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News & ArtsTuesday, September 15, 2009
News The Morning News
Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:58 AM
The Shoe Thrower Has Been Released: The Iraqi man who threw a shoe at George W. Bush has been released from prison—and he's saying he was tortured while detained.
RIP Johnny Castle: Patrick Swayze is remembered by Whoopi, Demi, "Baby," and more.
Yet His Wife Is Being Held Without Bail: The guy who kidnapped an 11-year-old girl 18 years ago and then raped and tortured her (and forced her to bear two of his children) got his bail increased to $30 million.
Hopefully Someone Doesn't Throw a Shoe at Him: Biden has made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with U.S. troops and and Iraqi leaders.
Ch-Ch-Changes: With Japan's new Prime Minister (who starts Wednesday), comes a new political party for the first time in 15 years.
Use the Handrails While the Bus Is in Motion: 12 people are injured after a commuter train in Boston hit a bumper.
Off the Record or Not, It's True: President Obama referred to Kanye West as a jackass after his stunt at the MTV music awards—but he said it off the record.
It's Not Over... Yet: The Boston Globe gets two bidders.
Consumerism!: Retail sales rise more than predicted in August.
In the Garage, Where I Feel Safe... With My Samurai Sword: A Johns Hopkins University student killed an intruder with a sword.
With the Rainy Season Just Around the Corner: King County is hoping to borrow $40 million to prepare for flooding.
But I Still Haven't Forgiven You for Number Four!: Harrison Ford is open to do Indiana Jones 5.
The Swayze-celebration continues tonight at the Central Cinema.
The Sun? That's about a half-notch higher in credibility than youtube, but... okay.
And you know what's not fake? Her hotness! I still want to go to Denmark. Maybe she's not even a single mom, hmmm....
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