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Obama To Ban Earmarks From Stimulus Bill
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour 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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Jeb Bush won’t run for Senate in 2010
appletree (subscribe) | 2 minutes ago | Politics
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush won’t make a widely anticipated run for senate in 2010. I don’t know why so many people think that Bush could win an election right now. It’s hard to imagine a more radioactive name in American politics. Frankly, I don’t think that any of the Bushes will be palatable to voters [...] -
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Obama Wants Gupta For Surgeon General
Capitol Annex (subscribe) | 9 minutes ago | Politics
The Washington Post tells us more about President-Elect Obama’s pick for Surgeon General : 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... -
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Businessman linked to Richardson donated to Obama
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
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. -
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Papers outline anthrax suspect's unusual behavior
USA Today (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
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Vikings' Peterson is second for another award
StarTribune.com (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had some pretty good company in finishing as a runner-up for the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.
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Utah AG : The BCS Title Game Is A Closed Shop
Can't Stop the Bleeding (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | US
Still going ga-ga over Utah’s upset win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, the state’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tells the Dessert Morning News’ Ben Winslow, “this game proves that it’s an unfair system.” Presumably, the system would be as unjust had the Crimson Tide been victorious Friday night. Fuming over Utha’s apparent denial of a [...] -
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Milky Way bigger and faster than once thought
DV Hardware (subscribe) | 2 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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World Briefing | Asia: India: 9 Flight Attendants Fired After Being Called Overweight
New York Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
India’s national airline has fired nine flight attendants for being overweight, an official said Tuesday. -
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Secret wedding for Craig
Daily Express (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Entertainment
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Study: Teens on MySpace share details of risky behaviors
New York Newsday (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
WASHINGTON -- These days, there are virtually no teens who aren't using social networking sites to connect with friends and share details of their lives. And the majority of those teens are sharing information publicly that may hurt their chances of getting admitted to colleges or securing a desirable job. -
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Senate running out of reasons not to seat Burris
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (subscribe) | 44 minutes ago | US
This Roland Burris business is getting ridiculous. Today, Burris was informed by the Secretary of the Senate that his credentials were "not in order" because they did not comply with the Senate rules. Except that they did. Here's the Secretary's statement : The certificate did not comply with Senate Rule II in that it lacked both the signature of the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, and the... - 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) | 3 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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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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The Media, Not Obama, Will Overreach
JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
You may or may not have heard, but P.E. BAM’s two daughters attended their first day of school today. It was all over the news. We heard the name of the school, saw a video of what the building looked like, heard details of the organic lunch that is offered to the students, [...] -
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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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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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Goosed Porter
Eschaton (subscribe) | yesterday | 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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MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on (update: video added)
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Yep -- it looks just like its little brothers! Feels like 'em too, except the obvious bit of heft added by that 17-inch display. Of course, they don't have that sweet, gigantic battery inside, or that matte display option (until we torch Curpertino, of course... in love). Video after the break! Gallery: MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on Continue reading MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on (update:... -
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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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Columbia movies back on Netflix instant view
Xbox 360 Fanboy (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
Filed under: News Keen-eyed observers (or at least one keen-eyed observer, anyway) over at 360Sync have noticed that movies from Sony's Columbia Pictures are once again available for Netflix streaming on Xbox 360. After the titles were first yanked from the service in November, we later reported that most of the Columbia movies had returned , but it seems that now all of them are available once again.... - see all discussions








