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CIA “put off” by Obama’s speech that they made mistakes, Obama to release detainee photos to ACLU »»» Time magazine’s Joe Klein on Obama’s first 100 days: “legislative achievements have been stupendous” »»» France: Striking gas and electricity workers adopted radical tactics to support their call for a 10 per cent pay rise »»» Selenium? Franck’s Pharmacy in Ocala, Florida admits improperly mixed strength of ingredient while trying to deliver vitamin cocktail similar to banned Biodyl »»» Obama approves large Turkish arms sale to Lebanon without informing Israel and to Israel’s dismay »»» Jay Leno checks into the hospital for food poisoning »»» Why on earth is Blagojevich hanging from a crane in front of a green screen? »»» Downtown Chicago $15.5 billion revitalization plan moving forward »»» Swine flu could shut down U.S. trade and travel with Mexico »»» GM: Pontiac R.I.P. »»» […]

Former CIA Director Porter Goss: Obama decision “Crossed a red line” »»» Beach wildfires burn more than 8,000 acres »»» WSJ: April 21, 2009 is the date that President Obama “injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret »»» Hilary Clinton disses Cheney when asked about release of classified interrogation docs; California Republican Dana Rohrabacher replies: “We are not asking your opinion about Dick Cheney” »»» MySpace co-founder, CEO Chris DeWolfe steps down after falling behind Facebook »»» Wednesday-Thursday shootings in Chicago’s gun-free zone! Killed during a civilian car chase and hit-and-run with two other cars at Augusta Boulevard and Kostner Ave … Killed while sitting in a car at 1000 block of North Monticello Ave … Killed while changing tire 7800 block South Calumet … Killed while driving car 70th and South Sangamon … Seriously injured while walking on the street 67th and Ridgeland Ave »»» IDOT eliminates Busse Road option for O’Hare ring road »»» […]

Freddie Mac acting CFO David Kellerman suicide by hanging »»»GM to shut most US plants up to 9 weeks this summer »»» UK hikes top income tax rate to 50% »»» DHS Napolitano gaffes away: “9/11 terrorists came from Canada” »»» Census: Citizen rate of residence changes declines 39 M in 2007 down to 35 M in 2008 »»» Craiglist Killer suspect Philip Markoff apartment had victim’s panties, hollowed-out anatomy book with gun inside »»» There’s no crying in piracy: Somali sea bandit Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse cries in court »»» Shareholders at GE meeting critical of leftward political slant, “The O’Reilly Factor” producer Jesse Waters infiltrated meeting, mics to speakers cut off »»» William “The Refrigerator” Perry hospitalized with complications from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an immune response to infection that causes peripheral nerve disorders, weakness, paralysis »»» […]

Iran press hails Ahmadinejad speech »»» China shows resurgent naval strength »»» Craigslist killer Phillip Markoff, 22, held without bail »»» Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Husband cashes in on economic crisis »»» Inspector Neil Barofksy: TARP, bank bailout open to fraud, may hurt taxpayers »»» Global economic crisis hits German sex industry (-30% to -50%) »»» Jury awards $13.7 million to family of Motor Werks car salesman killed in South Barrington crash »»» Jay Cutler’s night life not an issue for Chicago Bears »»» […]

Iran convicts American-Iranian citizen journalist Roxana Saberi, 31, of spying for the U.S. »»» Walkout at UN conference after Iran president calls Israel ‘racist’ »»» Cheney Calls For More CIA Reports To Be Declassified to show success of interrogation tactics (VIDEO) »»» Bank fears sink stocks (Dow -289.60) »»» President Barack Obama proposes $100 billion U.S. loan to the International Monetary Fund »»» Airplane Hijacker Captured in Montego Bay Airport Jamaica (VIDEO) »»» 21 polo horses from Venezuelan team dead at Wellington, Florida tournament; poisoning? »»» Police photo radar unit contractor shot to death on Phoenix highway »»» Pesticides linked to Parkinson’s »»» Former President Bill Clinton opens Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie Sunday »»» Miss USA winner is Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, judge Perez Hilton calls runner-up Miss California Carrie Prejean a “stupid b***h” for her gay marriage answer »»» Chicago White Sox visit #1 fan Obama at White House »»» […]

Obama on criticism of Chavez handshake: U.S. interests weren’t harmed »»» Obama to Cuba: Release political prisoners and cut fees on money sent to families from Cuban-Americans »»» Nicaragua’s Ortega, Argentina’s Fernandez de Kirchner voice grievances at Fifth Sumiit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago »»» Chavez gift to Obama: Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano »»» Veins of Latin America climbs to the top of Amazon’s best sellers »»» DUI: Father on cellphone drives car into water-filled ditch, kills 3 of his own kids and 2 others »»» TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee on trial in Pyongyang, North Korea »»» NEW YORK POST: Is Susan Boyle just a big publicity stunt? »»» Elizabeth, NJ: Sen. Raymond Lesniak robbed by two men in his home »»» […]

TIMESONLINE: Israel ready to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites »»» U.S. response troublesome to Israel: If Israel wants U.S. help to defuse Iranian threat, start evacuating settlements in the West Bank »»» Obama-Chavez handshake news at the Fifth Summit of the Americas »»» Murder-suicide: Parents, 3 kids found dead in Middletown, Maryland »»» Horace Greeley High School, Amityville, NY: 160 with norovirus stomach flu »»» Jobless rate up in 46 states »»» Great Basin Bank of Nevada closed by U.S. regulators »»» American Sterling Bank closed by U.S. regulators »»» Spies from China: Counterfeit routers and chips, some in U.S. military aircraft »»» […]

California jobless rate (11.2%) highest since 1976 »»» Barack Obama: United States seeking a “new beginning with Cuba »»» Pirate Bay founders sentenced year in jail for copyright law breach »»» JP Morgan profits beat forecasts »»» J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. sold $3 billion in 10-year senior notes that aren’t backed by FDIC »»» Operation Operation Vigilant Eagle: Watching Iraqi and Afghanistan war vets involved in white supremacy and/or militia sovereign »»» Rasmussen poll: 75% of Texans would not secede »»» Extrication! 60 mph winds topple McDonald’s golden arches in Window Rock, Arizona, injure Naperville couple in their crushed Chevy Trailblazer »»» Las Vegas gets latest snowfall on record »»» Spring snowstorm shuts Colorado and Wyoming roads »»» […]

Chicago rail-hub radiating 3,000 miles, 110 mph train tracks unveiled »»» 15 gunmen, 1 Mexican dead in shootout in Guerrero state hours ahead of Obama visit »»» Housing starts fall sharply (March -10.8%) »»» Illinois jobless rate hits 9.1% »»» Not necessary now but Perry says Texas could leave Union if necessary »»» Hispanic groups call for census boycott »»» Georgetown covers IHS (Jesus) symbol at White House request »»» General Growth Properties, nation’s second largest mall operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy »»» Google beats estimates with cost cuts »»» Economic survivalists take root »»» Suburban heroin deaths double from 2008, illegal trade with Mexican cartels blamed »»» John Madden retires »»» […]

Anti-tax tea parties »»» CNBC Santelli on Tea Parties: ‘I’m pretty proud of this’ »»» Somali pirates vow to hunt, kill Americans »»» American Legion objects to Homeland Security report on extremists »»» Napolitano stands by ‘extremism’ report »»» OPEC sees ‘devastating contraction’ in oil demand »»» First annual drop in U.S. consumer prices since 1955 »»» Federal Reserve Beige Book report: U.S. economy weak »»» Times Online: French President Sarkozy annoyed by ‘naivety and the herd mentality of the media’ regarding Obama »»» House of Representatives fitness center member contracts MRSA, gym scrubbed clean »»» Mexico National University: Catastrophic sea levels ‘distinct possiblity’ »»» NBC recruits Blagojevich for upcoming reality show »»» Chicago Bears home opener against Super Bowl champs Pittsburgh Steelers »»» […]

Somali pirates’ response: 4 news ships hijacked, 60 hostages, gunfire to another ship »»» Ukraine arrests three for sale of americium — a radioactive substance that could be used for dirty bomb »»» Department of Homeland Security sends 9-page warning about “rightwing extremist activity” to local police »»» Texas Gov. Rick Perry back House Resolution to affirm state sovereignty under 10th Amendment »»» Surge in delinquent taxpayers »»» […]

U.S. military considers attacks on Somali pirate land bases »»» Counter-insurgency experts: Pakistand could collapse within months »»» Bangkok, Thailand deadly protests, 2 killed »»» First Dog: Portugese water dog ‘Bo’ gift to Obamas from Sen. Edward Kennedy moves in »»» Clostridium difficile: Life threatening stomach bug spurred by antibiotics »»» Phil Spector Convicted of Second-Degree Murder »»» Adult star Marilyn Chambers, 56, found dead »»» GM recalling 1.5M vehicles over potential fires in certain model years of Oldsmobile Intrigue, Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina, Monte Carlo and Impala »»» Schaumburg library bans offensive odor »»» Dead goat found hanging from rope on outstretched arm of Harry Caray statue »»» Apple Store announced for North Avenue, Clybourn, Halsted triangle »»» […]

Captain Phillips rescued, three pirates killed, one in custody >>> Chicago doctor may exposed hundreds to tuberculosis at Northwestern Memorial, Children’s Memorial and Evanston Hospital »»» Israel’s President Shimon Peres: Possible Strike on Iran »»» GM told to prep for bankruptcy »»» UK News of the World: Obama brother accused of UK sex assault »»» Obamas Easter at St. John’s Episcopal in Washington’s Lafayette »»» Cricket signs 10-year agreement and joins Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular in offering service in CTA Red Line and Blue Line subways »»» […]