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Saints had loyal fans under the brown paper bags

(From The New York Times) Before Buddy Diliberto came along, brown paper bags held groceries, became art projects or covered the Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door. Diliberto spawned another use: decorative headwear for suffering sports fans, like those who followed his New Orleans Saints.

Hollywood gets stand-ins for California's part

(From The New York Times) In a new indignity for Hollywood’s struggling film production business, Los Angeles and its environs are about to be ravaged by aliens in Battle: Los Angeles. It stars Aaron Eckhart, is set for release by Sony Pictures in 2011 — and was shot in Louisiana.

Duncan praises Louisiana education reforms

(From The Times-Picayune) Education Secretary Arne Duncan lavished praise on the Louisiana system that enables the state to tie student test scores to the teachers who taught them and to the education schools that taught those teachers.

Tech spending bounces back

(From The Wall Street Journal) Business spending on technology goods and services is returning as the economy mends, pumping new life into suppliers such as Cisco Systems Inc., though it has been slower to reach other sectors. (Registration required)

Unexpected rise in U.S. jobless claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.

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