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5 Major Companies Innovate By Going Green 21 Nov 2009, 5:00 am

Major companies going green include Starbucks, Kimberly-Clark, Timberland, Nissan and Starbucks. These multinationals aren’t without their problems or critics, but they seem to be trying to adopt greater corporate sustainability and responsibility.


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Video Report Card Ripped Up, Anti-Gaming Group Closes Doors 21 Nov 2009, 4:40 am

The National Institute on Media and the Family, the anti-gaming organization behind the MediaWatch Video Game Report Card, has closed its doors.


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1936 Mercedes 260D Was First Successful Diesel Passenger Car 21 Nov 2009, 4:20 am

Rudolf Diesel filed the patent for his signature engine in 1893. However, its installation in a passenger car didn’t occur until 1933, when Citroën installed a diesel engine into a Rosalie bay, although this car was never authorized to run on roads. Not until 1936, when Mercedes showed off the 260D, can we talk about the first successful diesel car


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6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue 21 Nov 2009, 4:10 am

Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.


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1985 Redux! How Biff Tannen destroyed the world-and saved it 21 Nov 2009, 4:00 am

The world will look up and shout “Save us!” And Biff Tannen will whisper “Hello?! Anybody home? Think, McFly. Think.”


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Berkeley Students Protest Higher Fees – Wall Street Journal 21 Nov 2009, 5:02 am


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Berkeley Students Protest Higher Fees
Wall Street Journal
BERKELEY, Calif. — Students occupied a building Friday on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, in an escalation of protests over large fee increases at UC campuses statewide that echoed the unrest here during the 1960s.
Calif. college student fees on the riseWashington Post
41 arrested in UC Berkeley protestLos Angeles Times
Students seize building at UC BerkeleySan Jose Mercury News
TIME -New York Times -San Francisco Chronicle
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China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion – The Associated Press 21 Nov 2009, 4:33 am


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China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion
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BEIJING — A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them. China's mines are the world's deadliest, and the blast
China gas blast kills dozensTelegraph.co.uk
China Coal-Mine Explosion Kills 37 People, Traps 71Bloomberg
China: 31 killed in mine explosionPRESS TV
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Healthcare bill faces first Senate test – Reuters 21 Nov 2009, 4:12 am


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Healthcare bill faces first Senate test
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.
Senate readies for key healthcare voteLos Angeles Times
Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health DebateNew York Times
Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care OverhaulOcala
Boston Globe -WLOS -Chicago Tribune
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Senate panel reprimands Burris – Chicago Sun-Times 21 Nov 2009, 4:00 am


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Senate panel reprimands Burris
Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris was reprimanded Friday by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics for his "inconsistent, incomplete and misleading" testimony before Springfield lawmakers about his appointment by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the seat
Ethics Panel Admonishes Obama Senate ReplacementNew York Times
Senators admonish BurrisKansas City Star
Roland Burris is a lying snakeChicago Tribune
The Associated Press -Chicago Current -USA Today
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Palin memoir a big seller in Tri-Cities – TheNewsTribune.com 21 Nov 2009, 3:53 am


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Palin memoir a big seller in Tri-Cities
TheNewsTribune.com
It took Janet Stull about 10 seconds to find what she was looking for: Sarah Palin's Going Rogue. It took her fianc, Chad Huhn, even less time. The pair visited Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the Columbia Center mall in Kennewick to buy the book in
Dems Seek Fundraising Boost in War With PalinFOXNews
What has Sarah Palin set her sights on now?CNN
Palin visit stirring both friends and foesRocNow
Sioux Falls Argus Leader -St. Louis Post-Dispatch -Boston Globe
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Obama asks for patience on economy (Reuters) 21 Nov 2009, 5:02 am

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.


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1st Senate vote looms on health legislation (AP) 21 Nov 2009, 5:01 am

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa  Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., right, lifts copy of the Democratic health care reform bill, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president’s prestige.


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Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect (AP) 21 Nov 2009, 4:58 am

file - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, said he did not pressure Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday, Nov 16, 2009.  (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File)   MANDATORY CREDIT  NO SALESAP – WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.


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Death toll ‘rises to 42′ in China mining accident (AFP) 21 Nov 2009, 4:55 am

File picture shows miners in a small mining town in China's Shanxi province. The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in northeast China has risen to at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP – The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday rose to at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.


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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks (AP) 21 Nov 2009, 4:20 am

This photo taken on November 27, 2008, shows flames and smoke gushing from The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, one of the sites of attacks by alleged militant gunmen. The first anniversary of the attacks will be difficult for many of the hotel staff, who have been offered counselling and post-trauma therapy for the last 12 months.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AP – Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.


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Top 5 Buzz List – Nov 20th 20 Nov 2009, 10:15 pm

These are the top posts from Friday, November 20, 2009.

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Empty L.A. (Creepy Cool) 20 Nov 2009, 4:26 pm

Link: http://emptyla.com/

Matt Logue's “Empty Los Angeles” photography book shows the effect of L.A. being completely people-less. The click through is worth it.

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Do The Ice Cream and Cake 20 Nov 2009, 3:53 pm

This video pulls off the Internet hat-trick of being adorable, annoying, and disgusting all at once.Somebody get this dog a medal.

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Boy Finds Real-Life E.T. 20 Nov 2009, 3:45 pm

11-year-old Thomas Demming hid E.T. in his closet for weeks. He fed it Reese's Pieces so it wouldn't get hungry.Cute!

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Crowd Boos Sarah Palin At Book Signing 20 Nov 2009, 3:44 pm

This video is just of a crowd outside a Border's in Noblesville, Indiana, shouting “Sign our books!” as Palin's enormous tour bus idles.Apparently, Palin left before signing everyone's copy of her memoir, and people were unhappy about that.

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