Executive Summary • 8/31/09

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Posted on : 31-Aug-2009 | By : dre elmore | In : daily headlines

Is ‘Friending’ in Your Future? Better Pay Your Taxes First
State revenue agents have begun nabbing scofflaws by mining information posted on social-networking Web sites, from relocation announcements to professional profiles to financial boasts. (wsj)

Boaters saved after 8 days in Gulf
Three Texas boaters missing for a week were reunited with their families early Sunday after local car dealer Yaklin found them alive, sitting on top of their capsized catamaran 180 miles from land, the Coast Guard said. (ct)

Kidnap victim key worker, suspect’s clients say
Jaycee Lee Dugard was not only a kidnapped captive of Phillip Craig Garrido, living for 18 years in his backyard in unincorporated Antioch, but also the creative force behind his specialty printing business, according to the firm’s customers. (sfgate)

A ‘Little Judge’ Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn Style
Every week, the nation’s mightiest banks come to his court seeking to take the homes of New Yorkers who cannot pay their mortgages. And nearly as often, the judge says, they file foreclosure papers speckled with errors. (nyt)

DJ AM’s Death — Not a Suicide
Our sources say DJ AM, a recovering addict, developed a dependency to Xanax and other benzodiazepines (a group of drugs used to treat anxiety) as a direct result of the plane crash a year ago. (tmz)

No known suspects’ in 8 Georgia deaths
Authorities believe at least one person not in custody may have information about the deaths of eight people in a Georgia mobile home, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said Sunday. (cnn)

U.S. Makes $4 Billion From Bailout Banks
The profits, collected from eight of the biggest banks that have fully repaid their obligations to the government, come to about $4 billion, or the equivalent of about 15 percent annually. (nyt)

Hurricane Jimena takes aim at Baja California
Packing winds of 140 mph, Hurricane Jimena was approaching Baja California on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, forecasters said. (cnn)

$3.1B set aside for jobless unclaimed
More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven’t expanded their jobless benefits, Labor Department records show. (usatoday)

Jenna Bush joins ‘Today’ show
The daughter of former President George W. Bush said she has always wanted to be a teacher and a writer, and has already authored two books. But she was intrigued by the idea of getting into television when Bell contacted her. (thr)

Snow Leopard: Which Apps Won’t Run?
As the new OS is installed on more and more Macs tales of incompatibilities are starting to emerge. (pcworld)

Guitarist death to be re-examined
The death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is to be reviewed following new evidence, it has been revealed. (bbc)

45% Employers use Facebook-Twitter to screen job candidates
As social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are utilizing these sites to screen potential employees. (obr)

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