Newsgeist: 1/19/11
The spirit of the news
By Eric Pickhartz, 8:43AM, Wed. Jan. 19, 2011
Come learn enough current information to double your Qrank score with Newsgeist! Today's edition has stories on Gov. (again) Perry, Alzheimer's Disease, and Lance Armstrong. Click through to read more.
-Rick Perry was sworn in last night, partied it up, and told the crowd: "We got to get to work tomorrow."
-Hometown two-wheeler Lance Armstrong is facing new information that could be the end of his hopes to assert his innocence.
-Two students were wounded by an accidental shooting at a Los Angeles high school.
-A plethora of new U.S. jobs could come from Chinese companies.
-Two new studies have intriguing Alzheimer's Disease news.
-Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier may go to trial for his wrongdoings.
-And finally, if you have trouble understanding rap lyrics, you're in luck.
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