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Obama's Top Economic Adviser Christina Romer Resigns
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:04 by Dogza - Earnings: $2.49 - Comments: 0
Christina Romer, chairwoman of Pres. Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, has decided to resign,
according to a source familiar with her plans. Romer, an economics professor at the University of
California (Berkeley) before taking the key admin post, did not respond to repeated calls to her
office.
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/08/romer_to_leave.php
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Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel apologizes for funding Tom Emmer
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:04 by Dogza - Earnings: $3.92 - Comments: 0
The bad press, viral videos and boycot calls appear to have grabbed Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel's
attention. He has apologized to his employees for funding a TV ad that backed anti-gay Republican
gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, and has promised to create a review board to examine all future
corporate political donations.
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/08/target_ceo_greg_1.php
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U.S. Employers Shed 131,000 Jobs in July
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:05 by Dogza - Earnings: $3.19 - Comments: 0
The U.S. economy lost 131,000 jobs in July, with the private sector adding only 71,000 to its
payrolls. The unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703309704575412990024153682.ht....
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Air Force tanker bid thrown out for arriving 5 minutes late
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:05 by Dogza - Earnings: $1.91 - Comments: 0
What may be the most contentious Pentagon contract is the focus of yet another fight, with this
round centered on whether a bid for a $35 billion contract should be thrown out because it arrived
five minutes late.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/05/air.force.tanker.bid.fight/index.html....
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Librarian Fired for Refusing to Reveal Her Weight
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:05 by Dogza - Earnings: $8.98 - Comments: 0
Bureacracy at its finest! Lisa Bonifas, a city library circulation clerk in Urbandale, Iowa, was
fired for refusing to reveal her weight. Why was the city asking in the first place? It's printing
the information on new city ID cards.
http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/08/employee-fired-for-refusing-to-reve....
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NJ court: Nazi-naming parents shouldn't get kids back
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:08 by Dogza - Earnings: $2.32 - Comments: 0
A state appeals court has determined that a New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired
names should not regain custody of them. Mother wrote note claiming her husband stabbed her with a
screwdriver and taught their son "how to kill someone at the age of 3."
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0805/nj-court-nazinaming-parents-kids-back/
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Vietnam General Framed by Pres Nixon Posthumously Vindicated
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:08 by Dogza - Earnings: $1.69 - Comments: 0
President Obama has officially rehabilitated a deceased Air Force general who was demoted in 1972
for allegedly ordering unauthorized bombing missions into North Vietnam, the Pentagon announced
Wednesday.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkpoint-washington/2010/08/vgeneral_who_....
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Pentagon demands return of leaked war documents
Written on 2010-08-07 04:15:09 by Dogza - Earnings: $1.23 - Comments: 0
The Pentagon is demanding that online whistle-blower WikiLeaks turn over its trove of tens of
thousands of leaked U.S. government documents and delete them from its website and records.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100805/us-pentagon-wikileaks/
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Quantum Networks Advance with Entanglement of Photons
Written on 2010-08-07 05:01:11 by Dogza - Earnings: $6.42 - Comments: 0
A team of Harvard physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has achieved the first-ever quantum
entanglement of photons and solid-state materials.
http://www.physorg.com/news200075023.html
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Thinking About God Calms Believers, Stresses Atheists
Written on 2010-08-07 05:01:21 by Dogza - Earnings: $7.11 - Comments: 0
Thinking about God can help relieve anxiety associated with making mistakes.
http://www.livescience.com/health/thinking-about-god-calms-believers-100805.....
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Poop-Powered 'Bio-Bug' Carries a Load
Written on 2010-08-07 05:01:25 by Dogza - Earnings: $8.93 - Comments: 0
The "Bio-Bug", a modified VW Beetle that can carry up to 4 passengers, cruises the streets of
Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can
power the Bio-Bug for a year.
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/08/05/bio-bug-taps-power-human-waste
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Gaming's Most Obsessive Moments
Written on 2010-08-07 06:15:02 by Dogza - Earnings: $3.91 - Comments: 0
Most of us are guilty of this..
http://wii.ign.com/articles/111/1110362p1.html
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367mph bus
Written on 2010-08-07 07:15:04 by Dogza - Earnings: $6.58 - Comments: 0
A motoring enthusiast has built a bus capable of hitting more than 350mph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7927775/Motoring-enthusiast-builds-....
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Seth MacFarlane signs record deal to release his debut album
Written on 2010-08-07 09:01:02 by Dogza - Earnings: $7.12 - Comments: 0
It's no joke: "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a record deal to release his debut
album.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if92a9f797ed3bf6b....
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How Cats Display Affection
Written on 2010-08-07 10:20:04 by Dogza - Earnings: $6.16 - Comments: 0
When a cat chooses to express affection, she's more likely to show you than tell you, so
understanding the feline lexicon of love requires that you understand feline body language and how
they interact with fellow cats as well as humans.
http://www.catster.com/articles/How-Cats-Display-Affection-164
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DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source Hardware
Written on 2010-08-07 13:45:03 by Dogza - Earnings: $7.69 - Comments: 0
A home-brewed graphing calculator called Open SciCal promises to put a powerful machine built
entirely from open-source hardware into the pockets of quant
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/diy-graphing-calculator/
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25 Lies I Learned From Video Games
Written on 2010-08-07 17:30:05 by Dogza - Earnings: $4.78 - Comments: 0
Since I was a little, little boy, I believed a lot of the lies I saw time after time.
http://www.ugo.com/games/lies-video-games-taught-me?cmpid=0201
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The Top Ten RPGs of All Time
Written on 2010-08-07 17:30:07 by Dogza - Earnings: $6.38 - Comments: 0
Breaking down the greatest role-playing games of all time is a tricky task. There are many games
that have RPG characteristics, but don't really fall into the genre. There are some franchises that
constantly put out great products, and it is difficult to separate one from the rest.
http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/08/the_top_ten_rpgs_of_all_time.php
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Batman: Arkham City Revealed
Written on 2010-08-07 18:45:02 by Dogza - Earnings: $1.93 - Comments: 0
The action spreads...
http://www.itchythumbs.com/2010/08/05/batman-arkham-city-revealed/
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S. Penn Warns Against Wyclef Being the Next Haitian Pres.
Written on 2010-08-07 20:30:03 by Dogza - Earnings: $3.75 - Comments: 0
After Fugees alum Wyclef Jean laid out his plans for Haiti and publicly announced his bid to run for
the country’s presidency on Thursday’s Larry King Live, actor Sean Penn slammed the musician’s
bid, warning against corporate influence potentially driving Jean’s decision.
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/08/video-sean-penn-warns-against-....
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