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Kin Outraged, Distraught Over Teen's Cyber Suicide
Tampa Bay Online (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | US
The family of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that viewers of the live webcam or operators of the Web site that hosted it didn't act sooner to save him. -
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Britain May Ban 'Happy Hour' As Alcohol Related Deaths Rise
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 49 minutes ago | World
LONDON — Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health advocates warned that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic. Health officials will decide on whether to ban the happy hours _ designated times for discount drinks _ once an independent policy review is published in coming... -
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Senator Pushes Iran on Investigation of Former FBI Agent Who Vanished in 2007
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Officials: Obama plans to tap Geithner at Treasury
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. -
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Valentine's Windows Are Safe Again
TalkLeft (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | US
The citizens of Valentine, Nebraska can resume their normal lives now that the notorious Butt Bandit has been captured . Beginning in spring of 2007, a mystery vandal visited businesses at night, pressing his naked behind — sometimes his groin, sometimes both — on windows. The marks were made with lotion or petroleum jelly ... The Butt Bandit (who really isn't much of a bandit despite the entertaining... -
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Scotty Brooks just named interim coach of The Thunder
Sactown Royalty (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
Scotty Brooks just named interim coach of The Thunder "The Oklahoma City Thunder, off to a league-worst 1-12 start in their new home town, have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo. Assistant coach Scott Brooks has been named interim coach." Article is mostly about Carlesimo being fired and the horrible records that the sonics/thunder have posted under him. Im just glad Scotty is doing well and got the nod.
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Jets QB Not Named Favre Suspended For Violating Drug Policy [Steroids]
Deadspin (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
It is not a good week for back-up quarterbacks. First it was Florida, now the Jets. It seems that Jets Rookie QB Erik Ainge was suspended four games by the NFL on Friday for violating the league’s... -
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Bush touts free trade record at APEC
Political Ticker (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Politics
President George W. Bush attends the APEC Summitt in Lima, Peru. LIMA, Peru (CNN) – President George W. Bush, in what could be his final overseas trip as president, called on international leaders to continue his administration's push for free trade despite the global financial crisis. "One of the enduring lessons of the Great Depression is that [...] -
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Jessica Excited About Ashlee's Baby Boy
Hollyscoop (subscribe) | 56 minutes ago | Entertainment
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz welcomed their baby boy Bronx on Thursday night and auntie Jessica couldn't be more excited. Just like any good aunt, Jessica thinks that Bronx is the most adorable and precious little boy ever. "Bronx ... -
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Hearing On Indictments Of Vice President, Sen. Eddie Lucio Turns Into A Circus
Capitol Annex (subscribe) | 56 minutes ago | Politics
AP has the story. An excerpt: A county prosecutor who obtained indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others pounded his fist and shouted at the judge Friday about special treatment for high-profile defendants as a routine motions hearing descended into chaos. Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra, who is accusing the public officials... -
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Spain wins doubles, takes 2-1 lead in Davis Cup
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
Spain's Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco defeated Argentina's David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Saturday. -
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After another day of recounting ballots, the margin between Franken and Coleman gets even...
AMERICAblog (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | US
After three days of recounting ballots in Minnesota, Al Franken has closed the gap even further. After the initial canvass, Norm Coleman was up by 215 votes. Based on my math, using the "official" Minnesota Secretary of State's numbers , Al Franken has picked now picked up 100 votes since the recount started. That would drop Coleman's lead to 115 votes, with 60.86% of ballots recounted. These are votes,... - see all breaking news
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Bush Pushing Changes To Endangered Species Act Now, To Make It More Difficult For Obama...
Crooks and Liars (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Democracy Now! : As the media focuses on President-elect Obama and the transition of power here in Washington, the Bush administration is quietly trying to push through a wide array of federal regulations before President Bush leaves office in January. Up to ninety proposed regulations could be finalized by the outgoing administration, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting... -
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BlackBerry Storm sells out hard and fast
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We don't have official confirmation of this yet, but we're hearing from all over that Verizon's launch of the BlackBerry Storm has so far been a raging success -- from what we can tell, it's sold out nearly everywhere, and the online store is buckling under the load of thousands of eager buyers. Sounds like RIM's on track for a hit -- any of you have any luck scoring a Storm today? How'd it go? Digging... - + Vote!
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Sheila Bair and seizing Citigroup
Bronte Capital (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
I suggested that Sheila Bair might seize Citigroup precisely because it is the sort of irrational, arrogant and dumb thing she does. She did after all force the issue at Wachovia – signing a government guarantee (to Citigroup) even though a fully private sector solution was available. But people took my suggestion seriously. Some thought I had “ jumped the shark ”. Others thought that I was straight... -
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Is Progressive Foreign Policy Dead on Arrival?
The Blog (subscribe) | 14 hours ago | Election 2008
It will be some time before we know the full extent of Obama's ambitions on domestic policy, but progressives are sure to feature prominently in any debate over health care, energy, banking, etc. In the realm of foreign policy, however, progressives seem already to have been marginalized, or dismissed entirely. Barack Obama's national security team is beginning to take shape and there is not a progressive... -
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New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps
Bits (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Trapster and NMobile use social networking and GPS to warn Apple iPhone users about speed traps.
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THE HILL: “DEMOCRATS COULD LOSE HOUSE SEAT TO OBAMA SELECTION FOR CABINET”
Minnesota Democrats Exposed © (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The Hill is reporting (ht to MPR’s Polinaut) that Congressman Collin Peterson is being considered for secretary of Agriculture and that Republicans would likely win his congressional seat in Minnesota. “Republicans could gain another House seat in the 111th Congress — thanks to the newly elected Democratic president. Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of Agriculture could take [...] -
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The Real Janet Napolitano
The Corner (subscribe) | 11/20/2008 | Politics
The still-forming Obama administration seems intent on revisiting many controversies of the past. We already have Eric Holder and the Marc Rich pardon. Now, with the floating of Janet Napolitano's name, we get to revisit the Anita Hill controversy. Recall that one of the so-called corroborators of Hill's story -- that is, that she had been sexually harassed by her boss, Clarence Thomas-- was one Susan... -
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Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
Gearlog (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro systems saw up to a 37-percent performance drop without the battery installed. -
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Mukasey Collapses During Speech
Talking Points Memo (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
As you can see in our feature to the right, Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed this evening while giving a speech to Federalist Society in Washington, DC. The only further word we've been able to find is from Mike Allen... -
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On Private Jets and Secret Ballots
The Last Best Place (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
I hear I've missed quite the sideshow. Public relations students will be studying this for years. Picture three well paid Detroit executives traveling to Washington to ask for a bailout. The only problem is that they fly in luxury private jets while begging for public money to shore-up the mistakes inherent in their business plan, if you can call it that. Someone in Congress takes notice of the private... -
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MARK STEYN: “I didn’t think I could like Sarah Palin more than I do, but the nancy boys...
Instapundit.com (subscribe) | 16 hours ago | Politics
MARK STEYN: “I didn’t think I could like Sarah Palin more than I do, but the nancy boys at MSNBC bleating all over the screen about the Great Turkey Carnage is hilarious.” More from Tim Blair. I still like Ann Althouse’s “candy-asses” remark. I’ll bet those guys have never even cleaned a fish [...] - see blog ranking see all discussions
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