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    Volume: 10 - Issue: 67 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:02pm PST   
Top Story of the Moment

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame.

Top Weird Story of the Moment

Woman charged in breast milk assault on jailer (AP)
AP - A woman in jail for public intoxication was accused of assaulting a jailer by squirting breast milk at her. WYMT-TV reported that a 31-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication. But as she was changing into an inmate uniform, she squirted breast milk into the face of a female deputy who was with her.
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Captain Matthew Webb of England was the first to swim the English Channel using the breaststroke, which was used earlier by Benjamin Franklin.
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CBS Airs Live Colonoscopy
CBS co-anchor, Harry Smith is following in Katie Couric?s footsteps by airing his live colonoscopy on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 during ?The Early Show?.

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Word of the Day

succor
DEFINITION: (noun) Assistance in time of distress.
SYNONYMS: ministration, relief.
USAGE: The dying man's eyes were all the time riveted on the door, through which he hoped succor would arrive.
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New York Times Movie Review

The Academy Shows Two Faces on Oscar Night
The Oscars telecast exposed an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in identity crisis: the ceremony was big and commercial; the winners were small and arty.



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Poll of the Moment

Americans Judge The Bush Decade: 'Awful' And 'Not So Good'

A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Americans are entering 2010 with a negative view of the events of the past decade, which ...


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New York Times Editorial

Editorial: Iraqis Vote
The new Iraqi government must do a far better job than the current one of ensuring that the Sunnis and all minorities have a fuller voice in the country?s future.

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NewEgg Confirms Shipping Fake Core i7s
adeelarshad82 writes "After originally rejecting the story, online retailer NewEgg confirmed that a shipment of Core i7s were indeed fake, and apologized for the affair. NewEgg has also broken off its relationship with IPEX, the supplier of the phony lot. The retailer said that it has already contacted affected customers and would continue to reach out and replace the counterfeit parts. We discussed the fake Core i7s over the weekend."

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