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July 20, 2008
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One Really, Really Long Assed PSP Game [E308]
From Kotaku | July 20, 2008 -
More Humble Obama Berlin Speech Location Chosen: The Victory Column...
From Political Punch | July 20, 2008
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Survival Research Labs benefit for Todd Blair tonight in SF
From Boing Boing | July 20, 2008Eddie Codel reminds us that tonight (Sunday, July 20) is the big benefit for SRL member Todd Blair, in San Francisco. You don't have to be... more
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1976, a footnote
From Power Line | July 20, 2008Scott has already linked to and engaged Michael Barone's column comparing this year's presidential election to the one in 1976. At the... more
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'Wall-E' gets no sci-fi love
July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesAS A lightly published science fiction writer and longtime devotee of sci-fi films, I appreciated this article very much. My wife and I saw... more
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Radio
July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesHighlights from previous shows with singer Erin Bode, horn players Dave Bargeron, Kathy Jensen and Jon-Erik Kellso, Wailin' Jennys and poet... more
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Consumer Briefs
July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesActivision Inc. announced that its first game based on the James Bond license, a franchise that once belonged to rival game publisher Electronic... more
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Carona trial postponed until October
| July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesA federal judge this week postponed the corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona until October, agreeing with the... more
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Yankees beat A's on a bases-loaded hit batsman in 12th
July 20, 2008 From Los Angeles Times* Jose Molina was hit by Lenny DiNardo's pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th. The last time the Yankees won on a game-ending hit by pitch... more
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Greene Growing as a Rocket
From NBA.com: News | July 19, 2008Before the Rockets' summer league game against the Nuggets on Friday, Houston rookie Donté Greene was engaged in a playful game of one-on... more
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Cold Boot Encryption Attack - code release
From Boing Boing | July 19, 2008Jacob Appelbaum, one of the security researchers who worked on the paper cold boot attack on encryption keys (featured in a previous BBtv... more
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Mercy Killing
From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | July 19, 2008By Patrick Appel A bit of Daniel Maguire's 1974 meditation on the right to die: When the law imputes malice to mercy killings it is indulging... more
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‘The Dark Knight’ Sets Single-Day Box Office Record
From Access Hollywood | July 19, 2008Batman’s joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as... more
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McCain's Spending Rose Sharply in June
From The Caucus | July 19, 2008Senator John McCain sharply increased his spending in June as he ramped up his campaign and his presumed Democratic opponent became clear... more
