10/15/2008
Tribune's Lee Abrams: 'Some People Didn't Get It, and They're Gone' (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Why do so many people love to hate Lee Abrams? Tribune Co.'s jive-talking chief information officer has been a focal point for much of the dissent roiling the company in the months since Sam Zell took it over and started remaking or selling off its newspapers.
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10/16/2008
GOP incumbent in tight Miss. Senate race uses fake Village People in ad slamming Dem opponent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
JACKSON, Miss. - A tight race for Trent Lott's old U.S. Senate seat is getting nasty, with the Republican incumbent slamming his Democratic challenger in a television ad that uses actors dressed like the Village People to represent a gay rights group.
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10/16/2008
New Computer Program Improves Search For People (Science Daily)
A new computer program speeds up the process of finding the right person in an organization's network. This technique can also make it easier to search for specific people on the Internet.
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10/15/2008
Sacramento GOP Web site encouraged people to 'waterboard Obama' (Seattle Times)
Sacramento County Republican leaders Tuesday took down offensive material on their official party Web site that sought to link Sen. Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and encouraged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama" — material that even offended state GOP leaders.
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10/16/2008
Bridging the digital divide: young people's perspectives on taking action (Australian Policy Online)
Marginalised young people really do care about political and social issues, but that their day-to-day experiences often make it difficult for them to take action to create change in their communities, according to the findings of this report.
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10/16/2008
Many people voting early to save time (News 12 Augusta)
A lot of people are taking advantage of early voting this year and as November 4th draws closer, local elections officials are hoping the early turn out will make it easier on all the people who want to cast their ballot on Election Day.
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10/15/2008
Australia notes people smuggling rise from Sri Lanka (ABC Radio Australia)
The Australian Federal Police says there has been a significant rise in attempted people smuggling operations from Sri Lanka.
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10/16/2008
Hundreds of People at Ike Shelter Told to Get Ready to Leave (FOX 26 Houston)
At least 300 people could soon find themselves homeless here in Houston. FOX 26 News has learned the city's last remaining Hurricane Ike shelter will cease operations this weekend.
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10/15/2008
People With Autism Make More Rational Decisions, Study Shows (Science Daily)
People with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions, and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to new research. The study adds to the growing body of research implicating altered emotional processing in autism.
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10/15/2008
Ethical fashion: People Tree's new book, By Hand (Guardian Unlimited)
A sneak preview of the People Tree book, By Hand, which celebrates the skill and artistry of those who make and design for the Fairtrade fashion company
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