Perez Hilton vs. Miss California: Who ya Got?

April 22, 2009

Crazed foul-mouthed lime-clad Perez Hilton, taking break from exposing himself on TMZ and getting sued by celebrities, throws Miss California into hot water over her benign marriage answer. The answer he wanted was “‘I support gay marriage,’ so he’s claiming that only one answer is ‘divisive’ and must be dishonestly massaged into vague meaninglessness.”

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Clinton, Bush Booked for Joint Conversation in Toronto

April 22, 2009

“Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear together in Toronto next month on a public stage for the first time since Mr. Bush ended his presidency” in moderated two-hour conversation. This should be particularly interesting, but what’s with Canada getting all the ex-President love? Are there no American colleges?

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This is Exactly Why Hillary Clinton is President

April 22, 2009

Hillary pollster Mark Penn’s article about how easy it is to make money blogging turns out to be a bunch of statistical crap. The most egregiously ridiculous figure: saying that bloggers with +100k uniques in a month make an average of $75K is a ludicrous exaggeration raised by the top tier. The median makes $22K.

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Sensational Cosmic Images of Saturn Emerge From Satellite

April 22, 2009

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sends back incredible images of Saturn, its moons and rings in incredible detail, with pictures you have to see to believe: “The spacecraft will orbit Saturn a further 60 times, fly past Saturn’s moon Titan 26 more times, Eleceladus seven, and once past each of the moons Dione, Rhea and Helene.”

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President Holds Door Open for Prosecutions Related to Torture, Interrogation Policies, Truth Commission

April 21, 2009

President Obama suggested today that it remained a possibility that the Justice Department might bring charges against officials of the Bush administration who devised harsh interrogation policies that some see as torture. He also suggested that if there is any sort of investigation into these past policies and practices, he would be more inclined to […]

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Sowell: Words vs. Realities

April 21, 2009

Much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I must report the shocking facts: Medical care is medical care. Nothing more and nothing less. This may not seem like a breakthrough on the frontiers of knowledge. But it completely contradicts what is being said by many of those who are urging “universal […]

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FBI's Newest Most Wanted Terrorist is an American Animal Rights Activist

April 21, 2009

WASHINGTON – A fugitive animal rights activist charged with bombing two California offices has become the first domestic terrorist named to the FBI’s list of “Most Wanted” terror suspects.

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Poll: Americans Back Democrats, But Support Weakens Among Under 30s

April 21, 2009

Forty-nine percent of people questioned this month in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. national survey say the country is better off with the Democrats controlling Congress. That’s down 7 points from January, but it’s 15 points higher than the 34 percent who say the nation would be better with the Republicans running Capitol Hill.

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US to Give Chrysler, GM Scads of New Aid

April 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will make about $500 million available to Chrysler LLC through the end of this month as it seeks to reach an alliance with Fiat, and up to $5 billion through May to help General Motors Corp restructure outside of bankruptcy, an independent oversight report on the Treasury Department’s corporate […]

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Steven Brill's Latest Attempt to Charge for Content Online Just as Likely to Succeed as Last

April 21, 2009

There are many who believe you can’t charge for content on the Web. They fear consumers stand firm in their conviction that all online content should be free. Therefore, you simply can’t charge. Those who believe that are probably wrong. But most media executives are too scared to prove it to them.

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