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Cheney: Bush Doesn't Need To Apologize For Not Foreseeing Economic Crisis
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 2 hours 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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Video: Congress officially makes Obama President-elect
Raw Story (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
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Take Another Little Piece Of My Kidney Now, Baby
Blue Crab Boulevard (subscribe) | 2 hours 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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Samford defeats Furman 71-60
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 3 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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Romanowski wants to be Denver Broncos' head coach
USA Today (subscribe) | 28 minutes ago | Sports
Bill Romanowski has the perfect coaching candidate in mind for the Denver Broncos, a dark horse, somebody out of the blue who's ... -
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Obama asks for delay in digital TV deadline
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) | 53 minutes ago | Politics
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.
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Obama to name intelligence appointments Friday
CNN (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama will announce Friday that he is naming Leon Panetta as CIA director and Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence, two officials close to the transition told CNN Thursday. -
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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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TDK Corp. shares rise after firm forecasts record loss
Market Watch (subscribe) | 44 minutes ago | Technology
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Shares of TDK Corp were up slightly in Tokyo trading Friday after the Japanese electronics maker announced yesterday it plans to cut it overseas workforce by 8,000 and said it is on track this fiscal year to post its biggest-ever net loss. TDK, which is also widely known to consumers for its audio tapes and related recording media, said it will likely suffer a 28 billion... -
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Western, Arab ministers agree UN draft on Gaza truce: Palestinian diplomat
Times of India (subscribe) | 6 minutes ago | World
Western and Arab foreign ministers on Thursday agreed on a compromise draft resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire and decided to put it to a UN Security Council vote, a Palestinian diplomat said. -
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Judge releases Ala. sheriff jailed over jail food
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | US
An Alabama sheriff who made $212,000 in the last three years by feeding inmates what a judge said were skimpy portions was released from prison Thursday after submitting a plan pledging to feed them better. -
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GEM has merger agreement with Petty Enterprises
Seattle Times (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
Richard Petty's famed No. 43 Dodge was rescued from near ruin Thursday when Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to merge with Petty's slumping organization to create a new team. - 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) | 6 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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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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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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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 [...] - see all discussions









