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Quoted: The New York Times reported Wednesday that ailing Washington Mutual has put itself up for sale and hired Goldman Sachs, which started the auction several days ago, according to unnamed sources.

Exactly! Crocks should be banned. They are the shoe equivalent of sweat pants.

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again? that sucks a lot. poor Indonesia...this place is getting hit one after another...what, the 2004 earthquake and tsunami weren't enough?

Quoted: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck late Thursday off the western coast of Sumatra, the same area shaken by a major 8.4-magnitude temblor that killed nine people Wednesday.

I wish I could offer more than useless prayers and a small donation.

Quoted: The earthquake, whose magnitude was estimated at 7.9, was centered off Peru's Pacific shore near Ica. Many people were killed in the rubble of their homes, and some 300 people were in a cathedral when it collapsed.

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4 minutes of raw news helicopter footage (no audio) of the aftermath of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.

outright freaky !!!

Quoted: Brazilia -- The latest news about the crash came from Infraero the national aviation infrastructure department, the plane fell vertically and it is almost impossible that survivals will be found.

So wrong. And yet, so right... The Manatee Hindenburg.