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Unseen Billy Mays Ad — Pitchman Hits High Seas

Filed under: Billy Mays Billy Mays shot a commercial two weeks before he died — hoisting himself on a moving, 500 ton boat to show the strength of the putty he was peddling.TV commercials for the Mighty Putty Super Pack and Mighty Tape will begin airing this month.Mighty … Permalink

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Jackson’s Knack for Picking Friendly Docs

Filed under: Michael Jackson Michael Jackson had a way of picking doctors who became such close friends with him that the doctor-patient distinction became blurred.Dr. Alex Farshchian from Miami was “awe-struck” by Jackson, according to former L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy …

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Obama assures Africa it will not be sidelined (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama assured Africa on Saturday that it would not be sidelined from world affairs and hailed democratic Ghana as a model for other African countries

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Ex-convicts working to prevent future convicts (AP)

AP – An argument earlier in the day between teens from rival neighborhoods had Jason Broom worried as he stood in a pothole-riddled parking lot pondering his next move. Broom was released from prison last year after serving time in two killings and is now a conflict mediator on Kansas City’s gang-infested east side.

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Obama admin: No grounds to probe Afghan war crimes (AP)

AP – Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces.

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Talks resume in addressing Calif.’s $26B deficit (AP)

AP – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders were scheduled to resume work Saturday on bridging California’s $26 billion budget shortfall following an unexpected resumption of negotiations the day before.

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Sharp launches line of LED-backlit HDTVs

Sharp has announced the launch of a line of LED-backlit LCD HDTVs this week. The AQUOS branded TVs will range in size from 32″ to 52″ and will be very similar to the popular 1080p LCD TVs already offered by the company but instead using Sharp’s UltraBrilliant LED-backlight technology.

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Test your Dylan, Mellencamp and Nelson knowledge before their show at Fifth Third Field (Dayton Daily News)

By Natalie Knoth

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Test your Dylan, Mellencamp and Nelson knowledge before their show at Fifth Third Field (Dayton Daily News)

The twitterbot has been unplugged – [current.com blog]

The twitterbot was an experiment. The twitterbot sparked some debate within the community. We figure, the twitterbot is not yet ready for prime time, so we pulled the plug

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Former Warrant Singer Charged with DUI

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Drunks We’ve learned the ex-front man for the 80’s hairband Warrant — Jani Lane — was officially charged with DUI and hit-and-run.The 45-year-old singer was busted on June 17th when he allegedly hit a parked car in Los Angeles.

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