Monday, June 8, 2009
News Morning Newsdome: Pirate Party FTW
Posted by Alejandro A. Leal on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Fightin' words? North Korea convicts two U.S. journalists for a "grave crime"... meanwhile, the Obama administration indicated that it may intercept North Korean sea and air shipments suspected of carrying weapons or nuclear technology.
- Obamajobs: President Obama announces plan to tap into the $787-billion economic stimulus fund to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next three months.
- Sad reminder: More bodies found in the Atlantic as Brazilian forces continue to search area where the Air France airliner went down.
- Swinging pendulum? Center-right parties win across European-wide elections... meanwhile, the Pirate Party (as in file-sharing) wins one of the 18 Swedish seats in the European parliament.
- Don't bother: Supreme Court rejects challenge to Army's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.
- Fanboy's don't cry: Don't hold your breath for new Mac hardware at the World Wide Developer's Conference today.
(Edit: The Pirates just won one of the Swedish seats not two).
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