Posts Tagged ‘it’s’

July 21 2010

Blogger: It’s about NAACP, not fired worker

The conservative blogger behind the video that led to Shirley Sherrod’s forced resignation from the USDA said the footage was released in order to highlight racist behavior in the NAACP.

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July 21 2010

BP digitally alters press photo, confesses it’s fake

Above is an altered image of BP's Houston command center, and below is the photo that BP released after the alteration was uncovered by a blogger, who spotted it due to poor Photoshop handiwork.A blogger spotted a photo of BP’s Houston command center that had quite visibly been Photoshopped to add in more on-screen camera action. BP confessed and shared the unaltered original.






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July 19 2010

Jobless benefits: It’s still the economy, stupid

Politics aside, with the economy showing signs of faltering, cutting off jobless benefits to millions of consumers could slow spending, weaken demand, and put even more people out of work.



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July 16 2010

BP caps geyser, but ‘it’s not the time to celebrate’

BP finally fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers, scientists and residents will watch anxiously to see if it holds.

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July 11 2010

Study: Think it’s hot now? Just wait a few years

Within 30 years, average temperature could be 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in the mid-1800s, a Stanford study concludes.



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July 10 2010

NKorea says it’s ready to return to nuclear talks

North Korea expressed willingness Saturday to return to international nuclear disarmament talks, a sign it is satisfied with the U.N. Security Council’s decision to avoid directly blaming it for the sinking of a South Korean warship.



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July 9 2010

For governors, it’s not always easy at the top

California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and New York's David Paterson have some of the lowest approval ratings of any governors in the country.Beginning today, governors from all over the country will convene in Boston, Mass. for their 102nd annual meeting. Undoubtedly, they’ll engage in a little bit of commiserating about working in what The Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy calls “the worst job in American politics.”






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July 8 2010

PBT: LeBron’s ‘decision’ is part of a plan, and it’s working





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June 22 2010

BP: It’s good for business!

BP’s in-house magazine paints a rosy picture of the Gulf oil spill, reinventing it as a stroke of luck for area businesses.

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June 21 2010

BP says it’s spent $2 billion so far on oil spill

June 21: Oil giant faced more criticism after CEO Tony Hayward took part in a glitzy yacht race over the weekend.  (TODAY Show)BP has spent $2 billion in two months of fighting its Gulf of Mexico oil spill and compensating victims, with no end in sight to the disaster or the price tag.


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