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Extra, Extra - The Meaning of Life, The Universe, And Everything is 42
- List of Major League baseball players who wore 42 today - Yahoo
- Best headline about Chicago getting the nod by the US Olympic committe: "Gone with the Wind" - LA Daily News
- How a Hollywood blockbuster could earn over $200 million but still lose the studio $78 million - LAT
- Local businesses, companies, and even malls are writing big checks to the LAPD for extra protection - LAT
- An African-American UCLA alumni whose son was just admitted to the college had this to say about the 2% black admittance rate at his alma matter last year: "I've been frustrated by the small number of black students here. I think 2% is just egregious." - LAT
- Jennifer Aniston presented with the GLAAD Vanguard Award yesterday at the Kodak - Daily News
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- YouTube has become so chickenshit scared of lawsuits that it will take down videos and send emails to users who have posted them, even if they are sent false emails from kids - Google Blogoscoped
- Master P's son, "Romeo", pledged on Friday to attend USC and play basketball for the Trojans. Romeo is a point guard - Chronic Magazine
- Zuma Dogg being Zuma Dogg regarding selling creativity on Venice Beach - Mayor Sam
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