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Breaking: Obama’s Safe Schools Czar’s Question to 14 Year Olds: “Spit vs. Swallow?… Is it...
Gateway Pundit (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Barack Obama’s Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings founded the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Recently he was appointed by the Obama administration to run the Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools in the US Department of Education. In 2007 Kevin Jennings was paid $273,573.96 as the executive director of GLSEN. In 2000 [...] -
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Explore a whole new way to window shop, with Google and your mobile phone
The Official Google Blog (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
What if you could decide where to shop, eat or hang out, with a little help from local Google users? It might take you a while to ask them all, so to make it easier we've launched a new effort to send window decals to over 100,000 local businesses in the U.S. that have been the most sought out and researched on Google.com and Google Maps. We're calling these businesses the " Favorite Places on Google... -
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Joins Twitter (With An Awful Name)
TechCrunch (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | Technology
Back in March, Google CEO Eric Schmidt caused a little controversy when he was quoted as thinking of Twitter (and the other micro-messaging services like it) as a "sort of poor man's email systems." He later clarified his remarks a bit. Tonight, he has joined the service. Current Googlers such as Hunter Walk (YouTube) and former Googlers such as Chris Sacca welcomed Schmidt to the service tonight,... -
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Engadget has got the Nook…
Mobility Site (subscribe) | 13 hours ago | Technology
Ok, if you weren’t listening to pop music in the 80s, that title might not mean anything. As the rest of the world waits impatiently for their Nooks, myself included, Engadget has some eye candy for you. They have published their “Review” of the Nook. In the end, the Nook is an intriguing product launched [...] -
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War on Fox News: NPR Front
Verum Serum (subscribe) | 13 hours ago | Politics
From Politico: Executives at National Public Radio recently asked the network’s top political correspondent, Mara Liasson, to reconsider her regular appearances on Fox News because of what they perceived as the network’s political bias, two sources familiar with the effort said. According to a source, Liasson was summoned in early October by NPR’s executive editor for news, [...] -
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Lobbyists Quietly Helping Extreme Effort To Declare Health Reform...
Think Progress (subscribe) | 12/05/2009 | Other
ThinkProgess has documented how the private health insurance industry is waging a duplicitous, “two-faced” campaign to kill health reform. Because the industry understands that the public views it in a largely negative light, the industry presents itself as proactively working hand-in-hand with legislators to produce reform. However, behind the scenes, the industry is coordinating a [...]
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HTC’s 1H 2010 portfolio leaked, pictured and spec’d
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | 20 hours ago | Technology
If you live and die by HTC, you might be very excited to know that the company’s portfolio for the first half of 2010 has been leaked online. HTC’s portfolio was presented in Vienna back in October in a global… -
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AT&T releases Mark the Spot, a network failure reporting tool
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Technology
Poor AT&T, it must be tired of being tied to the whipping post and constantly flogged in the media for its abysmal network performance. To address its network woes, AT&T has released a new iPhone application called Mark the Spot… -
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Tiger Said His Marriage Was A Sham!
PerezHilton.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Celebrity
Did Elin know about that? We hope this isn't true because bringing CHILDREN into a "sham" marriage is disgusting! Tiger Woods supposedly told one of his many mistresses that his marriage to Elin Nordegren was "only for publicity" according to her lawyer. The mistress' lawyer apparently isn't releasing his client's name, but we know she's the [...] -
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Hijab in Bolivia -- By: Mona Charen
The Corner (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Politics
Yes, Bolivia. Read on. On Wednesday, November 24, Iranian demands that female nurses don the hijab in response to Iran’s providing $1.2 million for funding of the new El Alto city hospital in Bolivia sparked a national outcry among women’s rights advocates within Bolivia. In an international teleconference in La Paz held between Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,... -
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Tea Party More Popular Than Republican Party
Political Wire (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
A new Rasmussen Reports survey asked respondents to assume that the "Tea Party movement" was organized as an actual political party. In a three-way generic ballot test, Democrats lead with 36%, followed the Tea Party at 23% and Republicans at 18%. Among independent voters, the Tea Party comes out on top with 33%, followed by 30% undecided, 25% for the Democrats and just 12% for the Republican. -
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cobra-matic: retro zenith turntable becomes modern pc [casemod]
technabob (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
What you’re looking at here isn’t just a vintage record player. It’s actually a fully-functional gaming PC. This old Bakelite Zenith record player has even had its turntable replaced with a visible DVD-ROM drive – which looks absolutely perfect with those Verbatim simulated vinyl CD-Rs. Modder Alvin Barber (aka “Mach”) completely refurbished this old 1951… - see all discussions
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Yes We Should by digby From a...
Hullabaloo (subscribe) | 21 minutes ago | Technology
Yes We Should by digby From a personal perspective, this would be a godsend : Senate Democrats are discussing the idea of expanding Medicare by lowering the age at which the elderly could enter the government-run insurance program, Democratic sources on the Hill tell the Huffington Post. The proposal would lower the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 55, though an age limit of 60 has also... -
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Charla Nash Attack: Sandra Herold Won't Be Charged In Chimp Attack
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. State's Attorney David Cohen refused to comment ahead of a news conference scheduled for Monday afternoon, but the person with knowledge of the investigation said no charges are planned against Sandra... -
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Richmond's London to coach Virginia
Seattle Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
The University of Virginia has hired Richmond's Mike London as its new head football coach. -
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Tens of thousands protest in Iran, battling police
San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said. The rallies... -
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Penguins' Crosby back after missing 1 game
Seattle Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup after missing one game with a sore groin. -
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Openness Meeting Closed to Public -- By: Jonah Goldberg
The Corner (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Politics
It's too perfect not to post, but in fairness I can see why you'd need to have a secret meeting to decide what shouldn't be secret anymore. WASHINGTON — It's hardly the image of transparency the Obama administration wants to project: A workshop on government openness is closed to the public. The event Monday for federal employees is a fitting symbol of President Barack Obama's uneven record so far...
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Sao Paulo Tunnel Thieves Steal Nearly $6 Million While Nation Watches Soccer
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | World
SAO PAULO — Brazilian media report that thieves tunneled their way to a money transport firm and made off with nearly $6 million. The G1 Web site of Brazil's Globo TV says thieves rented a house about 100 meters (yards) away from Transnacional Transporte de Valores e Seguranca Patrimonial Ltda and stole the money Sunday afternoon, while football matches gripped the nation. The thieves reportedly lived... -
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Sarah Palin Jokes With the Media at the Gridiron Club
U.S. News (subscribe) | 36 minutes ago | Politics
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Notre Dame's Clausen, Tate will turn pro
Tampa Bay Online (subscribe) | 43 minutes ago | Sports
Quarterback Jimmy Clausen and his favorite receiver, Golden Tate, will bypass their senior seasons at Notre Dame and enter the NFL draft. -
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Porn stars gather for karaoke nights in LA
Seattle Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Celebrity
BURBANK, Calif. - Even the most ardent fans of porn star Julie Meadows are unlikely, it seems safe to say, to have ever seen her like this. -
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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo: Space Tourism Craft To Be Unveiled
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Sciences
LOS ANGELES — After five years of secret construction, the cloak is coming off a privately funded spacecraft designed to fly well-heeled tourists into space. The long-awaited glimpse of SpaceShipTwo, slated for rollout Monday in the Mojave Desert, could not come sooner for the scores of wannabe astronauts who have forked over part of their disposable income for the chance to float in zero gravity.... -
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Diane Sawyer Leaving “Good Morning America”
The PopCrunch Show (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Entertainment
It’s official. After 10 years, Diane Sawyer is leaving ABC News’ Good Morning America. Sawyer announced this morning that she’ll step down as co-anchor of Good Morning America this week. “I’ve calculated — 2,881 shows,” Sawyer said. “Roughly.” Early next year, Sawyer, 63, will take over for retiring World News anchor Charles Gibson, who will exit [...] - see all breaking news
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