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Still easier to assemble than a bailout

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:04:00 +0000

AP headline: Obama surprises daughters with new swing set

Sure, that's easy to do when you don't put it together yourself.

Japan's problem

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Reuters headline: Toyota exec to meet with US autos task force

The DL knows what you're thinking. Don't worry, they already got a loan from Japan.

Shortens the pain

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +0000

CNN.com headline: Study: 86.7 million Americans uninsured over last two years

Well if they were sick at least because of the stock market, it didn't take them too long to go through their life savings.

The bright side

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +0000

AP headline: Phew! Asteroid's passing was a cosmic near-miss

Well if it had hit us, we wouldn't have to worry about global warming.

Really?

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +0000

MTV.com headline: Britney Spears Fans Rave About 'Life-Changing' Circus Show

Life-changing just isn't what it used to be.

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We hope not anyway

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:39:00 +0000

MSNBC.com headline: That 5th District Seat a Pricey One

Just repeat after me: Rahm Emanuel's seat wasn't sold. Rahm Emanuel's seat wasn't sold... Right?

And we haven't seen it all yet

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:39:00 +0000

TheAtlantic.com headline: Reviewing the Bush Administration

WashingtonPost.com headline: Post-9/11 Memos Show More Bush-Era Legal Errors

IHT.com headline: Bush administration memos claimed vast war powers

The reviews can't be good so far.

Lost 401K

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:00 +0000

MiamiHerald.com headline: Obama urges anxious Americans to look at the long term

Do they have a choice at this point?

Use Facebook on your own time

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Reuters headline: Yahoo CEO interested in social networks, search

Well, she better get back to work of she'll be fired.

Look at me!

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Forbes.com headline: Why Celebrities Twitter

Could it be because they like attention?

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Budget savings

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000

FOXNews.com: "Rod Blagojevich signed a six-figure book deal and plans to write a book 'exposing the dark side of politics,' according to his publicist."

Peter Fitzgerald, don't bother gathering the evidence, just wait until he's done.

All relative

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000

Bloomberg.com headline: Ruth Madoff Says Her $62 Million ‘Unrelated’ to Fraud

Is this like how the $1.6 billion used by Northern Trust to have a golf tournament was "unrelated"?

Snow joke

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

AP headline: Ferocious storm dumps heavy snow on East Coast

USAToday.com headline: Thousands gather in DC cold for rally about global warming

Admittedly, this was bad timing, but they didn't have time to wait for a summer day.

Does not meet performance

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Bloomberg.com headline: Bank of America Reduces Pay to CEO Lewis by 60%

But don't feel sorry for him. The 40% he did get is still almost $10 million.

You can hear me now

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Half of the world now has a cell phone, for those of you wondering if you can move somewhere to get away from them.

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Can you buy a remedy?

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000

AP headline: Burris says he's working hard to represent Ill.

Sickening, but not ill.

Pick your poison

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000

ZDNet.com headline: Marine One details leaked from P2P net

So they were successful in getting people to stop downloading MP3s, but is this any better?

Poor guys

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000

NYTimes.com headline: UBS Is Said to Raise Pay Despite Cuts in Bonuses

Those investment bankers have yachts, too, you know.

Terrorist snowstorm

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

CNN.com headline: Snowstorm targets East Coast; New England braces for 15 inches

This snowstorm must be stopped before it sets its sights on the rest of the country.

Shocking news

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:36:00 +0000

ChicagoTribune.com headline: Stop the electricity slurpers in your home

Yes, before they get electrocuted.

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¿Muy importante?

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:05:00 +0000

USAToday.com headline: Illegal immigrant population declines

NYTimes.com headline: US Moves Against Top Mexican Drug Cartel

Well, you have to keep busy.

Sell what you do best

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Reuters headline: Yahoo CFO says not opposed to search sale

FOXBusiness.com headline: Washington Post Profit Tumbles 77%

Has the Washington Post considered selling its newspaper?

Stands out

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Miss Connecticut Outstanding Team, who had volunteered for Mothers Against Drunk Driving hosted a party resulting in 24 people being charged with underage drinking.

Source: AP

Getting it on

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:04:00 +0000

AP headline: Study of fossils shows prehistoric fish had sex

Just think about if you get fossilized one day, whatever you were doing will be preserved forever.

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Wave of the future

noreply@blogger.com (The DL) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:53:00 +0000

ABCNews.com headline: Obama: US Economy Will Recover, Emerge Stronger Than Before

Bloomberg.com headline: Hearst May Sell or Close San Francisco Chronicle

Well, you can read about it on the Internet.