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theodp writes "Barack Obama supporters were left shaking their heads after a report surfaced that the president-elect was using a Zune at the gym instead of an iPod. So why would Mac-user Obama be Zune-ing out? Could be one of those special-edition preloaded Zunes that Microsoft bestowed on Democratic National Convention attendees, suggests TechFlash, nixing the idea that the soon-to-be Leader of the Free World would waste time loading Parallels or Boot Camp in OS X just to use a Zune."

A proposal put to the City Council on Friday would allow police to investigate the immigration status of gang members so those in the country illegally can be reported to federal authorities. Councilman Dennis Zine's proposal comes about a month after a high school football player was fatally shot, allegedly by an illegal immigrant gang member who had just been released from jail. Zine's motion would amend a Police Department policy that bars officers from asking people about their immigration status in many situations. Advocates of the policy say the change would make immigrants fearful of police.