Stuff below the fold

Welcome to the International year of Natural Fiber...

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Iranian dissident asks Obama to help jailed dissident students..

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Happy Friday the 13th... The big "save the economy" package passed ...I'm not sure what's in it,(aside from lots of pork, of course) but then neither is anyone in congress...

Robert Reich is skeptical...as is Lamar Alexander...
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Huh? Muzak files for bankruptcy?

and StPeggy reports on the depression in NYCity...
Talbott's is closed, bummer.

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Firefighters from New Zealand arrive in Australia, with more coming from Canada and the US to help relieve overworked firefighters there...
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The latest "we're all gonna die" danger: Dark comets.