F-16s following stolen plane — chicagotribune.com It was unknown how much fuel was in the plane or how much training the student pilot has acquired, Kucharek said. The Web site cessna.com indicated the Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seater with a range of about 790 miles and top speed of 141 mph. They evacuated the Capitol building in Madison, WI when the guy went over about an hour and a half ago, and he’s headed our way or beyond us by now. But what the heck? What’s his story? Obviously, he doesn’t have the radio on, he ignored “non-verbal” signals…
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ThinkGeek :: Slurm (tags: Futurama) Blago's book deal targeted :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich (tags: blagojevich) Gov. Quinn asks: 'Have you no decency?' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics Still cleaning out the crap and deadwood and political favors left behind by Blagojevich (tags: Illinois Quinn blagojevich)
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Facebook, YouTube at work make better employees: study (tags: Internet WorkLife) free hand …hold on…reach: Doing Picasso at the Lapin Agile, part 2…show times (tags: Drama) Bicycle cabs could be rolling through Naperville next month — chicagotribune.com (tags: Bicycle) Fun with Radiohead on IFC.com – Boing Boing (tags: music Radiohead)
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As I suspected when I Twittered about it at the time , she’s a creature of the insurance and banking lobbyists. I am SO DISAPPOINTED in her. She replaced the worse do-nothing doddering Republican Congressman then in the House, and for this? Ugh. I hope some good people gear up to give her a primary challenge. And she still doesn’t have a Twitter account or a decent email system. Her canned responses via email take forever. Jane Hamsher: Melissa Bean Helps Banks Gut Bill to Limit TARP Bonuses It looked like it was going to be smooth sailing for Grayson’s…
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APOD: 2009 April 1 – Astronauts Head Upgraded During Spacewalk Photo credit: NASA (tags: NASA 04012009)
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Fighting the R-Word — chicagotribune.com (tags: SpecialOlympics Disabilities) Robinson: No one beyond God’s love :: EDGE Boston (tags: episcopalian GeneRobinson GayClergy) Review: iPhone headsets Review | Headphones | Macworld (tags: iPhone)
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We were both saddened yesterday to read of the death of Andy Hallett, who played lounge-lizard and demon host Lorne. Id always assumed his last name was Green; his character had the gift of sensing the destiny of anyone, so long as they sang something. He was so young, only 33… can that be right? I always thought his character was a metephor for living your life on your own terms, and even as an icon for inclusivity and acceptance. He was hip, he was retro-cool, he was green; Lorne was an unforgettable character. Godspeed, Andy. You’re singin’ with the…
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An item about a French pole vaulter running naked with his equipment past Parisian tourist spots got plenty of media interest, but Yahoo Odd News ran it with the headlineDon’t go there, it’s too obvious!
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A year after shutdown, 20% of Aloha Air workers jobless – USATODAY.com (tags: Travel AlohaAirlines) British Airways Travel Trade Online – Ticketing instructions Book traveler and companion in same record/ticket at the same time/must redeem with voucher number at the same time before ending record… (tags: Travel BritishAirways) Welcome to TravelTrade.com – Your online resource to the travel industry British Airways companion travel information is stored here (tags: Travel BritishAirways) Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday – PC World AWSUM!! (tags: iPhone Skype)
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Police identifies couple who may have froze – Salt Lake Tribune. Right after reading an article about the value of editing and proofreading in order to produce well-written communications, this gem came up in my feed. “May have froze.” I think I’ll start tagging broken headlines.