Bite Size News, September 9: To The Nines Edition

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  • Repetitive? Yes. Rare? Yes. Ridiculous? Maybe. That today's date is 9/9/09 means different things to different people. A repeating date like that won't happen again for almost a century. [MyFoxBoston.com]
  • Senator John Kerry faced skeptical questions from Republican state lawmakers at this afternoon's legislative committee hearing regarding the appointment of an interim senator to replace Senator Edward M. Kennedy until a special election is held. [Boston Globe]
  • Andrew Card, former White House Chief of Staff to George W. Bush, may run for the Bay State's open Senate seat. [CBS]
  • A participant in the Cambridge Youth Police Academy wrote about her experience this summer in the program. [Cambridge Chronicle]
  • Gisele, and her baby bump, moved furniture at her home. The Track says she, not #12, did the heavy lifting. [Boston Herald]
  • Some cell phones emit more radiation than others. [WCVB]
  • A plane hijacking ended without incident in Mexico as all passengers and crew were released, and five suspects were detained. [WCVB]

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  • The point in the articles I read about the date was it was a single digit thing. But, you're right re: the 11/11/11 issue.

  • northendtimmy

    Does anyone else find the logic behind "it will be the last time we'll see repeating numbers in the date until January 1, 2101" to be shaky? If 9/9/09 counts, why doesn't 10/10/10? Or November 11, 2011, for that matter? 11/11/11 is far more repetitious than 1/1/01 or 9/9/09 will ever be!

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