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Judge Reduces Shoe-Thrower's Sentence by Two Years
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New Eminem video mocks an array of celebrities |
Safety team warns of 'catastrophic' wiring in Iraq |
The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam
Castro and Congress
A "very healthy, very
energetic" Fidel Castro asked visiting Congressional Black Caucus members what
Cuba could do to help President Barack Obama improve bilateral relations during
his first meeting with U.S. officials since falling ill in 2006.
Caucus leader Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California,
said the ailing former Cuban president talked for nearly two hours
Well, earlier this week, President Obama took on the teachers union by saying he wants merit pay for teachers and to fire the ones who do not perform well. That is pretty bold. A Democrat taking on the unions is like Rush Limbaugh going after the doughnut manufacturers.- Jay Leno
Disturbing News
Jim Cramer Update
CNBC's Jim Cramer has
another feud on his hands.
Just weeks after "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart took Cramer to task for
trying to turn finance reporting into a "game," famous bear economist Nouriel
Roubini criticized Cramer on Tuesday for predicting bull markets.
"Cramer is a buffoon,"
George
W. Bush enrolls in Dale Carnegie course to fortify speaking skills.--Grant
"Brad" Gerver
Palin the Outcaster
The father
of Bristol Palin's baby boy
says
he's been treated like an outcast since the end of Gov. Sarah Palin's run
for vice president.
Appearing in an interview broadcast Wednesday on CBS's "The Early Show," Levi
Johnston said he felt a need to "get my side of the story out there."
Republican-Shenanigans News
Coleman team vows to appeal tally Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tables Turned on Prosecution in Stevens Case New York Times
Newt Gingrich, proving there is no bottom to the gop's barrel BuzzFlash
Did Paranoid Right-Wing Media Fuel the Pittsburgh Cop Killer's Rage?
Richard Poplawski, the man who allegedly murdered three Pittsburgh cops, was
clearly influenced by
Fox News's Glenn Beck and right-wing radio.
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Hey, here’s some good news. Bernard Madoff, the sleaze-ball guy in that $50 billion Ponzi scheme thing, is going to plead guilty. But Madoff’s lawyer is trying to get all the charges dropped by arguing that Madoff is no longer a threat to society because there aren’t any rich people anymore. - Jay Leno
Rock-The-Voter News
Obama wins praise from many Muslims The Associated Press
Kal Penn takes a job with White House Los Angeles Times
Spies In Our Electrical Grid!
Cyberspies have
penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could
be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, and
were
believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its
controls, the newspaper said, citing current and former U.S. national
security officials.
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Biz-Tech News
Life Insurance Stocks Soar On Hopes For Inclusion In TARP Wall Street Journal
Fed buys $2.9 billion in Treasurys MarketWatch
And there was a big rally on Wall Street yesterday after Citigroup reported a profit for the first two months of the year. That just goes to show you what determination, hard work, and 45 billion of our bailout dollars can do.- Jay Leno
“Barack Obama’s first official act as president, closing Guantánamo Bay. That’s
when you know the economy is in bad shape, when even terrorists are losing their
homes.”- Jay Leno
Bush-Prison-Torture News
CIA medics joined in Guantánamo torture sessions, says Red Cross guardian.co.uk
Appeals court says Uighurs won't get 30-day notice The Associated Press
Austria rejects US Guantanamo detainee request The Associated Press
"This
week, President Obama attended what was either the G-20 summit or his high
school reunion. I haven't seen old white dudes this excited about meeting a
black guy since Michael Jordan's fantasy camp." --Seth Meyers
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Go-F**k-Yourself News
Biden: Cheney weakened US Philadelphia Inquirer
“Scientists now believe obesity may be caused by a virus. … Oh, shut up. … What
does that mean? Can you call in fat to work now?”- Jay Leno
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Odd News
To Help You Deflate Photo
Walgreens has pulled a Barack Obama version of the Chia Pet from its stores, and the decision leaves about 200,000 of the pottery plant kits in a West Side Chicago warehouse. Chia founder Joseph Pedott -- a Chicago native whose San Francisco-based Joseph Enterprises provides local jobs for the disabled -- said he was inspired to create the Obama head as a show of patriotism. The $19.99 Chia Obama, which sprouts foliage in the space where hair would be, is still available at www.chiaobama.com
Photo/Chia Pet
Peace.