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February 14th, 2009 by Tubeinator

This & that: Not-so-sweet revenge - Anderson Independent-Mail
You might think of chocolates as a symbol of love. An Ohio teenager had anything but affection in mind when he managed to order more than $37,000 worth of candy bars and lollipops online and charged it to his former high school. The Associated Press

YouTube, tell us of this thing called ‘Internet’ - MSNBC
YouTube is awesome. But you know that. It’s the repository for the flotsam and Jetsons of popular culture, an outlet for teen ennui, some of the longest Rick-rolling practical jokes, and every so often, a showcase for genuine talent. It also

Main Head - Stamford Advocate
Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. will pay a regular quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share on its Class A common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived 12 cents per share of the dividends. As a

Digital Media - CNET News
Sony Music Entertainment has become the first of the four largest recording companies to renew a music licensing deal with YouTube, according to a published report. The deal ensures that Sony artists, who include Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce, will

Obama marriage inspires fascination, imitation - Herald News
She’s a busy mother of two and a full-time executive at a film distribution company, but sometimes Susan Margolin can’t help it: She Googles Barack and Michelle Obama, not to check on his latest policy initiatives, but to see what they’re doing as a

Street sweeper ‘Ziggy’ launches fight against racism - Hounslow Guardian
Chiswick’s most famous street sweeper is hoping to see good come from an attack which forced him to leave the country. Zbigniew Colbecki, who became fondly known as Ziggy Dust the dancing street sweeper, fled from Chiswick to his native Poland

Citizens on the scene - Rutland Herald
Clad in gray jackets and tan hats bearing the words “Rutland City Citizen Watch” six volunteers took to the city’s streets Monday on their first foray to uncover criminal activity. The men and women, equipped with radios and name tags identifying

Rise of the vidiots - Guardian Unlimited
Like baseball, Lucky Charms cereal and the phrase “How do you like them apples?” Saturday Night Live is an American institution that we just don’t get in the UK. SNL was shown occasionally on TV here in the late-90s and early noughties. But, as with

Surveillance State - CNET News
When the mainstream media first announced Barack Obama’s “victory” in keeping his BlackBerry , the focus was on the security of the device, and keeping the U.S. president’s e-mail communications private from spies and hackers. The news coverage and

About Sam Stein - Huffingtonpost.com
Sam Stein is a Political Reporter at the Huffington Post, based in Washington, D.C. Previously he has worked for Newsweek magazine, the New York Daily News and the investigative journalism group Center for Public Integrity. He has a masters from the

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