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The Two-Way
6:37 am
Wed October 17, 2012

Presidential Debate Spins 'Binders Full Of Women' Meme, Fact Checks

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This photo of Playboy's Hugh Hefner was published on a Tumblr blog devoted to poking fun at the "women full of binders" meme.
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This one pokes fun at the phrase using Beyonce, who usually sings, "If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it."
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This one makes fun using a photograph of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that went viral in the past.
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Making fun using President Bill Clinton.
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The Republican response.
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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 1:34 pm

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The Two-Way
5:35 am
Wed October 17, 2012

Lance Armstrong Stepping Down As Livestrong Chairman

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Lance Armstrong competes in the Rev3 Half Full Triathalon Sunday in Ellicott City, Md. Armstrong joined other cancer survivors in the event, which raised funds for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 1:43 pm

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is stepping down from his role as chairman of the cancer-awareness charity Livestrong, the organization said in a press release today. (Update at 8:34 a.m. Separately, Nike dropped its sponsorship of Armstrong.)

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All Tech Considered
5:31 am
Wed October 17, 2012

The Brain Of The Beast: Google Reveals The Computers Behind The Cloud

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Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, houses servers in over 115,000 square feet of space.
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A rare look behind the server aisle in Mayes County, Okla. Hundreds of fans funnel hot air from the server racks into a cooling unit to be recirculated. This is the first time Google has opened the doors of its data centers to outsiders.
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Originally published on Fri October 19, 2012 7:09 am

Behind the ephemeral "cloud" of cloud computing, the network we use for everything from checking our email to streamlining our health care system, there lies a very tangible and very big computer infrastructure.

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The Two-Way
4:59 am
Wed October 17, 2012

Rare Earthquake Rattles New England

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A map from the USGS. The yellow represents the areas that felt the earthquake the most.
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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 5:37 am

A rare 4.0 magnitude earthquake rattled New England, last night. While some of our readers on the West Coast would barely even blink with such a shake, it caused confusion and consternation for many around the epicenter about 30 miles outside of Portland, Maine.

The Bangor Daily News reports that the largest earthquake to strike the region measured 5.1 and it happened in 1904.

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It's All Politics
4:49 am
Wed October 17, 2012

A Stronger Showing At Hofstra, But Ghost Of Denver Still Haunts Obama

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President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Tuesday.
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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 9:42 am

President Obama beat at least one of his adversaries on the stage at Hofstra University last night. He easily outperformed that guy — whoever he was — who debated against former Gov. Mitt Romney two weeks ago in Denver.

That much was obvious — and necessary for the president. The question now is whether it will be sufficient to restore his momentum in the race itself.

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