Reuters – Senator Roland Burris, whose appointment to fill Barack Obama’s vacant seat was tainted by scandal, said on Friday he would not seek a full term in 2010, citing an unwillingness to raise campaign cash as the reason.
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Burris bows out of 2010 Senate race
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AP – An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it ¬ó an Iraq war veteran ¬ó claims the officers trespassed and stole his property. A day after the parade, police returned the flag and the man’s protest ¬ó over a liquor license ¬ó continued.
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Dispute over flag protest erupts in Wisc. village
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AP – The petite Muslim woman with the sky blue head scarf began by complaining that the public washrooms were closed at a crowded mosque on Friday ¬ó the most important day of the week for Islamic worship. When a group gathered around her on the sidewalk, Madina Ahtam then railed against communist rule in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, rocked by ethnic rioting that has killed at least 184 people this week.
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Muslim women lead protests in restive west China
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AP – Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, capping an up-and-down week for President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
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House Dems want to tax the rich for health care
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AP – The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, questioning the legal basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they’re still too secret to reveal.
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Report: Bush surveillance program was massive
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Earlier this week we reported that leaked photos of the upcoming Sony Ericsson Android phone, dubbed Rachael and part of the XPERIA line, had hit the Internet, along with some specs on the smartphone. Among its excellent features, the phone uses an Android interface, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform (allowing processor speeds of up to 1GHz), an 8.1 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 3D supporting GPU, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and a 800 x 480 pixel 4″ touchscreen. Pics via BoyGeniusReports: Permalink | Comments
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More pics and video of Sony Ericsson Android phone leaked
Just when you were about to give up on life, there’s a Hipster Grifter news update! Kari Ferrell had more charges filed against her out in Utah yesterday. Let’s learn about them! Salt Lake County prosecutors filed charges late Thursday against Kari Michelle Ferrell, 22.
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Hipster Grifter Catching Mad Charges, In Utah
These monkeys were part of a study on calorie restriction and aging. Thin Monkey won the study, which means that Fat Monkey is both saggy and sick. I prefer the results of this fat study .
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Monkey Boobs = Shorter Life
Hilary Duff emerged Thursday morning from her West Hollywood gym, looking fresh-faced and fabulous. We love a girl who can sweat it up at the gym, wear no makeup, and still look fabulous.
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The Duffster Working On Her Fitness
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