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I have to admit that I’ve been so busy shopping for others (er..and myself), that I’ve paid very little attention to what’s been going on in the world. This morning I decided I would do a little shopping catching up on current events. I skimmed through CNN, Reddit, NYtimes and here are some interesting and not so interesting stories being covered in today’s news.

Tiger Woods and Governor Mark Sanford are unfaithful. Mrs. Sanford is filing for divorce, Tiger’s wife moved to a different house in the same neighborhood. I could have lived my entire life having never read these stories and I would be just fine.

Terrorists! Americans arrested in Pakistan because they thought they ought to wage jihad. With terrorism becoming a regularly featured topic on the news (not to mention how lightly the term is used), I’ve become rather desensitized to stories like these. Two thumbs down.

In more relevant news Kucinich plans to force vote on US withdrawing from Afghanistan. This was in response to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s announcement that he wants the American troops to hangout in Afghanistan for the next 15 years. The focus had been on Iraq for so long that I was compelled to do some refresher reading on Afghanistan. I found this great article in TIME magazine.

Obama accepted his Nobel Peace prize. You can find my opinion on there here.

They’re talking about Climate in Copenhagen. Judging by the articles on the NYTimes site dedicated to this, they are talking a lot!

And this concludes my morning of catching up on current events.

As for the shopping, you can blame Emily at Cupcakes and Cashmere for inspiring me to go on a spending spree. Stay tuned for what not to do when you should be on a budget.

And whatever you do, don’t miss my Recessionista Party tonight!