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Morning News – Obama Says Investigate ACORN
President Obama said that he thinks that the much-maligned community group ACORN should be investigated. He does not believe that the group’s existence is a sign of the coming apocalypse, however.
(This isn’t their logo, it’s just a picture of an acorn.)
A terror suspect was arrested and had “notes on bombs” according to news reports. Video:
New York Governor David Patterson said “bite me” to those who are asking him to drop out of the 2010 race. That’s not exactly what he said. But that’s the gist.
Good news! If you have an offshore account with UBS AG and want to avoid criminal charges, you now have until October 15th! So says Bloomberg News. I freely admit that I have no idea what this means. I imagine it’s one of those “if it matters to you, you’ll figure it out” type of things.
The Emmys were last night. Whoo-hoo. I sort of wanted to watch to see what Neil Patrick Harris would do but I was watching the Giants/Cowboys game. The new Cowboys Stadium has a video screen that weighs 600 tons. That’s more than the Hulk could lift, if he existed.
Speaking of the new stadium, Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura were on hand for the coin toss last night. Dubya has been fairly quiet and classy since leaving office, which speaks well of him.
Weekend Box Office: “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” took the top spot with a $30.1M opening, proving once again that people with kids need to go to the movies. “Informant!”, starring Matt Damon who looks like he behaves dorkily in this one, came in second place with $10.5M. “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” held on for third place with $10.1M ($37.9M cume). “Love Happens” opened in fourth place with $8.5M, and the Diablo Cody-penned horror flick “Jennifer’s Body” came in fifth with $6.8M, despite the fact that it features Megan Fox kissing Amanda Seyfried. Here’s the trailer in case you haven’t seen it:
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