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Jewish World Review May 31, 2012/ 10 Sivan, 5772 The News in Zingers By Argus Hamilton
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West Point held its first graduation ceremony that acknowledged openly gay cadets as new officers last week. They won't be deployed in Afghanistan until late summer. Under terms of the consent decree, the Army had to wait until after Glee went into re-runs.
Facebook shares tumbled below thirty dollars to twenty-nine a share Tuesday. Short-sellers seized eight percent of FB stock for later dumping. Short-sellers are so quick to sense blood in the water that sharks pay a thousand dollars a day to attend their seminars.
Los Angeles gas prices neared five dollars gallon due to reduced supplies Tuesday. It affects everything. High school girls are breaking their prom dates this weekend with the football captains for a drop-out who gets an employee discount at the Chevron station.
John Edwards's jury appeared to be deadlocked Tuesday, having rendered no verdict after ten days. It's out of his control. John Edwards was hoping that the jury would be sequestered so the women would be in hotel rooms and not at home with their husbands.
New York State reported losing six hundred thousand residents to Florida in the last ten years for lower taxes Tuesday. New York has an eight percent income tax rate while Florida has a zero percent state income tax rate. They have a terrible mosquito problem in Florida, but no matter how much blood they drink it's still less than New York takes.
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