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Some Questions for Eric Holder
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (subscribe) | 32 minutes ago | Politics
The Legal Times reports that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is gearing up for next week's confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Eric Holder: In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Specter, R-Pa., said he plans to focus his inquiry on three areas: the pardon of fugitive commodities trader Marc Rich; the decision by Holder's then-boss Attorney General Janet Reno not to appoint a special... -
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Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine
San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) | 33 minutes ago | World
Russia shut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday _ leaving more than a dozen countries scrambling to cope during a winter cold snap. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the move and urged that international observers be... -
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French Synogogue Bombed
The Corner (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - French officials condemned a petrol bomb attack on a synagogue in the southern city of Toulouse on Monday night which triggered fears that anger over Israel's offensive in Gaza could spill over into violence in France. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie described the action, in which two cars packed with petrol bombs were launched at the doors of the synagogue, as "particularly... -
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Atlanta’s Sanjay Gupta two be tapped as two-star head of PHS?
Peach Pundit (subscribe) | 15 minutes ago | Politics
It’s beginning to look more and more like the Admiral in charge of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service will be Atlanta’s own Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Gupta is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and serves as a neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital. He is also associate chief [...] -
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"Judge in Texas pleads innocent to new sex charges"
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US loses to Germany at Hopman Cup
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
James Blake's bid for a third Hopman Cup title ended when the U.S. lost the mixed doubles match to Germany at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday.
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Taylor man invited on Obama whistle-stop tour
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Politics
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has invited a group of "everyday Americans," including a Taylor man, to join him and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their Whistle Stop Tour to the nation's capital on the Saturday before Inauguration Day. -
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Bush Crony's Law To Turn Forests Into Housing Subdivisions
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | US
LOS ANGELES -- The Bush administration appears ready to push through a change in Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain forests to be converted to housing subdivisions. Mark Rey, the former timber lobbyist who heads the Forest Service, last week signaled his intent to formalize the controversial change before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. As... -
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Intel fourth-quarter revenue will be bad
DV Hardware (subscribe) | 22 minutes ago | Technology
Intel announced preliminary fourth-quarter financial results today, the chip giant expects a revenue of $8.2 billion, down 20 percent sequentially and down 23 percent year-over-year. The company explains the revenue will be lower than previous expectations, because of further weakness in demand and inventory reductions by its customers in the global PC supply chain. The preliminary estimate of gross... -
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Rihanna Covers Up For Malaysia
andPOP.com News (subscribe) | 48 minutes ago | Entertainment
Rihanna is promising no skimpy outfits when she goes to Malaysia next month for her Good Girl Gone Bad tour. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
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Treatment Involving Deep Brain Stimulation For Patients With Advanced Parkinson Disease...
braininjury (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Health
Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but also had a higher risk of a serious adverse events, according to a study in the January 7 issue of JAMA. Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment involving the implantation... -
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News: Boras and Minaya, Together Again
MetsBlog (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
According to the Associated Press, Scott Boras will meet face-to-face with Mets executives today to discuss Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez. However, from what I can gather, Boras and Minaya met yesterday, in New York City – whether they are meeting again today, I am not sure. - see all breaking news
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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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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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Frozen soap bubbles
Boing Boing (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Other
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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SanDisk shipping Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC / M2 cards
Engadget (subscribe) | 12 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) | 15 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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Flickr, Smugmug And Others Looking To Buy JPG Magazine
TechCrunch (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
JPG magazine , which was declared dead less than a week ago, is most definitely for sale and it looks like a transaction will close shortly. Twenty or so potential buyers have expressed interest, say our sources, including Flickr (a natural fit because the photos published by JPG Magazine are submitted by readers), Smugmug and Alexander Muse . Wordpress also expressed early interest, we've heard,...
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Seattle Gay Bars Receive Threatening Letters
Slog (subscribe) | 18 hours ago | Other
Eleven gay bars in Seattle received letters today addressed to the "Owner/Manager" from someone claiming to be in the possession of ricin, a deadly poison. "Your establishment has been targeted," the letter begins. "I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients." "I felt sick when I read it," said Carla, the owner/manager... -
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Franken Officially Wins Election, But Power Fights Remain
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | US
By Sam Stein and Ryan Grim The Minnesota State Canvassing Board confirmed on Monday that Al Franken has won his Senate election, ending a weeks-long recount process that started with the Democratic challenger facing a roughly 215-vote deficit. The final tally left Franken with 1,212,431 votes to Sen. Norm Coleman's 1,212,206 votes, a 0.0077 percent margin of victory. But while the canvassing board's... -
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Joe Biden's CODEL to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan: Working All the Angles. . .Like He...
The Washington Note (subscribe) | 15 hours ago | Politics
Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of US Senators including Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Kerry (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jack Reed (D-RI) are leaving soon on the last CODEL (Congressional Delegation trip) that the soon-to-be-but-not-yet Vice President will... -
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Samsung / Yahoo Internet@TV widgets revealed
Engadget (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Samsung and Yahoo! promise the Best of the Web on select 2009 HDTV models, thanks to the Internet@TV widgets we snuck a look at a few weeks ago. Developers build Javascript and XML apps that then run directly on your Samsung HDTV, starting with USA Today, YouTube, eBay, Showtime and Yahoo properties like Flickr and Yahoo! News. Next up their sleeves? Video streaming and "other popular Internet services"... - 3 Vote!
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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 [...] - see all discussions
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