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"The trouble with Sanjay Gupta," says Paul Krugman, is seen in the way he "mugged"...
Althouse (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
I know, you're thinking: If that's the trouble, bring it on . But let's read what Krugman has to say : So apparently Obama plans to appoint CNN’s Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General. I don’t have a problem with Gupta’s qualifications. But I do remember his mugging of Michael Moore over Sicko. You don’t have to like Moore or his film; but Gupta specifically claimed that Moore “fudged his facts”, when the... -
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Small Fla. town embraces Travolta during tragedy
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe) | 35 minutes ago | Entertainment
This small central Florida town is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here. -
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Patrick Swayze Two Years To Live
The PopCrunch Show (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
Patrick Swayze has admitted that he may only have two years to live in a revealing interview with Barbara Walters airing Wednesday night on ABC. “I’d say five years is pretty wishful thinking,” says the Dirty Dancing actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. “Two years seems likely if you’re going to believe [...] -
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Bush adviser: Iran poses top challenge for Obama
USA Today (subscribe) | 27 minutes ago | Politics
Israel and militant Palestinians are locked in deadly battle in the Middle East, but Iran poses the biggest challenge in the ... -
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Actress Alyssa Milano to wed Hollywood agent
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe) | 36 minutes ago | Entertainment
Alyssa Milano is engaged to marry a Hollywood agent. Publicists for Milano said Tuesday that the actress accepted a marriage proposal on Dec. 18 from David Bugliari, an agent at Creative Artists Agency. The two have been dating for over a year. No wedding date has been set. -
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Don’t you have some polygamists to prosecute?
Get The Picture (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Slow times in Utah: Utah’s attorney general is investigating the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years. I’d take politicians like this more seriously if they started their grandstanding before bowl season, rather [...]
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We are totally ready to kick their ass
Rising Hegemon (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sciences
In 3 billion years now! Astronomers said Monday that the Milky Way is more massive than earlier known, given new measurements showing that the Sun is moving at 600,000 miles per hour around the center of the galaxy, or 100,000 m.p.h. faster than past calculations suggested. The higher speed of the Sun means the galaxy must have more mass — about 50 percent more — so as to generate a stronger gravitational... -
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Gates estimates 2009 war costs at $136 billion
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | World
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost almost $136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began Oct. 1 if they continue at their current pace. -
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More on that school that was hit...
GayandRight (subscribe) | 13 minutes ago | World
From the New York Times... With another day of gory news reports inflaming the Arab world, Israel contended that the deaths at the school, at the Jabaliya refugee camp north of Gaza City, demonstrated Hamas’s callousness toward the lives of Palestinian civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces said that their troops had fired several mortar shells near the school in response to mortar fire from the school... -
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SportsBiz: Procedures need substance
The Washington Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Major League Baseball's drug policy seems simple. If a player tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance, he's suspended. That's it. -
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Sanyo said to be cutting up to 1,000 jobs ahead of Panasonic buy
TechConnect Magazine (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Technology
While Panasonic has announced that it will acquire Sanyo Electric less than a month ago, the latter is now reported to be preparing a few restructuring moves that will see some 1,000 workers losing their jobs. Said to happen by the end of March, the job cuts will affect about 500 regular workers in Japan, and an equal number of temporary employees. Sanyo hasn't confirmed any workforce reductions as... -
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Hugh Hefner Introduces New Girlfriend Number 3
iCelebZ.com (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Celebrity
Hugh Hefner has another new girlfriend. The 82-year-old Playboy founder - who split with former girlfriends, "The Girls Next Door" stars Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson last October - has moved 22-year-old Crystal Harris into the Playboy Mansion. Crystal - who describes herself as a "good girl" who likes "the rain, the seasons and fast cars" on her MySpace page - shares the aging... - 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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SanDisk shipping Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC / M2 cards
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
SanDisk got official (after some fighting) with its 16GB microSDHC and M2 cards way back in September, but now we're being formally introduced to the Mobile Ultra line. Both cards remain topped out at 16GB, and it's also bundling a MobileMate Micro Reader along with each. They ought to be hitting shelves this month for $119.99 (microSDHC) / $129.99 (M2), and you can catch the full release just after... -
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Oh, look at that, it’s Sony’s VAIO P
CrunchGear (subscribe) | 11 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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Frozen soap bubbles
Boing Boing (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
One intrepid experimenter with a good camera, a cold night and a soap-bubble-maker creates sheer joy in this gallery of frozen bubbles: "It's very cold tonight, so we played with bubbles. If you blow them upwards enough they have time to freeze on the way down." freezebubbles (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)... -
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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... -
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The Return Of Schiavo: Conservatives Plan To Revive Embarrassing Debacle To Block Obama’s...
Think Progress (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
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 [...] -
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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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Seagate's Barracuda 7200.12 HD packs 500GB per platter
Engadget (subscribe) | 13 hours ago | Technology
Around 1.5 years ago, we were all sitting around in awe of the ultra-dense Barracuda 7200.10 . Now, Seagate has doubled up on that gigabyte-per-platter milestone with the Barracuda 7200.12. As of this week, the desktop hard drive with the industry's highest areal density (329 Gigabits per square inch, for those curious) is shipping, as the firm's engineers have somehow figured out how to squeeze 500GB... -
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Eee PC T91 convertible tablet lives
Engadget (subscribe) | 12 hours ago | Technology
It's been expected for months , now Asus has announced its Eee PC T91 convertible tablet ripe for a fresh Windows 7 tossing. The 2-pound (right, two!), 1-inch thick tablet features an 8.9-inch LED backlit touch panel riding atop Intel's Z520 Atom processor. It also features a TV-tuner and built-in GPS . No other details yet but it won't be long. Filed under: Laptops Eee PC T91 convertible tablet lives... -
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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.... - see all discussions
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