21stcentury-usa.com - 1/26/2009
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Pictures of the removal of the US Airways A320 from the Hudson River Click on the picture to view the larger version
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The Agitator —
Frozen caribou.
Ever wondered how you might fish an Airbus out of a river?
Jack Shafer rips corporate do-gooder campaigns. I’m glad someone wrote this. Nothing more irritating than a righteous lecture with my morning coffee.
Those look like some delicious cupcakes.
U.K. Animal rights charity asks woman if it can weigh her dogs, then takes them and is attempting to keep them . . . because they’re too fat.
Isaac Singletary’s family is suing the Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff’s Department. ...
So how do we get that Airbus 320 out of the Hudson River?
Gadling —
... But apparently the plane was already fished out of the river back on January 17, which, judging from the pictures that I've just stumbled upon, was no small feat of engineering. How was it done? ...
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