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Secretary of Senate rejects Burris
Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, planned to go to Washington on Monday as top Democrats and Republicans meet to try to work out a bipartisan solution to their Senate dilemma.…
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Minnesota Twins Owner Carl Pohlad Dead At 93
The MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE splashes the news today that longtime Twins Owner Carl Pohlad has died at the age of 93. No news on the cause of death (not that it really matters, he was farking 93). Or when he died. Or who will end up in control of the Twins in the future. Share This …
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Is Ann Coulter 'Banned for Life' from NBC?
The Drudge Report is blaring that conservative author, columnist, and poison-pen pundit Ann Coulter has been "banned for life" from appearing on NBC News shows, according to an anonymous "top" insider. …
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1970s Cracked Magazine accurately predicted 2009
This post is slightly OT, as I am discussing print cartoons, not animated cartoons. I received several old issues of Cracked Magazine over the holidays and I couldn’t help noticing how one humor piece, predicting life in the 21st Century, was surprisingly accurate. …
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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
The Secretary of the Senate rejected Roland Burris' appointment because the Illinois secretary of state did not sign his certificate of appointment. (CNN) – The secretary of the U.S. Senate on Monday rejected the certificiate of appointment for Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor …
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Steve sends a Steve-note: I’m just thin
So Steve isn’t dying, he’s just thin. WSJ got a note from Steve describing his malady as some sort of nutritional/hormonal problem and, it seems, all is right with the world. First, the note. Dear Apple Community, For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote. …
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The Next Time Someone Tells You That Taxes Are Not Progressive …
The Next Time Someone Tells You That Taxes Are Not Progressive … By Stephen J. Dubner … you can show them this chart, courtesy of the Congressional Budget Office, via Greg Mankiw: Lowest quintile: 4.3 percent Second quintile: 9.9 percent Middle quintile: 14.2 percent Fourth quintile: 17.4 …
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Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine…
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AP Source: Bradley, Cubs agree to $30M, 3-yr deal
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The deal is subject to a physical scheduled for Thursday,…
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'Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper' at Folger Library
If you learn about the world primarily from newspapers, the Folger Shakespeare Library's exhibition documenting the birth of journalism in the Renaissance will be a wistful affair. It's like looking at baby pictures of a distinguished old relative who is…
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President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna Deeply Saddened by Passing of Their Cat India ("Willie")
The President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India ("Willie"). The 18 year-old female black American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at home at the White House.…
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10 years on, police told that boy missing
Authorities in Kansas are looking for a boy who disappeared about a decade ago, but was not reported missing until a few weeks ago. "We don't know what happened to Adam Herrman past '99, when he was last seen," Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said at…
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Laid off? Hyundai will take car back
Hyundai Motor America is taking aim at Americans' worries about job security: If you buy a new Hyundai and lose your job within a year, you can give it back.…
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CALL HIM WELFARE SPIKE
SPIKE Lee owns houses on the Upper East Side and on Martha's Vineyard, and he sends his kids to private schools. But he's a big whiner when it comes to his wealth. "It's not rich rich," he moaned to Britain's Observer. "Rich is Spielberg. Lucas...…
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