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Judge releases Ala. sheriff jailed over jail food
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 16 minutes 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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Burris denies quid pro quo for Senate appointment
Political Ticker (subscribe) | 55 minutes ago | US
Roland Burris says his selection for the Senate had nothing to do with money or any pay-to-play scheme. (CNN) — Roland Burris on Thursday denied any quid pro quo with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his appointment to the U.S. Senate during testimony before a panel weighing whether to impeach Blajojevich. Burris also told lawmakers he had [...] -
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Shooting by Oakland, Calif., officer sparks anger
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
OAKLAND, Calif. — Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more than 100 people were arrested in violent protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer. At least three cars were set on fire, store windows were smashed and a police cruiser was vandalized in what started as a peaceful demonstration Wednesday over the Jan.... -
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It's over: Larry Craig flushes further appeals
Pam's House Blend (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Love it . It's the end of the line for the toe-tapping hypocrite... Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his lawyers said Thursday. Attorney Tom Kelly said Craig had decided against asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to void the conviction. The decision means the legal wrangling in the case is... -
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Dark Knight picks up Oscar speed with latest prizes - Summary
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) | 8 minutes ago | Entertainment
Los Angeles - The brooding Batman movie, The Dark Knight, picked up critical momentum Thursday when it won the People's Choice Awards, and its creator Chris Nolan was nominated for top prizes by both the Directors' and Writers' Guild of America. The ... -
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Chris Matthews Not Running For Office
PerezHilton.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
Residents of Pennsylvania have just received news that will anger some but make others very happy. After several months of speculation, MSNBC Hardball host, Chris Matthews, has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate. According to reports, Matthews told his producers in a meeting on Wednesday that he isn't seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat [...]
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Barack Obama Declared the 44th President of the United States of America
Jack and Jill Politics (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
From the Associated Press: Congress declares Obama the next president By JIM ABRAMS – 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined Democrats in a standing ovation as [...] -
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EU makes headway on gas monitors, presidency says
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) | 26 minutes ago | World
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MLB Rumors: Mets In on Manny Ramirez??
Fake Teams (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
With rumors that the Mets have made an offer to starting pitcher Tim Redding, and are close to making an offer for starting pitcher Randy Wolf, are the Mets changing strategy and moving in on Manny Ramirez? The Mets brass met with Scott Boras yesterday to discuss all of his clients, per Metsblog's Matthew Cerrone. They apparently discussed Derek Lowe, Oliver Perez and Manny Ramirez. Yahoo's Gordon... -
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Continental Airlines Conducts Biofuels Test Flight
American Fuels (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sciences
Continental Airlines successfully completed a test flight of an unmodified Boeing 737-800 with one engine running on a mixture of 50% biofuels and 50% aviation jet fuel yesterday. This marks the first test flight undertaken by an American airline on biofuels and data gained from the test indicate that the fuel performed well, perhaps even better than standard jet fuel. “The airplane performed perfectly,”... -
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Law professor to take top regulatory post
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law School professor, said he had agreed with President-elect Barack Obama to take the job of regulatory czar, overseeing all U.S. governmental regulations. -
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Jett's Memorial Held Today in Florida
OK! Magazine (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Entertainment
Travolta family calls fans' support: "a reminder of the inherent goodness in the human spirit." Friends and family said goodbye to John Travolta 's son Jett in a small private memorial service, held on Thursday in Florida, where the Travoltas have their... - see all breaking news
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Palm pre's wireless charger, the Touchstone
Engadget (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | 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 Tag: Microsoft’s own 2D barcode
istartedsomething (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
It just wouldn’t be right if Microsoft didn’t have its own barcode technology too, which is why today Microsoft Tag (Beta) was announced at CES 2009. Much like other 2D barcode technologies including the popular but underwhelming QR Code, Microsoft Tag allows data to be stored in a graphical bitmap using shapes and colors. But [...] -
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Live from Palm's CES press conference
Engadget (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | 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 announces Web OS platform
Engadget (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | 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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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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RealView unveils three 3D desktop scanners
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We don't see too many 3D scanners 'round these parts, so we'll be excited to hit RealView 3D's booth at CES and see what all the fuss is about. The RealView 360⁰ 3D Desktop Scanner is being billed as the world's first desktop scanner capable of capturing objects in their full 360⁰ topographic glory, suitable for scanning mugs, model space ships, D&D figurines, and whatever else fits on its base. There...
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Karl Rove’s Factually Challenged Housing Revisionism
The Big Picture (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
As the saying goes, you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. The instant historical revisionism by Karl Rove in today’s WSJ — mythmaking writ large — contains an egregious combination of false statements, crucial omissions and misleading assertions. A few thoughts are required to correct Rove’s attempt to create a false [...] -
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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... -
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Angela Glover Blackwell: A Recovery Package for All?
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Election 2008
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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Pharos Traveller 137 hands-on
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | 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) | 01/07/2009 | 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) | yesterday | 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... - see all discussions
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