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Hello, Hola, and every other way to say hi. Welcome back to THE ARTICLE GRABBER!!! Here you'll finder lots of random articles I've taken from various sites all over the web. I place them here for all you Random Readers out there to comment on. I'll try to make sure there is a lot for you guys to do, so have fun. I'm going to make an article (eventually) about where the name Random Reader comes from and all that good stuff.If your here then that probably means that you know about the original Article Grabber site that has the 5 most recent articles. If you have not seen it before go there when your done going through this blog. As alsways have fun. :)

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Random Reader 10... yea, we're that good

Baby born at 9:09 on 9/9/09 weighs 9 lbs., 9 oz.

I wish I found this story yesterday. It would have been perfect for Random Reader 9. It's a funny little story that will at the least bit make you giggle. And if you're a heartless soul who hates life itself, then you won't like it. Ha ha I'm only kidding. Learn to laugh it makes life better :D

"LA CROSSE, Wis. - No doubt about it, the nines have it. Chuck Berendes of La Crosse said he will never forget the birthday of his third child, born Wednesday on the ninth day of the ninth month in the year 2009.

Nor will Berendes and his wife, Polly, forget Henry Michael's arrival time - at 9:09 a.m. by Cesarean section at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center in La Crosse.

But they got the biggest laugh when the newborn was placed on the delivery room scale following his birth.

Berendes said it was metric scale so the doctor did the math in his head, but to make sure, he had the nurse also do the conversion.

Berendes said they broke into laughter when the nurse told them Henry weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces."

- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32788180/ns/today-parenting_and_family/

Well isn't that an interesting story leave your comments below or a story about some weird or unusual like this that happened to you. Later Random Readers.

Random Reader 9...because Chuck Norris said so

Whitney Houston candid on 'Oprah'

On this fabulous thursday, I would like to present to you something even better that a new car, or money, or life it self! Another article! ok it might not be that great, but it's better than NOT having a car, or money, or life. ahh, think about it...

Anyway today's article is something most people the like. And by most people I mean anyone who like Oprah.

"(CNN) -- In an emotional interview, Whitney Houston opened up to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey about a pivotal role her mother played in getting the singer back on track.

The sit-down interview, set to air when "The Oprah Winfrey Show" returns for its 24th season Monday, offers a rare glimpse into the life of Houston who is in the midst of a much anticipated return to the spotlight.

In the interview appearing over two days, Houston shared with Winfrey how her mother, singer Cissy Houston, arrived at her daughter's house one day with sheriff's officers and a court order in hand to issue an ultimatum.

"Now looking at it, I see the love and passion that my mother had for me and she has for me," Houston told Winfrey. "She says, 'I have a court [injunction] here. Either you do it my way, or we're just not going to do this at all. We are both going to go on TV, and you're going to retire.'"

Her mother would broach no interference from Houston's now ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown, the star said, and went so far as to warn him, " 'If you move, Bobby, they're gonna take you down. Don't you make one move.' "

Houston said her mother implored her to come with her, saying, "' It's not worth it.' "

" 'I'm not losing you to the world,' " Houston said her mother told her. " 'I'm not losing you to Satan. I'm not doing this. I want my daughter. I want you back. I want to see that glow in your eyes. That light in your eye.' "



Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist, is a former member of the Sweet Inspirations, a group that scored a few hits and sang backup for musical legends such as Aretha Franklin.
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Whitney Houston's new album, "I Look to You," is her first in seven years and comes after the ending of a troubled marriage and reports of erratic behavior and allegations of drug abuse.

Houston and Brown, who has had multiple brushes with the law, appeared together with their daughter, Bobbi Christina, four years ago on the reality show "Being Bobby Brown.""

- http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/10/whitney.houston.oprah/index.html

Well I have some extra goodies for everyone below. Have a great day. Later Random Readers.

Reader Reader 8... because we're the great :D

Man sentenced for shooting hunter

Don't deny it, you love The Article Grabber. Today is a short story from boston.com. It's a little funny how this person went from being the hunter, to the hunted.

"NEWPORT CITY, Vt.-A Newport Center man will serve more than two months in prison for shooting and wounding a fellow hunter.

Twenty-two-year-old James Rowell was sentenced Friday for shooting Theron Willard, of Anchorage, Alaska, in the hip last November in Coventry.

Rowell, who pleaded no contest to simple assault with a weapon, says he thought he was shooting at a deer when he hit and wounded Willard.

Police say that Rowell heard screaming after he fired the shot and then went to help.

Willard was taken to North Country Hospital in Newport and then transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., with a non life-threatening injury, the Caledonian-Record reports."

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Nice and short for you all. Tell us what you think of the article below. Later Random Readers.

Random Reader 7...because we can

Obama urges students to work hard, stay in school

It's September 8th, and I can't think of a better article to put up then an article about Obama's speech.

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the most unexpected controversies of the Obama administration came to a head Tuesday as the president delivered a hotly debated back-to-school speech to students across the country.

Many conservatives expressed fear over the past week that the president's address would be used to push a partisan political agenda.

Obama, however, avoided any mention of political initiatives. He repeatedly urged students to work hard and stay in school.

"There is no excuse for not trying," he told students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.

"This isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future."

Several Cabinet officials are slated to deliver similar messages at various schools across the country throughout the day.

In the past week, news of Obama's speech had upset some parents.

"Thinking about my kids in school having to listen to that just really upsets me," suburban Colorado mother Shanneen Barron told CNN Denver affiliate KMGH last week, before the text of the speech was released.

"I'm an American. They are Americans, and I don't feel that's OK. I feel very scared to be in this country with our leadership right now."

But Amy Veasley, a parent from the Dallas, Texas, area, said Monday that she was surprised by the controversy.

"The president of our country wants to call our students to action. I'm not sure why parents wouldn't want their students to hear out the leader of our country," she said.

A Baltimore, Maryland, teacher who asked not to be identified bemoaned the fact that the country has "become so polarized that we believe that our president is an enemy and not our leader."

During George W. Bush's presidency, she said, "whether I disagreed or not, I still saw him as a leader."

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that "it's a sad state of affairs that many in this country politically would rather start an 'Animal House' food fight rather than inspire kids to stay in school."

Some school administrators had decided to show the president's speech, but others decided against it. And others were leaving the decision in the hands of individual teachers.

One school district in Toronto, Ohio, decided to air the speech live for students in the third grade and up but not show it to younger children, according to CNN affiliate WTOV.

Nine out of 550 students attending the Toronto schools showing the speech chose not to watch it, WTOV noted. Toronto Superintendent Fred Burns said the parents of the nine children were concerned that the speech was too political.

"It's a very charismatic speech," Burns told WTOV. "It's very much a speech to help kids get involved in education and finish school."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a possible contender for the GOP's 2012 presidential nomination, said Sunday that Obama's speech could disrupt an already-hectic first day of school for many students.

"I think there's concerns about the disruption," he said on CNN's "State of the Union," calling the scheduling of the speech a "little ham-fisted" by the White House.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, however, noted that Obama's speech was not unprecedented. President George H.W. Bush delivered a nationally televised speech to students from a Washington school in fall 1991, encouraging them to say no to drugs and work hard.

In November 1988, President Reagan delivered more politically charged remarks that were made available to students nationwide. Among other things, Reagan called taxes "such a penalty on people that there's no incentive for them to prosper ... because they have to give so much to the government."

Some of the controversy over Obama's speech involved a proposed lesson plan created by the Education Department to accompany the address. An initial version of the plan recommended that students draft letters to themselves discussing "what they can do to help the president."

The letters "would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals," the plan stated.

After pressure from conservatives, the White House distributed a revised version encouraging students to write letters about how they can "achieve their short-term and long-term education goals."

Duncan said Sunday that the passage was poorly worded.

Some politically conservative figures said they had no problem with Obama speaking to students about education.

"I think there is a place for the president ... to talk to schoolchildren and encourage" them, former first lady Laura Bush told CNN Monday. Parents should follow Obama's example and "encourage their own children to stay in school and to study hard and to try to achieve the dream that they have," she added.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on "Fox News Sunday" that Obama's speech was a good idea if the message is a positive one about completing school.

"It is good to have the president of the United States say to young people across America, 'Stay in school, study, and do your homework,' " Gingrich said.

Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer accused Obama last week of trying to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda."
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"Now that the White House got their hand in the cookie jar caught, they changed everything," he said Monday.

After reading the text, he said, "My kids will be watching the president's speech, as I hope all kids will.""

- http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/08/obama.school.speech/index.html

I'm sure there are a lot of you who want to leave your opinion below. Tell others to comment as well. So until next time, Later Random Readers.

Random Reader 6... and the hits keep on comin'

Previously Rejected Commodore 64 Emulator Approved and Available on App Store

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME.Don't know why I wrote it like that, but the real question is why did you read it. ?? Anyway the next story is for all the iphone users out there. If you liked the iphone game apps before, your love is about to grow for them.

"As reported on iPhone game site TouchArcade.com, Apple has finally approved a Commodore 64 emulator called C64 [App Store] for sale on the App Store. The emulator had originally been rejected by Apple in June for violations of the SDK agreement, despite being officially licensed from both rights holders of the Commodore ROMs and the individual games bundled.

Apple has since been in contact with the company and a slightly modified version of the application has been approved for sale on the App Store. In particular, Apple appears to have requested the removal of the Commodore BASIC interpreter from the application which allows running arbitrary code.

The application bundles 5 games (Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck, and Jack Attack) and the company plans on offering additional (properly licensed) games for sale and download. The cost of the additional games will be dependent on the conditions of the license holder but most are expected to be in the $0.99-$1.99 range (or even Free). The emulator only allows you to run these officially offered disk images and will not run arbitrary disks..."

-http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/06/previously-rejected-commodore-64-emulator-approved-and-available-on-app-store/

The rest of the article was just a video, but I put a different video below. It's not my video, but yeah youtube doesn't mind. So make your comments below, watch the video and I'll see you guys later random readers.

Random Reader 5... Because you can't get enough

Obama did not order Van Jones' resignation, adviser says

Now we move on over to the white house for this next article from CNN.

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The resignation of Obama administration figure Van Jones, following controversies over a petition he had signed and his comments about Republicans, did not come at the request of the president, the White House senior adviser said Sunday.

"Absolutely not -- this was Van Jones' own decision," David Axelrod told NBC's "Meet the Press" when asked if the president had ordered the resignation.

The chairman of the House Republican Conference, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, had called for Jones to resign or be fired.

"I think Van Jones did the right thing," Pence said Sunday about the resignation. "His extremist views and coarse rhetoric have no place in this administration."

Jones has frequently been dubbed a "green-jobs czar" for the administration.

"The president should suspend any future appointment of so called czars while the administration and the Congress carefully examines the background and qualifications of the more than 30 individuals who've been appointed to these czar positions," said Pence, speaking to reporters. "And the Congress ought to initiate a thorough inquiry into the constitutionality of this practice which has spanned Republican and Democrat administrations."

In a statement Saturday night, the White House said Jones was giving up his post at the Council on Environmental Quality, where he helped coordinate government agencies focused on delivering millions of green jobs to the ailing U.S. economy.

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones said in the statement. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide."

Adding that he came to Washington to "fight for others, not for myself," Jones said in the statement, "I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future."

The decision followed an uproar over a petition Jones signed in 2004 calling for an investigation into whether government officials deliberately allowed the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to occur.

In a statement last week, Jones said of the petition on the Web site 911truth.org: "I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever."

An administration source said last week that Jones had not carefully reviewed the language in the petition before signing.

Jones has also come under fire for comments he made, also before his White House job, including those in a video that can be seen on YouTube. In it, he uses a vulgar expression to describe Republicans. Video Watch what Jones called Republicans »

In 2005, Jones was quoted in the East Bay Express as describing the impact that the acquittals in the police beating case of Rodney King in 1992 had on him. "By August, I was a Communist," he says in the article, describing his sense of radicalization at the time.

In his statement last week, Jones said, "If I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize."

One of the most prominent conservative voices condemning Jones in recent days has been FOX TV host Glenn Beck.

Jones is a co-founder of colorofchange.org, a group that recently has been pressing advertisers to boycott Beck's program after Beck called Obama a racist.

Colorofchange.org lists Jones as "inactive." He has not been involved with the group's recent efforts.

Though the controversies have taken center stage, Jones was previously known primarily for his environmental work. In May, he won the praise of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a Republican candidate for governor in California.

"I am a big fan. He's done a marvelous job," she says in a video on the San Francisco Chronicle's Web site.

Whitman now says she did not know Jones well and that he holds views she rejects.

Axelrod said Jones "is internationally known as an advocate for green jobs and that's the basis on which he was hired." He stepped down so that his previous comments would not distract from critical issues the administration is dealing with, and "I commend him for making that decision," Axelrod added.

Asked whether Jones was the victim of a smear campaign, Axelrod did not say either way, but did say "the political environment is rough, and so, you know, these things get magnified."

On ABC's "This Week," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama does not endorse the controversial actions by Van Jones from before he joined the administration, but added that Obama thanks Jones "for his service to the country."

Last week, when asked whether Obama still had confidence in Jones, Gibbs would only say that Jones continued to work for the administration. The response was considered a signal that Jones might have to step down."

- http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/06/obama.adviser.resigns/index.html

Well that's that. I'm in a hurry so as always comments below. I'll try to put up something new for you guys to do next time. Later Random Readers.