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News: Solar 3D printer uses only Saharan sand and sun to make actual objects 11-year-old girl drives 1,325 MPG concept car LAST TICKET: Bachmann praises the wrong John Wayne; Pelosi’s office smelled of Boehner’s cigarettes for months Business group argues CEO-to-worker pay comparison ‘useless’ Twitter to get its own (unofficial) 2012 GOP debate Pawlenty and Romney granted final extensions to disclose financial assets South Carolina could eliminate funding for 2012 GOP primary, forcing a caucus instead Jury finds Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts Bachmann careful not to alienate her most generous donor bloc: Retirees Asteroid discovered just last week squeaked by Earth today Immigration memo called ‘backdoor amnesty’ by ICE union Supreme Court rules ban on violent video game sales to minors unconstitutional News of the world: Iran to send monkey to space, the Pentagon’s Persian Gulf contracts, Russia convicts double-agent The New York Post’s coming out crisis More signs of press freedoms in Libya Jim DeMint won’t back Jon Huntsman’s 2012 bid Court: Why the First Amendment protects violent video games Chris Christie says he’s ‘huggable,’ ‘lovable’ but defends confrontations Outrage Over ‘Intimate’ TSA Pat-Down, Gay Pride Takes Twitter, and a Secret Celebrity Wedding Spikes in Search This next-generation Humvee was picked by online voters, funded by Department of Defense Homeowners’ association tells veteran to remove flagpole Fox News’ Chris Wallace apologizes for asking Michele Bachmann if she’s a ‘flake’ Democrats look to take back House in 2012, target GOP on Medicare in early ad campaign Book deals: Times ‘Page One’ star to go long on morning shows; Politico cues up e-titles Sarah Palin will travel to Iowa for film premiere Out of work for a while? Tell us your story Consumer spending flat last month How to relieve eye fatigue caused by your computer screen TSA defends search of 95-year-old, cancer-stricken woman Bachmann says she’s not a ‘flake,’ Fox apologizes for interview question Hague issues arrest warrants for Gadhafi, son Media covers historic gay marriage vote with pride Romney, Bachmann top Iowa newspaper poll FIRST LOOK: Six states ban abortions after 20 weeks FIRST CUTS: Scramble for WikiLeaks story rights; Nick Charles, dead at 64 TechLife on a $100,000 lava-proof razor, how to sneak Facebook at work, Obama’s tweets, and more Artist turns old motherboards into colorful works of art LAST TICKET: Glenn Beck makes Rick Santorum uncomfortable, Romney to London, Pawlenty beefs up media buy in Iowa… The creepiest trees on Earth ABC News announces date for Jaycee Dugard interview Solar 3D printer uses only Saharan sand and sun to make actual objects Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:19 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Imagine a contraption that could create actual three-dimensional objects just by sitting smack dab in the middle of the Sahara desert. 3D printing is already almost unfathomably futuristic (not to mention cool), but the so-called Solar Sinter takes the method … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top 11-year-old girl drives 1,325 MPG concept car Mon,27 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT Technology News Blog - With gas prices still hovering well above where many of us would like, the move towards ultra-fuel-efficient vehicles is stronger than ever. And while gas/electric hybrid vehicles like the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius boast some pretty impressive fuel figures, … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top LAST TICKET: Bachmann praises the wrong John Wayne; Pelosi’s office smelled of Boehner’s cigarettes for months Mon,27 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Michele Bachmann mixed up John Wayne with serial killer John Wayne Gacy. (Washington Times) • But Bachmann's campaign insists she didn't. (The Note) • Sarah Palin is being low-key about her Iowa visit tomorrow. (Real Clear Politics) • [...] Full Story1 Top Business group argues CEO-to-worker pay comparison ‘useless’ Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT The Lookout - A group of 80 businesses, including McDonald's and Lowe's, is lobbying against a rule that would force companies to disclose how much more their CEOs make than their average worker. The Washington Post reports that Republican lawmakers are trying to repeal the mandate, which was attached to the financial reform overhaul, in the House. Executive [...] Full Story1 Top Twitter to get its own (unofficial) 2012 GOP debate Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT The Cutline - The lead-up to the 2008 presidential election included debates sponsored by YouTube and Facebook--and now it appears 2012 will have at least one debate conducted via Twitter. A GOP debate that organizers are calling the "First Presidential Townhall on Twitter" has been slated for July 20. The virtual eventâ€"organized by the Republican Liberty Caucus and [...] Full Story1 Top Pawlenty and Romney granted final extensions to disclose financial assets Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT The Ticket - News junkies, journalists and opposition researchers learned today they will have to wait until August to get their hands on financial disclosure documents from Republican presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney. The Federal Election Commission awarded both candidates second 45-day extensions to turn in their paperwork. All candidates for federal office must release information [...] Full Story1 Top South Carolina could eliminate funding for 2012 GOP primary, forcing a caucus instead Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT The Ticket - South Carolina could be on the verge of losing some of its political clout ahead of next year's presidential campaign. With the state facing a nearly $800 million budget shortfall, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to veto a funding bill that includes cash that would pay for the state's 2012 GOP primary.  Without the [...] Full Story1 Top Jury finds Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts Mon,27 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT The Ticket - A jury on Monday found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts including 11 related to attempting to sell or trade the Senate seat formerly held by Barack Obama. Blagojevich was found not guilty of one count related to solicitation of a bribe and deadlocked on two additional counts, including extortion of former [...] Full Story1 Top Bachmann careful not to alienate her most generous donor bloc: Retirees Mon,27 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT The Ticket - Minnesota Republican congresswoman--and now presidential candidate--Michele Bachmann raised more money from retirees than any other demographic last year, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics. Of the $13.5 million Bachmann raised as a House member in 2010, more than $1 million came from American retirees. A known fund-raising powerhouse, the three-term congresswoman [...] Full Story1 Top Asteroid discovered just last week squeaked by Earth today Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT Technology News Blog - We often hear of asteroids and meteors with Earth-threatening potential many months, years, or even decades before they pay our little blue orb a visit. The space rock now labeled 2011 MD came with no such warning, and narrowly squeaked … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top Immigration memo called ‘backdoor amnesty’ by ICE union Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT The Lookout - A memo by a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official--urging agents to consider age, education status, health and other factors when deciding whether to deport an illegal immigrant--has caused an outcry on the right that the Obama administration is attempting to secretly push through immigration reform. "This memo is really a de facto Dream [...] Full Story1 Top Supreme Court rules ban on violent video game sales to minors unconstitutional Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:22 AM PDT Technology News Blog - Today, the Supreme Court ruled against a ban on violent video game sales to minors in the state of California. Today's ruling struck down a California law that would have issued fines of up to $1,000 to video game retailers … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top News of the world: Iran to send monkey to space, the Pentagon’s Persian Gulf contracts, Russia convicts double-agent Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT The Envoy - • Pentagon paid $14 billion in sole-source contracts to companies controlled by Persian Gulf ruling families. (Aram Roston/Newsweek) • Russia convicts spy master in abstentia for betraying Anna Chapman, 9 other Russian spies arrested in U.S. (Reuters; Telegraph) • Syrian opposition meets in Damascus. (WSJ) • The road home from Afghanistan runs through Pakistan: Senate [...] Full Story1 Top The New York Post’s coming out crisis Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT The Cutline - "The Post, for all its rabble-rousing and sometime apparent disapproval of gays, is the id of New York's power elite, masquerading as superego. I think what's really happening here is a case of almost literal speechlessness: The thin cover treatment of gay marriage as a signpost for the Post's identity-crisis as a conservative paper. Who [...] Full Story1 Top More signs of press freedoms in Libya Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:51 AM PDT The Cutline - Not long after Libya's restive civilian population rose up in a campaign to oust strongman Moammar Gadhafi earlier this year, journalists in the rebel-held east launched a handful of independent newspapers to cultivate budding press freedoms. Now similar publications are sprouting in the western end of the country, where Gadhafi's forces appear to be in [...] Full Story1 Top Jim DeMint won’t back Jon Huntsman’s 2012 bid Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:36 AM PDT The Ticket - Jim DeMint hasn't said who he'll endorse in the upcoming 2012 GOP primary. But he does know who he won't support: Jon Huntsman. In an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, the South Carolina senator and tea party leader trashed the former Utah governor for refusing to sign a pledge vowing to "cut, cap (and) balance" [...] Full Story1 Top Court: Why the First Amendment protects violent video games Mon,27 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Exclusive - By Ken Paulson President, First Amendment Center The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that states cannot restrict the sale or rental of video games to minors, a decision that reinforces  both the First Amendment protection for interactive games and the … Full Story1 Top Chris Christie says he’s ‘huggable,’ ‘lovable’ but defends confrontations Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT The Ticket - What adjectives come to mind when you think of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie? During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" this weekend, Christie described himself as "huggable and lovable." Host David Gregory asked the GOP star--who has a well-known history of being blunt and aggressive--if he thinks he's too abrasive, stubborn and tough [...] Full Story1 Top Outrage Over ‘Intimate’ TSA Pat-Down, Gay Pride Takes Twitter, and a Secret Celebrity Wedding Spikes in Search Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT Trending Now - Twitter is up in arms after TSA agents made a 95-year-old woman remove her adult diaper during an enhanced private pat-down in Florida. The woman, who is in a wheelchair, was going through the TSA's mandatory pat-down of people in wheelchairs. According to her daughter, the agents said "they felt something suspicious on (her mother's) [...] Full Story1 Top This next-generation Humvee was picked by online voters, funded by Department of Defense Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT Technology News Blog - The iconic Humvee has had a long and storied history as one of the United States military's go-to vehicles, but times have changed since its 1984 debut. As with all wartime tech, evolution is key to staying ahead of the … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top Homeowners’ association tells veteran to remove flagpole Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT The Lookout - Vietnam and Korean War veteran Fred Quigley is in a battle with a developer over his wish to fly an American flag on a 14-foot flagpole outside of his home in Macedonia, Ohio. Joe Migliorini, a partner in the development company's firm and the head of the homeowners' association for the retirement community in which [...] Full Story1 Top Fox News’ Chris Wallace apologizes for asking Michele Bachmann if she’s a ‘flake’ Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:40 AM PDT The Cutline - A week after sparring with Jon Stewart over the "Daily Show" host's contention that Fox News is a "propaganda delivery system," Chris Wallace, host of "Fox News Sunday," challenged Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on her "history of questionable statements." At one point on Sunday's show, Wallace asked the Tea Party's 2012 presidential hopeful point-blank: "Are [...] Full Story1 Top Democrats look to take back House in 2012, target GOP on Medicare in early ad campaign Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT The Ticket - The race for the White House is sure to consume the most attention over the next 17 months--but campaign operatives are also gearing up for serious battle over control of Congress. And Democratic fundraisers and message strategists are looking to exploit voter anxieties over the future of Medicare in the party's bid to regain a [...] Full Story1 Top Book deals: Times ‘Page One’ star to go long on morning shows; Politico cues up e-titles Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT The Cutline - New York Times television reporter Brian Stelter took a page from the media properties he covers with a coy social-media roll-out of his own. In notices since last Friday on his Facebook page and Twitter account, Stelter teased a big announcement he'd be making Monday morning. As it turns out, Stelter is neither quitting the [...] Full Story1 Top Sarah Palin will travel to Iowa for film premiere Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:28 AM PDT The Ticket - Sarah Palin is headed to Iowa. The former Alaska governor and her husband, Todd, will attend Tuesday night's premiere of "The Undefeated," a feature-length documentary about Palin's time in office and rise on the national political scene. As The Ticket previously reported, the film was directed by conservative filmmaker Stephen Bannon, whom Palin aides approached [...] Full Story1 Top Out of work for a while? Tell us your story Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:24 AM PDT The Lookout - It's no secret that this country is enduring an unemployment crisis. But what's especially troubling about today's jobless scene is that the United States is actually in the midst of a *long-term* unemployment crisis. Of the nearly 14 million Americans who are officially jobless, more than 6 million have been out of work for more [...] Full Story1 Top Consumer spending flat last month Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:55 AM PDT The Lookout - U.S. consumer spending was essentially flat last month--the latest sign that the recovery is struggling to sustain momentum. Personal consumption expenditures increased in May by just $4.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said. In April, spending had increased by 0.3 percent, and economists were expecting a modest rise of 0.1 percent [...] Full Story1 Top How to relieve eye fatigue caused by your computer screen Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT Technology News Blog - After finishing up a hard day's work, many of us come home bleary-eyed with a raging headache â€" but we don't have to. In this digitally-inclined era, most people spend the lion's share of a work day online, parked in … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top TSA defends search of 95-year-old, cancer-stricken woman Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT The Lookout - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is defending its agents after a woman complained they forced her 95-year-old mother to remove her adult diaper to be screened before she got on a plane earlier this month. The woman's daughter, Jean Weber, filed a complaint with federal authorities after a TSA agent at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport demanded [...] Full Story1 Top Bachmann says she’s not a ‘flake,’ Fox apologizes for interview question Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:28 AM PDT The Ticket - Rep. Michele Bachmann was forced to defend her reputation on Fox News Sunday, saying she's not a "flake." "I don't have to tell you the rap on you here in Washington is that you have a history of questionable statements--some would say 'gaffes'--ranging from talking about 'anti-America' members of Congress, to--on this show, a couple [...] Full Story1 Top Hague issues arrest warrants for Gadhafi, son Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:14 AM PDT The Envoy - The international war crimes court issued arrest warrants today for Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and Libya's intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi on charges of crimes against humanity. The Hague-based international criminal court, meeting today for 30 minutes, said in an announcement that "Colonel Qaddafi and his son...intended to suppress all dissent and that [...] Full Story1 Top Media covers historic gay marriage vote with pride Mon,27 Jun 2011 05:36 AM PDT The Cutline - The historic New York Senate vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York on Friday night received largely favorable coverage on television--as a pair of cable news anchors popular in the gay community worked overtime. Likewise, the news got wide play on Twitter, where the line between reporting and celebration was understandably blurry. Rachel Maddow anchored [...] Full Story1 Top Romney, Bachmann top Iowa newspaper poll Mon,27 Jun 2011 05:29 AM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann came out on top this weekend in one of the first major tests of the GOP presidential field in Iowa. Former Massachusetts Gov. Romney received 23 percent in the Des Moines Register Iowa poll of likely GOP caucus-goers and Minnesota Rep. Bachmann virtually tied Romney with 22 percent. Romney leads [...] Full Story1 Top FIRST LOOK: Six states ban abortions after 20 weeks Mon,27 Jun 2011 05:19 AM PDT The Lookout - Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • China tested its new Shanghai-to-Beijing bullet train that goes 220 miles per hour. (BBC) • David Leonhardt argues that most Americans should go to a four-year college, and any other view is "elitist." (New York Times) • Businesses are lobbying against a new rule that would force [...] Full Story1 Top FIRST CUTS: Scramble for WikiLeaks story rights; Nick Charles, dead at 64 Mon,27 Jun 2011 05:15 AM PDT The Cutline - Our list of headlines that should be on your morning media menu: • The piece Manhattan media insiders have been awaiting for weeks: Jeremy Peters' profile of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner. (New York Times) • And here's Peters on Andrew Breitbart. (New York Times) • And David Carr on TMZ. (New York Times) [...] Full Story1 Top TechLife on a $100,000 lava-proof razor, how to sneak Facebook at work, Obama’s tweets, and more Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:25 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Welcome everybody to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We hope to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top Artist turns old motherboards into colorful works of art Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT Technology News Blog - We've seen people do some pretty remarkable things with their old computer hardware, but artist Joe Dragt's motherboard paintings are definitely the most worthy of hanging on your living room wall. When Dragt, who works out of his home in … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 Top LAST TICKET: Glenn Beck makes Rick Santorum uncomfortable, Romney to London, Pawlenty beefs up media buy in Iowa… Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Days after House Speaker John Boehner played a round of golf with President Obama, GOP Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy said the president should "get off the golf course." (Bloomberg News) • Mitt Romney is heading to London to [...] Full Story1 Top The creepiest trees on Earth Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT The Upshot - Environmental Graffiti has assembled this collection of some of the strangest looking trees in nature. Slideshow: Click to see creepy trees brothergrimm/environmentalgraffiti.com For the full collection from Environmental Graffiti, click here. Full Story1 Top ABC News announces date for Jaycee Dugard interview Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT The Cutline - ABC News has set a date for what are to be the world's first televised moments with kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, the network will run Diane Sawyer's two-hour interview with Dugard. The 31-year-old California woman was kidnapped on her way to school at age 11 by Phillip and [...] Full Story1 Top

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