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Ala. Sheriff Arrested After Hearing On Skimping on Inmate Food
TalkLeft (subscribe) | 10 minutes ago | US
At the conclusion of a federal court hearing in a case in which Morgan County, Alabama Sheriff Greg Bartlett was being sued for withholding adequate food from inmates, the Judge ordered him arrested . A federal judge ordered an Alabama sheriff locked up in his own jail Wednesday after holding him in contempt for failing to adequately feed inmates while profiting from the skimpy meals. U.S. District... -
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Ukraine, Russia Strike Deal To End Gas Cut-Off In Europe
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 31 minutes ago | World
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union said Thursday that gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine. But officials could not say when many homes and businesses across Europe could turn on their heating again after two days without gas during freezing winter weather. Russia cut off the natural gas it sends to Europe through the Ukraine... -
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Cheney: Bush Doesn't Need To Apologize For Not Foreseeing Economic Crisis
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe that anybody in the agency did anything illegal," he said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cheney also said that Bush has no need to apologize for not... -
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'These Deaths are a Significant Near-Term Degradation of al-Qaeda's Leadership'
JammieWearingFool (subscribe) | 56 minutes ago | World
Keep up the good work. As the era of Hopenchange is soon upon us, there isn't much time left to vaporize the bad guys.Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US sources say. Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were both killed in recent days, US counter-terrorism officials said. Al-Kini was believed to be behind -
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Ill. House panel recommends governor's impeachment
kare11.com - Business News (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
The Illinois House committee investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich released a draft report Thursday that concludes the Democratic governor has abused -
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Samford defeats Furman 71-60
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Bryan Friday scored 20 points and Samford defeated Furman 71-60 in the inaugural Southern Conference home game for the Bulldogs on Thursday night.
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Take Another Little Piece Of My Kidney Now, Baby
Blue Crab Boulevard (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company were ahead of their time, if a little off in their anatomy. A New York surgeon wants custody of the kidney he donated to his estranged wife in 2001 - or cash. A New York surgeon’s demand for the return of the kidney he donated to [...] -
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The Braves would have paid Smoltz incrementally based on his health up to a maximum of $5...
Talking Chop (subscribe) | 24 minutes ago | Sports
The Braves would have paid Smoltz incrementally based on his health up to a maximum of $5 million if he remained on the major league roster for 60 days, and the guarantee was for no more than $3 million. The offer also included another $5 million in performance bonuses and $2 million in additional incentives. So Smoltz could have earned up to $12 million by staying healthy and pitching extremely well.... -
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Scoop: Cruise gets emotional about Jett Travolta
MSNBC.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
A visibly shaken Tom Cruise said that it was untrue that the Church of Scientology forbids members from seeking medical attention. -
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Windows 7 variants: netbook, consumer, enterprise
MAC News Network (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Technology
Microsoft will be producing at least three different versions of Windows 7, including ones specific for netbooks, sub-notebooks, one for consumers, and one for enterprise users. Following the introduction yesterday at the CES keynote, a new report by CNET UK says that the software giant confirmed the multiple variants in a one-on-one briefing at Microsoft's London offices this week. The publicatio... -
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Congress must act boldly, Obama says
Star Tribune (subscribe) | 34 minutes ago | Politics
In his first speech since his election, the president-elect presses for action against the economic challenges. -
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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire
New York Newsday (subscribe) | 46 minutes ago | World
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in Gaza. The U.S. abstained from the 14-0 vote. - see all breaking news
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Live from Palm's CES press conference
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
10:18AM This is it folks. The one we've really been waiting for. We're currently out front (at the head of the line)! We'll be in and seated soon, so stay tuned here for non-stop live coverage of everything that goes down! Continue reading Live from Palm's CES press conference Filed under: CES Live from Palm's CES press conference originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please... -
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Palm pre's wireless charger, the Touchstone
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Palm just announced its wireless charger for the new Palm pre , dubbed the Touchstone. Developing... Filed under: Peripherals Palm pre's wireless charger, the Touchstone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments -
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Microsoft Releases Tag, Its Second iPhone Application
TechCrunch (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
At CES, Microsoft has introduced its second iPhone app after dipping its toe with the release of Seadragon Mobile last month. The name of the application is Microsoft Tag , and it enables users to instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, etc. simply by pointing the device's camera to a special tag. If this makes you think about the principle... -
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Palm announces Web OS platform
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Palm just got official with its new webOS platform, running on the new Palm Pre. According to the company, anyone who knows CSS, HTML and XML will be able to develop for the OS without having to learn any new languages -- sounds kind of like it's a jacked up browser with memory management, like Google Chrome. The UI itself is simple and touch-based, with flick scrolling through lists and gesture support... -
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Palm Pre in-depth impressions, video, and huge hands-on gallery
Engadget (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
We just sat down with Palm for a more in-depth look at the device, and here are our takeaways. First off, the software and hardware they're showing right now aren't the final versions. They're updating and tweaking as we speak, so some of the features haven't been implemented yet. Our take? The UI is incredibly well thought out and smooth. Animations going in and out of apps, and all of the menus... -
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Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Rep. John Conyers, one of the most prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives, is publicly opposing the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. In a letter sent on Thursday, Conyers asked his Democratic colleagues to "join me in signing a letter to President-Elect Barack Obama that Dr. Sunjay Gupta not be nominated for the post." Says Conyers in the Dear Colleague: I join in opposition...
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Hands-on with Casio's high-bursting EX-FS10 and EX-FC100 compacts
Engadget (subscribe) | 01/07/2009 | Technology
After the presser, we had the chance to go hands-on with Casio's high-bursting EX-FS10 and EX-FC100 compacts here at CES. The EX-FS10 (pictured above) was particularly impressive considering its small size and 30fps burst mode capability (and 1000fps movie mode for slow motion playback) that puts DSLRs to shame. However, any advantage is bound to end there as that integrated lens and tiny sensor are... -
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Angela Glover Blackwell: A Recovery Package for All?
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Grim, yet hopeful. Constrained, yet honest. President-elect Obama's gripping recovery press conference today promised, in his words, a "clean break from a troubled past." Let's... -
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Whopper Sacrifice, Burger King's Facebook Promotion: Delete 10 Friends For Free Whopper
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Burger King has created an application for Facebook that allows users to delete 10 friends in exchange for a free Whopper. Taking Klondike's "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" motif to the next level, Burger King invites Facebook users to sacrifice 10 of their friends on the social networking site for a coupon for a free sandwich: "What would you do for a free WHOPPPER? Now is the time to put... -
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Microsoft gets you singing with Songsmith (first video demo)
Scobleizer (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Microsoft released a very cool app tonight called Songsmith. You sing to it. It builds music. I could write a lot more in text and you’d never get it, so instead, let’s discover it together in this first video demo, done in a hotel room at CES with the Songsmith team just a few minutes [...] -
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Sony Ericsson announces two new phones for North America: C510a and W508a
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Yesterday Sony Ericsson announced two new devices for the North American market - the C510a Cyber-shot handset and the W508a Walkman phone. Both feature quad-band EDGE and tri-band 3G in addition to video calling. Apart from their obvious differences in terms of music phone versus camera phone, both phones are easily distinguished by their form [...] -
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It's Official: Spiderman in the Tank for Obama
Debbie Schlussel (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
By Debbie Schlussel Once comic books were against Nazis and Hitler and were very up front in supporting America's fight against them. But those days are over. Both DC and Marvel Comics long ago embraced left-wing politics, and when it came to the war on terror, they were for the most part silent. Fighting "global warming" and on behalf of other mythical left-wing creations was far more important (as... - see all discussions
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