Team Defends CIA Choice, Reaches Out to Senate Chairwoman
CQ (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Politics
The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee softened her critique of the choice of Leon Panetta to head the CIA after being contacted by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. -
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Utah Attorney General may sue the BCS
Fanblogs.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Mark Shurtleff contends the BCS unfairly puts schools like Utah, which is a member of a conference without an automatic bid to the lucrative bowl games, at a competitive and financial disadvantage. The investigation is very preliminary and could result in him suing his own state... Utah and Utah State are members of the MWC and WAC, who are a part of the BCS and receive a share of its revenue whether... - see all breaking news
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Cue the complaints: 17-inch MacBook Pro without a removable battery? » VentureBeat
Chuqui 3.0 (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Cue the complaints: 17-inch MacBook Pro without a removable battery? » VentureBeat: One of the biggest complaints about Apple’s iPhone is that you cannot remove and replace the battery yourself. On the eve of its final Macworld Expo, it appears Apple is willing to live with that complaint for the newest version of its MacBook Pro line of computers as well. And here's why: this is a non-issue. Here's... -
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Sanjay Gupta, Surgeon General
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reports : President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial... -
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Oh, look at that, it’s Sony’s VAIO P
CrunchGear (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
Engadget believes this to be the VAIO P. No one can verify or deny this claim because AOL didn't pay for us to be the 'official blog of CES' or whatever it is they are. So, we're not privy to the hallowed grounds of the LVCC until tomorrow. That double wide trailer would be nice, though. -
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Exclusive Movie Trailer: The World's Best Gadget Designers Speak in Objectified...
Gizmodo (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
newVideoPlayer("/objectified_trailer_2.flv", 596, 356,""); As he did for Helvetica's namesake typeface, Gary Hustwit gathered the world's top designers for his forthcoming documentary Objectified,... -
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They Did Talk to Wyden
Talking Points Memo (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
We were trying to nail down whether the Obama transition really did brief Sen. Wyden and not Feinstein. Or was it that Wyden just got tipped off informally, perhaps even from Panetta. Turns out no. Wyden's office tells us they... -
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CES 2009 News: 6.5mm Samsung LCD TV
Product Reviews Net (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Not long to go until CES 2009, and there have already been a number of articles about what we are likely to see at the Consumer Electronics Show. We can always count on Samsung to bring something sexy to the show, and their new range of 6.5mm LCD TV’s is no exception. This new line of [...]
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Apple Confirms $179 Battery Swap Cost for 17" MacBook Pro [Macworld 2009]
Gizmodo (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17" MacBook Pro's non-removable battery will cost $179 including labor. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time: From a spokesperson at Apple: It will likely be years before you need to replace it (1000 cycles at 200 cycles/year = 5 years). You can have the battery replaced at any Apple Store or Apple-authorized reseller.... -
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Komrade Obama names Leon Panetta as CIA director
Return of the Conservatives (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Politics
Don't be surprised when 9/11 is seen as but an opening act. Stop the ACLU Debbie Schlussel Patterico's Pontifications NY Times -
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Logitech introduces G-series peripherals for gamers who need lots of buttons
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Flush with the success of its G13 gameboard , Logitech is now creating a whole series of peripherals that will all work together to celebrate the seventh letter of the alphabet. The G-series line includes a new $199 G19 keyboard, offering a 320 x 240 color LCD mounted on top and 12 "G-keys" that can have up to three macros assigned to each. Next up is the $129 G35, a 7.1 surround-sound headset with... -
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Engadget's new double-wide HQ rolls in to Vegas
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Oh hells yes. We've arrived at CES in full nerd style. We sent Moms to Atlantic City so us kids could hijack the trailer all the way to Vegas baby, Las Vegas. And in true Kojak style we parked right in front of the central hall just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. What better base to provide the best CES 2009 coverage on the Net? Check our first pass on the show floor after the break. With... - + Vote!
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The Return Of Schiavo: Conservatives Plan To Revive Embarrassing Debacle To Block Obama’s...
Think Progress (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
One of the saddest, most hysterical crusades by conservatives over the past few years involved their intervention in the case of critically brain-damaged woman Terry Schiavo. Conservatives — including former Senate majority leader Bill Frist and former House majority leader Tom DeLay — brought the personal tragedy to national attention in 2005 by trying [...] - see all discussions
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