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Developers Prefer XP Over Vista Survey Shows 17 May 2008, 7:04 pm

Besides avoiding Vista developers are still writing for the older version of Microsoft Office.

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US oil shipments canceled 17 May 2008, 6:50 pm

Responding to congressional pressure, the Bush administration on Friday said it is suspending oil deliveries into the government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the remainder of the year.President Bush to temporarily halt shipments into the reserve in hopes of lowering gasoline price.

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How A Magnet Turned Off My Speech 17 May 2008, 6:23 pm

Roger Highfield recalls how he could not utter a nursery rhyme as part of his brain was turned off by a magnet.

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What Digg Has Become. 17 May 2008, 6:01 pm

I am a fan of Digg, and a fan of American politics, but is Digg the new political strong-base?

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Asus to embed Linux into all motherboards 17 May 2008, 5:53 pm

Asus is to embed a lightweight, instant-on version of Linux called “Splashtop” into all its motherboards, following good feedback from customers.

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Political Memo Gaining Seats, Democrats Find Their House … - New York Times 17 May 2008, 6:31 pm


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Political Memo Gaining Seats, Democrats Find Their House
New York Times - 43 minutes ago
By CARL HULSE While much of the Congressional political focus has been on the declining fortunes and numbers of House Republicans, House Democrats have their own problem: They are winning too many elections.
Davis Says Republicans Too Near `Radioactive' Bush (Update1) Bloomberg
GOP Must "Accessorize" Says Strategist CBS News
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Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure - Reuters 17 May 2008, 6:29 pm


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Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure
Reuters - 45 minutes ago
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, suffered a seizure on Saturday but hours later was talking with family at his side in a Boston hospital.
Video: Senator Ted Kennedy Has Been Hospitalized AssociatedPress
The show goes on for Kennedy-backed charity event on Cape Boston Globe
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The 'Road' To A Championship - San Francisco Chronicle 17 May 2008, 6:29 pm


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The 'Road' To A Championship
San Francisco Chronicle - 46 minutes ago
You could almost sense a chill among the Utah fan base when Kobe Bryant's elegant bank shot gave the Lakers a 26-12 lead in Game 6 on Friday night.
Lakers prove speed, athleticism beat power FOXSports.com
Los Angeles Lakers get a break before conference finals The Canadian Press
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Candidates Pause to Praise Kennedy - ABC News 17 May 2008, 6:17 pm


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Candidates Pause to Praise Kennedy
ABC News - 57 minutes ago
By JOHN HENDREN The three top presidential candidates joined in rare agreement today, pausing their campaigning to praise Senate colleague Ted Kennedy, before rejoining the campaign against each other.
Kennedy: Legendary orator, link to history MSNBC
Kennedy: liberal legend, able legislator The Associated Press
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Big Brown Easily Claims Second Leg of Triple Crown - New York Times 17 May 2008, 6:03 pm


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Big Brown Easily Claims Second Leg of Triple Crown
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ADAM HIMMELSBACH BALTIMORE—One by one, the horses moved toward the starting gate. The crowd at Pimlico Race Course was somewhat uninterested until the bay colt Big Brown walked past and received a superstar’s ovation.
Big Brown a step away from Triple Crown Sports Network
Big Brown wins Preakness, is win at Belmont away from Triple Crown New York Daily News
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Historic Brooklyn Navy Yard gets modern makeover (AP) 17 May 2008, 6:56 pm

The old Naval Hospital sits boarded up and overgrown with dandy lions and shrubs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, Thursday May 8 , 2008. The facility, built of local marble in 1837, is a city landmark and is slated to be restored as the centerpiece of a new 20-acre 'media campus'' at the historic facility.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - When the Pentagon closed the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, it became an obsolete facility awash in history but torpedoed by time.


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Big Brown cruises to another easy win in Preakness (AP) 17 May 2008, 6:45 pm

Big Brown, with jockey Kent J. Desormeaux, crosses the finish line to win the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, 2008.     REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)AP - Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown in 30 years.


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Venezuela protests Colombian troop "incursion" (Reuters) 17 May 2008, 6:43 pm

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the presidential palace in Bogota, May 17, 2008. (Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters)Reuters - Venezuela accused 60 Colombian troops on Saturday of entering just inside its territory in what it said was a provocation by a warmongering government seeking to destabilize the region.


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Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears (AP) 17 May 2008, 6:36 pm

Residents run as they evacuate to higher ground from the center of earthquake-hit Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008.   Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China’s massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country’s worst disaster in 30 years.


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Kennedy hospitalized after seizure; not a stroke (AP) 17 May 2008, 6:32 pm

CNN is reporting that US Senator Edward Kennedy, seen here in April 2008, has been rushed to a hospital in the state of Massachusetts with stroke symptoms.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the lone surviving son in a famed political family who helped define national Democratic Party politics, suffered a seizure at his Cape Cod home on Saturday and was recovering in good spirits at a Boston hospital.


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Train Packing 17 May 2008, 1:46 pm

CULTURE BUZZ – In Japan they make sure everyone gets onboard. And I thought NJ Transit was bad. I get pissed off when there’s three people in a three-seater. Let’s hope I don’t get transfered to our Tokyo office.

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Mara Carfagna 17 May 2008, 1:27 pm

POLITICS BUZZ – Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi has named former topless model and beauty queen Mara Carfagna as equal opportunities minister in his new cabinet. The 33 year-old former showgirl has a degree in law and wrote her thesis on rights of information and broadcasting systems. Apparently she has a strong ‘family values’ platform and refuses to discuss her modeling days saying “I am a bit of a prude.”

The Best Links:

  1. “Meet Italian Cabinet Member Mara Carfagna, A Woman Of Many, Um, Parts”
  2. “Former Topless Model Joins Berlusconi’s Cabinet As Italy’s Equalities Minister “
  3. Berlusconis Pin-Up-Ministerin (Lots of Photos)
  4. Mara Carfagna is Italy’s Sexiest Minister
  5. Mara Carfagna

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Mel And Britney 16 May 2008, 4:46 pm

CELEBRITY BUZZ – Mel Gibson took Britney Spears (and her dad?!) to his home in Costa Rica for a little R&R. The unlikely BFF’s used to be neighbors in Malibu, and have surely bonded over their shared passion for eighteenth-century Russian literature and fine wines. (…Whoops, we meant Us Weekly and booze. Our bad!)

The Best Links:

  1. Sometimes, a Drunken Bigot and a Mentally Ill Baby Machine Just Need Some R&R, Y’know?
  2. “Plague of Frogs is Next, You Say? Neat.”
  3. The Friendship Allegedly Blossomed When the Gruesome Twosome Ate Russian Together in March
  4. “A Drunken Racist and a Bipolar Hillbilly Board a Private Plane…”
  5. Top 10 Things Overheard at Dinner with Britney Spears and Mel Gibson

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CW Deathwatch 16 May 2008, 4:40 pm

TV BUZZ – Despite bringing you Gossip Girl, the teen network is having ratings woes. The Wall Street Journal says the network may disappear by next year if it can’t figure out a way to lure viewers. Here’s one idea: Do better!

The Best Links:

  1. Ratings Down 22 Percent, That’s Bad Gossip
  2. Take Pity on the Poor, Lonely CW
  3. Your TiVO Makes Baby Jesus Cry

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Josh George 16 May 2008, 2:34 pm

SPORTS BUZZ – Having lost the use of his legs at age 4, he’s gone on to become one of the top wheelchair athletes in the world. With the help of athletes like Josh George and Natalie du Toit, sports for disabled people could become a mainstream fixation.

The Best Links:

  1. NY Times Profiles Josh George
  2. Josh George’s Website
  3. Wheelchair Racing Is Actually Really Challenging
  4. A World Class Athlete in a Wheelchair Makes a Perfect Role Model
  5. Josh George Will Soon Be a Household Name
  6. An Interview with Josh George

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