Posted 5 hrs ago
this will be interesting, but the trial is a full year away
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Source: cnn.com
Quote: "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter charges and other crimes stemming from a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead.
Former Blackwater Worldwide security Donald Ball, center, leaves court after his arraignment Tuesday.
Each of the former guards has been charged with 14 counts of manslaughter, 20 counts of attempted manslaughter and one count of using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
The five defendants, seated in a..."
Former Blackwater Worldwide security Donald Ball, center, leaves court after his arraignment Tuesday.
Each of the former guards has been charged with 14 counts of manslaughter, 20 counts of attempted manslaughter and one count of using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
The five defendants, seated in a..."
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Posted 7 hrs ago
.. i think he would be a good choice....
Source: yahoo.com
Quote: "WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday. CNN said it has kept Gupta from reporting on health care policy and other matters involving the incoming Obama administration since learning he was under consideration for the post.
Two Democrats with knowledge of the discussions over the surgeon general spot said Gupta was under consideration but cautioned there was not yet a final decision on..."
Two Democrats with knowledge of the discussions over the surgeon general spot said Gupta was under consideration but cautioned there was not yet a final decision on..."
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Posted 7 hrs ago
.. 3 in 1. sweet!....
Source: cnn.com
Quote: "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars.
Auto enthusiasts have panned the design of the new presidential limo, which will be painted all black.
As president, he'll be handed the keys to one. Sort of.
Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the Mother of All Hybrids -- part car, part truck and, from the looks of it, part tank.
In keeping with recent tradition, the Secret Service will place a brand-new presidential limousine into service..."
Auto enthusiasts have panned the design of the new presidential limo, which will be painted all black.
As president, he'll be handed the keys to one. Sort of.
Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the Mother of All Hybrids -- part car, part truck and, from the looks of it, part tank.
In keeping with recent tradition, the Secret Service will place a brand-new presidential limousine into service..."
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Posted 11 hrs ago
This is horrible
Source: mercurynews.com
Quote: "The mother of Oscar Grant III, Wanda Johnson, talks with the mother of Oscar's 4-year-old daughter, Sophina Mesa, at a press conference held in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by a BART police officer on New Year's Day at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. Attorney John Burris is filing a $25 million dollar claim against BART on behalf of the family. (Dan Honda/Staff)
OAKLAND - A BART police officer struggling to..."
OAKLAND - A BART police officer struggling to..."
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Posted 15 hrs ago
.. everyone needs to stop acting like kids and get this straightened out. Burris is not the problem.. Blago is!....
Source: yahoo.com
Quote: "WASHINGTON - Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.
"Mr. Burris is not in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in his speech opening the new session of Congress.
Burris, 71, earlier confirmed that Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson had informed him in a..."
"Mr. Burris is not in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in his speech opening the new session of Congress.
Burris, 71, earlier confirmed that Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson had informed him in a..."
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Posted 17 hrs ago
.. it's going to be a blast! 
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Source: yahoo.com
Quote: "WASHINGTON - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.
The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million, donor information on its Web site Tuesday showed. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
If fundraising continues at that pace, Obama's inaugural committee will have no problem reaching or exceeding the roughly $40 million raised for each of President George W. Bush's two inaugural celebrations.
More than 2,000 donors are helping to..."
The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million, donor information on its Web site Tuesday showed. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
If fundraising continues at that pace, Obama's inaugural committee will have no problem reaching or exceeding the roughly $40 million raised for each of President George W. Bush's two inaugural celebrations.
More than 2,000 donors are helping to..."
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Posted 17 hrs ago
.. but why kill yourself?....
Source: cnn.com
Quote: "(CNN) -- German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.
Merckle, 74, was hit by a train in the southwestern town of Ulm, police said.
His family said the economic crisis had "broken" Merckle.
He was number 94 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people...."
Merckle, 74, was hit by a train in the southwestern town of Ulm, police said.
His family said the economic crisis had "broken" Merckle.
He was number 94 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people...."
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Posted 19 hrs ago
.. such childish actions. we have more important things to take care of at this time....
Source: cnn.com
Quote: "(CNN) -- Roland Burris headed to the Capitol on Tuesday, where he was expected to be denied entry to the Senate chambers as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama.
Roland Burris makes his way to the Senate chambers on Tuesday.
Burris was surrounded by a swarm of reporters as he tried to join the other senators on the first day of the new Congress.
Senate Democrats have said they would not seat Burris because he was appointed..."
Roland Burris makes his way to the Senate chambers on Tuesday.
Burris was surrounded by a swarm of reporters as he tried to join the other senators on the first day of the new Congress.
Senate Democrats have said they would not seat Burris because he was appointed..."
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Posted 21 hrs ago
.. that's gonna hurt....
Source: yahoo.com
Quote: "TOKYO - Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.
The last time Toyota Motor Corp. halted production at all its Japan plants was in August 1993, when demand plunged because of a rising yen, and that was for only one day, according to the company.
A global economic downturn has hammered the auto industry..."
The last time Toyota Motor Corp. halted production at all its Japan plants was in August 1993, when demand plunged because of a rising yen, and that was for only one day, according to the company.
A global economic downturn has hammered the auto industry..."
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Posted 21 hrs ago
.. the start of another problem between countries....
Source: cnn.com
Quote: "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Several European countries said Tuesday their supply of natural gas from Russia had been cut or reduced amid a dispute over payments between Russia and Ukraine.
A woman passes in front of a manometer set on a gas pipe in the Ukrainian city of Boyarka, near Kiev.
Ukraine's state-run gas company said Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, had shut three of four export pipelines that take natural gas through Ukraine to the rest of Europe, significantly reducing supply.
Gazprom..."
A woman passes in front of a manometer set on a gas pipe in the Ukrainian city of Boyarka, near Kiev.
Ukraine's state-run gas company said Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, had shut three of four export pipelines that take natural gas through Ukraine to the rest of Europe, significantly reducing supply.
Gazprom..."
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