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Bradly Gill
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"Responsible for 13 percent of the world's pollution"

Bush delivers State of the Union, manages to not screw up

I’m usually a fairly harsh critic of G.W., but he honestly surprised me with his State of the Union address. Not only did the president throw the fact that America is an oil addicted country on the table, he actually proposed a solution (well, kind of). Bush said we must develop better technology in order to cut down our dependence on foreign oil. I have to admit, the thundering applause became a bit redundant after a while though. Bush was applauded 60 times in 52 minutes.

Western Union telegrams. Stop.

On Jan. 27, Western Union discontinued its 145-year-old telegram service. The service has waned since the '80s, when long distance phone rates became a cheaper alternative. I’m sure some people are real torn up about this, and I’m also sure they fought in the Civil War. The rest of the world will just have to get by with e-mail.

Reach out and Constitutionally violate someone

AT&T faces litigation after allegedly allowing the National Security Administration a direct link to a database. The lawsuit, filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, stems from an anonymous source quoted in the Los Angeles Times. I guess people have another reason to switch phone companies now.

Oprah hates liars, loves Dr. Phil

Author James Frey committed an unpardonable sin. He made Oprah and a country full of housewives look like jackasses. After portions of his book, “A Million Little Pieces” were proven false, Oprah lambasted him on national television. It’s a damned book people; who cares if he told the truth or not? It’s not like he’s running the country.

Read of the Week
"A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey

You just might recognize this book as being one of Oprah’s book club picks last year. Frey recounts from memory the events of his tragic drug addiction and subsequent recovery. The author describes the book as “subjective truth.” Hey, If Oprah recommended it, it has to be true. Right?

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