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Electronic cigarettes? And you thought you’ve seen it all.

Read about it here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/13/ecigarettes.smoking/index.html

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Jon Stewart bakes Jim Cramer from CNBC as they “discuss” the demise of the financial markets, and the media role in it.

Check out the interview here: http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/stewart-vs-cramer-winner-take-all–183

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Disgraced Financier Bernard Madoff plead guilty today to 11 counts concerning his massive ponzi scheme. He faces up 145 years in prison.

Read about it here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MADOFF_SCANDAL?SITE=CADIU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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The Man accused of throwing his duds at Fmr. Pres. Bush has earned some jail time, according to Iraqi Court Judges.

Read about it here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAQ?SITE=MOJOP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Mormons are up in arms for the depiction of one of their rituals in HBO’s “Big Love”.

Read about it here: http://tv.yahoo.com/big-love/show/36538/news/urn:newsml:tv.ap.org:20090311:tv_mormon_church_hbo__ER:38548

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Yet Another School Shooting/Massacre…this time in Germany. What is going on?

Read about it here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_school_attack

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Banks are ever trying to attract new customers, which is particularly difficult in current economic times. Read this article to see to what extent some banks in the US are going in order to get your money.

Check it out here: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/106706/Banks-Offering-Big-Perks-to-Lure-New-Save

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It’s a little eerie thinking about what goes on in the mind of a chimp, as evidenced in recent chimp-related news. There’s much more than meets the eye.

Check out the story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_sweden_angry_chimp

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I guess its true when they say there’s nothing guaranteed in life but death and taxes…at least in this instance:

Check it out here: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/106689/You’re-Dead-That-Won’t-Stop-the-Debt-Collector