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New Facebook iPhone App “Pretty Much Done”
TechCrunch (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
As one of the most popular applications on Apple's popular iPhone platform, a lot of users are eagerly awaiting the next version of the app. And that wait is almost over. " The app is pretty much done - we're just working on translating it into a bunch of languages ," Facebook developer Joe Hewitt wrote tonight on Twitter. That means that shortly, we'll have access to the much-improved app which is... -
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Rahm Slammed Dems Attacking Other Dems As “F–king Stupid,” Sources Say
The Plum Line (subscribe) | 08/07/2009 | Politics
The Politico 's Jonathan Martin reported this morning that Rahm Emanuel warned a group of liberal heavy hitters in a private meeting this week that it was time to stop running ads attacking other Dems on health care. -
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Apple iTunes 9 details, Blu-ray, app organization
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We’ve just received a tip from a pretty reliable source that detailed for us some of iTunes 9’s upcoming features and they’re pretty exciting. One of the new additions to iTunes is said to include Blu-ray support which lines up nicely with a recent Apple Insider report about Apple integrating Blu-ray into their new iMac line-up. [...] -
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Hakimullah Mehsud Dead: Wali-ur-Rehman Dead: Baitullah Mehsud Successors Kill Each Other?
Maggie's Notebook (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Reports that the South Waziristan Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a U.S. drone attack yesterday was met with derision by Hakimullah Mehsud . "Ridiculous lies" he said. But reports are mixed and it seems the truth may favor that Baitullah met his end. The news is that Haikimullah ( Hakeemullah ) Mehsud is also dead today in a quest to take the position of power once held by Baitullah... -
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The cost of Sotomayor opposition
Daily Kos (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Check this out: Republican Party approval rating among Latinos April 27-30 August 3-6 Favorable 14 3 Unfavorable 73 86 No Opinion 13 11 The first column is the week that Justice Souter retired, which was soon followed by speculation of Sotomayor's nomination (she was the frontrunner). That is the reference week. The second is this week. Republicans were already lagging badly with Latinos, yet somehow,... -
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What Works: The Web Way vs. The Wave Way
Anil Dash (subscribe) | 08/07/2009 | Technology
Google Wave is an impressive set of technologies, the kind of stunningly slick application that literally makes developers stand up and cheer. I've played with...
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Frank Luntz Says Using 'Poll-Driven Language' is Wrong - When Democrats Do It, Of Course
Crooks and Liars (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
DOWNLOADS: (81) PLAYS: (236) (h/t Heather.) Oh, the irony! Frank Freakin' Luntz, the man so amoral, he actually got censured by his trade association, lecturing Democrats about right and wrong for using "misleading" poll-driven language? I think my heart's about to seize from me laughing so hard. Republicans are such flaming hypocrites , aren't they? Wikipedia: Luntz's specialty is “testing language... -
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EU Regulator Rebuked Over Intel
Law Blog - WSJ.com (subscribe) | 08/07/2009 | Technology
The EU's ombudsman said the bloc's antitrust regulator failed to record "potentially exculpatory" evidence from a witness in its Intel probe. -
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Large Hadron Collider "Light" Will Half-End World In November [Large Hadron Collider]
Gizmodo (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Sciences
While we doubt the loud sex is the real reason for CERN's LHC-related woes, we are certain of one thing this morning: The "world-ending" LHC (citation: ill-informed ignoramuses) LHC will restart at half-strength in November. The reasons floated for the collider's foibles are many as of late, from faulty hoses to un-magnetic magnets to the aforementioned libidinous couple who've been assaulting coworkers'... -
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Ortiz Press Conference At 12:30
The Joy of Sox (subscribe) | yesterday | Sports
David Ortiz's press conference is scheduled for 12:30 PM. NESN will carry it live. I'm not sure if it will be broadcast on MLB.com. Junichi Tazawa might start against the Tigers on Tuesday in what would have been John Smoltz's rotation spot. Michael Bowden is also a possibility . Tazawa : Every pitcher that played today during the game did really well. I didn't do it. ... When I found out [Alex Rodriguez's... -
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Newt Gingrich Is A Very Serious Person
Eschaton (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Politics
Very! During an exclusive debate on health care reform this morning between former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, Gingrich defended Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s recent comments on her Facebook page that Obama’s health care reform would promote ‘death panels’ in deciding euthanasia. “Communal standards historically is a very dangerous concept,” Gingrich told me. “You... -
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The Adventure Continues
Twitter Blog (subscribe) | 08/07/2009 | Technology
In the past 24 hours, we've been contending with a variety of attacks that continue to change in nature and intensity. We're working to restore access to apps built on the Twitter platform that were affected by defensive measures—there was some overcompensation on our part as we tune our system to deal with this scale of attack. The ongoing, massively coordinated attacks on Twitter this week appear... - see all discussions
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7 bodies plucked from Hudson after midair crash
Tampa Bay Online (subscribe) | 22 minutes ago | US
Federal officials say seven bodies have been recovered from midair collision over Hudson River that killed nine. -
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Typhoon pummels China, forcing nearly 1M to flee
Examiner (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
A typhoon pummeled China's eastern coast Sunday, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety. Officials rode bicycles to distribute food to residents trapped by rising waters. -
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Woman, 75, drives 2 miles on bridge the wrong way
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Police said a 75-year-old woman drove the wrong way on New York's Tappan Zee Bridge. State police in Tarrytown said the woman entered the highway from the Exit 9 off-ramp Sunday morning and drove north in the southbound lanes of the bridge. She drove about two miles before she was stopped. -
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Taliban leader: Shootout? What shootout?
Jihad Watch (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
More disinformation and obfuscation in connection with this story. The bottom line is that Pakistani forces are unwilling and/or unable to access these areas and verify what is going on. "Taleban commander denies shootout, says alive," from Reuters, August 9:... -
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China says plane diverted to Afghanistan by threat
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | World
A plane scheduled to land in China's western region of Xinjiang that was rocked by ethnic riots last month was diverted to southern Afghanistan by a bomb threat, state media said Sunday. -
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Gov. Sanford Used State Aircraft To Travel To Vacation Spots, Kids' Sporting Events, His...
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford used state aircraft for personal and political trips, often bringing along his wife and children – contrary to state law regarding official use, an Associated Press investigation has found. According to state budget law, "Any and all aircraft owned or operated by agencies of the State Government shall be used only for official business." Records reviewed...
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Clinton presses Angola to sweeten trade ties
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought her democracy and development tour of Africa to oil-rich Angola on Sunday, encouraging the war-ravaged country to continue reforms and pledging to boost trade ties with a major energy producer. -
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DETROIT 8, MINNESOTA 7: Tigers get timely hits in win
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
A two-run eighth inning and a two-run homer by Miguel Cabrera paced the Detroit Tigers to a 8-7 win over the Twins today at Comerica Park. Five Tigers had two or more hits. -
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Moscow 'hackers' blow up twitter
Signs of the Times (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Technology
Reports are emerging that an attempt by Moscow to silence a Georgian critic has led to the shut down of some of the world's most popular social networking sites. On Friday, Twitter was shut down for several hours, while Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Livejournal also experienced major problems following a large-scale denial-of-service or DOS attack. A 34-year-old economics lecturer, Georgy, who uses... -
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Mark Lester: "I Believe Paris Is My Daughter"
X17 Online (subscribe) | 55 minutes ago | US
Is this the biological father of Michael Jackson';s daughter Paris? Former child star Mark Lester claims 11-year-old Paris Jackson is his child and is willing to take a paternity test to prove it, the British tabs are reporting... Lester... -
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U.S. Willing To Hold Direct Talks With North Korea
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Sunday it is willing to hold direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons if it first resumes international negotiations. Despite reports of his declining health, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il seems fully in charge of the reclusive communist country, White House national security adviser James Jones said. Jones said former President Bill Clinton... -
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Now sworn in, Sotomayor returns to rookie status
USA Today (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Politics
Sonia Sotomayor has gained admission to the Marble Palace. Now she has to figure out how the Supreme Court works. - see all breaking news