Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Last week, I was sent to San Diego Comic-Con as, I assumed, a reward for the stellar work I probably do around here but was, I realize in retrospect, more than likely a punishment for all the ***** work I certainly do around here
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Earlier this year, Halliburton agreed to pay nearly $560 million in fines to the federal government to end an investigation into its former subsidiary, KBR, and its involvement in bribing Nigerian officials to get construction contracts. It was reportedly the largest fine ever paid by a U.S. company in a ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Lady Gaga showed up to a German TV interview in an outfit made of Kermit the frog Muppets.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
On Friday, the Service Employees International Union sent an email to Bank of America workers asking them to sign a letter to company CEO Ken Lewis demanding answers about potential branch closures. The email notes that Bank of America made more than $3 billion in profits in the past three ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Here in the heat of northern Mexico, the factory churned out record amounts of methamphetamine known on the American streets as crystal meth, or ice â?? a drug that has torn through the United States and become the biggest growth area for cartels south of the border.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Apple has released a minor software update for iPhone, patching a security flaw revealed just yesterday.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) will resign her seat this fall to focus on challenging Texas's incumbent Republican governor, Rick Perry.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
We all remember that one toy that we just couldn’t seem to let go of when we were kids. Many of those playthings still exist today, but oh how they’ve changed over the years. For the most part, the companies that create them still have the same concept in mind, ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Always delicious!
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Over the past few decades, portion sizes of everything from muffins tosandwiches have grown considerably. Unfortunately, America's waistbands havereacted accordingly.
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