July 2011
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Facebook to ‘launch something awesome’ next week http://cnet.co/kvFcnI
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The U.S. Dept of Education calls out colleges that hiked tuition by 50%, publishing tool to compare costs: http://t.co/1QZJQ7x
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NEWS FLASH: US Attorney General dropping most investigations of CIA agents in torture of detainees.
The FTC is reviewing Twitter and its interactions with a potential competitor http://ping.fm/r4EGb
June 2011
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Samsung and Apple’s legal battle heats up as Samsung seeks a ban on U.S. iPad and iPhone sales http://ping.fm/Xq7Xb
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Union says the NBA will lockout players - not the NBA saying it: http://yhoo.it/kaN7x7
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NEWS FLASH: North Korea threatens ‘sacred war’ on South - AFP http://bit.ly/izxnJo
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FTC actively investigating Twitter http://read.bi/jMHwdD
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Chemicals hospitalize 173 Tyson chicken workers - http://bit.ly/iYLow0
NEWS FLASH: 5.4 quake jolts central Japan, injuring 7 - @kyodonewsintl http://bit.ly/isiR53
Happy birthday iPhone! Now, when will we finally see iPhone 5? http://bit.ly/iphonefuture
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Obama calls for end to tax breaks for “millionaires and billionaires,” big oil, and owners of corporate jets. http://t.co/56LnWbj
New software gives intriguing hints about what researchers believe to be multiple hands that wrote the Bible: http://t.co/80l3EEM
He’s Bringing Myspace Back? Justin Timberlake Takes A Stake http://tcrn.ch/k6MKJY
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NEWS FLASH: Associated Press announces agreement to open news bureau in North Korea. Would be 1st by a western news org.
NEWS FLASH: Los Alamos fire inches closer to nuclear waste - http://bit.ly/mxwr5W
Tropical storm Arlene forms over the Gulf of Mexico
Floodwater seeps into building at Neb. nuclear plant; Officials say no nuke material present, seepage noses no danger http://bit.ly/juS7dv
Obama still not advocating for gay marriage http://bit.ly/jcDGCb
Federal judge blocks parts of Georgia’s new immigration law, Alabama’s similar http://bit.ly/lum2wb
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Hacker group @LulzSec announces it is done after 50 days of ‘chaotic thrill’ http://read.bi/lnbyc3
Freight train derails on bridge outside St. Louis, forcing street closures, evacuations http://bit.ly/izlDjT
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NEWS FLASH: California’s state lawmakers are not getting paid because they failed to pass a budget on time http://bit.ly/jLFbQw
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NEWS FLASH: Federal judge blocks controversial Georgia law cracking down on illegal immigrants from taking effect http://t.co/acPhF42
One-third of New Yorkers randomly stopped on the street couldn’t point north http://ping.fm/jPbhB via @WSJNY
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi, 2 relatives. http://t.co/d8MPdiI
Marriage in the air at N.Y.’s gay pride parade - http://bit.ly/iTkb9r
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NEWS FLASH: TSA stands by officers after pat-down and removal of elderly woman’s adult diaper in Florida http://t.co/gtIYVi5
Nevada’s yes to Google driverless cars http://cnet.co/j9BphM
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NEWS FLASH: TSA stands by officers after pat-down and removal of elderly woman’s adult diaper in Florida http://t.co/gtIYVi5
Thousands celebrate gay pride and new marriage law in New York parade: http://t.co/2N7tubM
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Celebrity tweets on NY gay marriage law: Lady Gaga cries, Steve Martin proposes to Alec Baldwin http://bit.ly/kXsOGL
New York vote will advance gay marriage nationwide by helping convince judges, politicians that it is mainstream http://bit.ly/lyQDIQ
Nevada’s yes to Google driverless cars http://cnet.co/j9BphM
Wedding plans bloom in 6th state to legalize gay marriage http://bit.ly/iZeHG6
NEWS FLASH: Nevada Amtrak crash update: NTSB says 28 passengers not accounted for http://bit.ly/iiNmMR
NEWS FLASH: Number of adults worldwide with diabetes more than doubles in 3 decades, jumping to nearly 350 million: http://t.co/1881irH
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Nevada Amtrak crash: Confirmed death toll rises to 6 http://bit.ly/iiNmMR
Supporters celebrate as New York becomes 6th & largest state to legalize gay marriage (via @TheEarlyShow) http://bit.ly/jFVrI3
Civil emergency: People in Sawyer, Ward County, ND, should evacuate by Ball Diamond Rd after water breaches dike http://1.usa.gov/kxNKoS
5 dead and 9 injured, with 2 people in critical condition, following Nevada Amtrack crash, official says - KRNV http://bit.ly/lz2BTv
NY Gov. Cuomo signs state’s marriage equality bill into law. New law allows same-sex couples to marry within 30 days. http://t.co/gan4lyK
Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign New York’s gay marriage bill, gay weddings to start in 30 days - AP
Latest estimate for Japan quake-tsunami rebuilding, $209 billion, not including nuke crisis damage http://bit.ly/mbnXIN
NEWS FLASH: New York will become 6th state to legalize gay marriage after historic vote in the GOP-led state Senate: http://t.co/OJlXmg1
Experiment with nation’s power grid may make plug-in clocks and programmable coffeemakers run up to 20 minutes fast: http://t.co/qvkCvwO
NEWS FLASH: New York Senate and Assembly pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage http://t.co/XaxbRGF
NY Senate approves amendments package, paving way for final passage of gay-marriage bill - NBC News
NEWS FLASH: NY State Senate passes gay marriage bill 33 - 29
NEWS FLASH: NY Senate passes gay-marriage bill
