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Obama announces the end of 'an era of profound irresponsibility'
Crooks and Liars (subscribe) | 20 minutes ago | Politics
Download | Play Download | Play President-elect Barack Obama laid out his case for an economic-stimulus package this morning, warning that the current recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump historic sums of federal cash into the economy. He added that , adding that the current economic crisis is “unlike any we have seen in our lifetime.” We start 2009 in the midst of a crisis... -
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Taylor Lautner in New Moon, Twilight Sequel
poponthepop.blogspot.com (subscribe) | 13 minutes ago | Entertainment
Due to fans' outcries, protests and rage, New Moon director Chris Weitz has just confirmed that cutie Taylor Lautner will reprise his role of Jacob Black for the Twilight sequel New Moon. "It was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob," director Chris Weitz announced in a statement Jan. 7. Questions had arisen about whether the 16-year-old could effectively portray his werewolf... -
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Missouri Senator Kit Bond Will Not Seek Re-Election
The Caucus (subscribe) | 21 minutes ago | Politics
In announcing his retirement, Mr. Bond joins at least two other Republicans who will leave the Senate in 2010 and paves the way for a competitive race to succeed him in a state where Democrats have been making inroads. -
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Patrick Swayze, wife renew vows in 'fairy-tale' wedding
Arizona Republic (subscribe) | 44 minutes ago | Entertainment
The Dirty Dancing' star who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and Lisa Niemi, his wife of 33 years, reaffirmed their love for each other by recreating the classic story of Snow White. -
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Richard Batista Is Dawnell Batista Divorce
Right Celebrity (subscribe) | 4 minutes ago | US
Richard Batista wants his kidney back from his estranged wife Dawnell Batista. He gave her his kidney back in 2001 to save her life. Now the marriage has gone sour and his only demand is his kidney. Read more and check out video here. Dr. Richard Batista is a leading Long Island vascular surgeon and Cornell [...] -
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Inauguration To Close Bridges, Streets In DC
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
WASHINGTON — Police are blocking off all bridges crossing the Potomac River into Washington and a huge chunk of downtown when Barack Obama takes the oath of office Jan. 20, securing the largest area of the nation's capital for any inauguration. Some 3.5 square miles of downtown, including the business district and government buildings surrounding the National Mall, will be closed to traffic starting...
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Judge Kent Pleads Not Guilty to Additional Charges in Sexual Abuse Case
Law Blog (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
Earlier this week, prosecutors thickened the legal plot in the sexual harassment case against U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent, whose strange saga we’ve been covering since 2007. (See here , here , here , here and here for earlier LB coverage.) Before Tuesday, Kent thought he was facing trial on Jan. 26 in Houston on three criminal charges, to which he’s pleaded not guilty. But in a superseding indictment,... -
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The jihad widens: Hezbollah attacks Israel?
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Watch Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida Gators LIVE Stream Game Online for FREE|NCAA BCS...
livesporty | 1 hour ago | Sports
NCAA College Football Game – Watch Florida at Oklahoma Live Streaming! NCAA Championship has finally arrived. The game between Oklahoma (1) and Florida (2) is set to clash tonight at 8:00 PM. The dream football game will be held at Dolphin Stadium, Miami. Earning the top spots is not really easy for both teams. They struggled and work hard for it. Now that the judgement has come to an end, who will -
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Continental tests algae-based jet fuel
Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ide (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sciences
Continental Airline is the first American airline to explore biofuels for its planes, successfully completing a two-hour test flight near Houston on Wednesday. The fuel -- half kerosene, half a mix of jatropha (an "African weedy shrub") and algae -- is a promising alternative to entirely petroleum-derived fuels, which the airline industry burns up at a rate of 240 million gallons per day, because... -
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"Larry Craig dropping further appeals"
How Appealing (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
"Larry Craig dropping further appeals": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "A lawyer for former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig says they won't ask the Minnesota Supreme Court to void Craig's conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting."... -
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Russia, Ukraine back off energy war, will send gas
San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) | 44 minutes ago | World
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Pharos Traveller 137 hands-on
Engadget (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology
Pharos' Traveller 137 is at CES and as far as well packed Windows Mobile sets go, it is pretty much at the top of the heap. We won't bore you with the specs again , but if there's anything you want in a phone, it's likely already in there. Follow the read link to get a closer look at the world's first unlocked AWS 3G handset over at Engadget Mobile. Filed under: Cellphones , CES Pharos Traveller 137... -
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Nova Mobile to Present Its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at 2009 CES
Extra Technology News (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Nova Mobile Systems will present its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. The device is an always on Ultra Mobile PC providing full computing and cellular capabilities in a lightweight mobile computing form factor. The key for us is to provide a real PC that can be used anywhere and eliminate technical redundancy in user devices. The SideArm... -
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Motorola SURF A3100 video (and pictorial) hands-on
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
Like the Curve 8900 , it turns out that Motorola's SURF is a device that kinda needs to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated. In light of TouchFLO and its endless competitors, the skin Moto's developed for this thing -- while tasteful and seemingly finger-friendly -- really isn't anything to get terribly excited about, but it does an adequate job of making the superficial surface of Windows... -
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Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's W508 Walkman handset
Engadget (subscribe) | 10 hours ago | Technology
Also on-hand -- and in -- tonight was Sony Ericsson's newest Walkman set, the W508. This clamshell, which is a bit of a departure for Walkman devices, features quad-band GSM and single-band HSDPA, and a W508a variant that has quad-band GSM and triple-band HSDPA for our shores. Other notables include a 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, video calling, and Exchange Activesync for some enterprise mail... -
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Dumbness on the First Day
The Club for Growth (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Over 400 bills were proposed by congressional members on the first day of business yesterday. Jim Harper offers up some of his "favorites". Here are ones that stuck out in my mind: Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), an obvious Obama fan, is proposing (H.J.Res. 5) "an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number... -
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Panasonic's SDR-H80 / HDC-TM300 camcorders break cover
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Panasonic 's press event has yet to go down here at CES, but two camcorders have already surfaced on the outfit's Japanese portal. The entry-level SDR-H80 houses a 60GB hard drive, 2.7-inch LCD monitor, SD recording, face detection capabilities and optical image stabilization. The entirely more riveting HDC-TM300 comes with a 9.15-megapixel sensor to capture Full HD footage, and the internal 32GB...
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Big Hollywood and Why I Admire David Zucker
Kung Fu Monkey (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | Other
Yeah, if you're just here for LEVERAGE pr0n, best skip this. For you newcomers, I may need to establish that this is my blog, not an official blog of TNT. All opinions on this site are utterly my own. Only I am responsible for them. TNT or any other parent company neither agrees or endorses anything on this site. Seriously, you're not going to enjoy this. Go back to TWoP. *******************************... -
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Lindsay Lohan no longer fake lesbianating?
The Superficial (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Celebrity
Rampant speculation has ensued since the New Year that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are no longer pretending to be a fake lesbian couple in a vain effort to rejuvenate Lindsay's career. TMZ is reporting the two are indeed broken up and living separately: We know Lindsay moved out of Sam's house and is staying with Jen, her manager. Lindsay wants back with Sam. Are they back together -- who knows?... -
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Dell's XPS 1340 and 1640 get official, latter gets reviewed
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
The new XPS 1340 and 1640 laptops just appeared yesterday , and now (a mere day late) have been given the blessing of officialdom from Dell. Of course, we already knew all there was to know about them when it comes to specs, so rather more interesting is the first review of the bigger of the two, also called the XPS 16. The 2.4GHz machine scored high marks both when it comes to aesthetics and overall... -
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Pay-As-You-Go Airline Charges By The Minute
Autopia (subscribe) | 01/06/2009 | World
Taking a cue from the cell phone industry, an upstart South African airline is selling flights by the minute and allowing customers to buy tickets and book flights via text message. Airtime Airlines takes to the sky later this month,... -
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T-Mobile Shadow Now Official
pocketnow.com (subscribe) | 19 hours ago | Technology
Not the Shadow II or Shadow 2009, but the new and revised Shadow will keep the original Shadow moniker. Confused yet? According to Engadget Mobile , the device does feature a scroll wheel, similar to those found on the iPods. Specs-wise, everything else is pretty much what we already knew. You can check the Shadow specs as we had previously reported . Moreover, you can visit this post at Engadget Mobile... -
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Nothing is better after eight years of Bush
AMERICAblog (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
NBC's First Read did a "Then and Now" comparison of ten areas to see how things have fared after eight years of Bush and Cheney. Not good, as you can imagine (especially for Bush and Cheney themselves.) Try these three for starters: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Then: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001) Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008) And: CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (1985=100) Then:... - see all discussions
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