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Video: SF cop shoots helpless, cooperating man in the back

rawstory.com — "They just shot him! They just shot him!" yelled 19-year-old Vargas, whose camera-phone had just captured the slaying of Grant by a San Francisco Transit officer. "... I got you, mothaf--kers!" she exclaimed.More… (World News)

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ABC News: Start Your Own Business for $100 or Less

abcnews.go.com — Tory Johnson's tips and advice on GMA for starting your own business for $100 or less. Interesting.More… (Business & Finance)

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All Congress Members to Receive $4,700 Raise This Week

upi.com — Despite the lousy economy, high unemployment and plummeting housing prices, U.S. congressional members get a $4,700 pay raise this week. More… (Political News)

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Economy Sucks But Sex Is Booming!

news.com.au — THOSE strapped for cash may be spending less on restaurants and entertainment during a downturn, but not necessarily on the quality of their sex lives.More… (Business & Finance)

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France Bans Advertising on Public TV During Primetime

news.bbc.co.uk — French viewers have for the first time watched prime-time television without advert breaks, as President Nicolas Sarkozy's media reforms got under way. Advertising is now banned on French public television between 2000 and 0600. It will be phased out by 2011.More… (World News)

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Fake Facebook Profile Angers Guyana President

guardian.co.uk — There are hundreds of George Bushes, scores of Fidel Castros, and dozens of Hugo Chávezes, all with prank profiles on the social networking website Facebook, but when someone tried to pass him or herself off as the president of Guyana the real president didn't see the funny side.More… (World News)

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Minnesota Canvassing Board Certifies Franken Win

cnn.com — The Minnesota State Canvassing Board on Monday certified the results of the recount of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's fight to retain his seat against Democrat Al Franken. The results showed Franken with a 225-vote lead. Coleman's attorney, Tony Trimble, said shortly after the ruling that the campaign will officially file a lawsuit. More… (Political News)

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Regulators probed Madoff eight times over 16 years: report

reuters.com — (Reuters) - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said. SEC...More… (World News)

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Guantánamo May Close, But in Afghanistan Another Gitmo Grows

time.com — The incoming Obama Administration says it wants to shut down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. But even if Guantánamo closes, it won't end the controversial U.S. practice of jailing suspected al Qaeda militants and other terrorists indefinitely.More… (Political News)

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Third Bush For President. WTF!

watoday.com.au — Former president George HW Bush, father of the outgoing US commander-in-chief, has touted another son, Jeb, for a future presidential bid. "I'd like to see him run. I'd like to see him be president some day," the elder Bush, 84 told Fox News yesterday. "I think he's as qualified and able as anyone I know," he said in an interview.More… (Political News)

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Oakland Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man, Handcuffed Man

ktvu.com — BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system came to break up a fight. They had a 22 year old man named Omar Grant in handcuffs and on the ground when an officer shot him point blank in the head.More… (World News)

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Nine European countries hit by gas shortages amid Russia..

timesonline.co.uk — Nine countries in and around Europe have now reported problems with their gas supply as a result of Russia's dispute with the Ukraine, after Slovakia, Greece and Croatia today disclosed they were experiencing drops in gas pressure.More… (World News)

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Bush Remembered For Not-So-Smooth Talk

cbsnews.com — A Look Back At Some Of The President's Misunderestimated Remarks. More… (Political Opinion)

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The Constitution-Free Zone of the United States [Map]

aclu.org — Using data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. More… (Political News)

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Mayor Bloomberg Rushed to Bomb Shelter while in Israel

nypost.com — Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived in Israel to show solidarity with Israelis threatened by Hamas. During the visit to the embattled town of Sderot, Bloomberg and his party got a first hand feel of this threat as a missile siren went off and they were rushed to a bomb shelter.More… (World News)

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