Morning Newsdome: Lowballing jobless numbers; Sotomayor cruising
July 16, 2009 at 10:59 am by Alejandro A. Leal in News- Artificially low: New jobless claims numbers are the lowest they’ve been since January… mainly because expected auto plants shutdowns have not taken place.
- Can’t pin her down: Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has proven elusive in the ongoing confirmation hearings.
- Hot Reset Action: Eastern Europe leaders send letter to President Obama requesting not to be ignored (quick, name four Eastern European countries).
- What ever happened to: Iran’s opposition leader Mirhossein Moussavi will attend Friday prayers, marking the first time he’s made a public appearance since Iran’s disputed presidential election.
- 40 is the new 30: Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission.
- WTF: Man calls 911 on himself as he robs a bank.
- Got their back: Snipers hired to protect a vulnerable colony of penguins in Australia.
- Whiny prima donna: Apparently, Apple complained to Microsoft about its own commercials because, you know, they lowered their prices… and, to top it off, Apple has blocked Palm Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes.
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