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Thursday, July 9 2009

  • Are you Hooked on Hulu? July 9, 2009

    Big events like Obama's inauguration and the Michael Jackson memorial were watched by a huge audience online. Does this mean traditional TV is retro? Have you moved to internet-only v... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 9, 2009 (Early Edition) July 9, 2009

    Headlines; Security report (article)

  • A Bombshell: Federal Buildings Fail a Security Test July 9, 2009

    A Bombshell: Federal Buildings Fail a Security Test (episode)

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    • A Bombshell: Federal Buildings Fail a Security Test July 9, 2009

      A perfect ten is a great score, unless you're the Governmental Accountability Office and you're talking about how many times you were able to smuggle bomb-making materials into so-cal...

    • 'Pixie Dust,' the Prius, and the New Green Power July 9, 2009

      As we look for alternatives to oil and try to develop new technologies, we are tapping into an entire periodic table of new important commodities. These rare earth metals are the basi...

    • Take the Bus, Gus (and Sam and Sue and Steve) July 9, 2009

      A new study by the Texas Transportation Institute showed that traffic jams cost Americans 4.2 billion hours of lost time. (You could listen to the entire War and Peace audio book 160 ...

    • Is Black Gold Back in Business? July 9, 2009

      Oil prices rose above $61 a barrel in Asian trading this morning, recouping some losses after tumbling 17 percent last week. But gasoline reserves in the U.S. are growing, showing con...

    • Detroit, Meet the 'New GM' July 9, 2009

      In June, President Obama promised the nation a "New GM" as part of his administration's restructuring of the auto industry in the wake of its financial collapse. Now General Motors is...

    • The G-8: World Leaders Try to Clear the Air July 9, 2009

      President Barack Obama and other G-8 leaders are meeting in Italy today. Top of their agenda is climate change. The leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are aiming at new...

    • Life After Television July 9, 2009

      The problem with your television is that you have to sit in your living room, den, or bedroom to watch it. What if you want to take your television with you to the park or the laundro...

    • Blagojevich Back in the Headlines July 9, 2009

      Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is back in the news today. His former chief of staff, John Harris, has plead guilty to fraud charges in a plea agreement with the U....

    • Are We Over Harry Potter ? July 9, 2009

      When Harry Potter first hit the literary scene, the book sales were astronomical and fans would line up the night before, eager for each installment of the fantastical tale. The next ...

    • Iran's 'Crushing Response' to Protests July 9, 2009

      Protesters in Iran who planned to rally this evening may want to think twice before heading out. Seeking to pre-empt a revival of street protests that followed the contested results o...

    • Obama in Africa July 9, 2009

      Barack Obama will head to Ghana tomorrow for his first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa as president. As the first African-American President, and someone whose father came from the contin...