Archive for January, 2010

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Apple’s iPad beauty could be an ugly beast for mobile operators

www.telegraph.co.uk – The gadget appears to do everything but make your breakfast. Like its predecessor, the iPhone, more applications will be added over time and, eventually, its price will drop, making it even more desirable and ubiquitous. Therein lies the problem for already-strained carriers like AT&T in the US and O2 in the UK.
Sales of [...]

 

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Politician John Edwards and wife separate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, have separated following reports that he fathered a child with a woman who was a former campaign aide.
A source familiar with the situation confirmed on Wednesday that the Edwards, who live in North Carolina, had split up. They have been married [...]

 

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David Stern Explains Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton Suspensions

www.nba.fanhouse.com – Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended by the NBA for the remainder of the season on Wednesday, and in an afternoon conference call, commissioner David Stern made his reasoning for the severity of the punishment for the two Washington Wizards players as plain as possible.
“We have preached to them in writing, and [...]

 

Thursday January 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment »


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Sleepy trucker was watching porn when he killed driver, troopers say

www.syracuse.com – A trucker was working on little sleep and watching pornography on a computer when he caused an accident that killed a mother of two on the State Thruway near Buffalo, police said Wednesday.
The trucker was charged this week with manslaughter for causing the Dec.12 crash that killed Julie Stratton, 33.
Stratton’s car was stuck [...]

 

Thursday January 28th, 2010 | 5 Comments »


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Obama makes jobs a top priority

WASHINGTON (FreeP.com)– A new jobs bill, $30 billion to get community banks lending to small businesses again and a return to fiscal discipline: President Barack Obama laid out big plans in Wednesday night’s State of the Union address that could be good news for Michigan and across the U.S.
If he and Congress deliver.
Despite billions of [...]

 

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State of the Union notes

www.freep.com –GAYS IN THE MILITARY: Activists want stronger effort to end the ban
President Barack Obama urged Congress to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
“This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they [...]

 

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Chris Matthews on Obama: ‘I Forgot He Was Black For an Hour’

www.mediaite.com – The echoes of President Obama’s State of the Union speech had barely receded when MSNBC’s Chris Matthews blurted out what will probably be the quote of the night. “I forgot he was black tonight for an hour…I said wait a minute, he’s an African American guy in front of a bunch of other [...]

 

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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside fur store

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU)- A man set himself on fire after pouring gasoline on himself outside Nicholas Ungar Furs at 12th and Yamhill Wednesday morning before police used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. He later died from his injuries at the hospital, police said.
The man was identified as 26-year-old Daniel Shaull from Kansas, [...]

 

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Yesterday on the show… Bubba played the “Top 10 Sexiest Country songs,” according to AOL; Fox news correspondent and editor-in-chief of “DailyCaller.com,” Tucker Carlson, called in and voiced his opinion on the Haiti bail out; and Tucker Carlson announced that Brent Hatley is one of his new sports writer’s for the DailyCaller.com!

 

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment »


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Federal Texting While Driving Ban Goes Into Effect

MADISON, Wis. (channel3000) — Starting Tuesday, it is illegal for semitrailer or bus drivers to text message while driving.
The new federal ban carries a hefty fine, but the question now is whether a new federal law will really stop texting while driving.
The federal ban prohibits all interstate commercial vehicle drivers from texting while driving, including [...]

 

Wednesday January 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »