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Techdirt (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
We still don't understand why AT&T called so much more attention to Verizon's ads that highlight AT&T's weak 3G network coverage by suing over the ads . Things were made worse when a judge refused to block the ads from airing. Perhaps finally realizing that all this was doing was creating free advertising for Verizon -- and more attention on the quality of AT&T's network -- the company...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's Senate has joined the Assembly in approving a measure to reduce the state's budget deficit by about $2.8 billion. But officials say the actions on Wednesday still fall short of balancing the state's budget for next year by more than $3 billion. Gov. David Paterson says he supports the Legislature's decision. But he says he'll have to reduce and delay payments for the...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters. In his ruling Tuesday in Newark, U.S. District Judge Dickinson Debevoise said voter intimidation remains a threat and preventing it outweighs the potential danger of voter fraud. But the judge did modify...
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Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the attack, military officials said.
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Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Great Debate by digby Well, not exactly: WASHINGTON – A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama 's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president's chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in two years. Leading Democrats said they had serious misgivings about the deployment of 30,000 more...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Evan Turner had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Jon Diebler added 22 points to lead No. 15 Ohio State past No. 21 Florida State 77-64 on Wednesday night, clinching the Big Ten's first victory in 11 years of its annual series with the ACC.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jumped 18 percent Thursday following a report that French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen will buy a 30 to 50 percent stake in Japan's No. 4 automaker.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Foge Fazio, who succeeded Jackie Sherrill as the football coach at alma mater Pittsburgh and later was a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Vikings and Browns, died Wednesday night following a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 71.
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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Yesterday a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced BetOnSports, which just a few years ago billed itself as "the largest online wagering company in the world," to probation and a $28 million fine that, per A.P., "lawyers on both sides say probably will never be paid." The company's crime was openly running a business that was considered perfectly legal in the U.K., where it was incorporated,...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A former school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job and the district more than $1 million.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The U.N. chief is naming blind pop star Stevie Wonder a United Nations Messenger of Peace to focus on helping people with disabilities.
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON - The White House is celebrating Christmas with recycled ornaments, natural materials and a 390-pound gingerbread White House, covered in white chocolate with a...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The New Jersey Nets were pounded into NBA infamy Wednesday night, falling 117-101 to the Dallas Mavericks for its 18th straight loss to start the season.
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YID With LID (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Looks like ousted Honduras President Zelaya will be holed up in the Brazilian embassy for a while longer. The Congress of Honduras voted not to reinstate the deposed dictator-wannabe. Honduras has been the object of Obama's attacks ever since they threw Zeyala out of office. The former President's disposal was ordered by the Honduras Supreme Court and was in line with the Honduras Constitution. Following...
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The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Jesper Parnevik, the Swedish golfer who introduced Tiger Woods to his wife Elin Nordegren more than eight years ago, has some strong words about his PGA competitor’s alleged serial infidelity. “I feel really sorry for Elin,” Parnevik told The Golf Channel on Wednesday regarding a number of reports alleging Tiger has hooked up with up to [...]
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