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The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.
online.wsj.com — Mathematicians landed the top spot in a new study ranking the best and worst jobs in the U.S. A look at how other occupations fared.More… (Business & Finance)
Senator Al Franken PWNS Ann Coulter watch!
Eyewitness in Gaza: 'People Are Being Killed in Their Homes'
abcnews.go.com — Gaza's hospitals are said to be at a breaking point, with medical supplies running low and paramedics among the many attacked. Western media have not been allowed into Gaza so far to witness and report on the situation there. Here is an eyewitness account of conditions on the ground in Gaza.More… (World News)
Ass Kicked, Ann Coulter's "Today" Show Appearance Canceled
huffingtonpost.com — NBC had come under fire for booking Coulter to promote her new smear-book, _Guilty_, on the "Today" show. Coulter, long suspected of being a penis-retaining transvestite, is now pouting, but lied and smeared from her blog, saying "I guess this ends the 'they just want to get ratings' argument about liberal media bias." More… (Political News)
Toyota Shuts Down Plants in Japan
news.yahoo.com — Toyota reeling from its worst U.S. sales decline in more than a quarter of a century, will shut all its factories in Japan for 11 days as the global economic slump hits demand and company profits.More… (Business & Finance)
Group: Israel deliberately attacked Palestinian journalists
rawstory.com — Israel deliberately targeted Hamas-run media installations in its bombing campaign on Gaza and is practising media censorship, a journalist rights group said Monday. The installations in question include Al-Aqsa television, Al-Resalah newspaper and Sawt Al-Aqsa radio, which the Israeli army bombed on December 28 and over the weekend respectively.More… (World News)
President-elect Obama to name Leon Panetta to head CIA,
today.msnbc.msn.com — Leon Panetta to head CIA, NBC reportsMore… (World News)
The Growth of Walmart Across America [VidMap]
projects.flowingdata.com — "I mapped the spread of Walmart using Modest Maps. It starts slow and then spreads like wildfire in the southeast and makes its way towards the west coast. "More… (Business & Finance)
Video: SF cop shoots helpless, cooperating man in the back
rawstory.com — "They just shot him! They just shot him!" yelled 19-year-old Vargas, whose camera-phone had just captured the slaying of Grant by a San Francisco Transit officer. "... I got you, mothaf--kers!" she exclaimed.More… (World News)
ABC News: Start Your Own Business for $100 or Less
abcnews.go.com — Tory Johnson's tips and advice on GMA for starting your own business for $100 or less. Interesting.More… (Business & Finance)
All Congress Members to Receive $4,700 Raise This Week
upi.com — Despite the lousy economy, high unemployment and plummeting housing prices, U.S. congressional members get a $4,700 pay raise this week. More… (Political News)
Economy Sucks But Sex Is Booming!
news.com.au — THOSE strapped for cash may be spending less on restaurants and entertainment during a downturn, but not necessarily on the quality of their sex lives.More… (Business & Finance)
France Bans Advertising on Public TV During Primetime
news.bbc.co.uk — French viewers have for the first time watched prime-time television without advert breaks, as President Nicolas Sarkozy's media reforms got under way. Advertising is now banned on French public television between 2000 and 0600. It will be phased out by 2011.More… (World News)
Fake Facebook Profile Angers Guyana President
guardian.co.uk — There are hundreds of George Bushes, scores of Fidel Castros, and dozens of Hugo Chávezes, all with prank profiles on the social networking website Facebook, but when someone tried to pass him or herself off as the president of Guyana the real president didn't see the funny side.More… (World News)
Minnesota Canvassing Board Certifies Franken Win
cnn.com — The Minnesota State Canvassing Board on Monday certified the results of the recount of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's fight to retain his seat against Democrat Al Franken. The results showed Franken with a 225-vote lead. Coleman's attorney, Tony Trimble, said shortly after the ruling that the campaign will officially file a lawsuit. More… (Political News)
