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On the heals of Episode III, the Pentagon has asked Bush for permission to develop and deploy new space-based weapons. Here we go again…

IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent
May 20 2005

THE US Air Force is seeking White House permission to develop and deploy space-based weapons which could strike targets anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of receiving orders to open fire.

The Pentagon admitted yesterday that a programme nicknamed “Rods from God” exists and is aimed at establishing an orbital squadron of robotic space vehicles which could launch metre-long solid slugs of tungsten, titanium or depleted uranium towards the surface of the planet at speeds of up to 7200mph.

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Here’s a bit of trivia, Episode III shows for the first (and only) time in a Star Wars movie two characters figting each other using the same color light saber.

With a $50M opening, EPIII crushed 2 records yesterday — biggest opening day, and biggest single day (once held by Matrix Reloaded with $42.5M, and Shrek 2 with $44.8M respectively):

Shattering the all-time opening day box office record, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was the supreme ruler at theaters across North America on Thursday taking in an astounding $50,013,859 in its first full day of release. The astronomical figure includes $16,912,367 just from midnight shows that began late on Wednesday night.

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Looks like Britney will be starring in her own self-made reality television show. How, but more importantly, why?!

Shooting Her Own Foot

‘’Britney and Kevin: Chaotic'’ is career suicide by videocam: The singer’s self-taped chronicle of her romance with the dirty dancer proves she can’t handle her truth either by Josh Wolk

Here’s all you need to know about the real Britney Spears that she was so intent to reveal to the world on her new reality show, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. At one point, after seeing paparazzi outside her window, she declares with what she intends to be knowing bravado ‘’People can take anything away from you, but they can’t take your
truth. Can you handle my truth?'’

And then she swings the camera around to the makeup table in front of her and squeals, ‘’I got pretty glitter over there!'’

Yeah, Britney, I think we can handle your truth.

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Looks like the Xbox 360 is being powered by a couple of PowerMac G5 computers:

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Sign in with your Gmail to create a personalized Google home page (similar to My Yahoo!, only a billion times better!).

Looks like our First Lady has quite the wit about her:

Video: White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Here is the full transcript.

Of course, nobody does it like The Daily Show!

Taken from Bush’s speech at the Republican National Convention on 05/17/05 at 6:56p.

“…the American people now are beginning to realize we have a serious problem when it comes to Social Security. And that problem begins with people like me.”

“You know, we took on the 2004 campaign with good ideas and a bold agenda. But the reason the people listened is because we did a lot in 2000 and 2002 — 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.”

“See, somebody — as I travel the country — and I’m going to go to Milwaukee here later this week for yet another stop — this is an education program — I’ve got to educate people about the truth, about the reality.”

“I’ve been spending some time talking about a subject that I know is dear to your heart. See, you’ve been going to the gas — gasoline pumps lately. This country needs a — we need an energy plan.”

“We need a plan that encourages conservation, encourages environmentally sensitive exploration for oil and gas in our own hemisphere, in our own country. We need a plan that encourages the use of renewables. We need a plan that makes wise use of coal and nuclear power. We need a plan that allows us to diversify away from hydrocarbons.”

[via The Whitehouse Press Release]

Seems as though more weird objects were found.

Researchers at an Italian university have created a real life R2D2.

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