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Keith Olbermann Fired?
Yes, it’s true. Now the 17 people who watch “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” will have to find another source for sputtering, unsubstantiated vitriol.
I’ve never been what you would call a “Keith Olbermann fan.” Does it show?
But cheer up, Olbermaniacs! You’ve still got Ol’ Thrill Leg for a full hour of guests […]
Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers
Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers
ABC Reports Voting Problems After ‘Dancing’ Finale (voting system overwhelmed)ABC Reports Voting Problems After ‘Dancing’ Finale (voting system overwhelmed)
So many viewers voted after Monday’s “Dancing With the Stars” finale that they temporarily overwhelmed the show’s voting system.
ABC says “a record amount of activity” overloaded its online and telephone voting systems Monday night, and that “some viewers reported experiencing difficulties registering their votes” for the show’s finale.
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MSNBC Suspends Olbermann Over Political Donations to Dems
(CNN) - Keith Olbermann, MSNBC’s primetime firebrand host, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the ethics policies of his employer earlier this year when he donated to three Democrats seeking federal office, MSNBC announced Friday.
“I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and […]
Former girlfriend says Justice Clarence Thomas was a binge drinker, porn user
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was a binge drinker who had a pornography habit or fetish in the 1980s, then changed radically when he stopped drinking alcohol, his former girlfriend told CNN on Monday. Lillian McEwen, who dated Thomas for several years before he was nominated to the Supreme Court in […]
BREAKING: Rick Sanchez Fired From CNN
CNN released this statement today:
“Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well.“
They will broadcast CNN Newsroom from 3-5pm for the foreseeable future.
Here’s more from the story earlier today: CNN’s Rick Sanchez is not happy with being made fun of constantly […]
Combat brigades in Iraq under different name
s the final convoy of the Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., entered Kuwait early Thursday, a different Stryker brigade remained in Iraq.Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division are deployed in Iraq as members of an Advise and Assist Brigade, the Army’s designation […]
Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia dead at 92 …COULD SINK WALL STREET REFORM
Robert Carlyle Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress in United States history, who spent much of his career as a conservative Democrat and ended it by fiercely opposing the war in Iraq and questioning the state’s powerful coal industry, died Monday. He was 92. “I am saddened that the family of U.S. […]
Washington D.C. has its hottest spring on record (98 Degrees)
If the first few days of summer have really made you sweat, you are not alone. This was the hottest spring on record in the Washington area, and the first week of summer has been marked by a scorching heat wave. The highest temperature registered for this day at Reagan National Airport is 98 degrees, […]
President Bush delivers ‘inaugural address’ on Facebook laying out post-presidency works
Former President George W. Bush took to Facebook on Thursday to update supporters on his life after leaving the White House, and promote his upcoming projects.
In what the former Republican president called his “inaugural address,” Bush briefly laid out his personal and charitable work post-presidency, as well as progress in building his presidential library and […]
President George W. Bush Joins Facebook
Former president George W. Bush’s Facebook page was set up around two weeks ago but made public Wednesday, rapidly climbing to more than 27,000 who “Liked” it by mid-afternoon.
The first Facebook post was written in the third person, suggesting the page is being maintained by someone other than the president, as is common with Facebook […]
CNN.com Inadvertently Reveals Al Gore’s Email Address
When it comes to emails, mistakes happen all the time. But very rarely do they involve former Vice Presidents of the United States.
So it was quite surprising to see CNN.com inadvertently reveal the email address of Al and Tipper Gore Tuesday afternoon.
“Our intention was to keep the email address confidential, and CNN corrected the online […]
Study: Today’s college students lacking empathy
College students today are less likely to “get” the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests.
Specifically, today’s students scored 40 percent lower on a measure of empathy than their elders did.
The findings are based on a review of 72 studies of 14,000 American college students […]
Fox News yanks Sean Hannity from Cincinnati Tea Party rally he was set to star in
Angry Fox News executives ordered host Sean Hannity to abandon plans to broadcast his nightly show as part of a Tea Party rally in Cincinnati on Thursday after top executives learned that he was set to headline the event, proceeds from which would benefit the local Tea Party organization.
Rally organizers had listed Hannity, who is on a book […]
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CNN Convicts Palin and Tea Partiers of ‘Inciting Violence’ and Stoking Racism
CNN put “INCITING VIOLENCE?” on screen under video of Sarah Palin earlier in the day Saturday in Searchlight, Nevada, as anchor Don Lemon announced:
Sarah Palin takes on one of the highest ranking Democrats right in his own backyard, all while causing another uproar by urging tea parties to quote “reload.” And the question is, are […]
UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Arrested in Wal-Mart Intercom Case: Teen released to custody of parents
A 16-year-old boy, who was arrested for allegedly announcing a hateful message over a South Jersey Wal-Mart’s intercom, has been released to the custody of his parents, police said.
The Atlantic County, N.J. teenager was taken into custody Friday evening on charges of harassment and bias intimidation after allegedly accessing the Washington Township, N.J. store’s public […]
Texas executes man convicted of killing newlywed Brazilian engineer in suburban Dallas in 2000
The state of Texas has executed a Dallas-area man convicted of fatally shooting a Brazilian engineer.Thirty-two-year-old Michael Sigala received a lethal injection Tuesday night for the August 2000 fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kleber Santos, whose job had brought him to Texas shortly after he was married. Santos’ wife was also killed in the attack at […]
Issuer of 79.9% Interest Rate Credit Card Defends Its Product
If you have bad credit in the new era of credit card regulation, be prepared to pay — dearly — for the privilege of using credit. That’s the message underlying recent credit card offers that feature jaw-dropping interest rates of up to 79.9 percent.
The sky-high rates may be a sign of things to come in […]
The Evil Company, New York Times ad outlook dim, shares fall (Can’t wait for New York Times to go out of business)
he New York Times Co (NYT.N) warned on Wednesday that print newspaper advertising will continue to decline, sending shares down nearly 9 percent, even as the company slashed costs to reach a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit.
The results, like that of other U.S. newspaper publishers, show that revenue declines are easing as the economy improves and […]