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Jeb Bush: Senate Run Is Off
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 56 minutes ago | Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, saying that it was not the right time to return to elected office. "I can play a role in helping to reshape the Republican Party's message and focus on 21st century solutions to 21st century problems," Bush told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "Not... -
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Obama: ‘Trillion-dollar deficits for years to come’
Red State (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
President-elect Obama predicts “ trillion-dollar deficits for years to come .” “We’re already looking at a trillion-dollar budget deficit or close to a trillion-dollar budget deficit, and that potentially we’ve got trillion-dollar deficits for years to come, even with the economic recovery that we are working on at this point,” Obama said. The federal deficit was about $455 billion for fiscal year... -
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Message from Michelle Obama: "Our first guest"
Obama HQ (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Politics
Today, Michelle Obama sent out a message announcing the first of the ten grassroots supporters who will be chosen as special guests to attend the Inauguration: Last week, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced that we're bringing 10 supporters to Washington, DC for several days of Inaugural celebrations. With the deadline coming up on Thursday, I'm pleased to announce the selection of the... -
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Apple's Last Appearance At Macworld Expo
Red Orbit (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Technology
Another year, another keynote at the Macworld Expo, except this year was the last and there was no Steve Jobs to bring the new products and announcements from Apple Inc.Instead, Phil Schiller, senior vice-president of Apple, delivered the keynote address on Tuesday at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, and although there was no rumored iPhone Nano, he did deliver some anticipated announcements.Schiller... -
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It's Official: Marquis To Rockies For Vizcaino
Bleed Cubbie Blue (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
This is no surprise, because it's been rumored for a week or so, but today, the trade of Jason Marquis to the Rockies for Luis Vizcaino is official. From the Cubs' press release: photo via images.stltoday.com The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Luis Vizcaino from the Colorado Rockies for right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis and a cash consideration. Vizcaino is 34-27 with seven saves... -
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Oscars Relaunch Website: We Do More Than Just the Oscars
LAist (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
"The Academy Awards is this wonderful, huge phenomenon, and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't know what that is," Executive Administrator Ric Robertson of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said . "In a way, that makes it difficult for us to let the world know all the other stuff the academy does." And that's why the Academy overhauled their website , which was released today....
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Opening Day for Enormous New US Embassy in Iraq
Time (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
It is meant to symbolize a new era, but its heavy security portends otherwise. -
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Falling rock ends search for landslide victims
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Rescuers ended their search Tuesday for victims of a massive landslide that tore down a mountain and buried a northern Guatemalan highway, killing at least 35 people. -
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Rebuilding Our Government
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Politics
As Phoenix Woman noted below, President-Elect Obama’s selection of Leon Panetta to head the CIA signals that he won’t tolerate terrorist tactics by the U.S. agencies that are supposedly fighting terrorism. His selections for top Justice positions reinforce that message. In particular, Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen (head of the Office of Leagal Counsel) “has [...] -
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Liars Club Names the Top Lie of 2008
Fox News (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
A whopper about a scheming baby and his diapers is the top lie of 2008, an organization of champion fibbers declared Monday. -
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This Milky Way Not 'Snack-Sized' Anymore
ABC News (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sciences
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The Lede: Rap of Grief From Bhutto Daughter
New York Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
Bakhtawar Bhutto, the 18-year-old daughter of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has posted a rap song on YouTube expressing her anguish over her mother's death. - see all breaking news
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CES 2009 News: 6.5mm Samsung LCD TV
Product Reviews Net (subscribe) | yesterday | 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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Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac: Skype Access and Screen Sharing
Skype for Mac (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | Technology
As announced over on the main blog, we’re finally ready to pull the wraps off Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, our latest release for the Mac platform. To make up for the wait, we’ve included two exciting new features which... -
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Goosed Porter
Eschaton (subscribe) | 16 hours ago | Politics
Given DiFi's little temper tantrum over Panetta , I was curious how she reacted to the appointment of the buffoon Porter Goss to the top CIA post. "After much thought and a careful review of the record, I voted today to confirm the nomination of Representative Porter Goss to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCI). But I do have some serious concerns - especially about the impact of this... -
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HP greets us with 13.3-inch Pavilion dv3 entertainment laptop
Engadget (subscribe) | 16 hours ago | Technology
While you and HP can argue the rest of the night away about the most accurate moniker for its Pavilion dv2 , the dv3 is definitely an ultraportable . The AMD-powered machine comes in a plethora of configurations with CPUs ranging from 2GHz (Athlon X2 QL-62) to 2.4GHz (Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86), ATI's Radeon HD 3200 graphics, up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, 160/250/320/400GB hard drive choices, WiFi / Bluetooth,... -
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Introducing Picasa for Mac (at Macworld!)
The Official Google Blog (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Sometimes I find it hard to describe Picasa without sounding like a late-night infomercial for a multi-bladed thingamabob: "It's a photo organizer! A photo editor! A web-savvy photo sharing and management system in just one tiny package!" We try hard to avoid hyperbole around here, but it's true that Picasa software , working together with Picasa Web Albums , can help with nearly every aspect of owning... -
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Dems Senate Shenanigans Continue
Flopping Aces (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | US
Democrats Bar Black Man from U.S. Senate Seat It’s official. Democrats have blocked Roland Burris from taking his seat in the Senate to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama. Senate Sgt. at Arms Terrance Gainer, left, shows Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris the door when Burris tried to take his seat in the U.S. Senate. Taint [...]
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Ron Asheton, R.I.P. [Obituaries]
Idolator (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | Music
Ron Asheton, guitarist for the legendary Stooges, was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Mich., home this morning. Asheton certainly performed with a number of acts between 1973 (when Raw Power , when he was bumped to bass guitar in the Stooges was released) and 2007 (when the Stooges reunited for The Weirdness ), but in the end, what he was most known for was his songwriting and tough sounding guitar on... -
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Macworld 2009: The Last Keynote Liveblog Here this Tuesday [Apple]
Gizmodo (subscribe) | 01/04/2009 | Technology
This is it. This Tuesday at 9:00am PST we'll liveblog the last Apple Macworld keynote. Will Phil Schiller announce software, hardware, an iPhone Pro, or just do a tap dancing number? What is really... -
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VTech plunges into home audio market with IS9181 WiFi radio
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
VTech, the company you likely associate with old school telephones and educational toys, is breaking out of its shell in a big way. The outfit has just announced its first foray into the wide world of home audio with the IS9181 internet radio receiver. Said device packs 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity and can easily tap into over 11,000 free internet radio stations; additionally, it handles traditional... -
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Fujitsu puts the kibosh on possible sale to Western Digital
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
It seemed nearly imminent that Fujitsu would be selling off its hard disk division to rival Western Digital, but apparently something has gone awry. According to Fujitsu President Kuniaki Nozoe, there is currently "zero chance" of a deal being done, though he did confess that the two had sat down and contemplated changing their statuses to "it's complicated." Unfortunately, that's about all we have... -
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Comcast Mends Its Ways
Portfolio.com: The Tech Observer (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
Ars Technica reports : Comcast says that, as of December 31, it has turned over a new leaf, network management practices-wise. The new-and-hopefully-improved "protocol agnostic" system the company unveiled to the Federal Communications Commission in September is now in effect. "We have deployed the new technique throughout our network and turned off the P2P-specific technique everywhere in the network,"... -
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Google Earth: now you CAN take it with you
Official Google Enterprise Blog (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
When Lionel Barrymore ("Grandpa Martin Vanderhof") told Jimmy Stewart ("Tony Kirby") " You Can't Take it With You ," he clearly wasn't talking about Google Earth Enterprise. Starting immediately, you can take Google Earth Enterprise with you, thanks to a new portable version – an extension to the technology behind programs like Virtual Alabama , below, and the US Forest Service's Automated Flight Following... - see all discussions
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