London -- At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize on Monday, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley. "We need to move beyond relevance to resonance," he said. It was a call to move beyond the shallows to the depths, beyond the passing novelties of the moment to the echoes of the soul. The Canon summed up the vicious circle we too often find ourselves caught in: "We are," he said, "spending money we don't have on things we don't want in order to impress people we don't like." To find the peace of mind that alone can replace this…
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed16 May 2012 | 1:28 pmA northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison.Randy Swopes, 52, of Waukegan, entered an Alford plea Friday to aggravated battery. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to possibly win a conviction. Swopes was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service.Swopes' son reportedly suffers from Crohn's Disease. According to WebMD, the condition is an inflammatory bowel disease that… -
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The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at me through my computer screen: "Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit."Speaker John Boehner is promising a rematch of last summer's debt ceiling fight. You remember. The brawl that shook the financial markets and caused a downgrade in the debt rating of the United States of America is up for a rematch. Once again, the hapless Speaker is playing the mouthpiece to his Tea Party irredentists. His stand? Unless the amount of the debt ceiling… -
Randy Swopes, Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com16 May 2012 | 1:28 pmA northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison.Randy Swopes, 52, of Waukegan, entered an Alford plea Friday to aggravated battery. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to possibly win a conviction. Swopes was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service.Swopes' son reportedly suffers from Crohn's Disease. According to WebMD, the condition is an inflammatory bowel disease that…
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15 May 2012 | 7:35 pmLondon -- At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize on Monday, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley. "We need to move beyond relevance to resonance," he said. It was a call to move beyond the shallows to the depths, beyond the passing novelties of the moment to the echoes of the soul. The Canon summed up the vicious circle we too often find ourselves caught in: "We are," he said, "spending money we don't have on things we don't want in order to impress people we don't like." To find the peace of mind that alone can replace this… -
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14 May 2012 | 12:15 pmAt a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize today, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley. "We need to move beyond relevance to resonance," he said. It was a call to move beyond the shallows to the depths, beyond the passing novelties of the moment to the echoes of the soul. The Canon summed up the vicious circle we too often find ourselves caught in: "We are," he said, "spending money we don't have on things we don't want in order to impress people we don't like." To find the peace of mind that alone can replace this aimless search that has led to… -
My Mother: The Ultimate Fearless Role Model
12 May 2012 | 11:00 pmThe first experience of fear I remember was a particularly strange one. I was 9 years old. Over dinner one night, my mother started telling my younger sister, Agapi, and me about the time during the Greek civil war, in the 1940s, when she fled to the mountains with two Jewish girls. As part of the Greek Red Cross, she was taking care of wounded soldiers and hiding the girls. She described the night when German soldiers arrived at their cabin and started to shoot, threatening to kill everyone if the group did not surrender the Jews the Germans suspected (rightly) they were hiding. My mother,… -
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12 May 2012 | 11:00 pmThis week, risky trades by JP Morgan caused $2 billion in losses and showed why muscular banking regulation is still so badly needed; Rick Santorum endorsed Romney in an email sent out around midnight with no advance notice to reporters -- just one step short of sending his endorsement directly to spam folders; and, of course, the week's top story was obviously President Obama's "I do" on gay marriage -- a groundbreaking move that aligned him with Dr. King's evocative suggestion that we be the headlights of history, not the taillights. Thank you for your bold leadership, Mr. President. Now,… -
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6 May 2012 | 11:00 amOn this week's NBC special about the killing of Osama bin Laden, Brian Williams repeatedly held up the famous photo of administration members watching the raid and asked those in the photo, "What does it conjure up inside of you?" This week also brought the latest job numbers, which revealed the lowest percentage of adults working or looking for work in 30 years. Maybe Williams should tape a follow-up special where he holds up a copy of the jobs report and asks administration members, "What does it conjure up inside of you?" Contrasting the White House's relentless focus on the bin Laden…
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Randy Swopes, Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea
16 May 2012 | 1:28 pmA northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison.Randy Swopes, 52, of Waukegan, entered an Alford plea Friday to aggravated battery. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to possibly win a conviction. Swopes was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service.Swopes' son reportedly suffers from Crohn's Disease. According to WebMD, the condition is an inflammatory bowel disease that… -
Healthy Food Isn't Necessarily More Expensive Than Junk Food, Study Finds
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Mitt Romney's Gay Rights Views Caused Family Friction In 2002
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmWASHINGTON -- As complicated as the politics of gay marriage have been for President Barack Obama to navigate, they have proven problematic for Mitt Romney as well.Immediately after the president announced his support for marriage equality, his re-election campaign went on the offensive, charging Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, with being more regressive on LGBT rights than former President George W. Bush."If the Republican Party thinks this is a great issue they sure are looking reticent about it," one top Obama strategist told The Huffington Post. "I think Romney, like [with]… -
Post-It Note Prank At Cascade High School Leaves Students Suspended, Janitor Fired (VIDEO)
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmA senior prank has led six Cascade High School students in Clayton, Ind., to be suspended, caused one custodian to be fired, and sparked outrage among their classmates this week, WISH-TV reports.Students said the prank, which involved sticking 12,000 Post-it notes to the windows and walls of the school, was intended to be harmless.“We figured it's cheap, easy, creative, it doesn’t damage anything,” Anthony Canaday, one of the suspended seniors, told WISH-TV.Read More... More on Video -
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16 May 2012 | 1:23 pmThere are more signs that new Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang is not going to turn a laser focus on the editors as she tries to reshape Time Inc. for the digital world.Read More...
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Richard Klass: Vampires and Mattresses
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at me through my computer screen: "Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit."Speaker John Boehner is promising a rematch of last summer's debt ceiling fight. You remember. The brawl that shook the financial markets and caused a downgrade in the debt rating of the United States of America is up for a rematch. Once again, the hapless Speaker is playing the mouthpiece to his Tea Party irredentists. His stand? Unless the amount of the debt ceiling… -
Christopher Arterton: Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?
16 May 2012 | 1:24 pmThe recent primary victory by Richard Mourdock over Dick Lugar should send greater shock waves through Washington than merely the one Senate seat now potentially up for grabs. Evidently, Tea Party-backed candidates will be continuing their war against the politics of compromise.Read More... More on Tea Party -
Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
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16 May 2012 | 1:21 pmIn men there is something that is not well understood or accepted by the more gentle aspects of modern society. Few writers have captured the full-bodied compulsive pull of it as well as Deni Béchard does in Cures for Hunger.Read More... More on Book Reviews
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Randy Swopes, Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea
16 May 2012 | 1:28 pmA northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison.Randy Swopes, 52, of Waukegan, entered an Alford plea Friday to aggravated battery. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to possibly win a conviction. Swopes was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service.Swopes' son reportedly suffers from Crohn's Disease. According to WebMD, the condition is an inflammatory bowel disease that… -
Richard Klass: Vampires and Mattresses
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at me through my computer screen: "Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit."Speaker John Boehner is promising a rematch of last summer's debt ceiling fight. You remember. The brawl that shook the financial markets and caused a downgrade in the debt rating of the United States of America is up for a rematch. Once again, the hapless Speaker is playing the mouthpiece to his Tea Party irredentists. His stand? Unless the amount of the debt ceiling… -
Healthy Food Isn't Necessarily More Expensive Than Junk Food, Study Finds
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmWASHINGTON -- Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?A new Agriculture Department study counters a common perception that junk food is cheaper than a nutritionally balanced meal.Read More... More on Video -
Mitt Romney's Gay Rights Views Caused Family Friction In 2002
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmWASHINGTON -- As complicated as the politics of gay marriage have been for President Barack Obama to navigate, they have proven problematic for Mitt Romney as well.Immediately after the president announced his support for marriage equality, his re-election campaign went on the offensive, charging Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, with being more regressive on LGBT rights than former President George W. Bush."If the Republican Party thinks this is a great issue they sure are looking reticent about it," one top Obama strategist told The Huffington Post. "I think Romney, like [with]… -
Post-It Note Prank At Cascade High School Leaves Students Suspended, Janitor Fired (VIDEO)
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmA senior prank has led six Cascade High School students in Clayton, Ind., to be suspended, caused one custodian to be fired, and sparked outrage among their classmates this week, WISH-TV reports.Students said the prank, which involved sticking 12,000 Post-it notes to the windows and walls of the school, was intended to be harmless.“We figured it's cheap, easy, creative, it doesn’t damage anything,” Anthony Canaday, one of the suspended seniors, told WISH-TV.Read More... More on Video
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Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmWorried about the fate of the Euro? The student loan crisis? Unemployment? The federal deficit? Here's something we can all worry about: The latest Living Planet Report, published by the Global Footprint Network and the World Wildlife Fund, indicates that humanity is now consuming resources at a pace that is 52 percent faster than what the Earth can renew. And that doesn't take into account the rate at which we are depleting non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, and metals. Consumed, as most of us are, by our personal finances and challenges, we fail to take note that… -
Suzanne Merkelson: This Is Why You're Fat: The 2012 Farm Bill and the Real Obesity Lobby
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amNearly half of all Americans will be obese by 2030, researchers reported at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Weight of the Nation conference in Washington earlier this month. 42 percent of us are projected to be obese, placing a huge strain on our already compromised health care system. Brian Fung at The Atlantic points out that the health care costs of obesity -- $550 billion over the next two decades -- is more than the U.S. Department of Defense asked for in its fiscal year 2013 budget. With the new HBO documentary, The Weight of the Nation, out this week, we need to ask… -
James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amThe New York Observer -- a newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law that is perhaps best known for publishing a sex column in the mid-1990s -- took issue with a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post about ghost tours in New Orleans. This was the writer's opening sally: James Franco, the real voice of our generation, has taken time out from his busy schedule of Art and Teaching and also Learning to begin a Huffington Post diary. It's about time! So what important issue of our times is Mr. Franco tackling? President Obama's stance on gay rights? The construction of Marina Abramovic's… -
Ari Melber: Did Obama Endorse Gay Marriage for Political Reasons? Good.
16 May 2012 | 11:08 amAs soon as President Obama endorsed gay marriage last week, the principles have been mixed with the politics. And that’s actually a good thing. On Tuesday, the political class fixated on a new poll showing that almost 70 percent of Americans think politics drove Obama’s decision. It’s the kind of data point that politicos love -- nevermind that it’s a methodologically flawed snapshot of a guess at someone else’s motivations. Even the New York Times, which commissioned the poll, seemed to agree. The Grey Lady plopped its story about evolution skepticism on page… -
Mark Steber: What You Can Do Now to Get a Bigger Tax Refund Next Year
16 May 2012 | 11:08 amTax Day has come and gone and many taxpayers are breathing a sigh of relief, ready to put it out of their minds until next year. Others may still be feeling dissatisfaction with their returns, either because they owed money or received a smaller refund amount than they had anticipated. If you are one of those disappointed taxpayers, feeling Uncle Sam owes you more than what you received, there are a few things you can do this year to potentially avoid the same disappointment in 2013. The most obvious way for taxpayers to boost their refund amounts is to increase their income tax withholdings…
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Carlos DeLuna And Cameron Todd Willingham: The Sad Similarities
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Late Returns: Will Big Money Buy A Cornhusker Primary?
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As GOP Backs Away From 'Repeal And Replace,' Media Remains Largely Inattentive
15 May 2012 | 1:10 pmOver at Daily Intel, Jonathan Chait notices that after many months of vowing to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has applied Lean... Read more: Eat the Press, Video, Obamacare, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Health Care Reform, Elections 2012, Affordable Care Act, Romneycare, Repeal and Replace, 2012, Politics News -
Unconstitutional Filibuster? Let's Do It, Let's Sue The Senate!
15 May 2012 | 11:18 amLots of people agree that our government is currently bogged down in a morass of dysfunction that's so disastrous that it's basically criminal. And I ... Read more: Broken System, Eat the Press, Unconstitutional Filibuster, Congressional Dysfunction, Sue-the-Senate, Filibuster Reform, Filibuster Unconstitutional, Filibuster, Supermajority, Politics News -
Congress Disputes Impact Of Hiring Discrimination Against Older Workers
15 May 2012 | 10:43 amWASHINGTON -- Philadelphia resident Sheila Whitelaw lost her job as a manager at a clothing store when the store closed in 2010. She suspects she hasn... Read more: Video, Unemployment, Older Workers Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployment, Nelp, Herb Kohl, Senate Committee on Aging, Age Discrimination, Unemployment Discrimination, Politics News
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US-2012 Congress: 50% Republicans, 44% Democrats (USA Today/Gallup 5/10-13)
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Richard Klass: Vampires and Mattresses
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at me through my computer screen: "Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit." Speaker John Boehner is promising a rematch of last summer's debt ceiling fight. You remember. The brawl that shook the financial markets and caused a downgrade in the debt rating of the United States of America is up for a rematch. Once again, the hapless Speaker is playing the mouthpiece to his Tea Party irredentists. His stand? Unless the amount of the debt ceiling… -
Romney Forced To Distance Himself From Family's Gay Rights Views In 2002
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmWASHINGTON -- As complicated as the politics of gay marriage have been for President Barack Obama to navigate, they have proven problematic for Mitt Romney as well. Immediately after the president announced his support for marriage equality, his re-election campaign went on the offensive, charging Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, with being more regressive on LGBT rights than former President George W. Bush. "If the Republican Party thinks this is a great issue they sure are looking reticent about it," one top Obama strategist told The Huffington Post. "I think Romney, like [with]… -
Christopher Arterton: Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?
16 May 2012 | 1:24 pmThe recent primary victory by Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock over Senator Dick Lugar should send greater shock waves through Washington than merely the one Senate seat now potentially up for grabs. As Mourdock told Jennifer Steinhauer of the New York Times, "This is a historic time, and the most powerful people in both parties are so opposed to one another that one side simply has to win out over the other." Evidently, Tea Party-backed candidates will be continuing their war against the politics of compromise. A year ago, the Pew Research Center asked adults when it came to raising… -
Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JP Morgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JP Morgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the President said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial…
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John W. Whitehead: Voter ID Laws: Silencing the American People
16 May 2012 | 1:41 pm"There has never been in my lifetime, since we got rid of the poll tax and all the Jim Crow burdens on voting, the determined effort to limit the franchise that we see today. Why should we disenfranchise people forever once they've paid their price?" -- Bill Clinton Despite the propaganda being advanced by the government, the purpose of voter ID laws is not to eliminate voter fraud and protect the integrity of elections. Rather, their aim is to silence and suppress as many American voters as possible and increase the already widening chasm between the electorate and our government… -
Richard Klass: Vampires and Mattresses
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at me through my computer screen: "Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit." Speaker John Boehner is promising a rematch of last summer's debt ceiling fight. You remember. The brawl that shook the financial markets and caused a downgrade in the debt rating of the United States of America is up for a rematch. Once again, the hapless Speaker is playing the mouthpiece to his Tea Party irredentists. His stand? Unless the amount of the debt ceiling… -
Christopher Arterton: Hoosier Heresy or Wisdom, 2012 Style?
16 May 2012 | 1:24 pmThe recent primary victory by Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock over Senator Dick Lugar should send greater shock waves through Washington than merely the one Senate seat now potentially up for grabs. As Mourdock told Jennifer Steinhauer of the New York Times, "This is a historic time, and the most powerful people in both parties are so opposed to one another that one side simply has to win out over the other." Evidently, Tea Party-backed candidates will be continuing their war against the politics of compromise. A year ago, the Pew Research Center asked adults when it came to raising… -
Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JPMorgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JPMorgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the president said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial… -
Rick Newman: Why Can't Mitt Romney Admit a Mistake?
16 May 2012 | 1:17 pmMitt Romney made a kind of evasive blanket apology after the Washington Post reported recently that he was the ringleader in the bullying of a fellow student at the Michigan prep school Romney attended in the 1960s. "If I did stupid things, why, I'm afraid I've got to say sorry for it," Romney said -- while adding that he didn't remember the alleged incident and therefore couldn't take direct responsibility for it. Here's what Romney didn't do, however: Simply admit that he was wrong. It's an unsettling habit for a man who could be the next president. Romney's critics focus on his…
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Romney Avoids Mentioning Bush
16 May 2012 | 1:44 pmGOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney managed to avoid mentioning George W. Bush's name during a speech Wednesday, instead referring to his recently announced supporter and former commander-in-chief as President Barack Obama's "predecessor." "[Obama] was very critical of his predecessor for the debts his predecessor put in place," Romney said at a campaign event in St. Petersburg, Fla. "He was very critical of his predecessor because the predecessor put together $4 trillion of debt over eight years." CNN reports that Romney used the word "predecessor" in place of Bush's name five times… -
Judge: Coal Plant's Permit Won't Stand Up In Court
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmHOUSTON (AP) — State environmental regulators did not follow federal guidelines when they issued an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Gulf Coast, and a Texas judge indicated the paperwork is too flawed for construction to begin. District Court Judge Stephen Yelenosky sent the letter Monday in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, who challenged the air permit issued for Las Brisas Energy Center last May by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Yelenosky indicated he would not back the state agency, saying parts of the permitting process were… -
Carlos DeLuna And Cameron Todd Willingham: The Sad Similarities
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmDuring the Supreme Court's 2006 adjudication of Cameron v. Marsh, Justice Antonin Scalia had this to say about what would happen if an innocent person was put to death by the criminal justice system: "If such an event had occurred in recent years, we would not have to hunt for it; the innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops." The last time I had the occasion to dredge up that bit of Scaliana, it was in reference to Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in 2004, wrongly accused of setting a fire in his home that claimed the lives of his children. The Willingham case had become… -
Scott Walker Pitched His Message To Conservatives Nationwide, And It Paid Off
16 May 2012 | 1:35 pmBy Kate Golden and Amy Karon Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism On Nov. 10, 2011, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gave the keynote address at the annual dinner of the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank in Phoenix with ties to the powerful, corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council. "Tonight, you might say I'm preaching to the choir with a bunch of fellow conservatives," Walker, the son of a minister, told more than 1,000 supporters that night. "I preach to the choir because I want the choir to sing. So tonight I'm asking you to sing." His message: Spread the… -
US-2012 Congress: 50% Republicans, 44% Democrats (USA Today/Gallup 5/10-13)
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmUSA Today/Gallup 5/10-13; 1012 adults Mode: Live telephone interviews USA Today Release National 2012 Congress 50% Republicans, 44% Democrats, 6% Undecided (chart)
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Two Time Inc. Editors Strike New Deal
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Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JP Morgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JP Morgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the President said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial… -
Dan Kovalik: US DEA Kills Innocent Civilians in Honduras -- US Media Silent
16 May 2012 | 12:38 pmAccording to the Honduran newspaper, Tiempo, as well as the Honduran human rights group, COFADEH, the agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), dressed in military uniforms, killed at least four and possibly six civilians in a raid which took place on Friday, May 11. The victims included two pregnant women and two children. The newspaper Tiempo did not pull any punches, writing that those killed "were humble and honest citizens." Apparently, the DEA agents fired from helicopter gunships upon a boat carrying civilians on the Patuca back to their community of Ahuas which itself is… -
WATCH: 'The View' Invites Mitt Romney
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmOne day after hosting President Obama, Barbara Walters revealed that "The View" has invited Mitt Romney to appear on the show as well. On Tuesday, Obama visited the "The View," and spoke about gay marriage, his family and financial reform among other things. He also admitted that he had considered announcing his support of gay marriage on the show — a moment that Walters would have surely loved. The co-hosts reflected on the huge interview on Wednesday. Walters said that some viewers have wondered why Romney hasn't been on the show. She clarified that he had in fact visited "The View" to… -
Fox News Host Blames Public Schools For Increase In Same-Sex Marriage Support
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmOn the heels of President Obama's public endorsement of gay marriage, Todd Starnes, host of the daily radio show "Fox News & Commentary," has said he blames public schools for the increased support for same-sex marriage in the country. "... The reason why is because of the public school system," Starnes said on "FoxNews.com Live" on May 10. "Look at what's happening in public schools, they're indoctrination centers. Boys and girls are having their views formulated on gay marriage through the public school system and that's why it's becoming generational." The LGBT blog "Equality Matters"…
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Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JPMorgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JPMorgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the president said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial… -
Dan Kovalik: US DEA Kills Innocent Civilians in Honduras -- US Media Silent
16 May 2012 | 12:38 pmAccording to the Honduran newspaper, Tiempo, as well as the Honduran human rights group, COFADEH, the agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), dressed in military uniforms, killed at least four and possibly six civilians in a raid which took place on Friday, May 11. The victims included two pregnant women and two children. The newspaper Tiempo did not pull any punches, writing that those killed "were humble and honest citizens." Apparently, the DEA agents fired from helicopter gunships upon a boat carrying civilians on the Patuca back to their community of Ahuas which itself is… -
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James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amThe New York Observer -- a newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law that is perhaps best known for publishing a sex column in the mid-1990s -- took issue with a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post about ghost tours in New Orleans. This was the writer's opening sally: James Franco, the real voice of our generation, has taken time out from his busy schedule of Art and Teaching and also Learning to begin a Huffington Post diary. It's about time! So what important issue of our times is Mr. Franco tackling? President Obama's stance on gay rights? The construction of Marina Abramovic's… -
Jerry Lanson: Facebook's IPO Has Journalism Pack Salivating
16 May 2012 | 11:17 amPop the corks. Light the sparklers. Shoot the fireworks. But please. Enough news already about Facebook's IPO. I don't care that Mark Zuckerberg turned 28 this week. I don't care if he's half the age of most American CEOs. And I don't care that Facebook's IPO will send the company's value into the stratosphere (first, it was $80 billion, then $100 billion, now nearly $105 billion and, if The Takeaway knows anything, it could soar to $150 billion or maybe more before all the excitement is over). Make that before the hype is over. Facebook's public offering is everywhere -- on the web, on the…
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Carlos DeLuna And Cameron Todd Willingham: The Sad Similarities
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmDuring the Supreme Court's 2006 adjudication of Cameron v. Marsh, Antonin Scalia had this to say about what would happen if an innocent person was put to death by the criminal justice system: "If such an event had occurred in recent years, we would not have to hunt for it; the innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops." The last time I had the occasion to dredge up that bit of Scaliana, it was in reference to Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in 2004, wrongly accused of setting a fire in his home that claimed the lives of his children. The Willingham case had become… -
Two Time Inc. Editors Strike New Deal
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WATCH: 'The View' Invites Mitt Romney
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmOne day after hosting President Obama, Barbara Walters revealed that "The View" has invited Mitt Romney to appear on the show as well. On Tuesday, Obama visited the "The View," and spoke about gay marriage, his family and financial reform among other things. He also admitted that he had considered announcing his support of gay marriage on the show — a moment that Walters would have surely loved. The co-hosts reflected on the huge interview on Wednesday. Walters said that some viewers have wondered why Romney hasn't been on the show. She clarified that he had in fact visited "The View" to… -
Fox News Host Blames Public Schools For Increase In Same-Sex Marriage Support
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmOn the heels of President Obama's public endorsement of gay marriage, Todd Starnes, host of the daily radio show "Fox News & Commentary," has said he blames public schools for the increased support for same-sex marriage in the country. "... The reason why is because of the public school system," Starnes said on "FoxNews.com Live" on May 10. "Look at what's happening in public schools, they're indoctrination centers. Boys and girls are having their views formulated on gay marriage through the public school system and that's why it's becoming generational." The LGBT blog "Equality Matters"… -
James O'Keefe Fail
16 May 2012 | 12:12 pmConservative filmmaker James O’Keefe released a new video today supposedly exposing voter fraud in North Carolina by highlighting non-citizens like Zbigniew Gorzkowski who have voted in recent elections.
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Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JP Morgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JP Morgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the President said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial… -
Brad Reid: Trade Secrets May Be Lost
16 May 2012 | 1:16 pmA recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a reminder that a trade secret may be lost if the owner fails to take reasonable precautions to protect it (Fail-Safe, LLC v. A.O. Smith Corp.). Inventors, and other owners of intellectual property, must have a signed confidentiality agreement prior to disclosing proprietary or trade secret information in the course of business negotiations or transactions. As the Seventh Circuit began its opinion: This case is about whether a plaintiff can sustain a trade secret or unjust enrichment claim when that plaintiff… -
Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 1:06 pmFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent a tweet aimed at its auto rival: (h/t Business Insider) A GM executive told the The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that Facebook advertising was ineffective. Critics have used metrics such as click-through rate to cast doubt on the product-pushing power of Facebook. A Webtrends report puts the Facebook click-through-rate (ad clicks vs. views) at 0.05 percent, far less than Google Display's 0.4 percent. GM declined to comment for this story. A… -
Jeffrey Rubin: What Will a Greek Default Mean for You?
16 May 2012 | 12:55 pmWith Greece on the verge of default, we're about to learn how little has really changed since governments around the world wrote the last round of bailout checks to prop up failing financial institutions. Just as the collapse of the US subprime mortgage market rippled into nearly every corner of the global financial system, so too will a pending default by Greece. A look at Greece's borrowing history shows that defaulting on debt obligations is nothing new for the country. Over the last two centuries, Greece has been in a state of default more than half the time. What's different today is the… -
Trey Ellis: Romney's Business Plan: Sell Us for Parts
16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmEither Romney doesn't understand the words coming out of his mouth, he's just pretending not to understand the words coming out of his mouth, or he's the worse businessman ever. It's hard to believe it's the later. You'd think someone who's entire wealth, his $22 million a year, $60,000 a day, $2,500 per hour every hour of the day every day of the week, stems from having borrowed tens of millions of dollars from banks. Few humans in the history of this planet have loaded up companies with as much debt as has the current GOP presidential nominee. Even for a preternaturally slick politician…
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Robert Reich: The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmThe dog that didn't bark this week, let alone bite, was the president's response to JP Morgan Chase's bombshell admission of losing more than $2 billion in risky derivative trades that should never have been made. "JP Morgan is one of the best-managed banks there is. Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got and they still lost $2 billion," the President said on the television show The View, which aired Tuesday, suggesting that a weaker bank might not have survived. That was it. Not a word about Jamie Dimon's tireless campaign to eviscerate the Dodd-Frank financial… -
Brad Reid: Trade Secrets May Be Lost
16 May 2012 | 1:16 pmA recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a reminder that a trade secret may be lost if the owner fails to take reasonable precautions to protect it (Fail-Safe, LLC v. A.O. Smith Corp.). Inventors, and other owners of intellectual property, must have a signed confidentiality agreement prior to disclosing proprietary or trade secret information in the course of business negotiations or transactions. As the Seventh Circuit began its opinion: This case is about whether a plaintiff can sustain a trade secret or unjust enrichment claim when that plaintiff… -
Jeffrey Rubin: What Will a Greek Default Mean for You?
16 May 2012 | 12:55 pmWith Greece on the verge of default, we're about to learn how little has really changed since governments around the world wrote the last round of bailout checks to prop up failing financial institutions. Just as the collapse of the US subprime mortgage market rippled into nearly every corner of the global financial system, so too will a pending default by Greece. A look at Greece's borrowing history shows that defaulting on debt obligations is nothing new for the country. Over the last two centuries, Greece has been in a state of default more than half the time. What's different today is the… -
Trey Ellis: Romney's Business Plan: Sell Us for Parts
16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmEither Romney doesn't understand the words coming out of his mouth, he's just pretending not to understand the words coming out of his mouth, or he's the worse businessman ever. It's hard to believe it's the later. You'd think someone who's entire wealth, his $22 million a year, $60,000 a day, $2,500 per hour every hour of the day every day of the week, stems from having borrowed tens of millions of dollars from banks. Few humans in the history of this planet have loaded up companies with as much debt as has the current GOP presidential nominee. Even for a preternaturally slick politician… -
Evan Soltas: Manufacture, Baby, Manufacture?
16 May 2012 | 12:49 pmWill the second decade of the twentieth century be the decade of "Manufacture, Baby, Manufacture"? It seems increasingly that way -- I had referenced the unusual recovery in manufacturing employment since the 2008 recession in an offhand way in my post on industry-level signaling, and that sparked my curiosity to see to what extent this recovery is cyclical, and to what extent is it structural. The answer is that I cannot explain the recovery of manufacturing employment with a cyclical story. In short, what's going on in manufacturing employment represents, to a large extent, a…
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Judge: Coal Plant's Permit Won't Stand Up In Court
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmHOUSTON (AP) — State environmental regulators did not follow federal guidelines when they issued an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Gulf Coast, and a Texas judge indicated the paperwork is too flawed for construction to begin. District Court Judge Stephen Yelenosky sent the letter Monday in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, who challenged the air permit issued for Las Brisas Energy Center last May by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Yelenosky indicated he would not back the state agency, saying parts of the permitting process were… -
Is It Really More Expensive To Eat Healthy?
16 May 2012 | 1:26 pmWASHINGTON -- Is it really more expensive to eat healthy? A new Agriculture Department study counters a common perception that junk food is cheaper than a nutritionally balanced meal. It all depends on how prices are measured. Pastries and processed snacks high in fat, sugar or salt may seem a bargain if the price is measured by calories. By weight or portion size, grains, vegetables and fruits are less expensive. The cost of eating healthy foods has been the subject of growing debate. Experts warn that a third of U.S. adults are obese, and expect that number to grow to 42 percent by 2030. A… -
Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 1:06 pmFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent a tweet aimed at its auto rival (h/t Business Insider): A GM executive told the The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that Facebook advertising was ineffective. Critics have used metrics such as click-through rate to cast doubt on the product-pushing power of Facebook. A Webtrends report puts the Facebook click-through-rate (ad clicks vs. views) at 0.05 percent, far less than Google Display's 0.4 percent. GM declined to comment for this story. A Ford… -
Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmIn a letter sent Tuesday to Gregory B. Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, representatives of the nuclear power industry argued that an enhanced safety feature designed to limit releases of radioactive gases into the environment during a severe accident was being hastily considered by the commission. Nuclear safety advocates, however, argue that the industry is simply jockeying to avoid added costs as the commission begins to implement tougher safety guidelines for U.S. reactors in the aftermath of last year's meltdown at a Japanese power plant. The safety feature in… -
New York Tech Booms, Even As City's Jobless Rate Rises
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmNEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday the launch of a website mapping Internet startups in New York City that are hiring. Speaking at Internet Week New York in SoHo, Bloomberg unveiled the Made in NY Digital Map as he touted the city's fast-growing technology industry for providing New York with a vital economic boost. "Nearly 500 new technology companies have launched in our city since 2007," creating more than 10,000 jobs, said Bloomberg, citing a study released last week by the Center for an Urban Future, a New York-based think tank. The study, funded by the Association for…
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Jon Chattman: Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley Discusses New 'Personal,' 'Philosophical,' and 'Strange' Album
16 May 2012 | 1:21 pmPhoto: Alex Lake Their first album, Hopes & Fears, spawned the epic hit "Somewhere Only We Know" and other standouts that packed an emotional wallop and charmed the pants right off of us (well, not literally). Their second effort, Under The Iron Sea, came across far more darker and deeper -- a direct result of lead singer Tom Chaplin battling his inner demons. Their last album, Perfect Symmetry, lightened the mood a bit and unleashed some infectious pop on our candy asses. Long-winded opening sentences and inappropriate use of wrestler The Rock's catchphrase aside, Keane is back with their… -
John Travolta's Masseur Hires A-List Attorney
16 May 2012 | 1:13 pmLooks like John Doe #1, the first anonymous masseur to accuse John Travolta of sexual battery and harassment, won't be without legal counsel for long. As People magazine is reporting, John Doe #1 -- identified in court documents only as a Texas-based masseur -- has hired famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred to represent him. "Mr. Doe's lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice which means that he is still legally entitled to file another lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses," Allred told People. "We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may… -
Michel Gondry's Unexpected New Film
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmMichel Gondry used to have a style that was easy to pigeonhole. His "Science of Sleep," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and past music video collaborations with Bjork, The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk suggested a magical, expansive style that took place just left of center. But now comes "The We And The I," a simple, honest look at a bunch of Bronx high school kids taking the bus home from school. The film will premiere at Cannes, and the trailer was just released via Bleeding Cool. In 2010 he told Cinema Blend that this film was about his own experience as a high-schooler, and… -
WATCH: First Look At The Graphic 'Grey's Anatomy' Finale
16 May 2012 | 12:52 pmA big death is on its way to Seattle Grace, and last week's giant plane crash may have something to do with it. The first six minutes of the Season 8 "Grey's Anatomy" finale, entitled "Flight" (airing on Thursday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC), which has hit the internet, pick up after a plane, carrying Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Derek (Patrcik Dempsey), Cristina (Sandrah Oh), Lexie (Chyler Leigh), Mark (Eric Dane) and Arizona (Jessica Chapsaw), crashed into a forest. Derek and Lexie are missing and Arizona is crying hysterically -- and it's not long before we see why. "I think we're all alive,"… -
Turnstyle: The Word (and Elbows and Knees) of God: Fight Church
16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmBy: Noah J. Nelson It's hard to imagine two parts of American culture-- mixed martial arts and Christianity-- that on the surface are more incompatible. Jesus is known for telling his followers to turn the other cheek. MMA fighters are known for turning their opponents' cheeks for them, with their fists, elbows, and knees. If there's one existential truth it's this: humans, especially American humans, are hideously complex. Yet the existence of ministries that embrace MMA still surprises. Documentarians Daniel Junge (the Academy Award winning doc short Saving Face) and Bryan Storkel (Holy…
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David Finkle: First Nighter: Sheera Ben-David 'Rains' Supreme at Feinstein's
16 May 2012 | 1:47 pmSheera Ben-David, whom the astute Feinstein's at Loews Regency deciders know enough to book and then book again, doesn't yet appear to have built the large following she deserves. It may be because she -- referring to herself with amusing candor as a "plus-size model" -- tends to prefer giving cabaret audiences a darker vision of existence than boite fans enjoy hearing when they only care to be entertained with tunes they recognize. Never mind. What Ben-David is doing, consciously or unconsciously, is hewing more closely to the small-room conventions that '20s Germans (Bertolt Brecht and Kurt… -
Jon Chattman: Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley Discusses New 'Personal,' 'Philosophical,' and 'Strange' Album
16 May 2012 | 1:21 pmPhoto: Alex Lake Their first album, Hopes & Fears, spawned the epic hit "Somewhere Only We Know" and other standouts that packed an emotional wallop and charmed the pants right off of us (well, not literally). Their second effort, Under The Iron Sea, came across far more darker and deeper -- a direct result of lead singer Tom Chaplin battling his inner demons. Their last album, Perfect Symmetry, lightened the mood a bit and unleashed some infectious pop on our candy asses. Long-winded opening sentences and inappropriate use of wrestler The Rock's catchphrase aside, Keane is back with their… -
Turnstyle: The Word (and Elbows and Knees) of God: Fight Church
16 May 2012 | 12:51 pmBy: Noah J. Nelson It's hard to imagine two parts of American culture-- mixed martial arts and Christianity-- that on the surface are more incompatible. Jesus is known for telling his followers to turn the other cheek. MMA fighters are known for turning their opponents' cheeks for them, with their fists, elbows, and knees. If there's one existential truth it's this: humans, especially American humans, are hideously complex. Yet the existence of ministries that embrace MMA still surprises. Documentarians Daniel Junge (the Academy Award winning doc short Saving Face) and Bryan Storkel (Holy… -
Eduard Leonard: Why I Came Out During The Filming Of 'Mrs. Eastwood & Company'
16 May 2012 | 12:12 pmDuring the filming of Mrs. Eastwood & Company, I've come to realize that being on a reality show comes with a whole new set of challenges and experiences. A normal day in the reality-television world starts off with someone from the crew knocking on your door before you have had the opportunity to brush your teeth and finish your first cup of coffee. After you have been mic'ed up, the cameras start rolling, and you go about your daily business. It is all pretty normal -- well, except for the crew of camera, light, and sound people following you around. I've quickly become accustomed to having… -
James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amThe New York Observer -- a newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law that is perhaps best known for publishing a sex column in the mid-1990s -- took issue with a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post about ghost tours in New Orleans. This was the writer's opening sally: James Franco, the real voice of our generation, has taken time out from his busy schedule of Art and Teaching and also Learning to begin a Huffington Post diary. It's about time! So what important issue of our times is Mr. Franco tackling? President Obama's stance on gay rights? The construction of Marina Abramovic's…
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Heee's Baaack...
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmAbout a month ago, the so-called Tupac "hologram" took Coachella -- and the Internet -- by storm, leading to speculation on the possibility of a tour. In an interview with The Huffington Post Wednesday, Nick Smith, the president and founder of AV Concepts, the company that orchestrated the optical illusion, said that a "hologram" Tupac tour was "very likely." "Given the massive exposure from Coachella ... there is a very high likelihood that they will bring someone on tour," Smith told HuffPost. According to Smith, AV Concepts also consulted on performance elements like camera angles and… -
Matthew McConaughey In The Advocate: 'I'm For Gay Power'
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmMatthew McConaughey's gay fans are no doubt looking forward to "Magic Mike," which will feature scenes of the star stripping down to a thong alongside fellow heartthrobs Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello. But the 42-year-old hunk has always enjoyed a sizable gay fanbase, which he discusses at length in a new interview with The Advocate. "It’s much appreciated," he tells writer Brandon Voss of the support from the gay community. "You know, I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I’m for anything… -
John Travolta's Masseur Hires A-List Attorney
16 May 2012 | 1:13 pmLooks like John Doe #1, the first anonymous masseur to accuse John Travolta of sexual battery and harassment, won't be without legal counsel for long. As People magazine is reporting, John Doe #1 -- identified in court documents only as a Texas-based masseur -- has hired famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred to represent him. "Mr. Doe's lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice which means that he is still legally entitled to file another lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses," Allred told People. "We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may… -
Michel Gondry's Unexpected New Film
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmMichel Gondry used to have a style that was easy to pigeonhole. His "Science of Sleep," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and past music video collaborations with Bjork, The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk suggested a magical, expansive style that took place just left of center. But now comes "The We And The I," a simple, honest look at a bunch of Bronx high school kids taking the bus home from school. The film will premiere at Cannes, and the trailer was just released via Bleeding Cool. In 2010 he told Cinema Blend that this film was about his own experience as a high-schooler, and… -
WATCH: First Look At The Graphic 'Grey's Anatomy' Finale
16 May 2012 | 12:52 pmA big death is on its way to Seattle Grace, and last week's giant plane crash may have something to do with it. The first six minutes of the Season 8 "Grey's Anatomy" finale, entitled "Flight" (airing on Thursday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC), which has hit the internet, pick up after a plane, carrying Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Derek (Patrcik Dempsey), Cristina (Sandrah Oh), Lexie (Chyler Leigh), Mark (Eric Dane) and Arizona (Jessica Chapsaw), crashed into a forest. Derek and Lexie are missing and Arizona is crying hysterically -- and it's not long before we see why. "I think we're all alive,"…
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Elisabetta Canalis Strips Down To Teeny Bikini
16 May 2012 | 11:54 amLooking good, Elisabetta. George Clooney's ex-flame Elisabetta Canalis sure gave paparazzi in Antibes, France, an eyeful on Wednesday, showing off her fit figure in a barely-there pink bikini. But the model and "Dancing With the Stars" alum wasn't alone for her day of sunbathing. At one point, Canalis was aboard a yacht with "The Dictator" -- a fully costumed Sacha Baron Cohen. In what appears to be a publicity stunt for the actor's forthcoming flick, the pair were getting quite handsy, lotioning-up each other. But after a few glasses of champagne and a game of hide and seek inside the… -
Cator Sparks: Top 10 Things I Learned About My Teeth! Who Knew?
16 May 2012 | 11:44 amSpring has sprung around most of America and people are shedding their sleepy winter ways to reveal that old pep in their step. It's also a time for spring cleaning, getting back into a serious gym routine and giving your body that once-over we never like to admit we do. For me, that also includes my teeth, which need to look on point for all those spring socials I swirl around to for work. A friend recommended I try out this swanky space on 57th Street called East Side Dental Medicine to get a check up from Dr. Jyoti Srivastava and Dr. Robert Castracane (partners in life and work!) and I… -
James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amThe New York Observer -- a newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law that is perhaps best known for publishing a sex column in the mid-1990s -- took issue with a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post about ghost tours in New Orleans. This was the writer's opening sally: James Franco, the real voice of our generation, has taken time out from his busy schedule of Art and Teaching and also Learning to begin a Huffington Post diary. It's about time! So what important issue of our times is Mr. Franco tackling? President Obama's stance on gay rights? The construction of Marina Abramovic's… -
Stephanie Vendetti: Bring Back the Treasures From Every Decade -- Redhead Style
16 May 2012 | 11:28 am"One person's trash is another person's treasure." As a redhead fashion and accessories expert, I search and search for items that will make my outfit unique and fun. Recently, I took a break from department stores and made a trip to my grandmother's closet. I found unbelievable fashion treasures in old boxes that hadn't been touched in years (Did I mention she was a redhead, too?!). These gems dated back generations and were worn everywhere from the local boom-boom room to riding to the beaches in a classic Ford Galaxy. It took hours to look through the scarves, belts and clutches. Who knew… -
PHOTOS: Queen Elizabeth II Is On A Boat
16 May 2012 | 11:16 amThe fun never stops on Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour, with England's royals traveling all over the United Kingdom (and beyond!) to fete the queen's sixtieth year on the throne. On today's agenda: a boat ride! Queen Elizabeth II, her hubby Prince Philip and son Prince Charles set sail on the Pride of Sefton, a barge that took them down the Leeds and Liverpool Canal past throngs of waving fans. The queen was headed towards Burnley, home to the British textiles industry and an area recently rejuvenated by Prince Charles' charitable work. To do all her meeting-and-greeting, the queen…
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Cator Sparks: Top 10 Things I Learned About My Teeth! Who Knew?
16 May 2012 | 11:44 amSpring has sprung around most of America and people are shedding their sleepy winter ways to reveal that old pep in their step. It's also a time for spring cleaning, getting back into a serious gym routine and giving your body that once-over we never like to admit we do. For me, that also includes my teeth, which need to look on point for all those spring socials I swirl around to for work. A friend recommended I try out this swanky space on 57th Street called East Side Dental Medicine to get a check up from Dr. Jyoti Srivastava and Dr. Robert Castracane (partners in life and work!) and I… -
James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
16 May 2012 | 11:38 amThe New York Observer -- a newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law that is perhaps best known for publishing a sex column in the mid-1990s -- took issue with a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post about ghost tours in New Orleans. This was the writer's opening sally: James Franco, the real voice of our generation, has taken time out from his busy schedule of Art and Teaching and also Learning to begin a Huffington Post diary. It's about time! So what important issue of our times is Mr. Franco tackling? President Obama's stance on gay rights? The construction of Marina Abramovic's… -
Stephanie Vendetti: Bring Back the Treasures From Every Decade -- Redhead Style
16 May 2012 | 11:28 am"One person's trash is another person's treasure." As a redhead fashion and accessories expert, I search and search for items that will make my outfit unique and fun. Recently, I took a break from department stores and made a trip to my grandmother's closet. I found unbelievable fashion treasures in old boxes that hadn't been touched in years (Did I mention she was a redhead, too?!). These gems dated back generations and were worn everywhere from the local boom-boom room to riding to the beaches in a classic Ford Galaxy. It took hours to look through the scarves, belts and clutches. Who knew… -
Stephanie Penn: Fashionable Best Friend: HelloStyle's 'Big Girl In A Skinny World'
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amI'm very vocal about my fashion sense or lack thereof. I don't have a problem putting matching separates together to make a complete outfit, nor do I have an issue with determining what I like or don't like. My issue (when it comes to fashion) is trying to stay with the trends while wearing items that I'm comfortable with. I can be a bit of a rebel in some aspects of my life but rebelling when it comes to fashion can be risky. There have been times when I just refused to conform to fashion do's and dont's, resulting in fashion nos instead of yeses! Some people can pull off fashionably… -
Karen Klopp: Frieze Art Fair New York
16 May 2012 | 10:07 amThe British Art Coming! The British Art Coming! Frieze New York, one of the most exciting events in the New York art world this year, took place earlier this month, May 4 - 7. Presented there were some of the most dynamic galleries from around the world, bringing an international focus to the New York contemporary art scene. In addition to showcasing works by over 1,000 of the world's leading artists, also included were Frieze Projects, the fair's program of artists' commissions, and Frieze Talks, a program of debates, panel discussions and keynote lectures. And it all took place in a…
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Elisabetta Canalis Strips Down To Teeny Bikini
16 May 2012 | 11:54 amLooking good, Elisabetta. George Clooney's ex-flame Elisabetta Canalis sure gave paparazzi in Antibes, France, an eyeful on Wednesday, showing off her fit figure in a barely-there pink bikini. But the model and "Dancing With the Stars" alum wasn't alone for her day of sunbathing. At one point, Canalis was aboard a yacht with "The Dictator" -- a fully costumed Sacha Baron Cohen. In what appears to be a publicity stunt for the actor's forthcoming flick, the pair were getting quite handsy, lotioning-up each other. But after a few glasses of champagne and a game of hide and seek inside the… -
PHOTOS: Queen Elizabeth II Is On A Boat
16 May 2012 | 11:16 amThe fun never stops on Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour, with England's royals traveling all over the United Kingdom (and beyond!) to fete the queen's sixtieth year on the throne. On today's agenda: a boat ride! Queen Elizabeth II, her hubby Prince Philip and son Prince Charles set sail on the Pride of Sefton, a barge that took them down the Leeds and Liverpool Canal past throngs of waving fans. The queen was headed towards Burnley, home to the British textiles industry and an area recently rejuvenated by Prince Charles' charitable work. To do all her meeting-and-greeting, the queen… -
16 Ballgowns That Make Us Giddy
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amWho wears ballgowns anymore? Wedding dresses continue to be extravagant, even prom dresses are formal, but these works of fashion art hardly exist in our contemporary world outside of the red carpet or a museum. The V&A museum in London's upcoming exhibit, "Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950" looks back at this phenomenon, exploring how exactly ballgowns have changed in the past 60 years. Opening May 19th, the exhibit features dresses worn by the British royal family, including the Norman Hartnell number Queen Elizabeth II wore to her coronation in 1953 and the Catherine Walker "Elvis… -
Trying To Look Like Her? Special Sneakers Likely Won't Help
16 May 2012 | 10:30 amWASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush. Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles. Kardashian, Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads. The settlement, announced Wednesday, also involves the company's Resistance Runner, Toners,… -
PHOTOS: Ke$ha Finally Gets A Makeover
16 May 2012 | 10:26 amKe$ha, the self proclaimed "dirty little sister" of pop, looked anything but grungy during the BMI Pop Music Awards on Tuesday night. The pop star ditched her ripped stockings, studded hair and uhm, crude behavior, and channeled the 1920's in a very flapper-esque outfit. Ke$ha looked glamorous in a silver and gold drape dress, black peep-toe heels and a thin gold headband placed atop her wavy blonde hair. And it gets better: the singer's makeup was even appropriate, a far cry from her bright blue lipstick days, as she rocked shimmery eyes and wine-stained lips. We're impressed! Is the "Tik…
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10 Foods That Mask Bad Breath
16 May 2012 | 3:11 pmBy: Beth W. Orenstein, Everyday Health Maybe you shouldn’t have had those raw onions with your hamburger at lunch, because now you're faced with bad breath all afternoon. Many people find they can’t hide what they ate because certain foods linger in their systems, causing bad breath. Onions and garlic are probably the most common and most well-known instigators of bad breath, or halitosis, but there are others. The issue with foods like onions and garlic is that they contain pungent oils that get carried through your bloodstream to your lungs. When you breathe out, the pungent leftovers… -
Lee Crockett: The Bottom Line: Even Fish Need Yearly Checkups
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmHealth care is a controversial topic these days, but one thing we can all agree on is the importance of annual checkups. Every year, millions of Americans visit their doctors as a proactive measure to stay healthy, identify any underlying conditions, and check for common problems -- all in an effort to promote long-term health. What makes sense for us is equally important for life in our oceans. Each year, U.S. ocean fish populations undergo a checkup by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a report to Congress, the Status of U.S. Fisheries. On May 14, 2012, NOAA… -
Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmIn a letter sent Tuesday to Gregory B. Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, representatives of the nuclear power industry argued that an enhanced safety feature designed to limit releases of radioactive gases into the environment during a severe accident was being hastily considered by the commission. Nuclear safety advocates, however, argue that the industry is simply jockeying to avoid added costs as the commission begins to implement tougher safety guidelines for U.S. reactors in the aftermath of last year's meltdown at a Japanese power plant. The safety feature in… -
Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year
16 May 2012 | 12:17 pmFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, under a deal announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the beleaguered plant that was set to close later this year will enrich depleted uranium for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Energy Northwest, a utility in Washington state. "After much hard work, the Energy Department, in cooperation with the other organizations, has identified a creative path forward to utilize a portion of our depleted uranium… -
Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmWorried about the fate of the Euro? The student loan crisis? Unemployment? The federal deficit? Here's something we can all worry about: The latest Living Planet Report, published by the Global Footprint Network and the World Wildlife Fund, indicates that humanity is now consuming resources at a pace that is 52 percent faster than what the Earth can renew. And that doesn't take into account the rate at which we are depleting non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, and metals. Consumed, as most of us are, by our personal finances and challenges, we fail to take note that…
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Lee Crockett: The Bottom Line: Even Fish Need Yearly Checkups
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmHealth care is a controversial topic these days, but one thing we can all agree on is the importance of annual checkups. Every year, millions of Americans visit their doctors as a proactive measure to stay healthy, identify any underlying conditions, and check for common problems -- all in an effort to promote long-term health. What makes sense for us is equally important for life in our oceans. Each year, U.S. ocean fish populations undergo a checkup by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a report to Congress, the Status of U.S. Fisheries. On May 14, 2012, NOAA… -
Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmWorried about the fate of the Euro? The student loan crisis? Unemployment? The federal deficit? Here's something we can all worry about: The latest Living Planet Report, published by the Global Footprint Network and the World Wildlife Fund, indicates that humanity is now consuming resources at a pace that is 52 percent faster than what the Earth can renew. And that doesn't take into account the rate at which we are depleting non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, and metals. Consumed, as most of us are, by our personal finances and challenges, we fail to take note that… -
Veronique Pittman: Third Graders Help Their School Win Green Cup Recycle Challenge
16 May 2012 | 11:02 amPioneer Academy (PS 307Q), a Pre-K-4th grade school in Queens is the winner of the 2012 Green Cup RECYCLE Challenge, a national student-driven recycling competition for K-12 schools sponsored by the non-profit Green Schools Alliance (GSA). Pioneer achieved "Recycling Champion" status by earning the highest score of any school -- 106 points -- and correctly sorting 96% of its recycling and trash bins. The school earned 10 "Bonus Points" for additional waste reduction efforts including paperless communications, purchasing recycled paper products and reusable water bottles, and participating in… -
Malcolm Wittenberg: Spotlight on (Sea)Food Safety and Transparency
16 May 2012 | 10:35 amAs a company that promotes the consumption of clean, safe seafood as part of a healthy diet, it's our belief that consumers have the right to know what's in the food they're eating -- this belief represents one of the core values of Safe Harbor and one of the overarching principles that drives our business. Recently food safety and transparency in the food supply chain have been topics of much discussion, and for good reason. As it becomes more and more apparent that the FDA seems ill-equipped to assume a leadership role in ensuring food safety, are food manufacturers missing an opportunity? -
Alexandra Cousteau: Our Most Endangered River? In the Shadow of the Capital
16 May 2012 | 10:07 amI was awoken today by the sound of raindrops on my windowsill. Sitting down at my desk, with the peaceful patter of water helping me to collect my thoughts and prepare for the day, I was stunned to read a report that enumerates a truth I already knew all too well. Tuesday, American Rivers released its annual America's Most Endangered Rivers report. On the list, there are rivers under threat from natural gas development, the construction of new dams and reservoirs, mountaintop removal for coal mining, and excessive water withdrawals. Looking over these threats, it is clear that what is…
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10 Foods That Mask Bad Breath
16 May 2012 | 3:11 pmBy: Beth W. Orenstein, Everyday Health Maybe you shouldn’t have had those raw onions with your hamburger at lunch, because now you're faced with bad breath all afternoon. Many people find they can’t hide what they ate because certain foods linger in their systems, causing bad breath. Onions and garlic are probably the most common and most well-known instigators of bad breath, or halitosis, but there are others. The issue with foods like onions and garlic is that they contain pungent oils that get carried through your bloodstream to your lungs. When you breathe out, the pungent leftovers… -
Judge: Coal Plant's Permit Won't Stand Up In Court
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmHOUSTON (AP) — State environmental regulators did not follow federal guidelines when they issued an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Gulf Coast, and a Texas judge indicated the paperwork is too flawed for construction to begin. District Court Judge Stephen Yelenosky sent the letter Monday in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, who challenged the air permit issued for Las Brisas Energy Center last May by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Yelenosky indicated he would not back the state agency, saying parts of the permitting process were… -
Debate Heats Up Over Radiation Filters For Nuke Plants
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmIn a letter sent Tuesday to Gregory B. Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, representatives of the nuclear power industry argued that an enhanced safety feature designed to limit releases of radioactive gases into the environment during a severe accident was being hastily considered by the commission. Nuclear safety advocates, however, argue that the industry is simply jockeying to avoid added costs as the commission begins to implement tougher safety guidelines for U.S. reactors in the aftermath of last year's meltdown at a Japanese power plant. The safety feature in… -
Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year
16 May 2012 | 12:17 pmFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, under a deal announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the beleaguered plant that was set to close later this year will enrich depleted uranium for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Energy Northwest, a utility in Washington state. "After much hard work, the Energy Department, in cooperation with the other organizations, has identified a creative path forward to utilize a portion of our depleted uranium… -
WATCH: Bird Will Teach You How To Dougie
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amLook, there are plenty of dancing animals on the Internet (just see the slideshow below for proof) but not all of them have genuine moves like this bird getting down to "Teach Me How To Dougie" by Cali Swag District. It's easy to take a video of a bird bopping up and down and add whatever music you want in iMovie, but this little guy is actually dancing (or Dougie-ing) and that makes us smile. Watch above! Via Tastefully Offensive
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Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea
16 May 2012 | 1:28 pmA northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison. Randy Swopes, 52, of Waukegan, entered an Alford plea Friday to aggravated battery. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to possibly win a conviction. Swopes was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 250 hours of community service. Swopes' son reportedly suffers from Crohn's Disease. According to WebMD, the condition is an inflammatory bowel disease… -
Elysabeth Alfano: A Solid Future for the Arts: Chicago Academy for the Arts Turns 30
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmI attended the thirtieth anniversary celebration for the Chicago Academy for the Arts and I was awe-struck by the student performances at the Harris Theatre that preceded last Thursday evening's gala. In an hour-long overview that displayed the many artistic disciplines taught at CAA, the young adults showed us their stuff in dance, music, film and a bit of the visual arts. Under the captivating and provocative choreography of Randy Duncan, three time recipient of the Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Choreographer of the Year, the dance ensemble soared in creative unison and peaked with… -
Donna Solomon, DVM: Dentistry by the Non-Professional
16 May 2012 | 11:36 amWould you ever allow your hair stylist to clean your teeth? Well, that's what I think when I hear groomers or self-proclaimed animal experts profess to be able to "clean" your pet's teeth. These services from non-professionals are frequently referred to as "Anesthesia-Free Dental Cleanings." The truth is, a groomer or anyone for that matter who advertises or solicits you to clean your pet's teeth without anesthesia is doing a disservice to you and your pet. And now, I'd like to strongly defend my position. First, these individuals are not medically trained to recognize pathology and treat… -
Are ICE Detainers In Cook County A Public Safety Issue?
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amMore than eight months since it passed, an ordinance that ended the Cook County Jail's compliance with immigration detainers keeps causing sparks. The detainers are requests that the jail hold inmates up to two business days extra to help federal officials put them into deportation proceedings. Sheriff Tom Dart and some county commissioners are pressing for the ordinance to be scaled back. So is President Obama's administration. They all say their motive is to keep dangerous criminals locked up. Yet officials offer no evidence whether inmates freed by the ordinance endanger the public more… -
Spookiest US Cemeteries: Vote For Your Favorite
16 May 2012 | 10:44 amThis week at HuffPost Travel, national tourism takes a spooky turn. We're taking a look at just a handful of the most visited cemeteries across the US. The locations you favored in round one each have a unique selling point. Saint Louis #1 is infamous for its strong New Orleans heritage, while Mount Moriah is the original resting place of Deadwood. Kingston Presbyterian is an amazing example of our Victorian past, while a trip to Glenwood is like peaking back into the Civil War. Which one is America's spookiest cemetery? Vote below for your most revered US cemetery, and leave a comment to…
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Elysabeth Alfano: A Solid Future for the Arts: Chicago Academy for the Arts Turns 30
16 May 2012 | 12:07 pmI attended the thirtieth anniversary celebration for the Chicago Academy for the Arts and I was awe-struck by the student performances at the Harris Theatre that preceded last Thursday evening's gala. In an hour-long overview that displayed the many artistic disciplines taught at CAA, the young adults showed us their stuff in dance, music, film and a bit of the visual arts. Under the captivating and provocative choreography of Randy Duncan, three time recipient of the Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Choreographer of the Year, the dance ensemble soared in creative unison and peaked with… -
Donna Solomon, DVM: Dentistry by the Non-Professional
16 May 2012 | 11:36 amWould you ever allow your hair stylist to clean your teeth? Well, that's what I think when I hear groomers or self-proclaimed animal experts profess to be able to "clean" your pet's teeth. These services from non-professionals are frequently referred to as "Anesthesia-Free Dental Cleanings." The truth is, a groomer or anyone for that matter who advertises or solicits you to clean your pet's teeth without anesthesia is doing a disservice to you and your pet. And now, I'd like to strongly defend my position. First, these individuals are not medically trained to recognize pathology and treat… -
Brad Spirrison: GrubHub Founder Discusses His Firm's Mobile "App"-Etite
15 May 2012 | 5:24 pmAs some of the smartest people in technology continue to debate whether we are living in an app-driven bubble, it might be tempting for somebody like GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans to oversell the impact mobile media has on his company. Founded in 2004, Chicago-based GrubHub is the leader in fulfilling online food and delivery orders, serving more than 13,000 restaurants in 300 markets across North America. Having raised about $84 million from the likes of Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Lightspeed Ventures, GrubHub is an IPO candidate that could have better long-term prospects than… -
Henry Henderson: Asian Carp: Feds' Slick PR Is Not the Solution
15 May 2012 | 5:12 pmLast week must have looked like a dismal week for the folks overseeing the efforts to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. In the face of news that their vaunted anti-carp electric barrier had suffered a mechanical failure last week and a growing drumbeat from regional editorial boards angrily noting the slowness of action to beat back the invasion, the administration’s carp cognoscenti were facing some serious beatdown. But the federal bureaucracy attempted to change the story line with a super-slick PR move that reframed the narrative away from the… -
Lonna Saunders: World Bank Group President-Elect Jim Yong Kim: Tackling the World's Troubles
15 May 2012 | 1:38 pmIt should come as no surprise when 52-year-old World Bank Group President-Elect Jim Yong Kim, a former high school quarterback, talks of tackling the world's troubles in his new position. Addressing the Chicago Dartmouth Club at a luncheon at the Intercontinental Hotel on May 9th, Dartmouth College's 17th President admitted it was "incredibly painful" for him to step down after barely three years as the Ivy League's first Asian-American college president. He becomes World Bank Group President July first. Geographically, he has come full circle. Born in Seoul, South Korea, his family moved to…
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Mexican Army Generals Detained By Anti-Drug Prosecutors
16 May 2012 | 1:15 pmMEXICO CITY -- Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are being questioned for alleged links to drug traffickers, authorities said Wednesday. Soldiers detained retired Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare and Gen. Roberto Dawe Gonzalez, the Attorney General's Office said in a brief statement released late Tuesday. The office gave no other details. An official at the Attorney General's Office said the officers are being investigated for alleged links to a Mexican drug cartel, but he would not say which cartel. He spoke on condition… -
PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chinese message board tt.mop.com, of an Android shop next to an Apple shop. The Android store's logo is, uh, confrontational, to say the least: The text beside the Apple logo translates to "Exclusively Apple," in that it exclusively sells Apple products; the Android logo, meanwhile, would seem to indicate that the store next door has something exclusive for Apple, and it's not a smartphone or a MP3 player. Indeed, many Android proponents have long held… -
Human Rights Watch: US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers
16 May 2012 | 12:57 pm(New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The current US Senate bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) would go some way toward fixing the problem and should be enacted, but much more needs to be done, Human Rights Watch said. The 95-page report, “Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the… -
Jeffrey Rubin: What Will a Greek Default Mean for You?
16 May 2012 | 12:55 pmWith Greece on the verge of default, we're about to learn how little has really changed since governments around the world wrote the last round of bailout checks to prop up failing financial institutions. Just as the collapse of the US subprime mortgage market rippled into nearly every corner of the global financial system, so too will a pending default by Greece. A look at Greece's borrowing history shows that defaulting on debt obligations is nothing new for the country. Over the last two centuries, Greece has been in a state of default more than half the time. What's different today is the… -
The Center for Public Integrity: U.S. arms Bahrain, despite human rights concerns
16 May 2012 | 12:52 pmBy Aaron MehtaiWatch NewsWhile much of the world's focus has been on the civil war in Syria, the island kingdom of Bahrain continues to shake with anti-government protests that started in last year's "Arab Spring." While it has received less attention, human rights groups have documented ongoing government abuses.Those concerns were enough to put a halt on a weapons sale from the U.S. to Bahrain last fall, but the Obama administration announced last Friday that it has decided to proceed with the sale, despite the ongoing upheaval and protests from both Congress and human rights…
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Human Rights Watch: US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers
16 May 2012 | 12:57 pm(New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The current US Senate bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) would go some way toward fixing the problem and should be enacted, but much more needs to be done, Human Rights Watch said. The 95-page report, “Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the… -
Jeffrey Rubin: What Will a Greek Default Mean for You?
16 May 2012 | 12:55 pmWith Greece on the verge of default, we're about to learn how little has really changed since governments around the world wrote the last round of bailout checks to prop up failing financial institutions. Just as the collapse of the US subprime mortgage market rippled into nearly every corner of the global financial system, so too will a pending default by Greece. A look at Greece's borrowing history shows that defaulting on debt obligations is nothing new for the country. Over the last two centuries, Greece has been in a state of default more than half the time. What's different today is the… -
The Center for Public Integrity: U.S. arms Bahrain, despite human rights concerns
16 May 2012 | 12:52 pmBy Aaron MehtaiWatch NewsWhile much of the world's focus has been on the civil war in Syria, the island kingdom of Bahrain continues to shake with anti-government protests that started in last year's "Arab Spring." While it has received less attention, human rights groups have documented ongoing government abuses.Those concerns were enough to put a halt on a weapons sale from the U.S. to Bahrain last fall, but the Obama administration announced last Friday that it has decided to proceed with the sale, despite the ongoing upheaval and protests from both Congress and human rights… -
Dan Kovalik: US DEA Kills Innocent Civilians in Honduras -- US Media Silent
16 May 2012 | 12:38 pmAccording to the Honduran newspaper, Tiempo, as well as the Honduran human rights group, COFADEH, the agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), dressed in military uniforms, killed at least four and possibly six civilians in a raid which took place on Friday, May 11. The victims included two pregnant women and two children. The newspaper Tiempo did not pull any punches, writing that those killed "were humble and honest citizens." Apparently, the DEA agents fired from helicopter gunships upon a boat carrying civilians on the Patuca back to their community of Ahuas which itself is… -
Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmWorried about the fate of the Euro? The student loan crisis? Unemployment? The federal deficit? Here's something we can all worry about: The latest Living Planet Report, published by the Global Footprint Network and the World Wildlife Fund, indicates that humanity is now consuming resources at a pace that is 52 percent faster than what the Earth can renew. And that doesn't take into account the rate at which we are depleting non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, and metals. Consumed, as most of us are, by our personal finances and challenges, we fail to take note that…
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Mexican Army Generals Detained By Anti-Drug Prosecutors
16 May 2012 | 1:15 pmMEXICO CITY -- Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are being questioned for alleged links to drug traffickers, authorities said Wednesday. Soldiers detained retired Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare and Gen. Roberto Dawe Gonzalez, the Attorney General's Office said in a brief statement released late Tuesday. The office gave no other details. An official at the Attorney General's Office said the officers are being investigated for alleged links to a Mexican drug cartel, but he would not say which cartel. He spoke on condition… -
PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chinese message board tt.mop.com, of an Android shop next to an Apple shop. The Android store's logo is, uh, confrontational, to say the least: The text beside the Apple logo translates to "Exclusively Apple," in that it exclusively sells Apple products; the Android logo, meanwhile, would seem to indicate that the store next door has something exclusive for Apple, and it's not a smartphone or a MP3 player. Indeed, many Android proponents have long held… -
Former FIFA VP As Prime Minister?
16 May 2012 | 12:38 pmBy Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN, May 16, (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, an independent non-profit group, has slammed the appointment of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner as the country's acting prime minister, saying serious allegations against him in the football organization remain unresolved. Warner, who is the country's works and transport minister, was appointed acting prime minister on Tuesday in the absence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who will be out of the country for a week attending meetings in Belize, Barbados and the United… -
Decorated Veteran To Return War Medals At Anti-NATO Protest
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amVeterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will join thousands of protesters this Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago. We speak to Iraq Veterans Against the War’s Aaron Hughes, who’s among a number of Afghanistan and Iraq war vets planning to return their medals of honor to visiting NATO generals -
Marie Colvin Remembered At London Memorial
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amLONDON (AP) — Leading politicians and journalists have gathered in London to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin. Colvin, 56, was killed on Feb. 22 when army shelling struck the building that served as a makeshift media center in the Syrian city of Homs. She worked for the Sunday Times of London. Her editor John Witherow described the American reporter as the "greatest war correspondent of her generation," telling a packed memorial service at St. Martin-in-the-Fields church on Wednesday that the world has lost someone "unbelievably special." BBC journalist Lyse Doucet spoke…
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PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chinese message board tt.mop.com, of an Android shop next to an Apple shop. The Android store's logo is, uh, confrontational, to say the least: The text beside the Apple logo translates to "Exclusively Apple," in that it exclusively sells Apple products; the Android logo, meanwhile, would seem to indicate that the store next door has something exclusive for Apple, and it's not a smartphone or a MP3 player. Indeed, many Android proponents have long held… -
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The Legend Continues: 'Anchorman 2' Gets Postered
16 May 2012 | 11:51 am"Anchorman 2" has some urgent and horrifying news. All of you need to stop what you're doing and listen. It has a teaser poster. The highly anticipated "Anchorman" sequel unveiled its first bit of promo materials on Wednesday, and it should make lovers of poetry, scotch and Baxter very happy. The pic, which you can check out below, features the feet of Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 News Team (Brick Tamland, Champ Kind, Brian Fantana), as well as the tag line "The Legend Continues." "All of these actors and writers on 'Anchorman' have such an incredible chemistry, it would be a waste for them… -
WATCH: Bird Will Teach You How To Dougie
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amLook, there are plenty of dancing animals on the Internet (just see the slideshow below for proof) but not all of them have genuine moves like this bird getting down to "Teach Me How To Dougie" by Cali Swag District. It's easy to take a video of a bird bopping up and down and add whatever music you want in iMovie, but this little guy is actually dancing (or Dougie-ing) and that makes us smile. Watch above! Via Tastefully Offensive -
Courteney Cox Calls 'Cougar Town' Move 'A Perfect Fit'
16 May 2012 | 10:59 amTBS welcomed "Cougar Town," its new star acquisition, Wednesday morning at the TNT/TBS 2012 Upfront presentation. "Cougar Town" is "the only show that consumes more red wine at the upfronts than you do," TBS executive vice president and head of programming Michael Wright quipped when he introduced the comedy -- which Turner saved from it's not-so-bright future with ABC -- to assembled media and advertisers. As the show's cast took to the stage, Courteney Cox spoke warmly about "Cougar Town's" move from ABC to TBS. "Everyone at 'Cougar Town' is thrilled to be a part of this new home at TBS.
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Emma Gray: WATCH: Ad Proves Breasts Can Sell Anything
16 May 2012 | 10:39 amIt's official -- breasts (and the prospect of breast augmentation) will be used to sell anything. In case we weren't already convinced, a new Fiat ad has made it abundantly clear. The Argentinian spot depicts a couple driving around in their Fiat, parking and subsequently having a heart-to-heart ... about boob jobs. "I know you like me just the way I am ... natural, that every time there's some hot chick on TV, you complain they look so fake," says the woman to her boyfriend. "But I've been doing some thinking about it, and ... I'm getting a boob job." Cue the utterly bizarre dream sequence… -
Scott Bateman: Animation: Mitt on His High School Pranks (Actual Audio)
16 May 2012 | 10:23 amHa ha, Mitt sure pulled some wacky pranks back in high school! Or, as we would call them today, hate crimes. Whatever! Here's actual audio of Mitt reminiscing, animated and annotated: -
Adam Brown: The 5 Stages Of Stay-At-Home Fatherhood
16 May 2012 | 10:21 amOne week, not long ago, posts on my personal parenting blog, Fatherhood Is, ground to a sudden halt. Why? I accepted a five-day position as a stay-at-home dad while our nanny was out of town. To date, I've held only a handful of jobs, but being the solitary caregiver for two 4-month-olds was officially the hardest (and most satisfying) of them all. Seriously, stay-at-home parents who do this on the regular deserve a goddamn medal, or better yet... a cape -- cut from the finest cotton polyester blend and adorned with rhinestones. For most stay-at-home parents, it's a full-time (plus overtime)… -
Roy Zimmerman: Romney Mitt, the Demon Barber of Wall Street
16 May 2012 | 9:52 amMitt Romney has encouraged young people to "take a risk," like he did back in prep school. "Take a shot, go for it," like he did. "Borrow money if you have to, start a business." A barber shop, for instance:
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PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chinese message board tt.mop.com, of an Android shop next to an Apple shop. The Android store's logo is, uh, confrontational, to say the least: The text beside the Apple logo translates to "Exclusively Apple," in that it exclusively sells Apple products; the Android logo, meanwhile, would seem to indicate that the store next door has something exclusive for Apple, and it's not a smartphone or a MP3 player. Indeed, many Android proponents have long held… -
WATCH: Mets Bucket Hat Guy Does Entire 'Forbes' 100
16 May 2012 | 11:59 amIf you're not familiar with Mets Bucket Hat Guy, the recurring "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" character played by writer Mike DiCenzo, all you really need to know is that he's a pro when it comes to word association. He has a way of seamlessly connecting the dots that never fails to impress. While his "Fallon" bits are some of our favorites, we were really blown away when we saw Mets Bucket Hat Guy take on The "Forbes" Celebrity 100 list in this epic, five minute, seven second name association. In one uninterrupted spell, MBHG goes through every single person on the list in order, connecting… -
The Legend Continues: 'Anchorman 2' Gets Postered
16 May 2012 | 11:51 am"Anchorman 2" has some urgent and horrifying news. All of you need to stop what you're doing and listen. It has a teaser poster. The highly anticipated "Anchorman" sequel unveiled its first bit of promo materials on Wednesday, and it should make lovers of poetry, scotch and Baxter very happy. The pic, which you can check out below, features the feet of Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 News Team (Brick Tamland, Champ Kind, Brian Fantana), as well as the tag line "The Legend Continues." "All of these actors and writers on 'Anchorman' have such an incredible chemistry, it would be a waste for them… -
WATCH: Bird Will Teach You How To Dougie
16 May 2012 | 11:49 amLook, there are plenty of dancing animals on the Internet (just see the slideshow below for proof) but not all of them have genuine moves like this bird getting down to "Teach Me How To Dougie" by Cali Swag District. It's easy to take a video of a bird bopping up and down and add whatever music you want in iMovie, but this little guy is actually dancing (or Dougie-ing) and that makes us smile. Watch above! Via Tastefully Offensive -
Courteney Cox Calls 'Cougar Town' Move 'A Perfect Fit'
16 May 2012 | 10:59 amTBS welcomed "Cougar Town," its new star acquisition, Wednesday morning at the TNT/TBS 2012 Upfront presentation. "Cougar Town" is "the only show that consumes more red wine at the upfronts than you do," TBS executive vice president and head of programming Michael Wright quipped when he introduced the comedy -- which Turner saved from it's not-so-bright future with ABC -- to assembled media and advertisers. As the show's cast took to the stage, Courteney Cox spoke warmly about "Cougar Town's" move from ABC to TBS. "Everyone at 'Cougar Town' is thrilled to be a part of this new home at TBS.
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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald
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Wired and Tired? 7 Herbs to Reduce Stress and Increase Vitality
25 Apr 2012 | 7:45 amTonight you'll meditate. You really will. Tomorrow, you'll figure out a way to fit in that yoga class, between getting your kids to school and making it to work on time. This week, you'll start inching toward that elusive "work/life" balance you keep reading about, keep a positive attitude, and work in plenty of "me time" without neglecting any responsibilities. Really, you will. If you're like a lot of us, you tell yourself things like this every day but still struggle to make it all fit. You wonder: Who are these people anyway, who eat only home-cooked vegan, organic meals, get regular… -
Happy Tails: Amazing Stories of Rescued Pets
29 Feb 2012 | 7:48 amIt was love at first sight. When I went to my local animal shelter more than six years ago, I thought of it as a first step -- I was planning on researching carefully all of my options, visiting several shelters and rescues, and taking my time to find my new canine companion. Ten minutes later, I was on the phone with my husband, explaining why we had to bring home a 7-year-old Beagle-German Shepherdish-looking mutt with advanced cataracts named Charlie. He was found as a stray, so I had to wait a week until he was available for adoption in case his owner came to claim him. I visited him… -
Warm Up, Slim Down and Get Healthy With Delicious Winter Soups
29 Dec 2011 | 7:32 amWinter is officially here. It's the season of long nights and short days, of reflection and looking inward, and of thinking of ways to keep warm: scarves, gloves, fireplaces, cuddling... and soup. Ahh, soup. When I want to remedy that "cold to the bone" wintertime feeling, a delicious steaming bowl of soup often comes to mind. Here are four great reasons to eat more soup this season, followed by some easy and delicious recipes: 1. Unlike some other comfort food (especially holiday comfort food), soup is generally good for you. Soup can be part of a comprehensive plan to achieve or maintain a… -
e-Patient Dave: How an Empowered Patient Recovered From Stage IV Cancer and Found a Higher Calling
4 Dec 2011 | 10:22 amDave deBronkart, "e-Patient Dave," was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer in 2007. The median survival time for his condition was 24 weeks. Thanks to the help of an online network for patients with his disease, he quickly learned about treatment options and found support for his recovery. The treatment was successful, and now e-Patient Dave is cancer-free and has found a higher calling: empowering patients to have access to the best health care possible -- by connecting with resources online. I was inspired by e-Patient Dave's amazing TEDx video and was fortunate to meet up with him at the… -
TEDMED: Can Mushrooms Help the Immune System Fight Cancer? Interview With Paul Stamets, Mycologist
2 Nov 2011 | 7:40 amWhen many of us think of mushrooms, we may think of culinary delights such as Portobello and Shiitake, or we may think of those "magic mushrooms." But the implication of mushrooms is absolutely profound. They have the potential to dramatically improve our health and the health of the planet, according to mycologist Paul Stamets. I was fortunate to meet up with Paul last week after he delivered his powerful talk at the TEDMED conference in San Diego, California. Paul was an audience favorite at TEDTalks 2008, and he has quickly become a TEDMED sensation. PF: Hello, Paul. Thanks so much for…
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Bonnie Fuller
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Time Breastfeeding Mom and Other Extreme 'Attachment Parenters'
12 May 2012 | 9:47 amDoes Jamie Lynn Grumet, the extreme breastfeeding mom of two on the Time magazines' cover have a life? Any life outside of being a milk machine for her sons, four and five? Come on. Most normal, loving moms know there's no way you need to do this to have healthy, well-adjusted kids. Let me be clear: I'm a mom of four and I breastfed each one of my children. I absolutely loved doing it and so did my babies. But there's no way that children need their mothers to sacrifice all other activities for years, so they end up "attached" to their parents. That's just another form of extremism, that will… -
Linda Evangelista, You Settled Child Support Case in the Nick of Time
8 May 2012 | 10:48 amAt first I was sympathetic to the supermodel mom in her demands for $46,000 a month from her billionaire ex-boyfriend. Then a top NYC divorce lawyer explained that she was playing with fire and her little 5-year-old son could have been the victim! Linda Evangelista, you, and even worse, your adorable son Augustin (Augie) by billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, could have been burned in the nasty child support war that went into Manhattan court, starting May 3. That's because your demand for $46,000 a month was so over-the-top nutso, celebrity divorce attorney Raoul Felder, told… -
Salma Hayek's Billionaire Husband Needs to Pay Child Support for Son With Supermodel Linda Evangelista
4 May 2012 | 3:31 pmPay up and shut up, you cheapskate baby daddy! Salma Hayek's husband Francois-Henri Pinault should be thrilled he has a five year-old son. Now support your little guy! Salma Hayek, please. Have a major word with your billionaire husband. Whether he's happy about it or not, he did father an adorable boy, who's now five, with supermodel Linda Evangelista, now 46. The little boy, called Augustin (known as Augie), is at the center of a vicious court battle between his cheapie dad, whose family is worth $11.5 billion, and his mother, who has paid virtually all his expenses till now. Supermodel… -
Miley Cyrus: Not Wearing Underwear Is Self-Destructive Behavior
10 Apr 2012 | 8:31 amMiley - you can't complain about paparazzi taking photos of you wearing no underwear on April 6 when you went out commando, in a micro miniskirt. You were crying out for attention! Listen, this isn't a post where I'm going to defend paparazzi for using their zoom lenses to capture Miley' s uncovered private parts. That's intrusive and gross. But it does happen to be their job to take photos of celebrities like Miley who are out in the public streets of LA. Come on Miley, Â you know that when you're living in the heart of Hollywood you will be photographed. And YOU made the decision… -
Hunger Games: Jennifer Lawrence Kicks Butt on Republicans as Katniss Everdeen
20 Mar 2012 | 4:51 pmHow ironic that just when Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wants to put women back in the kitchen and off contraceptives, the strongest pop culture female of a generation, Katniss Everdeen, is about to become a hugely celebrated icon. Sorry Rick Santorum, but you wouldn't stand a chance against The Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen, who is completely embodied, not just played, by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss, 16, is as pure of heart as the rulers of her post-apocalyptic nation, Panem, are cruel and corrupt. She is a member of the repressed 99 percent in Panem, and survives in…
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Bob Cesca
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Republicans Can't Handle the Truth About Bin Laden
2 May 2012 | 12:30 pmRepublicans continuously get it wrong about terrorism and national security issues. Wait. Correction. They get it wrong about everything, actually. The environment, the economy, women's issues, race, government regulation, comedy (as I wrote here last week) -- you name it, they're wildly off base about it. But specifically, today, let's look at this week's Republican Freakout. It's about a commercial from the president's campaign, featuring President Clinton discussing the killing of bin Laden as a successful and decisive endeavor by the president. It's not only a strong commercial, but the… -
The Dumbest Show on Fox News Channel Ever
25 Apr 2012 | 2:04 pmWhen Fox News Channel cancelled Glenn Beck, there was progressive dancing in the social media streets. Beck was off television, after all, and it had a lot to do with grassroots efforts to convince advertisers that it's a bad idea to have their brand linked with an incendiary fraud. But then Fox News filled the time slot with easily the dumbest show ever. It's called The Five -- an obvious cable news knock-off of The View (and all of its imitators) in which four conservatives and one liberal (for balance) snark about the issues of the day. If Fox News was trying to create a show that would… -
The Bob & Chez Show 4/20/12
20 Apr 2012 | 7:13 amDownload the mp3 (55 minutes, 23mb) Listen and subscribe on iTunes (it's FREE!) Listen on your smartphone via Stitcher.com Listen in Washington, DC, Sundays 3-4PM on 1480AM This week's show highlights: Ted Nugent is An Irrelevant Chickenhawk; The Stupid General Election Has Begun; Dog Meat Gate and Republican Outrage; Older Americans and Anti-Obama Racism; The Medicare Part-D Donut Hole; Sunday Shows Featuring Republican White Guys; BP Oil Spill Two Years Later; and much more. RSS Feed Subscribe to the Bob & Chez Show After Party. Our second and totally uncensored show! The Bob & Chez… -
Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin Are Pro-Choice
18 Apr 2012 | 4:40 pmI've made this confession before, but it bears repeating given the subsequent quote from Michele Bachmann. When I was in high school, I was a very serious Republican. In fact, I was the founding president of my high school's Republican club. In addition to that, I used to be the conservative voice of the opinions section of the high school newspaper and often sparred (in print) with a fellow journalism geek named Carl. It was Carl who gets partial credit for my transformation into a liberal Democrat. Here's how he did it. It was one question during a debate about abortion. One interrogative… -
The Bob & Chez Show 4/06/12
6 Apr 2012 | 7:16 amDownload the mp3 (55 minutes, 23mb) Listen and subscribe on iTunes (it's FREE!) Listen on your smartphone via Stitcher.com Listen in Washington, DC, Sundays 3-4PM on 1480AM This week's show highlights: Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV; Behind the Scenes TV Psychology; Howard Stern at Sirius vs Keith Olbermann at Current; President Obama and False Equivalences; Who Will Be Mitt Romney's VP; Santorum or Paul Ryan; RNC Chairman Says War Against Women is Fiction; The Long List of Attacks on Women; and much more. RSS Feed Subscribe to the Bob & Chez Show After Party. Our second and…
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Tara Stiles
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Scandal, Controversy, and the Future of Yoga
2 May 2012 | 5:28 amI had the pleasure of visiting William Broad at the Times today. He kindly gave me the tour, and showed me the Pulitzer wall, which he was on for a group prize in 1986. We even had some hang time in the cafeteria to chat about neuroscience, yoga injuries, the wacky yoga scene, human nature, and other top secret undercover stories. I was most impressed by his actual desk, which was buried under piles of wacky science books and stacks of papers. Couldn't have been staged better. The office has walls of books, giving off the vibe that only paper books can: peaceful space for clarity, endless… -
Wake-Up Yoga
31 Jul 2011 | 10:04 pmBefore jumping out bed and rushing into the tasks of the day, try this simple routine to bring you back to your center so you can feel inspired, creative and grounded all day long! This routine is designed to settle your mind, open your spine and expand you from the inside out. I hope it helps! -
Yoga's Big Secret: The Power Lies In You, Not Your Teacher (VIDEO)
29 Oct 2010 | 8:17 amA regular at Strala told me yesterday after class that I have a lot of power. He told me he did the entire class with his eyes closed because he was able to follow my instructions and advice clearly, and that took him inward to a place where he got incredibly happy. Yup, that happens. Yoga shows us that we have an incredible amount of intuition and power to live our lives however we choose. Someone who took their first ever yoga class at the studio a few weeks back shared with me that he felt a whole lot better than good. He was accustomed to feeling either not so good, or just plain good. -
Getting Real About Yoga and Weight Loss
10 Jul 2010 | 10:00 amI've seen, heard, felt and received piles of messages about yoga and weight loss. Does it work? How does it work? And why does it work? These questions only begin to scratch the surface of inquiry and wonder. I've also felt a strong reaction from people who are holding yoga for something other than weight loss, something wrongly perceived as deeper, more intellectual or psychologically superior. There are people who intensely clutch an idea that yoga is a higher system, not to be lowered to the weight loss or even fitness category. This is the same kind of clutching that has kept yoga part of… -
Home Retreat: Introducing the New Staycation
24 May 2010 | 11:04 amWherever you go, there you are. We all know it's true. However I'm sure I'm not the only one who daydreams about a serene getaway trip to make "where you are" a little easier to slip into zen. Meanwhile I know that I'm not going to be getting on a plane sans iPhone, laptop, and itinerary any time soon. So in solution to our collective need-a-vacation-desperately dilemma, I'm proposing -- by uncovering what is already there -- the Home Retreat. Slightly different from the traditional staycation, the home retreat centers around creating a serene environment within your home, and sprinkling the…
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Scott Mendelson
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Why The Avengers May Be This Summer's Most Progressively-Feminist Blockbuster
16 May 2012 | 9:29 amI wasn't going to write about The Avengers again for awhile both because I didn't have much more to offer (see my review and spoiler-discussion) and because I didn't want my blogging to turn into 'all Avengers all the time'. But I would like to take a moment to single-out a specific element that the film does quite well. There has been much hand-wringing this week about whether or not The Avengers (and specifically its two major female characters) qualifies as 'feminist'. Pundits are understandably upset about the lack of more female lead characters and the fact… -
Review: Dark Shadows
10 May 2012 | 12:15 pmDark Shadows 2012 113 minutes rated PG-13 Dark Shadows is a movie with pretty much nothing to say. It uses its culture-clash and fish-out-of-water narrative not for any kind of social meaning or parable, but purely for cheap offhand laughs. It is filled with wonderful actors who all look spectacular but have little or nothing to do. The film tries to play around with mixing supernatural horror, cheap comedy and genuine soap opera theatrics, but nothing really meshes as it should. It looks gorgeous as most Burton films do, the actors do what they can… -
Why The Avengers' $207m Opening Weekend Is Even More Impressive Than You Think
7 May 2012 | 11:49 amTen years ago, Spider-Man shocked the industry by grossing more than $100 million in a single weekend. Five years ago, Spider-Man 3 broke the $150 million weekend barrier. This weekend, The Avengers has blown through the $200 million barrier, delivering a record opening weekend of $207.1 million in high style. Yes, the number is beyond huge, besting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II by $38 million. But the total weekend number only tells part of the story. Arguably as important as the massive three-day figure is the manner in which… -
Weekend Box Office (04/29/12): Think Like a Man Tops Again and The Avengers Rakes In $178 Million Overseas
29 Apr 2012 | 1:34 pmIn the weekend before the official start of the summer season, four new releases, all of which were relatively smaller fare, all debuted to numbers ranging from not awful to genuinely awful (or example 4,321 on why comparing total weekend box office is stupid). The top film this weekend was once again Think Like A Man, which dropped a surprisingly decent 46%, earning another $18 million. The ensemble romantic comedy has now earned $60 million, putting it on track to be among the domestic bigger grossers of the first 1/3 of 2012. If we're specifically talking… -
The Avengers Is an Often Grand, Occasionally Frustrating B-movie With Several A+ Ingredients
27 Apr 2012 | 2:25 pmThe Avengers 2012 142 minutes rated PG-13 In a film like The Avengers, which brings together strands of several prior pictures into a mostly cohesive whole, it is arguably inevitable that individual pieces will end up working better than the sum of its parts. That the film works at all is almost a miracle, and it's so purely entertaining and contains so much that works like gangbusters that it's tempting to ignore what doesn't work and merely salute the enterprise. It is a relentlessly engaging and confident motion picture, boasting a cast that in a more respected genre would make it an…
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Lincoln Mitchell
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A Win on Marriage for Obama
15 May 2012 | 11:18 amPresident Barack Obama's statement that he believes in marriage equality could have been sooner and could have been stronger, but it is still significant. While Obama may have been slightly behind the curve on this statement, it is also a reminder of how quickly public opinion has changed for the better on marriage equality. It was only 16 years ago when the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton, announced his support for the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Clinton was also in the midst of a reelection campaign, but was in a better position regarding the election in 1996 when… -
Romney's Weakness as a Candidate
9 May 2012 | 10:09 amWhen Mitt Romney emerged from the Republican defeat in 2008 as the early frontrunner for his party's 2012 nomination for president, he was viewed as a weak candidate for two main reasons. First, it was thought by many that Romney's history in Massachusetts as a liberal Republican would create problems for Romney as he sought to win votes from a very conservative primary electorate. Second, some viewed Romney's religious faith as a potential concern because they believed that people would hesitate to vote for a Mormon. As Romney easily won the Republican nomination it became clear that these… -
Romney Had It Easier When He Had a Primary
2 May 2012 | 11:57 amIt was only a month or two ago when Republican pundits voiced concerns that a long primary season would damage Mitt Romney for the general election. The long primary season, largely because of the failure of any Republican candidate other than Romney to put together a serious campaign, never occurred. Instead, almost a month ago, before many states had voted, Romney solidified his status as his party's presumptive nominee. Romney has been free for almost a month now to campaign against Barack Obama in the general election. Not surprisingly, campaigning against a gifted and experienced… -
Romney's Running Mate Dilemma
26 Apr 2012 | 10:25 amDuring the lull between the conclusion of the Republican nominating process and the late summer political conventions, the story which is certain to generate a lot of speculation and attention will be the question of who Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate. For any presidential nominee vice-presidential selection is important because it is the first major decision made as nominee and occurs under an enormous amount of scrutiny. Moreover, if the nominee goes on to become president, that running mate generally goes on to play a significant role in the new administration. In 2008… -
Why Seamus Matters
18 Apr 2012 | 4:35 amThe now famous story of how Mitt Romney strapped his family dog, Seamus, to the roof of the car, albeit in a carrier, for a drive from Boston to Canada continues to, excuse the pun, dog Romney even now after he has secured the Republican Party's nomination. It is probably true that Romney's treatment of Seamus would not make him a bad president -- his economic views and fear of his own party's right wing would do that. Despite this, Romney's treatment of Seamus may prove damaging in the election. Romney's treatment of Seamus is potentially damaging to his candidacy because it reinforces much…
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Joseph A. Palermo
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JP Morgan's Loss Could Be America's Gain
13 May 2012 | 11:50 amSince the financial train wreck of September 2008, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, has fought tooth and nail against any new federal regulations of Wall Street. Now with his bank's recent loss of $2 billion (and counting) involving the same credit default swaps (CDSs) that played a key role in bringing down the financial system, Mr. Dimon apparently wants us all to forgive and forget and let him get on with business as usual. The public opprobrium directed at Wall Street throughout 2008 and 2009 met with no satisfactory reformist result. The white-collar perps responsible for… -
Political Dog Tales: Fala, Checkers, Freckles, and Seamus
8 May 2012 | 2:20 pmThe most famous dog story in American politics came from then vice-presidential candidate Richard Milhous Nixon (who was also the Republican Senator from the great state of California). Known ever since simply as the "Checkers speech," the dog yarn that Nixon deployed on national TV that evening in the heat of the 1952 campaign was a desperate attempt to rescue his candidacy from an incipient corruption scandal. (Who would have guessed Nixon would be less than candid about financial dealings involving a slush fund connected to corporate campaign donors?) Although Nixon later took offense at… -
Protesting Students, Striking Faculty
2 May 2012 | 6:03 pmAs the student loan debt in the United States surpasses $1 trillion for the first time in the nation's history, thirteen courageous students from six California State University campuses will be engaging in civil disobedience in the form of a hunger strike until university leaders agree to freeze tuition, roll back excessive executive salaries, and make a genuine effort to ensure the quality of education. Students for Quality Education (SQE), the student activist organization, will begin the fast at midnight (May 3) with student supporters from across the state including those from the… -
California State University: The Coming For-Profit Train Wreck
20 Mar 2012 | 3:36 pmThe California Faculty Association, which represents the faculty of the nation's largest public university system, released a report today titled: "For-Profit Higher Education and the California State University, A Cautionary Tale." In it, the CFA presents a devastating critique of the "for-profit" direction that Chancellor Charles Reed and the Board of Trustees have taken the CSU system. "Leveraging the public's hunger for 'access' and the opportunistic moment of crisis," the paper's summary states, "the CSU's executive leadership is quietly pursuing a vision of the university that will have… -
Breaking the Code of Omertà at Goldman Sachs
19 Mar 2012 | 4:02 pm"It makes me ill how callously people still talk about ripping off clients," the Goldman Sachs whistleblower, Greg Smith, wrote in his March 14th public resignation letter. The 33-year-old executive who quit the company's London office where he ran its derivatives shop reinforces the public perception of Goldman Sachs less as a venerable Wall Street banking firm and more as an old-school mafia family. The amazing thing about Mr. Smith's decision to break the code of omertà at Goldman was the fact that an employee existed there at all who was still capable of making a moral or…
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Robert L. Borosage
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Obama's "Bend Toward Justice"
10 May 2012 | 7:23 am"I know you are asking today, "How long will it take?".... "I come to say to you this afternoon, however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth crushed to earth will rise again. "How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever. "How long? Not long, because you shall reap what you sow.... "How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Dr. Martin Luther King March 25, 1965 On the steps of the Alabama State Capitol Barack Obama put himself on the side of history yesterday. By supporting the… -
Romney's Big Lie
25 Apr 2012 | 6:42 amMitt Romney opened the general election campaign last night in Manchester, New Hampshire, using his acceptance speech to unleash a fierce attack on Barack Obama's "false promises and failed leadership." He said little about his own policies, preferring to contrast his free enterprise vision with what he called Obama's government-centered vision. And buoyed by his victory, Romney felt free to issue a clear defense of privilege. At the heart of the contrast Romney drew with Obama was the big lie. After the absurd charge that under Obama, we will have "effectively ceased to be a free enterprise… -
The Zombie Rises: The Return of Simpson-Bowles
19 Apr 2012 | 6:57 amTake a good look at Europe -- bloody riots in Athens and Madrid, rising unemployment, spreading poverty and suicide, and a deepening recession -- because the current American elite consensus bizarrely wants to drive America down that same path. Europe's miseries come from imposing austerity before recovering from the recession caused by the financial collapse. Conservatives in Germany and England inflicted harsh measures to enforce budget discipline -- hiking taxes and cutting spending. In the U.S., the Obama recovery plan and the deal with Republicans over extending the Bush tax cuts… -
The 1% Strike Back
29 Mar 2012 | 9:57 amIn 2010, as the economy began its slow recovery from the Great Recession, a new study shows the richest 1% of Americans captured a staggering 93% of all income growth, while the incomes of most Americans stagnated. 93%. Occupy that. The 1% are back The stock market -- leading source of wealth for the few -- rebounded. Housing -- the leading source of wealth for middle income Americans -- continued to decline. Median CEO pay soared a stunning 27%. When the 2011 figures come out, the disparities will be even greater. America is recovering the old economy's extreme inequalities. This divorce of… -
Who Pays the Bill for Wall Street's Mess?
21 Mar 2012 | 11:52 amYesterday, House Republicans rolled out their budget plan in the Washington version of a Hollywood movie opening. There was a star turn for Budget Chair Paul Ryan at a conservative think tank. Gaseous rhetoric -- "liberties endangered, time to choose" -- fouled the air. There were dueling videos, and furious salvos of partisan messaging. And a backup document -- the "Path to Prosperity" -- festooned with tables for wonks to wallow in. Today, with fewer trumpets and less fanfare, the Congressional Progressive Caucus releases its budget plan -- A Budget for All. Each of the two documents is…
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Bill Maher
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Celebrating 20 Years of Free the Animals
30 Apr 2012 | 12:30 pmCongratulations to PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk on the new release of her radicalizing book Free the Animals. For those of you who didn't read the book when it first came out 20 years ago, Free the Animals is written like a novel you might take to the beach or on a plane, but it's meaty and juicy inside. It tells the riveting, real-life story of the people who put on disguises, use fake IDs or jimmy their way into laboratories in order to carry out the daring rescues of animals used in experiments and of the insiders, the whistleblowers, who risk their jobs to help them. One of those… -
L'avantage d'avoir été pauvre
1 Mar 2012 | 11:00 pmSi vous avez grandi aux États-Unis, il est probable que vous aimiez l'argent. Le plus vieux souvenir dont je peux me rappeler est celui d'avoir été puni pour avoir subtilisé un billet de cinq dollars qui traînait sur la commode de mon père. J'étais si jeune que mes notions du bien et du mal étaient encore floues. En tout cas, cette leçon m'aura appris deux choses: piquer c'est voler, et posséder de l'argent est agréable! Après avoir… -
The Great Thing About Having Been Poor
29 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pmIf you grow up in America, it's pretty rare if you don't love money. One of the first things I ever remember being punished for was stealing money. Five dollars, off my father's dresser. I was so little, I don't think I even knew it was wrong to take something that wasn't specifically mine -- I recall this being my introduction to the concept of "larceny is bad." But somehow, I knew it was good to have cash. After I left my middle class household at 18, standard of living took a real tumble for a while. At Cornell, I had no money, and boy did I look it. They called where I lived the last… -
Republican Debate Review
23 Feb 2012 | 6:55 amThe Republicans sure have the right symbol with the elephant. Republican debates are nothing but elephants in the room. The biggest of which must be: to someone out there who's hurting, they spend the whole two hours yammering away about earmarks and illegal immigrants and contraception and every other peripheral, wish-I-had-the-time-to-worry-about-it issue they can think of. Then there is the elephant of how they all -- with the sometime exception of Ron Paul -- nod along to insane statements just because they don't want to ever look like they're to the left of anybody, on anything,… -
TV: A Box Full of Good Memories
13 Dec 2011 | 11:00 pmOn the inevitable occasion of the Huffington Post's entrée into television, it behooves me to say a few words about the business, and occasional art, of television. Because if HuffPost's getting into TV, really, how much longer before Arianna takes that over and I'm working for her full-time? Five years? Ten years? I feel like France in 1936. I've seen a lot of change in the time I've been doing television -- when Politically Incorrect went on in 1993, we were still in a much more innocent time technologically -- not many of us had cellphones yet, and we still rented moves at…
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Alec Baldwin
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Rest in Peace, Maurice Sendak
10 May 2012 | 9:22 amAround four years ago, I met a broker at a Greenwich Village building to see an apartment. The unit was a bit smaller than what I'd wanted, but both the location and the building itself were excellent. There were two units to the floor. and I asked the broker if I could inquire of the owners of the adjacent unit if they might sell. The woman had a virtual exclusive on the building, it seemed, and knew most of its residents' comings and goings. She said that the owner was an older man who lived primarily outside the City. In fact, she had not seen him around for quite some time. Within a few… -
Fighting Child Trafficking
9 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pmHere is a letter to me from Rob Morris, just back from a recent trip on behalf of his child trafficking rescue organization, Love 146. My interview with Rob is podcasting on my WNYC show, "Here's The Thing," beginning Monday. Dear Alec, Just got in from my trip to the Philippines and it was amazing. I think people too often only talk about the horror and despair surrounding child trafficking and exploitation (which is a reality), but not enough about the hope, empowerment and change that is also just as much of a reality. As I mentioned in my email, while in the Philippines I had the… -
An Addendum to My Flying Lesson
8 Dec 2011 | 10:50 amPeople posting here pose the question, "Why do I believe I need to be treated differently from other passengers?" My answer is "I don't." So, why was everyone else on that flight using a phone and I was the only one hectored about that? Twice. Sometimes one can be treated differently in a not-so-cuddly way. Take my word for it. Three things I think are worth mentioning here. One is that American Airlines' "source", a Mr. Weiss, is a liar. I never talked on the phone. Two, American keeps changing their story. Hey, I get that they have to back their employee. But I never yelled at or used… -
My Flying Lesson
7 Dec 2011 | 4:45 pmFirst off, I would like to apologize to the other passengers onboard the American Airlines flight that I was thrown off of yesterday. It was never my intention to inconvenience anyone with my "issue" with a certain flight attendant. I suppose a part of my frustration lay with the fact that I had flown American for over 20 years and was brand loyal, in the extreme. The ticketing agents and Admiral's Club staff have always been nothing but abundantly helpful to me, as I have flown hundreds of thousands of miles with the one carrier. My confusion began when the flight, already a half hour behind… -
What Occupy Wall Street Has Taught Me
16 Nov 2011 | 7:53 amHave you seen Hard Times: Lost on Long Island? The film won the Audience Award/Best Documentary at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October. The documentary follows a group of unemployed men and women, ranging in age from their late thirties into their sixties, who are looking for work while living in certain middle class suburbs on Long Island. I had not seen the film during the festival itself, but when I screened it the other day, I realized the true meaning, for me, of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Hard Times is a disturbing film that puts a face to the unemployment crisis…
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TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
13 May 2012 | 7:48 amWell, good morning and welcome once again to your Sunday morning chronicle of quickly typed reactions to stuff that happens on political prattle shows. My name is Jason. Happy Mothers day, to you all. Right off the bat, we have to hand it to Meet The Press, who last week actually managed to do something rare -- it had a moment of far-reaching relevance that actually impacted the world of politics. This is the Sunday Morning teevee equivalent of the "Miracle On Ice." But hey, Joe Biden, out there, speaking his mind on marriage equality got a little idea snowballing, and pretty soon, the White… -
CNN Is Terrible. Here's Why.
4 May 2012 | 4:00 pmCNN is terrible. A God-awful, wall-to-wall, epic mess. And now, they have, in their hands, the clearest sign yet of how bad things have actually gotten. This past April, CNN posted its lowest ratings in 10 years. The New York Times' Brian Stelter recently noted the slim upside, writing, "people tune in to CNN, the same way they hurry to a hospital when they think they are having a heart attack." But what news channel does CNN have to tune in to, to learn the gory details of its own longrunning, sad disaster? Good news: we are that news channel. CNN, of course, has a proud legacy to fall back… -
Wall Streeter Wants Obama To Give Moving Speech About How Awesome Rich People Are, To Cure Hurt Feelings
2 May 2012 | 12:52 pmThe New York Times writer Nick Confessore's big Sunday read, "Obama's Not-So-Hot Date With Wall Street," hit the web Wednesday, and gives a very good depiction of the serio-comic lengths the Obama campaign is going to in order to retain any support from Wall Street's executive class. Things are not going well, apparently! See, as you may have heard, Team Obama Re-Elect has been having a difficult time courting big Wall Street donors this election cycle, mainly because President Barack Obama has, at times, intimated that the wreck of the global economy may have had something to do with some… -
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
29 Apr 2012 | 8:05 amGood morning one and all! Welcome to the end of April, to another Sunday, and another rendition of your Sunday Morning Liveblog. My name is Jason. Last night was Washington's annual Masque Of The Red Death, and yet even still, we wake up and find out that everyone is still having these terrible shows, because we are without shame as a culture, or something. That said, there does appear to be a goody amount of phoning it in set to transpire today -- odd guests, B-team panelists, and some "Hey Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago today, let's just go with that, guys." So, let's get on with… -
Newt Gingrich And The Delaware Primary: This Is A Blog Post About That Stuff
24 Apr 2012 | 4:25 pmTonight, voters in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, New York and Pennsylvania will cast their votes in their state's GOP primaries. Hey, remember the GOP primaries? Those were fun. And, for all intents and purposes, I sort of figured that the primary season was a done deal, and now that Rick Santorum isn't standing astride the Keystone State, shouting "No!" at Mitt Romney, there wasn't much to be excited about. But it looks like I missed a memo or something, because I should apparently treat Newt Gingrich as if he's up to something game-changing in "the tiny but dangerous state of…
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Frank Schaeffer
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Richard Grenell, Romney and the (Religious) Politics of Hate
3 May 2012 | 2:00 pmAs noted in the Huffington Post, "The Romney campaign told Grenell to 'be quiet and not to speak up until it went away,' said a source familiar with the matter, referring to criticism of his sexual orientation." The "IT" that had to "go away" was the religious right's vicious reaction to Romney daring to work with a gay man. Then the Romney campaign bowed to the religious right they told Richard Grenell -- working for them -- to shut up. Their token gay man had to keep his mouth shut to appease the bigots. As the New York Times noted: "The day after Mr. Grenell was hired, Bryan Fischer, a… -
4 Kinds of Republicans
26 Mar 2012 | 11:03 amThere are 4 kinds of Republican Party members today with many exceptions and overlaps: The survivors of the dwindling old guard. These might be called the members of the Jack Kemp/Gerald Ford/William F. Buckley thoughtful, polite, educated, moderate Republican Party of old. Disclosure: All three of these men were family friends back in the day when I was both a religious right and Republican activist. Lots of white, older, poorly educated, not so bright ("birther" "death-panels" "Obama-is-a-Muslim-communist") white men. The Republican elite -- a few billionaires and think tank ideologues… -
A Wild Goose Second Chance for Refugees From Politicized Religion
21 Mar 2012 | 3:08 pmMy love for the Wild Goose Festival is personal. Until peace activist and Christian leader Gareth Higgins asked me to speak at Wild Goose in 2011, I hadn't spoken at a major (or minor) evangelical or religious event for 25 years plus (with one exception of the Greenbelt Festival in the UK 5 years ago). Almost 30 years before that I found myself abandoning the evangelical world as it became more and more right wing, exclusionary, homophobic and frankly more like some religion based on Ayn Rand than Jesus. Not to mention, the evangelical arena seemed fatally politicized. But how could I… -
Missing the "Mainline" Protestant Opportunity
15 Mar 2012 | 11:47 amI've been speaking at many small colleges that have historical ties to the oldest mainline denominations in the U.S. I have been noticing something interesting: a terrific hunger for a deeper spirituality on the part of many young people who come from evangelical backgrounds like mine and also like me are looking for something outside of the right wing conservatism they come from. I've also noticed that while some people in the so-called emergent evangelical movement are reaching out to these young people the leaders of the mainline denominations both locally and nationally often seem blind… -
The Pope Must Secretly Be Working for President Obama
12 Mar 2012 | 7:12 amModerates and women are fleeing the Republican Party. Between rush Limbaugh and the Roman Catholic bishops' war on women's access to contraception the Democratic Party is sitting pretty for 2012. But this issue might have gone away if it wasn't for the fact that the Roman Catholic hierarchy aided, abetted and goaded by some Republican operatives, is working hard to make sure that they keep the so-called social issues on the front burner all the way to Election Day. Rather than let what activists in the Democratic Party are calling "the war on women" fade away along with Rush Limbaugh, Rick…
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Steven Weber
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Give It a Name
14 May 2012 | 7:51 amForget populist social issues which hog headlines and provide cud for every pundit (or "pundint," the term poised to overtake "nuc-u-ler" as the go-to malapropism) to chew, as those things are just peripheral, personal and damned to incessant, never ending Möbius strip debates. What's really the preeminent issue of modern American politics is the war against the democratic process being waged by the corporate right wing. But you can't call it "war," without inciting outrage at the accusation. You dare not call it "treason" as that is as incendiary to political entities as The N… -
CSI: GOP
4 May 2012 | 1:10 pmYou can tell a lot by what's left over in the wake of a destructive act, just like you can divine the shape of an object when observing the "negative" space surrounding it. Like those unfathomably attractive CSI investigators do on TV, residual carnage can tell the story just as vividly as if the crime were observed in real time. So whenever the right wing levels its latest froth-flecked attack upon, oh say, gay people, women's rights, health care, climate change, social services, the middle class, corporate regulation, peace or just true stuff in general, the carnage left behind speaks more… -
Media: Buy Us!
29 Apr 2012 | 8:52 pmFlash! Citizens who think they are getting the facts are instead ingesting data that just makes them feel good, keeping them perpetually misinformed and keeping whatever bad feelings which might result from any truthful analysis at bay. Next, Kim Kardashian spotted in flimsy dress at opening and much anticipation of iPad 3! One cannot help but be suspicious of the predatory nature of the media's telling of the tale, whatever that news cycle's tale may be. There is a seemingly repetitive action-film narrative that pervades much of, if not all news, a contrived dramatic structure that is better… -
The Denial of Democracy
23 Apr 2012 | 7:57 pmTo deny this duly elected president his right to govern. To deny The People their right to a functioning government. To deny and derail facts in favor of partisan spin. To deny the poor, the sick, the disenfranchised a chance to regain their footing. To deny science and embrace superstition. To deny progress. To deny peace. This is your GOP at work. And this is what it's labored to accomplish in the last few years of open warfare against the sitting president of the United States and the majority of citizens who helped put him there. As bold an act of betrayal as anything in this country's… -
Night of the Living GOP
13 Apr 2012 | 3:45 pmThere's a scene in the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead where one of the t-shirt-clad, gun-toting survivors has reached her saturation point re the mindless, reanimated, flesh-consuming corpses and finds herself walking among them, quite easily dodging their clumsy swipes and gnashes. And all she can do is laugh sardonically and issue a mocking, frustrated "Oh my god!" at the tenacity of these shambling dumb-bombs that are the adorable Living Dead. That's an apt description of what the rest of the thinking world does when encountering yet another of the right-wing/GOP's umpteenth…
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30 Rock on Huffington Post
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Next Season Will Be The Last '30 Rock'
14 May 2012 | 8:17 amIt's official: Season 7 of "30 Rock" will be its last, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At the NBC upfronts presentation in New York on Monday,... Read more: TV Canada, 30 Rock Last Season, 30 Rock Season 7, Video, 30 Rock, 30 Rock Nbc, Slideexpand, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Final Season, Nbc, TV News -
Advice From Our Favorite TV Moms
12 May 2012 | 11:33 amOn Mother's Day, we honor and celebrate the strong women who brought us up and advised us on how to make our way in the world -- and we couldn't help ... Read more: TV Canada, Mad Men, Golden Girls, Video, 30 Rock, Mother's Day, Dowton Abbey, Family Guy, Revenge, The Simpsons, Slideexpand, Modern Family, Tv Moms, Parenthood, Gilmore Girls, TV News -
NBC's Most Surprising Pick Up News Yet
10 May 2012 | 12:20 pm"30 Rock" and "Parenthood" have both been renewed by NBC so get ready for more laughs, tears and laughter-induced tears. "30 Rock" will be back fo... Read more: TV Canada, 30 Rock Season 7, Video, Nbc 2012-2013, 30 Rock, Tv-News, 30 Rock Renewed, Parenthood Renewed, Slideexpand, Parenthood Season 4, 30 Rock Final Season, Parenthood, Nbc, TV News -
9 Ways Jon Hamm Wants You To Know He's Not Don Draper
9 May 2012 | 6:54 amJon Hamm seems very intent on letting people know that he's not actually Don Draper. For Hamm, who emerged from relative Hollywood obscurity in 2007 t... Read more: TV Canada, Mad Men, Video, 30 Rock, Jon Hamm, Snl, Don Draper, Slideexpand, Childrens Hospital, Bridesmaids, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, TV News -
'30 Rock,' 'Community' & 'Parks & Rec' Likely To Return ... Just Shorter
8 May 2012 | 3:46 am"30 Rock" could be back for a seventh and final shortened season, according to Deadline.com. The website reports that NBC is eying the Tina Fey comedy... Read more: TV Canada, Nbc Comedies, Parks and Recreation, Video, 30 Rock Season 7, Community Season 4, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation Season 5, Community, Slidewide, 30 Rock Final Season, Reality-Free, Nbc, TV News
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Abc on Huffington Post
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WATCH: First Look At The Graphic 'Grey's Anatomy' Finale
16 May 2012 | 8:52 amA big death is on its way to Seattle Grace, and last week's giant plane crash may have something to do with it. The first six minutes of the Season... Read more: TV Canada, Sandra Oh, Video, Grey's Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey, Flight, Grey's Anatomy Finale, Abc, Slideexpand, Ellen Pompeo, Jessica Chapsaw, Chyler Leigh, Eric Dane, Grey's Anatomy Abc, TV News -
Casey Wilson On 'Happy Endings' Fans, 'New Girl' Rivalry & More
16 May 2012 | 6:25 am"Happy Endings" has some ahmahzing, passionate fans, which is something Casey Wilson, who plays the "ahmahzing" Penny, knows very well. Entering it... Read more: TV Canada, Happy Endings, Video, Happy Endings Season 3, Brian Austin Green, New Girl, Casey Wilson, Brian Austin Green Happy Endings, Abc, TV Spoilers, Happy Endings Casey Wilson, Reality-Free, TV News -
'Once Upon A Time' Cast Talks Season 2 Hopes & Fairytale Wishes
16 May 2012 | 4:33 am"Once Upon a Time" in a land far, far away, Evil Queen Regina (Lana Parrilla) lost one of the only things she's ever loved: her son. In the Season... Read more: TV Canada, Once Upon a Time, Jack and the Beanstalk, Josh Dallas, Once Upon a Time Season 2, Lana Parrilla, Video, Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon a Time Spoilers, Abc, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News -
'Private Practice' Finale: Amelia's Heartbreak, Sam's Proposal
16 May 2012 | 1:03 amOn the heartbreaking Season 5 Finale of "Private Practice" (Tue., 10 p.m. ET on ABC) Amelia gave birth to her son, and her colleagues at Seaside Welln... Read more: TV Canada, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Canada Tv, Video, Drama, Season Finale, Abc, Tv Replay, Reality-Free, TV News -
'Cougar Town': The Death of Big Carl
15 May 2012 | 8:25 pmABC treated fans of "Cougar Town" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on ABC) to back-to-back installments of the under-rated show. With the good news already in that th... Read more: Tbs, It'll All Work Out, Square One, Cougar Town, Video, Memorial Service, Big Carl, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Abc, Reality-Free, Big Lou, TV News
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Advertising on Huffington Post
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Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 9:06 amFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent ... Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Ipo, Twitter, Big Three Automakers, Tweet, Business Insider, Gm, Social Network, Auto Industry News, Slideexpand, Ford, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Automakers, Social Media, General Motors, Advertising, Facebook IPO, Business News, Ipo, Business News -
Emma Gray: WATCH: Ad Proves Breasts Can Sell Anything
16 May 2012 | 6:39 amIt's official -- breasts (and the prospect of breast augmentation) can sell anything. In case we weren't already convinced, a new Fiat ad has made it abundantly clear. Read more: Argentina Fiat Ad, Advertising, Fiat Ad, Worst Ads, Fiat, Boob Job, Fiat Ad Boob Job, Boobs Sell Cars, Women and Advertising, Fiat Breasts, Video, Women News -
Andy Plesser: Branded Sponsorship with Stephen Colbert Drives Social Buzz for Wheat Thins
15 May 2012 | 2:18 pmStephen Colbert's on-air routine taking Wheat Thins and its advertising memo to task in a branded sponsorship earlier this year was deliberate, says ... Read more: Mediavest, Kraft Foods, Wheat Thins, Advertising, Comedy Central, Video, Stephen Colbert, Technology News -
William Bradley: Mad Men : Danger! Slippery When Soapy (Especially in Dark Shadows )
15 May 2012 | 12:20 pmIf there's one thing we know for sure about the latest episode of Mad Men, it's this: All this soapiness can mean only one thing. People are about to die. Read more: Culture News, 1960s, New York, Matthew Weiner, Nelson Rockefeller, Advertising, Betty Draper, Don Draper, Conrad Hilton, Television News, Mad Men, John Lindsay, Entertainment News -
Jordan Philips: Re-Joke My Advert
15 May 2012 | 10:28 amIt transpires that people have an aversion to corporate Twitter accounts. Trying solely to sell or link to your content is a faux-paux tantamount to having toilet roll escaping from your trousers at a dinner party. Read more: Social Media, Twitter, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Corporate Twitter Account, Business Twitter Accounts, Corporate Social Media, Social Media Tips, Technology News
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Afghanistan on Huffington Post
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Mistaken Terror Suspect Sues Over Kidnapping
16 May 2012 | 6:38 amBERLIN — A German who claims the CIA illegally whisked him to a secret prison in Afghanistan appeared before Europe's human rights court Wednesd... Read more: Human Rights Court Afghanistan, Human Rights Court German Macedonia, Video, Secret Prison, CIA Secret Prisons, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Secret Prison, Afghanistan War, World News -
Tom Hayden: What Is Obama's Position on Afghanistan? Say It Again?
16 May 2012 | 4:49 amThree years later, bin Laden is dead, the drones inflame Pakistan opinion and complicate a peace settlement, and 33,000 American troops are scheduled to pull out by the end of 2012 with "steady withdrawals" to continue after. Read more: Hamid Karzai, Nato, Chicago, Pakistan, Occupy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Peace, Barack Obama, Politics News -
Australia Pledges $300 Million To Afghan Forces
16 May 2012 | 12:15 amCANBERRA, Australia -- Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running ... Read more: Afghanistan War Australia, Afghan Forces, Video, Afghan Forces Australia, Afghanistan War Blog, Afghanistan, Julia Gillard, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan Was US, Afghanistan Forces, Afghanistan 2014, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, World News -
Michael Winship: At a Military Hospital, Warriors Are Not the Only Wounded
15 May 2012 | 12:22 pmThe weather's getting warmer in Afghanistan and the war there is heating up again. That means - as it has meant every year for more than a decade -- t... Read more: Wounded Veterans, Writers, Veterans PTSD, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, War, War in Iraq, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Writers Guild of America, Military, Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warrior Project, Arts, Ptsd, Compassion Fatigue, Politics News -
Top U.S. Commander Expected To Leave Afghanistan Post
15 May 2012 | 7:04 amWASHINGTON -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Marine Gen. John Allen, is likely to leave to become the chief allied commander in Europe early n... Read more: Video, NATO Afghanistan, Afghanistan War Blog, Afghanistan, General John Allen, John Allen, US Commander Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News
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Africa on Huffington Post
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Abigail Noble: A Brave New World, a Brave Chicken
16 May 2012 | 7:01 amWhile today's crisis may revolve around financial markets, tomorrow's will stem from the aftershock: hundreds of millions of young adults never incorporated in the job market. The repercussions of this lost generation will be devastating. Read more: Social Entrepreneurship, Africa, Impact News -
South African Police Seize 10 Rhino Horns
16 May 2012 | 6:10 amJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police officers tipped off by an anonymous informer forced their way into a Johannesburg apartment where they found 10 rhinocero... Read more: South Africa Smuggling, South Africa, Video, Rhinos, Rhinoceros Poaching, Rhinoceros, Rhino Horns, South Africa Rhino Horns, South Africa Rhinos, Rhino Horn Smuggling, Endangered Species, Animals, Green News -
Libyans Look To God For Help
16 May 2012 | 5:00 am* Rival schools of Islam in conflict over holy sites * Dozens of shrines destroyed by hardliners * Government too weak t... Read more: Libya, Video, Reuters, Religion News -
Robert Hormats: The Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Survey of Greed, Tragedy, and Ignorance
15 May 2012 | 12:46 pmNeither governments nor individual citizens can afford to stand idle while poachers and wildlife traffickers hunt elephants, or any threatened species. The United States will continue to support citizens and governments to protect our planet's wildlife. Read more: Endangered Species, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Africa, Poaching Africa, Elephant Poaching, Africa Elephants, Green News -
Patricia Mechael: Happy MAMA's Day!
15 May 2012 | 10:59 amHere's how MAMA's mobile messaging works: A mother indicates her due date or the birthday of her recently born child. She then automatically receives weekly health messages and reminders during her pregnancy and up to the child's first birthday. Read more: Women's Health, Mobile Phones, Global Motherhood, Mama, South Africa, Bangladesh, Impact News
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Huffington Post
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UN Inspectors Push Iran On Military Site Access
14 May 2012 | 1:34 amBy Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, May 14 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. nuclear official said Iran must give his inspectors access to info... Read more: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Video, Iranathon, Iran Nuclear, Iran Un, Iran, Iran Nuclear Talks, Un, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Nuclear Weapon, Iran u.s., Ahmadinejad, Iran Negotiations, Reuters, World News -
Billboards Comparing Obama To Ahmadinejad Going Up In Colo.
10 May 2012 | 7:00 amOn Wednesday, conservative group Compass Colorado announced a new billboard campaign that they are launching around the state that links President Bar... Read more: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Foreign Oil, Video, Joe Miklosi, Denver News, Al Pace, Iran, Iranian President, Obama, Denver Colorado, Ahmadinejad, Barack Obama, Ed Perlmutter, Colorado, Denver News -
Anthony Gregory: Is Iran Really a Threat?
1 May 2012 | 5:06 pmIn the decade since Bush's "axis of evil" speech, neocons have called for war with Iran. They have portrayed Iran as a nuclear threat. The propaganda has been effective. Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Obama Administration, Iran, Israel, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Netanyahu Iran, Yuval Diskin, Ehud Olmert, World News -
WATCH: Ahmadinejad's Car Mobbed By Protesters
18 Apr 2012 | 8:27 amIranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a surprise visitor on top of his car during a recent visit to the southern city of Bandar-Abbas when a ... Read more: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Video, Ahmadinejad Protests, Iran Protests, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Iran Ahmadinejad, World News -
Iran Attempts To Build Cyber Fortress
16 Apr 2012 | 8:52 amTEHRAN, Iran -- Iran calls it the "soft war" with the West: Battles to control, defend and monitor the Internet and other high-level telecommunication... Read more: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Internet, Iran Internet Restricted, Iran Web, Iran Internet Access, Iran, Tehran, Iran Internet Control, Iran Ahmadinejad, Video, World News
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Aig Bailout on Huffington Post
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Paul Krugman: This Is Why We Regulate Wall Street
13 May 2012 | 9:12 pmOne of the characters in the classic 1939 film “Stagecoach” is a banker named Gatewood who lectures his captive audience on the evils of big gover... Read more: Banking Regulations, JP Morgan Chase, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Banking, Federal Reserve, Aig, Banks, Jamie Dimon, Paul Krugman, Volcker Rule, Gilded Age America, Business News -
This Bailout Could Really Pay Off For Taxpayers
7 May 2012 | 7:45 pmWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers could realize a profit of more than $15.1 billion from the massive government bailout of insurer Americ... Read more: Treasury Department, Video, Government Bailout, Reuters, Aig, Federal Reserve, American International Group, U.S. Taxpayers, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Maiden Lane III, Government Accountability Office, Business News -
U.S. To Sell Some Stock Of Bailed-Out Firm
7 May 2012 | 3:09 amNEW YORK -- The Treasury Department is selling $5 billion worth of stock in bailed-out insurance giant American International Group Inc. for $30.50 pe... Read more: Shares, Treasury Department, Video, American International Group Inc., Bailout, Insurance, Stock, Financial Crisis, Aig, Public Offering, Business News -
Guess Who's Back? AIG's Profits More Than Double Last Year's
3 May 2012 | 11:50 am* EPS on operating basis $1.65 vs $1.12 expected by analysts * 1st-quarter net income of $1.71/shr, vs 31 cents in 2011 ... Read more: Video, Government Bailout, Earnings Season, Aig Earnings 1q 2012, Reuters, Business News, Aig, American International Group, AIG Earnings, Robert Benmosche, Business News -
Race Discrimination Suit Against AIG Says Boss Called Lawyer 'Fat Albert'
26 Apr 2012 | 3:27 pmA former AIG lawyer is suing the insurance giant for discrimination, claiming colleagues and supervisors taunted him, mistreated him and ultimately fi... Read more: Video, Race-Discrimination, Aig, Civil Suit, Federal Court, Law Suit, Discrimination, American International Group, Eeoc, Aig Racial Discrimination, Business News
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Airlines on Huffington Post
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Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.: A Matter of Weight
15 May 2012 | 12:31 pmAs difficult as it is to accept, this obesity epidemic requiring a national conversation has to be done person by person by person, with as much collective compassion, creativity, insight and patience as humanly possible. Read more: Fat, The-Weight-of-the-Nation, Weight Loss, Obesity, Airlines, Hbo, Healthy Living Health News, Obesity Crisis, Weight of the Nation Conference, Childhood Obesity, Weight of the Nation Documentary, Healthy Living News -
Edward Wytkind: Those Scofflaws At American Airlines
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amLawbreaker. That is exactly what we need to start calling American Airlines for its blatant refusal to proceed with a union election among its 9,600 passenger service agents. Read more: American, Airlines, Air Travel, Labor, American Airlines, Labor Issues, Travel News -
AA Revokes Man's Air Pass For Alleged Fraud
14 May 2012 | 2:51 amThis isn't the first time American Airlines has suffered financial woes. Now, the way out looks like a merger, but during a rough patch in 1987, AA tr... Read more: Video, Unlimited Airplane Passes Revoked, Steve Rothstein American Airlines, American Airlines, Airlines, Unlimited Flights, Travel News -
Plane Carrying 21 People Crashes In Nepal
13 May 2012 | 7:35 pmKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal on Monday, killing 15 p... Read more: Himalayas, Jomsom Airport, Nepal, Nepal Plane Crash, Aviation, Plane Crash, Airlines, Ap, Nareswor Aryal, World News -
Bankrupt Airline To Consider Huge Merger
12 May 2012 | 6:08 amDALLAS -- American Airlines says it is agreeing with creditors to consider potential mergers while it is still under bankruptcy protection. American ... Read more: Creditors, Video, Bankruptcy, AMR Corp, US Airways, Standard & Poor's, Delta, American Airlines, United, Transport Workers Union, Airlines, Mergers, Business News
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Al Franken on Huffington Post
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Hospital Debt Collector Taps Washington Bigwigs In Bid To Restore Reputation
15 May 2012 | 1:58 pmAccretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire for allegedly hounding hospital patients over unpaid bills, has hired former President George W... Read more: Lori Swanson, Debt, Minnesota, Health Care Costs, Lobbying, Al Franken, Mike Leavitt, Henry Waxman, Business, Donna Shalala, Politics, Video, Debt Collectors, Uninsured, Rahm Emanuel, Debt Collection, Tom Daschle, Chicago, Hospitals, Bill Frist, Health Care, Accretive Health, Personal Finance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare, Business News -
Saturday Night Live Post 50s: Where Are They Now?
12 May 2012 | 4:27 amIn honor of next week's Saturday Night Live season finale, we were inspired to check up on a few of our favorite post 50 SNL alums -- the stars baby b... Read more: Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Baby Boomers, Saturday Night Live, Chevy Chase, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Al Franken, Fifty News -
For Your Own Good: Debt Collectors Say They Help Hospital Patients By Demanding Money
11 May 2012 | 3:29 pmAccretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire from Minnesota and federal officials for aggressive tactics to squeeze money from hospital pati... Read more: Lori Swanson, Debt, Minnesota, Lobbying, Health Care Costs, Al Franken, Henry Waxman, Business, Politics, Video, Debt Collectors, Uninsured, Rahm Emanuel, Debt Collection, Chicago, Hospitals, Accretive Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, Personal Finance, Business News -
Rahm Emanuel Fights For Widely Criticized Debt Collector
8 May 2012 | 9:28 amChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants his Democratic colleague Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson to lay off hospital debt-collector Accretive Health,... Read more: Lori Swanson, Kathleen Sebelius, Lobbying, Health Care Costs, Al Franken, Henry Waxman, Business, Politics, Debt Collectors, Pete Stark, Rahm Emanuel, Debt Collection, Hospitals, Diana DeGette, Health Care, G. K. Butterfield, Accretive Health, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare, Business News -
Nonprofit Hospitals Sued 40,000 Patients Over Unpaid Bills
27 Apr 2012 | 7:26 amHospitals in North Carolina are taking debt-collection to a whole new level. Certain North Carolina hospitals sued 40,000 patients for unpaid bill... Read more: Lori Swanson, Debt, Debt Collectors, Video, Pete Stark, Uninsured, Minnesota, Health Care Costs, Debt Collection, Economy, Al Franken, Hospitals, Jobs, Health Insurance, Business, Health Care, Healthcare, North Carolina, Business News
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Alan Greenspan on Huffington Post
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Mark Gongloff: Alan Greenspan Says Thing, People Listen, For Some Reason
1 May 2012 | 9:09 amAlan Greenspan said something about the budget deficit on Tuesday. The reason this is "news" is because it is shocking that Alan Greenspan is still allowed ever to speak publicly about matters of importance. Read more: Global Financial Crisis, Federal Budget, Greenspan, Alan Greenspan, Federal Budget Deficit, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Chairman, Business News -
Dean Baker: Budget Bunk: The Old Pox on Both Your Houses Game
1 May 2012 | 1:16 amThe economy did not regain the jobs lost in the 2001 recession until 2005, and even then it was on the back of another unsustainable bubble, this one in the housing market. And we know how that one ended. Read more: Bill Clinton, Deficit, Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, Federal Budget Deficit, Budget, Housing Bubble, US Economy, Economic Crisis, Ryan Budget, Financial Crisis, US Economic Crisis, Federal Budget, Business News -
Stephen King: 'Tough Sh*t,' Raise Taxes On The Rich
30 Apr 2012 | 12:24 pmLooks like the fight to raise taxes on rich people has found its latest ally -- and this one isn’t afraid to use a four letter word or two. Autho... Read more: Shares, Robin Hood Tax, Taxes, Chris Christie, Video, Bands, Stephen King, Michael Bloomberg, Bush Era Tax Cuts, Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Tax Debate, Rich Taxes, Buffett Rule, Business News -
Paul Krugman On The Federal Reserve: 'Not Enough Inflation'
6 Apr 2012 | 3:24 amA few days ago, Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, spoke out in defense of his successor. Attacks on Ben Bernanke by Republic... Read more: Inflation Hawks, Inflation, The New York Times, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, New York Times, Ben Bernanke, Paul Krugman, Alan Greenspan, Republicans, Business News -
Greenspan: GOP Attacks On Fed Are 'Wholly Inappropriate And Destructive'
2 Apr 2012 | 6:35 amFormer Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says enough with all the attacking of Ben Bernanke. "Anyone has the right to criticize Federal Rese... Read more: Republican Attacks Ben Bernanke, Video, Alan Greenspan Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Republican Attacks, Republican Attacks Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke Republican, Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Alan Greenspan Republican, Business News
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American Idol on Huffington Post
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'Idol' Contestant Gets A Huge Endorsement
16 May 2012 | 3:16 amMANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has picked his "American Idol." The Philippines' leader says he is happy Jessica ... Read more: Benigno Aquino III, Jessica Sanchez American Idol, Jessica Sanchez Phillippino, American Idol Contestants, Benigno Aquino III Jessica Sanchez, Jessica Sanchez Idol, Jessica Sanchez, Video, Benigno Aquino III Jessica Sanchez Idol, President Benigno Aquino III, American Idol, Entertainment News -
WATCH: 'The Mindy Project' Trailer & More Fox Shows
14 May 2012 | 12:52 pmThe trailer for Mindy Kaling's new Fox comedy "The Mindy Project" has hit the web, so you can now officially dry your tears about Kelly Kapoor's depar... Read more: The Mob Doctor, The Mindy Project, Family Guy, Fringe FOX, Flee Fox, The Following Fox, Video, Ben and Kate, American Dad, The X Factor Season 2, Fringe, Glee, Hell's Kitchen, New Girl, The X Factor, The Goodwin Games, The Cleveland Show, Bones Fox, The Simpsons, Slideexpand, Fall TV, Cops Fox, TV Canada, Fox 2012-2013, Touch Fox, Bob's Burgers, Fall TV 2012, Mindy Kaling, Raising Hope, Fox, American Idol, TV News -
Big Moves For Fox's 2012-2013 Schedule
14 May 2012 | 3:50 amFox is shaking things up for its upcoming 2012-2013 TV season with five new shows -- three comedies and two dramas -- and moving around some old favor... Read more: The Mob Doctor, The Mindy Project, Family Guy, Fringe FOX, Flee Fox, The Following Fox, Video, Ben and Kate, American Dad, The X Factor Season 2, Fringe, Glee, Hell's Kitchen, New Girl, The X Factor, The Goodwin Games, The Cleveland Show, Bones Fox, The Simpsons, Slideexpand, Fall TV, Cops Fox, TV Canada, Fox 2012-2013, Touch Fox, Bob's Burgers, Fall TV 2012, Mindy Kaling, Raising Hope, Fox, American Idol, TV News -
Pat Gallagher: Clay Aiken's Mom: 'My Life Became A Roller Coaster'
12 May 2012 | 3:16 amNot all of us know what it is like to have a celebrity son or daughter, but it's interesting to pick the brain of a mother who has shared the "stage" with a famous offspring. And who better to talk to than Faye Parker, better known as Clay Aiken's mother? Read more: Clay Aiken's Mother, American Idol, Clay Aiken, Mother's Day, Celebrity Apprentice, Gay Voices, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Faye Parker, Slideexpand, Fifty News -
Is JLo Leaving 'American Idol'?
11 May 2012 | 12:38 pmIs Jennifer Lopez leaving "American Idol"? Currently in her second season as a judge on the Fox reality singing competition, the big question is: Will... Read more: TV Canada, Is Jennifer Lopez Leaving American Idol, Video, TV News, American Idol Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Jlo, Jlo Leaving Idol, American Idol, TV News
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Amy Winehouse on Huffington Post
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R. Clifton Spargo: Alabama Shakes: Throwback Or Flash Forward?
14 May 2012 | 8:14 amConcert promoters depend on short-lived summer tours featuring tried-and-true, long-retired, and often just plain tired musicians from the 60s, 70s, 80s, or early 90s, who hit the road to cash in on the nostalgia of fans, many of whom are too young to remember the past they find themselves collectively longing for. Read more: Janis Joplin, Boys & Girls, Retromania, Heartbreaker, Music, Amy Winehouse, I Ain't the Same, Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, Fifty News -
Amy Winehouse's Blood Self-Portrait Underwhelms At Auction
14 May 2012 | 7:08 amOne reason to abstain from painting with your own blood: it doesn't tend to sell well. (Although we can think of a few more reasons...) Last year,... Read more: Video, Celebrity Artists, Back to Black, The Libertines, Amy Winehouse Pete Doherty, Art Auctions, Amy Winehouse Painting, Pete Doherty, Amy Winehouse Death, Amy Winehouse, Blood Paintings, Arts News -
Pete Doherty Auctioning Painting Made With Amy Winehouse's Blood
9 May 2012 | 10:54 amFormer Libertines singer Pete Doherty will be auctioning off some of his art pieces in London later this week -- one of them smeared with the blood of... Read more: Pete Doherty Auctioning Painting Made With Amy Winehouse's Blood, Slideadbigshot, Video, Amy Winehouse Ladylike, Amy Winehouse Blood, Pete Doherty, Pete Doherty Amy Winehouse Blood Painting, Amy Winehouse, Celebrities, Celebrity News -
Kayla Yandoli: Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse: Why the Comparison?
18 Apr 2012 | 10:32 amWhat has me severely troubled is this incessant need to compare two artists just because they share a gender. Society should not be filing "woman" as a category in which to analyze and critique artists: music is purely music. Read more: Janice Joplin, Female Singers, 27 Club, Amy Winehouse, Female Musicians, College News -
Mike Ragogna: Stranded in the High Ground: Conversations With Nanci Griffith and Adam Cohen
2 Apr 2012 | 3:31 amRead more: Ricki Lake, Dobie Gray, Adele, Richard Steele, Pat McInerny, Beau Bach, Phil Everly, The Deer Hunter, Amy Winehouse, Nanci Griffith, Peter Cooper, Eric Brace, Adam Cohen, Patrick Leonard, Maura Kennedy, Leonard Cohen, Pete Kennedy, Robbin Bach, Loretta Lynn, Sonus Quartet, Jennifer Warnes, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News
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Anderson Cooper on Huffington Post
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VIDEO: Anderson Gets The Giggles
15 May 2012 | 1:11 pmSee More Laughs (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.creat... Read more: Marlo Thomas, Anderson Cooper, Lotd, Laugh of the Day, Funny Videos, Video, Women News -
WATCH: Anderson Cooper Gets Schooled By Spelling Bee Champ
15 May 2012 | 10:16 amAnderson Cooper had his you-know-what handed to him on Tuesday when the daytime talk show host competed against New York City champion Arvind Mahankal... Read more: Video, Anderson, Anderson Cooper Daytime Talk Show, Anderson Talk Show, Anderson Cooper, Arvind Mahankali New York City Spelling Bee, Anderson Cooper Talk Show, Arvind Mahankali, Arvind Mahankali Spelling Bee, Media News -
Robert Gibbs Outsmarts Chris Matthews
15 May 2012 | 5:55 amWASHINGTON -- Who was the winner of Monday night's "Jeopardy!" Power Players game? It's former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs, cur... Read more: Thomas Friedman, Chuck Todd, Mehmet Oz, District of Columbia, 826dc, Lizzie O'Leary, Anderson Cooper, Dana Perino, Slideexpand, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Matthews, Kelly O'Donnell, Chris Wallace, Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, Jeopardy Power Players Week 2012, Katty Kay, Dc Around Town, David Faber, Clarence Page, Lewis Black, Robert Gibbs, DC News -
WATCH: Cooper Reports From Syria's Border
14 May 2012 | 1:58 pmFor just the second time since September, Anderson Cooper will be hosting his CNN show from another country on Monday night, as he reports from the bo... Read more: Syrian Civil War, Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper Syria, Syria Anderson Cooper, Video, Syria, Media News -
Bonni Brodnick: Ode to My Mother ... "I Swear"
13 May 2012 | 2:18 amWhenever one of my mother's sentences begins with "I swear," I take cover and get ready for the diatribe. If I'm in the kitchen, I stop chopping. If I'm in the car, I put my iPhone on speaker. It's just too good to miss. Read more: Etiquette, Marriage, Five-Year Engagement Movie, Blt, First Lady Fashion, Michelle Obama, Humor, Mother Daughter Relationships, Mother's Day, The Rachel Ray Show, Anderson Cooper, Mothering Advice, Michelle Obama Style, Mothers, Mothers and Daughters, Fifty News
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Angelina Jolie on Huffington Post
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Brad, Angelina's Massive English Mansion
15 May 2012 | 5:12 amAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt just snapped up one fancy rental home. ... Read more: Brad Pitt London, Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie London, Jolie-Pitts, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Celebrity Couples, Shiloh, Celebrity News -
2012's Most Powerful Moms
11 May 2012 | 6:40 amBeyoncé, "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins and SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro have risen to the top of very different fields, but they all have (at l... Read more: Suzanne Collins, Power Moms, Sheryl Sandberg, Most Powerful Moms, Ann Curry, Working Mother Magazine, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Motherhood, Slideexpand, Parents News -
Roseanne Colletti: Gossip Gram: George Rush
10 May 2012 | 11:48 amRoseanne Colletti is joined by George Rush of the renowned Rush and Molloy, for one of a kind, personal celebrity stories. George Rush and Joanna Moll... Read more: Brad Pitt, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Aniston, Rush and Molloy, Angelina Jolie, Roseanne Colletti, George Rush, Robert De Niro, Video, Celebrity News -
PHOTOS: Party Girls To Momtrepreneurs
10 May 2012 | 10:38 amAny parent will tell you that having children can be very expensive, but for Hollywood moms adding to their family can be extremely lucrative. For... Read more: Nicole Richie, Celebrity Moms, Party Girls, Celebrities Endorse Baby Products, Kourtney Kardashian, Celebrities Baby Photos, Jessica Simpson, Former Party Girls, Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Momtrepreneurs, Tori Spelling, Slideexpand, Gwen Stefani, Snooki, Kristin Cavallari, Video, Kendra Wilkinson, Jessica Alba, Party Girls to Momtrepreneurs, Celebrities, Celebrity News -
Cameron Diaz Takes Angelina Jolie's Role In 'The Counselor'
9 May 2012 | 6:56 amFrom one A-lister to another. Cameron Diaz is in talks to join Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt in Ridley Scott's "The C... Read more: The Counselor Movie, Angelina Jolie the Counselor, Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Movie, Angelina Jolie, Slideexpand, Cameron Diaz Angelina Jolie, The Counselor, Video, Cameron Diaz the Counselor, Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Movie, Angelina Jolie Cameron Diaz, Cameron Diaz, Hollywood Buzz, Entertainment News
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Animals on Huffington Post
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WATCH: Bird Will Teach You How To Dougie
16 May 2012 | 7:49 amLook, there are plenty of dancing animals on the Internet (just see the slideshow below for proof) but not all of them have genuine moves like this bi... Read more: Video, Bird Dougie, Bird Will Teach You How to Dougie, Funny Videos, Teach Me How to Dougie, Dancing Bird, Bird Dances Dougie, Funny Animals, Bird Teaches Dougie, Bird Dances, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News -
Donna Solomon, DVM: Dentistry by the Non-Professional
16 May 2012 | 7:36 amWould you ever allow your hair stylist to clean your teeth? A groomer or anyone for that matter who advertises or solicits you to clean your pet's teeth without anesthesia is doing a disservice to you and your pet. Read more: Veterinarians, Pet Cats, Cats, Dog Health, Pets, Dog Teeth Cleaning, Pet Health, Dog-Groomers, Pet Dogs, Dog Grooming, Veterinary Medicine, Dogs, Chicago News -
South African Police Seize 10 Rhino Horns
16 May 2012 | 6:10 amJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police officers tipped off by an anonymous informer forced their way into a Johannesburg apartment where they found 10 rhinocero... Read more: South Africa Smuggling, South Africa, Video, Rhinos, Rhinoceros Poaching, Rhinoceros, Rhino Horns, South Africa Rhino Horns, South Africa Rhinos, Rhino Horn Smuggling, Endangered Species, Animals, Green News -
Ken White: The Wet Side of Life With Dogs and Cats
16 May 2012 | 6:05 amI believe that Archie and Tsimmes lick me because we are a family, because I love them and they love me, and that they lick me in the morning because it's time to start the next happy day of our family life together. Read more: Dog and Cat Behavior, Animal Behavior, Cats, Pets, Animals, Pet Behavior, Dogs, San Francisco News -
How NOT To Quiet A Neighbor's Bird
16 May 2012 | 5:30 amWhat is it with South Floridians and disputes over loud animals? Less than 2 weeks after a Broward man allegedly hammered, stabbed, and shot up his ne... Read more: Round Up Weed Killer, Video, Edson Santos, Man Sprays Weed Killer on Neighbor's Bird, Julia Santos, Port St. Lucie, Joseph Pacheco, Mark Weinstein, Florida Crime, St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, Animals, Weird Florida, Miami News
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Apple on Huffington Post
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Rejected Man 'Accidentally' Sends Hilarious Passive Aggressive Text
15 May 2012 | 8:20 amAhh, first dates. The butterflies, the insecurities, the potential ... The soul-crushing rejection followed by public humiliation. At least, that'... Read more: Autocorrect Fails, Iphone, First Dates, Rejection, Passive Aggressive, Date Rejection, Dating, Texting Fails, Iphone Fails, Autocorrect, Women News -
Fact-Checking Apple Rumors
15 May 2012 | 4:17 amFor years, Digitimes has been a high-profile rumormonger when it comes to upcoming Apple products, usually crediting its gossip to the Asian component... Read more: Apple, Technology News -
WATCH: Best Cell Phone Prank Ever
15 May 2012 | 4:12 amDean Fleischer-Camp is one half of the brains behind "Marcel the Shell" (along with "SNL" alum and fiancee Jenny Slate), so he's no stranger to viral ... Read more: Iphone, Video, Dean-Fleisher-Camp, Funny Videos, Marcel the Shell, Iphone Pranks, Pranks, Jenny Slate, Dean-Fleisher-Camp Smile, Zach Galifianakis, Smile, Comedy News -
Ashton Steps Out As Steve Jobs
14 May 2012 | 11:23 amAshton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic about the late Apple founder makes more sense than you think: Kutcher's sharp eye for startup... Read more: Steve Jobs, Video, Apple, Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs Movie, Ashton Kutcher Biopic, Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs, Slideexpand, Ashton Kutcher, Celebrity News -
The Week's Biggest Apple Rumors
14 May 2012 | 10:45 amEvery week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float unconfirmed rumors, blatant speculation and questionably-sourced rep... Read more: Iphone, New Ipad, iPhone Rumors, Itv, Iphone Release Date, Video, Apple, Apple Rumors, Ios 6, Ipad Rumors, Apple Television Rumors, Ipad Mini, Itv Release Date, Iphone 5, New iPhone, Slideexpand, Technology News
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Argentina on Huffington Post
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Marcelo Giugale: The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women
15 May 2012 | 1:08 pmAlicia Tamburelli and her generation would do something amazing, something that lesser leaders would deem impossible. From the anonymity of their kitchens, and for decades on end, they managed to protect their families from the perennial failure of their country's political class. Read more: Government, Women, Migration, Poverty, Economics, Argentina, World News -
Human Rights Leader Charged With Embezzling $156 Million
15 May 2012 | 12:32 pmBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The longtime operations chief of Argentina's Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights group has been jailed on charge... Read more: Video, Sergio Schoklender Embezzlement, Sergio Schoklender, Sergio Schoklender Embezzling, Mothers of Plaza De Mayo, Argentina, World News -
Rajan Menon: Whither Eurozone Austerity?
15 May 2012 | 9:45 amEurope's political winds have shifted over the past month. The first sign of this preceded the event now being hailed as the catalyst, Sarkozy's loss in France's presidential election, and it occurred in an unlikely place: the Netherlands. Read more: Eurozone, Greece Elections, Greece Debt Crisis, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Spain, Francois Hollande, North Rhine-Westphalia, World News -
VP Accused Of Illegal Enrichment, Money Laundering, Influence Peddling
14 May 2012 | 11:14 pmBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Influence peddling and money laundering allegations haven't been enough to topple Argentina's vice president, Amado Boudou.... Read more: Video, Argentina Amado Boudou, Argentine Vice President, Argentina, Amado Boudou, Vice President Amado Boudou, Amadou Badou Money Laundering, Amadou Badou Illegal Enrichment Accusations, Amadou Badou Illegal Enrichment, World News -
Arianna On The Crisis In Greece
12 May 2012 | 1:57 pmAS I follow the modern Greek tragedy unfolding in Europe, I flash back to the 18 years I spent in Athens, walking to school in Plaka (the old part of ... Read more: Argentina, Arianna, George Papandreou, Greece, Greek Debt Crisis, Greece Austerity, Arianna Huffington, Greece Debt Crisis, Business News
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Arrested Development on Huffington Post
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Awkward (Film) Family Portraits
10 May 2012 | 4:15 amKirk Demarais creates the stereotypical J.C. Penney awkward family portrait with a crucial twist: he portrays fictional families from film and TV. His... Read more: Mad Men, Tv Family Portraits, Television, Video, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles Art Exhibition, Cult Tv, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pop Culture, The Shining, Slideexpand, Kirk Demarais, Arts News -
8 Minor 'Arrested Development' Characters We Miss
30 Apr 2012 | 6:23 amIt’s not news that Arrested Development is coming back via Netflix. What is news is that the episodes will all be released at once, turning that day... Read more: Arrested Development Characters, Arrested Development, Screen-Junkies, Comedy News -
Cynthia Ellis: Interview: Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Picture Paris
27 Apr 2012 | 2:15 pmTalking to Brad Hall and Julia Louis-Dreyfus about their delightful new short film, Picture Paris, the conversation ranged from the intricacies of Parisian culture to the hilarious masturbation episode of Seinfeld. Read more: Alfred Hitchcock, Brad Hall, Veep, Vice-President, Roald Dahl, Gregory Fitoussi, Eric Elmosnino, Leonard Cohen, Hbo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Paris, The Thick of It, Tribeca Film Festival, Picture Paris, Tony Hale, Leslie Hassler, Cynthia Ellis, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Armando Ianucci, Northwestern University, Sunset Strip, Entertainment News -
WATCH: Gob's Failed Magic Tricks On 'Arrested Development'
20 Apr 2012 | 11:15 amIt's hard to control our excitement (and chicken dance urges) now that we've learned that all 10 new episodes of "Arrested Development" will be releas... Read more: TV Canada, Will Arnett, Magic, Video, Arrested Development, Arrested Development Netflix, Netflix, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News -
Netflix Shares Big Plan For 'Arrested Development' Release
19 Apr 2012 | 5:57 amLadies and gentlemen, make sure you have a sick day to spare in 2013, because it looks like the new season of "Arrested Development" -- yes, all ten e... Read more: New Season of Arrested Development, Arrested Development New Season, Video, Arrested Development, Arrested Development Premiere Netflix, Arrested Development Netflix, Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development Premiere, Netflix, Arrested Development Season 4, Netflix Arrested Development, Netflix News, Technology News
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Asia on Huffington Post
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PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chine... Read more: Apple vs. Logo, Funny Android Sign, Funny Android Logo, Apple, Android vs. Apple, Android, Android China, Apple Logo, China, Android Logo, Technology News -
John P. Howe, III, M.D.: Award-Winning Director Joshua Seftel Tells Dr. Dana Braner's Amazing 'Journey' of HOPE
16 May 2012 | 7:25 amHOPE on Film is a series of short films that follow the lifesaving work of Project HOPE volunteers around the world. Read more: Asia, Humanitarian Aid, Global Health, Asian Tsunami Healthcare, Asian Tsunami Humanitarian Aid, Asian Tsunami, Global Healthcare Humanitarian Aid Asia, Video, Impact News -
Second Sumatran Elephant Found Poisoned In Indonesia
16 May 2012 | 5:10 amBANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — An official says a second endangered Sumatran elephant has been poisoned in western Indonesia, apparently by villagers ... Read more: Indonesia Elephant Poisoning, Aceh, Indonesia Elephants, Indonesia, Elephants, Indonesia Aceh Province, Sumatran Elephant, Aceh Elephant Poisoning, Aceh Sumatran Elephants, Animals, Sumatran Elephant Poisoning Indonesia, Video, Green News -
Eric X. Li: Democracy Is Not the Answer
16 May 2012 | 2:34 amThis is a written Q&A with Rachel Beitarie of the Israeli daily newspaper the Calcalist, published on May 3, 2012. Beitarie: I would like to star... Read more: Globalization, Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, China, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Politics, World News -
Zachary Francis: A Little Skin And A Lot Of Mustache In Kolkata
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amThe alpha moustache belonged to the ringleader of the twisted display of flesh, denim and synthesizer onstage. Read more: India, Kolkata, Paris, Calcutta, India Travel, Asia, Travel Blogs, Asia Travel, Kolkata Travel, Travel News
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Attack Ads on Huffington Post
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Romney Super PAC Revives Hillary Rosen Controversy For Mother's Day
9 May 2012 | 4:34 amMitt Romney's super PAC is out with a new ad reviving the controversy over Hillary Rosen's comments that Ann Romney's time as a stay-at-home mother ma... Read more: Mitt Romney, Mother's Day, 2012 Elections, Election 2012 Blog, Restore Our Future, Election 2012, Attack Ads, Mitt Romney 2012, Video, Politics News -
Drowning In Mud: 70 Percent Of Presidential Campaign Ads Negative
3 May 2012 | 7:15 amWASHINGTON -- The percentage of negative ads run during the 2012 election is up dramatically over the previous cycle, with candidates and interest gro... Read more: Super PACs, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, Obama 2012, Obama PAC, Gingrich 2012, Politics News, Video, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Obama Super Pac, Negative Ads, Newt Gingrich, Attack Ads, Politics News -
Romney Super PAC Responsible For Attack Explosion
30 Apr 2012 | 6:53 amWASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich voted with Nancy Pelosi for money to support China's one-child policy. Rick Santorum joined Hillary Clinton in supporting ... Read more: Super Pac, 2012 Elections, Super PACs, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, Speechnow v Fec, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Newt Gingrich, Attack Ads, Politics News -
Attack Ads Go Missing
26 Apr 2012 | 10:18 amWASHINGTON -- The Republican Party has decided that it is time to hit the reset button. After an acrimonious primary that featured millions of dollars... Read more: Super Pac, 2012 Elections, Super PACs, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Campaign Finance, Republican Primary, Video, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Youtube, Rick Santorum 2012, Newt Gingrich, Attack Ads, Politics News -
Chris Weigant: Campaign Negativity Is Nothing New
23 Apr 2012 | 3:03 pmWhile they may have a point about the magnitude of cash flowing into negative ads this time around, and while they may indeed have a point about the insidiousness of corporate money in American political campaigns, the nastiness itself is really nothing new. Read more: Negative Campaigning, Campaign Ads, Mitt Romney, Super PACs, Citizens United, Barack Obama, Negative Ads, Campaign Attack Ads, Campaign Negativity, Negative Campaign Ads, Attack Ads, Politics News
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Australia on Huffington Post
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Jim Luce: Launched by Australian Visionary, U.S. Peace Index Hits Year Two
15 May 2012 | 5:26 amThe U.S. Peace Index was launched last year with the aim is to further understand the types of environments that are associated with peace and its economic impacts at a more specific regional level. Read more: Australia, New York State, U.S. Peace Index, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michelle Breslauer, Maine, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Institute for Economics and Peace, Incarceration, New York City, Global Peace Index, Uspi, Most Peaceful State, Ep, Maine Peaceful State, Video, Culture News -
Napoleon Perdis: Fashion Week Flashback: MBFWA Spring Summer 2012/2013
11 May 2012 | 10:26 amRead more: Australia, Sydney, Fernando Frisoni, Carl Kapp, Ginger and Smart, Toni Maticeveski, Marie Claire Magazine, Backstage Beauty, Spring Trends, Camilla, Makeup, Summer Trends, Australian Fashion Week, Ellery, Mbfwa, Style News -
Around The World in 10 Photos
11 May 2012 | 5:51 amFrom Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th... Read more: Photos, Photography, Australia, World, Olympics, World Photos, Race, Pirate Party, Runners, Germany, Jewish, Oil, Muslims, Syria, China, World News -
Hotel To Give Away Original Warhol (If You Can Figure Out Which It Is)
10 May 2012 | 11:18 amLast night Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" sold for $37 million at auction. For those of you disappointed that you couldn't get your hands on it, one Aus... Read more: Andy Warhol, Which Warhol Is Warhol, Video, Art Series Hotels Melbourne, Australia, Sotheby's, Banksy, Art Series Hotel Promotion, Arts News -
Julie Gerstenblatt: Down Under
10 May 2012 | 11:14 amYou don't see a lot of thong companies advertising their flosswear in Runner's World or Fitness magazine, but I'm thinking there's a niche they could fill quite nicely. Read more: 50 Shades of Grey, Underwear, Australia, Humor, Bloomingdale's, Spinning, Bras, Lingerie, Underwear Fashion, Comedy News
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Autism on Huffington Post
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WATCH: Boy With Autism Inspired By Street Musician
16 May 2012 | 8:30 amAn everyday performance turned into an extraordinary moment for street musician Tyler Gregory. The guitarist was belting out a tune when he captur... Read more: Blind Autistic Boy Feels Music, Autistic Boy Touches Guitar, Street Musician Tyler Gregory, Tyler Gregory, Autistic Boy Feels the Music, Boy With Autism Touches Guitar, Street Musician, Autism, Video, Good News News -
Autistic High School Student Denied Graduation Due To State Law
14 May 2012 | 7:10 amSinclaire Coffer, a 17-year-old high school student with autism, is fighting to be allowed to graduate from North Springs Charter High School in Sandy... Read more: Graduation, High Schoolers, Students With Autism, Autistic Children, High School Graduation, Autism in Schools, High School Students, Autistic Students, High School, Poll, Autism, Education News -
1 In 3 Young Adults With Autism Have Few Job Prospects, Study Finds
13 May 2012 | 7:22 pmCHICAGO (AP) — One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school gr... Read more: Peter Bell, Virginia Commonwealth University, Video, Unemployment, Brown School of Social Work, Disabilities, u.s. Department of Education, Job Prospects, Careers, Autism, Paul Shattuck, Carol Schall, Ap, Education News -
Hannah Brown: My Son, King of All Wild Things
11 May 2012 | 7:08 amWhile Where The Wild Things Are isn't meant to be about autism, I think it has a special resonance for my son, as well as for other children who have difficulty communicating. Read more: Hannah Brown, If I Could Tell You, Where the Wild Things Are, Autism, Parenting, Maurice Sendak, Mother's Day, Parents News -
Jess Wilson: To Those Who Know What It Means to Be Reborn A Mother
11 May 2012 | 6:47 amI knew that motherhood would change me. Or at least I knew that it would re-order my priorities. What I didn't know was that it would re-order my soul. Read more: Autism, Diary of a Mom, Mothers Day, Special Needs Moms, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Parents-Moms, Parents News
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Auto Bailout on Huffington Post
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Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 9:06 amFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent ... Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Ipo, Twitter, Big Three Automakers, Tweet, Business Insider, Gm, Social Network, Auto Industry News, Slideexpand, Ford, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Automakers, Social Media, General Motors, Advertising, Facebook IPO, Business News, Ipo, Business News -
Buffett Drops Dough On Detroit
16 May 2012 | 3:16 amOMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10-million share stake in... Read more: Walmart, Buffett Gm, Video, General Motors, General Motors Warren Buffett, Cadilliac, Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett General Motors, Buffett General Motors, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News -
GM Pulls Facebook Ads Days Before IPO
15 May 2012 | 10:25 amGeneral Motors has decided to pull its advertising campaigns from Facebook, saying their paid ads had little effect on customers, the Wall Street Jour... Read more: Video, General Motors Advertising Facebook, General Motors, Facebook IPO, Facebook Initial Public Offering, Business News, Facebook Advertising, General Motors Advertising, Facebook, Facebook-Goes-Public, Business News -
Steve Parker: Carroll Shelby Dies at 89
15 May 2012 | 5:27 amCarroll Shelby, who directed the effort in which Ford beat Ferrari at LeMans in 1965 and shocked the automotive world has died at 89. Shelby was one of the world's longest-living heart transplant patients and there's a transplant foundation for kids in hs name. Read more: Lee Iacocca, Mustang, National Hot Rod Association, Carroll Shelby, Wally Parks, Hot Rod, Lyndon Johnson, Omni, Paul Newman, Mickey Thompson, Enzo Ferrari, Billy Sol Estes, Ford, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bel Air Hotel, Motor Trend, Ken Miles, Bob Petersen, Sports Illustrated, Lemans, Pontiac GTO, Jim Wangers, Dan Gurney,… -
Mark Hostetler: Why Are Lovebugs Flying Around My Car?
14 May 2012 | 4:48 pmIf you live in Florida or in the Southeast, you are currently being inundated by swarms of lovebugs flying around your vehicle. You may be thinking, "Do these critters have a death wish?" Well, there is a reason for everything. Read more: Cars, Insects, Pests, Automobiles, Highways, Bugs, Flies, Weird Science, Lovebugs, Weird News News
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Avigdor Lieberman on Huffington Post
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First Rifts In Israel's New Coalition
9 May 2012 | 3:02 amJERUSALEM — A controversial practice that has allowed tens of thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men to avoid compulsory military service has eme... Read more: Israel New Coalition, Video, Israel Unity Government, Avigdor Lieberman, Israel Military Service, Shas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Supreme Court, Israel, Israel Coalition, World News -
Controversial Iranian Political Cartoon Goes Viral
3 Apr 2012 | 12:40 pmAt a time when the rhetoric surrounding Israel and Iran has become particularly hawkish and inundated with fears of nuclear weapons and threats of pre... Read more: Political Cartoon, Avigdor Lieberman, Mana Neyestani, Erdogan, Iran, Israel, Viral, Facebook, Culture News -
Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran War 'Will Be A Nightmare'
3 Apr 2012 | 5:21 amIn little-noticed remarks last month, Israel's foreign minister declared that a war with Iran would "be a nightmare," drawing in countries from around... Read more: Iran Attack, War With Iran, Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Strike, Iran War, Iran, Israel, World News -
Israel To Decide On Indictment Of Controversial Foreign Minister
17 Jan 2012 | 2:45 amJERUSALEM — Lawyers for Israel's contentious foreign minister launched a last-ditch bid Tuesday to fend off his indictment on corruption charges... Read more: Avigdor Lieberman Corruption Charges, Lieberman Corruption Charges, Lieberman Indictment, Avigdor Lieberman Indictment, Israel, Israel Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, Video, World News -
Bradley Burston: Israel's Netanyahu, The Man Who Can't Lose -- Or Can He?
12 Jan 2012 | 10:11 amThe clue to Benjamin Netanyahu is the smile. The more that the broken line of the lips relaxes, the more the eyes turn torn, guarded, distantly hostile, a combination lock on a fortune of pain and dread. Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iran, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lapid, 2012 Election, Bradley Burston, Avigdor Lieberman, Mitt Romney, Israel, Glenn Beck, Hamas, Newt Gingrich, Gilad Shalit, Barack Obama, World News
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Award Season on Huffington Post
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Debra Ollivier: Sex, Drugs and The Making Of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' (PHOTOS)
10 May 2012 | 4:28 amFleetwood Mac's Rumours produced four top-ten singles, stayed on the charts for 31 weeks and won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1977. In a new book, the album's co-producer describes the making of the album, and the chaos that nearly tore the band apart. Read more: Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Baby Boomers, Grammy Awards, Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac, Making Rumours, Rock and Roll, Slideexpand, Fifty News -
Daytime Emmy Nominees: Did Your Favorites Make The Cut?
9 May 2012 | 7:26 amIt's the last hurrah for "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The canceled soaps got their last nominations in key cat... Read more: TV Canada, Video, Daytime Emmys 2012, Live With Regis and Kelly, Soap Operas, One Life to Live, All My Children, The Doctors, Cash Cab, General Hospital, Daytime Emmys, Daytime Emmy Nominees, Daytime TV, TV News -
'Giuliana & Bill' Get A Big Hosting Break
8 May 2012 | 11:04 pmIt was a busy week for Bill and Giuliana Rancic, with the couple house hunting in Chicago in anticipation of their hopeful new baby, and Giuliana cove... Read more: TV Canada, Video, Giuliana and Bill, Ready for Love, Reality TV, Style, Tv Replay, Cancer Surgery Scars, SAG Awards, Giuliana Rancic Double Mastectomy, TV News -
Freddie Gershon: Some People Tweet; Some People Peep
3 May 2012 | 8:04 pmOn May 7, 2012, a brass plaque will be dedicated - In Honor Of Roger Englander whose visionary "peep hole" (created in 1960) opened the eyes of children and music lovers worldwide to the magic behind the music. Read more: Serge Koussevitzk, Leonard Bernstein, CBS TV, Carnegie Hall, NewYork Philharmonic, Young People's Concerts, Emmy's, William S. Paley, Culture News -
Mark Lashley: The Ricky Gervais Show and the Comedy of Self-Importance
30 Apr 2012 | 7:19 amGervais asserts that he plays a character on stage, ironically presenting himself as better or more knowledgeable than the people in the seats. But it's a bit harder to laugh along with the school bully than it is with the class clown. Read more: An Idiot Abroad, Life's Too Short, Ricky Gervais Golden Globes, Talking Funny, The Ricky Gervais Show Review, Ricky Gervais Show Podcast, Extras, Ricky Gervais Show, Ricky Gervais, TV News
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Bank of America on Huffington Post
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Obama's Quandry: Bashing Blundering Banks While Courting Wall Street Cash
15 May 2012 | 1:06 pmWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's response to JPMorgan Chase's spectacular trading failure underscores a persistent tension in his presidency -- ... Read more: Corruption, 2012 Elections, Dodd-Frank, Marsha Blackburn, Derivatives, Economy, Financial Reform, Bank of America, Wall Street Reform, Mitt Romney, Jobs, Money in Politics, Obama, Democrats, Romney, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, 2012, Thune, Video, Wall Street, Trade, Jpmorgan, Banks, J.P. Morgan, Occupy, November Elections, Fat Cats, Republicans, Politics News -
Reverend Billy: Occupy Jail, Occupy Big Banks
15 May 2012 | 5:31 amTo shout "You put billions into C02 emitting industries!" in a bank lobby -- oh the echo comes back as the Devil's bad gas. Come with us behind the lines. Nothing -- nothing is scarier than a big bank lobby. Revolujah! Read more: JPMorgan Chase, Carbon Emissions, Bank of America, Big Banks, Police State, Occupy Wall Street, Business News -
Jon Soltz: When the 1 Percent Fails to Contribute Its Fair Share, Veterans Pay Dearly
14 May 2012 | 5:55 pmVeterans have served our country at considerable sacrifice. We work hard and play by the rules. But, as it turns out, big corporations aren't playing by the same rules, and our communities are paying for it. Read more: Afghanistan Veterans, General Electric, Bank of America, Tax Loopholes, JPMorgan Chase, Iraq Veterans, Corporate Tax Breaks, Veterans Unemployment, Corporate Taxes, Income Inequality, Veterans, Politics News -
D. Sidney Potter: A Dimon in the Rough
14 May 2012 | 1:00 pmLike a fat kid and chocolate cake, some things are just inseparable. And CEO Jaime Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has proven that parable with his near insatiable appetite in saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Read more: Foreclosures, Citigroup, Volcker Rule, Wells Fargo, Derivative Fiasco Loss, Big Banks, Alley, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Mortgage, The London Whale, $2 Billion Loss, Occupy Wall Street, Banking, Jaime Dimon, Real Estate, Business News -
Mark Engler: The Bank vs. America Showdown
14 May 2012 | 5:01 amIt doesn't appear that 99% Spring, despite trying to ready tens of thousands of people for escalating civil disobedience, resulted in very disruptive actions in Charlotte. On the plus side, there's more than a month of spring opportunities left. Read more: Bank of America, #Bankvsamerica, 99% Spring, Occupy, #Ows, 99% Power, Charlotte, Occupy Wall Street, Cooptation, Bank vs America, Politics News
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Bankruptcy on Huffington Post
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Bad News for 'Octomom'
16 May 2012 | 2:37 amLA HABRA, Calif. -- A judge threw out "Octomom" Nadya Suleman's bankruptcy claim Tuesday after she failed to file the proper paperwork to show she can... Read more: Bankruptcy, Nadya Suleman Foreclosure, Nadya Suleman, Nadya Suleman Octuplets, Octomom, Octomom Bankruptcy, Octomom Broke, Octomom Bankrupt, Parents News -
A USPS Cover-Up? OSHA Probes Sickening Package Mystery
15 May 2012 | 6:47 amORLANDO, Fla. -- The federal agency that monitors worker safety has opened an investigation into the illness of a U.S. postal worker who became sick a... Read more: Yemen, Video, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Bankruptcy, Florida News, Postal Service, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Wusf, Jeffrey Lill, Chemical Spill, Osha Probe, Jeffrey Lill Orlando Postal, Miami News -
Postal Worker Alleges He Suffered Terminal Illness After Handling Suspicious Package [UPDATE]
14 May 2012 | 10:25 amA postal worker claims that handling a suspicious package is the cause of his terminal illness. The Postal Service itself couldn't disagree more. ... Read more: Video, Yemen, Bankruptcy, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Postal Service, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Wusf, Jeffrey Lill, Chemical Spill, Business News -
Bankrupt Airline To Consider Huge Merger
12 May 2012 | 6:08 amDALLAS -- American Airlines says it is agreeing with creditors to consider potential mergers while it is still under bankruptcy protection. American ... Read more: Creditors, Video, Bankruptcy, AMR Corp, US Airways, Standard & Poor's, Delta, American Airlines, United, Transport Workers Union, Airlines, Mergers, Business News -
Was Declaring Bankruptcy A Smart Decision?
4 May 2012 | 3:38 amNadya Suleman has made no secret of her financial troubles, which came to a head this week when the “Octomom” filed for bankruptcy. The mother of ... Read more: Bankruptcy, Octomom Foreclosure, Octomom-Chapter-7-Bankruptcy, OctoMom Porn, Octomom, Octomom Bankrupt, Octomom Nadya Suleman, Chapter 7, Money News
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Barack Obama on Huffington Post
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Richard Klass: Vampires and Mattresses
16 May 2012 | 9:26 amThere it was, that thing that could not be killed. A vampire was staring directly at me. In the full glory of a New York Times headline it glared at... Read more: Romney, Obama, John Boehner Debt Ceiling, Boehner, Politics News -
Aubrey Sarvis: A Bad Call in Richmond
16 May 2012 | 7:44 amAs the Washington Post pointed out, you can be a gun-rights activist in the old Dominion and get a judgeship in Virginia, but you can't be a gay rights advocate and get approved by the the same assembly in Richmond. Read more: Virginia, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equality, Mark Warner, Dadt, LGBT Rights, Jim Webb, Barack Obama, Tracy Thorne-Begland, Politics News -
Obama Buys Big Hoagie (PHOTO)
16 May 2012 | 7:35 amObama held a small business roundtable at the Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Wednesday. The president o... Read more: Obama Sandwich, Obama, Video, Obama Hoagie, Taylor Gourmet, Obama Small Business Roundtable, Obama Small Business, Small Business Roundtable, DC News -
Ari Melber: Did Obama Endorse Gay Marriage for Political Reasons? Good.
16 May 2012 | 7:08 amConservatives are declaring that Obama's move has "backfired," while many Democrats keep straining to find a genuine conversion. This kind of debate misses the larger point. Read more: Biden Gay Marriage, Obama, Obama Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Poll, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News -
Andy Ostroy: A Game-Changing Move That Could Give Romney a Win in November?
16 May 2012 | 6:34 amIf Mitt Romney wanted to dramatically improve his chances of beating President Obama in the November election, he could do one thing: appoint a conservative Democrat as his running mate. Read more: Bi-Partisanship, Ben Nelson, 2012 Presidential Election, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Blu Dog Democrats, Jon Tester, Joe Manchin, Mitt Romney Running Mate, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney Vice President, Politics News
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Bear Stearns on Huffington Post
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Wall Street's Arrogance Led To Financial Collapse, Documents Show
7 May 2012 | 4:15 amBloomberg View: If one wants to understand the full complicity of Wall Street in the Great Recession, look no further than the voluminous package... Read more: Goldman Sachs, Video, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Great Recession, Mortgage Loans, Bear Stearns, Hedge Fund, Jenner & Block LLP, Lehman-Brothers, Dick Fuld, Citigroup, Business News -
Leo W. Gerard: American Workers: The Best Bet
5 Mar 2012 | 3:20 amThree years later, after President Obama placed his faith in workers, the nation's economic outlook is brighter. As is that of GM and Chrysler. President Obama wagered on American workers. And it paid off. Read more: Foreclosures, President Obama, Gm, United Auto Workers, Mitt Romney, Usw, United Steelworkers, Barack Obama, Big Three, Chrysler, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Auto Rescue, Congressional Budget Office, Bear Stearns, Uaw, President Bush, Auto Bailout, U.S. Economy, Economy, Labor Unions, US Economy, Unions, Business News -
Bear Stearns CEO: There's 'Not Much' I Would Have Done Differently
29 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmThe former CEO of one of the Wall Street firms most synonymous with financial collapse says in retrospect that there's "not much" he would've done dif... Read more: Video, Bear Stearns Alan Schwartz, Financial Meltdown, Business News, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns Collapse, Bear Stearns, Alan Schwartz Bear Stearns, Business News -
Howard Steven Friedman: Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner and China's He Yafei
2 Feb 2012 | 7:47 amThe following conversation did not take place... but wouldn't it have been interesting if it did? Geithner: Glad I found you. We really need to talk... Read more: General Electric, Wall Street Bailout, Trade Imbalance, Davos, Bank of America, Davos 2012, Aig, Fannie Mae, Free Trade, Manufacturing, United States, Cheap Labor, China Currency, Capitalism, Jeff Immelt, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Currency Manipulation, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Tim Geithner, State Capitalism, Quantitative Easing, Bear Stearns, China, Citigroup, World Economic Forum, Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat,… -
Bill Moyers: The Party People of Wall Street
30 Jan 2012 | 6:33 amA week or so ago, we read about what in the Gilded Age of the Roman Empire was known as a bacchanal -- a big blowout at which the imperial swells got together and whooped it up. This one occurred here in Manhattan at the annual black-tie dinner and induction ceremony for Kappa Beta Phi. Read more: Aig, JPMorgan Chase, Davos, Occupy Wall Street, Bear Stearns, World Economic Summit, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Kappa Beta Phi, Wall Street Bailouts, Bailouts, Wall Street Reform, Business News
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Ben Bernanke on Huffington Post
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Jane White: What Makes You Madder: JPMorgan's Recklessness or the Fed's Cluelessness?
16 May 2012 | 5:39 amWe not only need to rein the banks in but we've got to delegate the responsibility for measuring household wealth -- and hopefully come up with ways to boost it -- to an agency that's more in touch with "the 99%." Read more: JP Morgan Chase, Federal Reserve, Americans for Financial Reform, Ben Bernanke, New Democrat Coalition, Dodd-Frank, Volcker Rule, Derivatives, Wall Street, Jpmorgan, Banking, JPMorgan Chase, Banks, Bankers, JP Morgan, Business News -
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Talking With Krugman: He's Anti-Austerity, Pro-Peter Gabriel, and "Not That Cosmic"
15 May 2012 | 7:12 amPaul Krugman's book is called End This Depression Now! (exclamation point included). If that sounds like a self-help book -- the sequel to Listening to Prozac, maybe, or something by Dr. Wayne Dyer -- that's not altogether inappropriate in this age of collective near-despair. Read more: Groupthink, Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke, Unemployment, Economics, Stimulus, Austerity Economics, End This Depression Now, Politics News -
Jane White: This Time It's Different -- Old Remedies Won't Fix Our Flat-World Economy
6 May 2012 | 3:11 pmPresident Obama wants to remove tax incentives for companies who takes jobs abroad and reward those who bring them back home. But will a different tax tactic do the trick? Read more: Outsourcing, Tax Cuts, Mitt Romney, Ben Bernanke, China, Recession, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Overseas-Jobs, Politics News -
David Einhorn: The Fed's Jelly Donut Policy
2 May 2012 | 7:00 pmI believe that stocks are depressed because there is a pervasive feeling that something awful is going to happen. What is this enormous tail-risk? It's the intersection of reckless fiscal policy with overindulgent "Jelly Donut" monetary policy. Read more: Interest Rates, qe3, Investing, Markets, Qe2, Hedge Funds, Economy, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Quantitative Easing 3, Bond Market, Monetary Policy, Business News -
Robert Teitelman: What Should the Central Banks Do?
1 May 2012 | 8:38 amIn arguing the case for the primacy of economic action, Krugman blithely ignores the difficult situation of central banking in the modern world. Read more: Central Banks, François Hollande, Financial TImes, Federal Reserve, Rick Perry, Paul Krugman, Ben Bernanke, European Central Bank, Fdr, Nicolas Sarkozy, Business News
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Bernard Madoff on Huffington Post
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SEC Watchdog To Be Investigated Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
8 May 2012 | 8:26 am* SEC has received complaint about misconduct in OIG * SEC says it is also referring matter to CIGIE for review * Allega... Read more: Bloomberg, Watchdogs, Video, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Reuters, Retirement Plan, Ponzi Scheme, Bernard Madoff, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC's Office of the Inspector General, Financial Regulation, John Nester, Business News -
Madoffs Hit With Huge Lawsuit Over Claims They Should Have Caught Ponzi Scheme
7 May 2012 | 5:54 amMay 7 (Reuters) - Members of Bernard Madoff's family were hit with an expanded $255.3 million lawsuit, saying they should have caught the patriarch'... Read more: Video, Madoff Lawsuit, Madoff Family, Bernie Madoff Victims, Business News, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Family Lawsuit, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Business News -
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Unraveled
16 Apr 2012 | 6:09 amTo the canon of films about the financial collapse of 2008, add Marc Simon's Unraveled, a portrait of one man's hubris, insecurity and appetite for glory, writ large. Read more: Movie Reviews, Unraveled Movie Review, Marc Dreier, Film Reviews, Marc Simon, Bernard Madoff, Unraveled, Film, Movies, Unraveled Review, Entertainment News -
Frank A. Weil: The 'JOBS Act' Is a Fraud on America
5 Apr 2012 | 5:00 amHow many of those who voted for it knew what was in it? And how many of those who read it connected its provisions to the lessons of the last decade? The answer must be very few. Read more: Veto, Bernard Madoff, American Jobs Act, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Jobs Bill, Obama, Financial Deregulation, Jobs Act, Republican Jobs Bill, Politics News -
Tom Allon: New York: A Great Sports Town Once Again
22 Mar 2012 | 7:57 amAn improbable Super Bowl victory, a resurgent basketball team, a brewing quarterback war between a playboy and an evangelist. I haven't been this excited to be a New York sports fan since 1986 (or is that 1973? Or 1969?). Read more: New York Yankees, New York Jets, Bernard Madoff, New York Rangers, New York Knicks, New York Giants, New York News
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Bike Culture on Huffington Post
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Man Sues BMW Claiming Motorcycle Ride Gave Him Painful Two-Year Erection
30 Apr 2012 | 8:17 amIf you've watched television at any point over the last decade or so, you're probably familiar with the warning that comes at the conclusion of commer... Read more: Motorcycle Erectile Dysfunction, Bike Erection Problems, Motorcycle Erection Lawuit, Bmw Erection Lawsuit, Business, Henry Wolf, Henry Wolf Motorcycle Erection Lawsuit, Corbin-Pacific Inc., Henry Wolf Erection Lawsuit, Henry Wolf Erection, Video, BMW of North America, Henry Wolf Lawsuit, 20-Month Erection Lawsuit, Priapism, Bike-Culture, San Francisco News -
Kirsten Dirksen: WATCH: Full-Sized ThinBike Folds Flat for City Living
17 Apr 2012 | 10:43 amA bicycle that snaps and clicks flat within five seconds for passing through subway turnstyles, walking down city sidewalks or climbing the stairs of Hill's 6 floor walkup. Read more: Commute Bike, Alternative Transport, Apartment Living, Folding Bike, Commuting, Urban Bike, Foldable Bike, Urban Commute, Folding Bicycle, Bicycles, treehugger.com, Graham Hill, Small Spaces, Bike, Appropriate Transport, Thinbike, Video, New York News -
'Park To Pedal' Offers New Take On Bike Commuting
16 Apr 2012 | 12:26 pmFrom Mother Nature Network's Jim Motavalli: Let me admit upfront that I don’t commute to work by bike. I walk. Upstairs. Telecommuting is one of ... Read more: Commuting by Bike, Video, Green Earth Day, Earth Day, Bike Commuting, Bike to Work, Bike-Culture, Commuting by Bicycle, Bicycle Culture, Bicycling to Work, Biking vs Driving, Park and Pedal, Green News -
Keith Brown: The Unnamed Bicycle Column: Beyond the Tour de France
26 Mar 2012 | 12:26 pmRide a bike for a period of time, and someone is going to call you Lance Armstrong. It's just going to happen. Twenty-some odd years ago, I'm sure cyclists were called Greg LeMond, too. Read more: Bike Culture, Bicycling, Cycles, Bicycles, Bikes, Lance Armstrong Tour De France, Tommy Godwin, Lance Armstrong, New York News -
ShermansTravel: PHOTOS: 10 Best American Cities For Cycling
25 Mar 2012 | 7:06 amPedaling through a major U.S. city is not just the province of daredevil bike messengers. With warmer weather and rising gas prices, there's never been a better time to hop on a bicycle. Read more: Boston, Bike Sharing, Bike Culture, Biking, Austin, Minneapolis, Chicago, Portland Oregon, Washington DC, Bicycling, San Francisco, Cycling, New York City, St. Petersburg, Denver, Slidepollajax, Travel News
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Bill Clinton on Huffington Post
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Kerry Kennedy: Unique Charity Auctions Support Human Rights Worldwide
16 May 2012 | 4:36 amIt's an honor to spread the word that between now and May 17, more than one hundred leaders in politics, media, Hollywood, and sports are teaming up a... Read more: Meryl Streep, Aminatou Haidar, Bill Clinton, Top Chef, John McEnroe, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Frank Mugisha, Abel Berrera, Mad Men, Barack Obama, President Clinton, Charity, Impact News -
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bill Clinton, Boehner and Some Other Rich White Guys Had a "Summit" and Agreed: It's Your Fault
15 May 2012 | 7:59 pmThe Summiteers convened in a nation wracked by unemployment and filled with crumbling schools and bridges. There they concluded that our most urgent problem is ... government deficits. That's like preaching about water conservation when your house in on fire. Read more: Bill Clinton, Peterson Foundation, Pete Peterson, John Boehner, Tim Geithner, Fiscal Summit, Politics News -
Dr. Peggy Drexler: Obama and the Bully: The Cornering of Mitt Romney
15 May 2012 | 12:41 pmTo a generation of current and future voters, Barack Obama has deftly offered a choice: a respectful and inclusive voice of the future; versus a schoolyard tormenter aligned with the intolerant voices of the past. Not bad for a community organizer. Read more: Bill Clinton, Military, Millenials, Politicians, President Barack Obama, Harvard Institute on Politics, Mitt Romney, Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy in the Military, Lesbians, Community Organizing, Gays, Baby Boomers, Vice President Joe Biden, Gay Marriage, Republicans, Politics News -
Romney Suggests There's 'Personal Beef' Between Obama And Clinton
15 May 2012 | 11:00 amMitt Romney has spent the past few weeks portraying President Barack Obama as an "old-school liberal" so out of touch with modern realities that he's ... Read more: Bill Clinton, Video, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics News -
Clinton: GOP Is Too 'Scared' To Compromise
15 May 2012 | 9:33 amWASHINGTON -- Indiana's GOP Senate primary winner Richard Mourdock represents what's wrong with American politics these days, former President Bill Cl... Read more: Bill Clinton, Debt, Indiana Senate 2012, Partisan Gridlock, Elections 2012, Political Gridlock, Indiana Senate, Deficit, Dick Lugar, Video, Bill Clinton Richard Mourdock, Richard Mourdock, Richard Mourdock 2012, Tea Party, Richard Lugar, Politics News
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Bill Gates on Huffington Post
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Robert Lenzner: Why There Will Never Be Another Warren Buffett
7 May 2012 | 12:36 pmBuffett is a man of character, unequaled in the investment business. Sure, Berkshire has had its dips, but the greatness of Buffett the investor is his ability to hold back when markets become too rich, and then to pounce when fear is has replaced greed. Read more: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Buffett Obama, Warren Buffett Investment, Buffett Rule Obama, Business News -
Amy Neumann: The Latest In Social Media For Social Good Strategies
26 Apr 2012 | 7:21 amThis is the seventh installment of the Impact series, #SocialGoodStars. The people highlighted here are passionate, dedicated philanthropists, strengt... Read more: Bill Clinton, Philanthropy, Rachael Ray, Microfinance, Kids Volunteering Ideas, Bono, Social Good, Social Media for Social Good, Sir Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Global Philalnthropy Group, Trevor Neilson, Maggie Neilson, Impact News -
Daniel Gross: NRA Becomes Toxic When Exposed to Light
23 Apr 2012 | 3:11 amWhen exposed to the light, the NRA's agenda becomes toxic. And Americans want nothing to do with those who conspire to bring about the gun lobby's dangerous "guns everywhere" vision they saw played out that February night in Sanford, Florida. Read more: Kraft Foods, Dwayne Wade, George Zimmerman, Congress, American Legislative Exchange Council, Trayvon Martin, Shoot First Laws, Mars, Bill Gates, Sanford, Coke, Pepsi, Nra, Center for Media and Democracy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Common Cause, Stand Your Ground, Color of Change, Alec, Bill Cosby, McDonald's, Florida, LeBron… -
Daniel Cubias: Who Is the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs?
16 Apr 2012 | 12:49 pmStudies imply that more than 80 percent of dropouts would have stayed in school if they believed it was more relevant to real life. Learning how to run a small business can help kids see how their core classes aren't just cruel tortures from adults. Read more: Steve Mariotti, Entrepreneurialism, Creativity, Latinos, Small Business, Hispanic, Estelle Reyes, Bill Gates, Entrepreneurs, Scholarship, Hispanics, Business, Los Angeles, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Nfte, Socioeconomic Class, Hayley Hoverter, Education, Columbia University, American Dream, Mark Zuckerberg, Higher Education,… -
Zaid Jilani: As Donors Flee, Corporate Front Group ALEC Whines That Critics Are Trying to "Eliminate Discourse"
12 Apr 2012 | 11:29 amThe campaign to hold ALEC responsible represents the best combination of free speech and the free market. ALEC hates that, but that's because ALEC doesn't stand for the free market or free speech at all. Read more: Coca-Cola, Kraft, Alec Criticism, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Alec, Bill Gates, Stand Your Ground Law, Intuit, Coke, Pepsi, Alec Press Release, Politics News
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Bill Maher on Huffington Post
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WATCH: Maher Talks Obama, Gay Marriage
16 May 2012 | 3:04 amNewsweek recently celebrated Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage by running a cover that depicted the President donning a rainbow halo and... Read more: Video, Bill Maher, Conan, Political Humor, Funny Videos, Obama Newsweek Cover, Media Humor, Bill Maher Conan, Obama Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Comedy News -
Matt Wilstein: The Best Late Night Clips of the Week (VIDEO/PHOTOS)
12 May 2012 | 6:30 amFrom the moment Joe Biden opened his mouth on Meet the Press, this week was all about gay marriage. Once President Obama made his big announcement on Wednesday afternoon, it was all anyone in the media could talk about. Read more: Will & Grace, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Eric McCormack, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Daily Show, Will Ferrell, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Maurice Sendak, Colbert Report, Jimmy Fallon, Gay Marriage, Tom Selleck, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Slidepollajax, Comedy News -
Bill Maher To Produce News Magazine Show With HBO, Vice
10 May 2012 | 12:38 pmHBO is heading into some irreverent territory with an a news magazine project with VICE. The project, titled VICE, will be hosted by the company's ... Read more: Bill Maher New Show, Bill Maher Vice, Bill Maher, Bill Maher Vice Hbo, Bill Maher Newsmagazine, Bill Maher HBO, Bill Maher Hbo Vice, Bill Maher Show, Media News -
Jeff Schweitzer: McCarthyism Survives: Fox News Carries the Torch
10 May 2012 | 9:02 amFox is now what McCarthy would have been if he had access to the Internet and 24-hour cable TV. Odd stories like the birther movement only exist because Fox irresponsibly fans the flames, continuing to report on the discredited issue. Read more: Karl Rove, Jon Stewart, Sean Hannity, Charles Krauthammer, Mccarthy, Romney, Fox News, Mccarthyism, Obama, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Maher, Media News -
WATCH: Bill Maher's New Rule For Rick Perry
8 May 2012 | 5:27 amOn this week's episode of "Real Time," Bill Maher has a bone to pick with former GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry -- particularly his choice of w... Read more: Video, Bill Maher, Political Humor, Real Time Preview, Bill Maher Rick Perry, Bill Maher New Rule, Real Time With Bill Maher, Rick Perry, Bill Maher New Rules, Comedy News
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Bill Oreilly on Huffington Post
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WATCH: O'Reilly Dismisses Romney Story
12 May 2012 | 7:43 amBill O'Reilly dismissed the prep school story that has shaken up Mitt Romney's campaign, calling it "dumb" on his Friday show. The Washington Post ... Read more: Mitt Romney Bully, Video, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Election in Media, Bill O'reilly Mitt Romney, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Mitt Romney Gay Rights, Media News -
WATCH: O'Reilly Attacks Media Over Gay Marriage Coverage
11 May 2012 | 3:28 amBill O'Reilly laid into the media on his Thursday Fox News show for its coverage of President Obama's newly-announced support for same-sex marriage. ... Read more: Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Fox News, Obama Gay Marriage, Bill O'Reilly the Factor, Fox News the Factor, Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly Fox News, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Media News -
Jeff Schweitzer: McCarthyism Survives: Fox News Carries the Torch
10 May 2012 | 9:02 amFox is now what McCarthy would have been if he had access to the Internet and 24-hour cable TV. Odd stories like the birther movement only exist because Fox irresponsibly fans the flames, continuing to report on the discredited issue. Read more: Karl Rove, Jon Stewart, Sean Hannity, Charles Krauthammer, Mccarthy, Romney, Fox News, Mccarthyism, Obama, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Maher, Media News -
Amelia: Glamorizing Alternative Lifestyles: 'Glee,' Bill O'Reilly, And My Kid
4 May 2012 | 11:46 amI try to avoid Fox News, and I'm not a fan of Bill O'Reilly, but as the mother of a self-identified gay 7-year-old son who has a crush on Glee's Blaine, the most recent media controversy involving Mr. O'Reilly caught my attention. Read more: Kids and TV, Glee, Alternative Lifestyles, Parenting, Teenagers and Sex, Transgender, Bill O'Reilly, Gay Voices News -
WATCH: O'Reilly, Smiley Clash Over Trayvon Martin Coverage
4 May 2012 | 6:08 amTavis Smiley called out the national media, including Fox News, for its slowness to cover the Trayvon Martin tragedy on Bill O'Reilly's Thursday show.... Read more: Tavis Smiley Bill O'reilly, Tavis Smiley, Video, Bill O'reilly Tavis Smiley, Bill O'Reilly, Media News
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Billionaires on Huffington Post
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Buffett Drops Dough On Detroit
16 May 2012 | 3:16 amOMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10-million share stake in... Read more: Walmart, Buffett Gm, Video, General Motors, General Motors Warren Buffett, Cadilliac, Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett General Motors, Buffett General Motors, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News -
Jay-Z: Don't 'Knock' Success In America
15 May 2012 | 9:45 amRapper and businessman Shawn Carter says being successful doesn't necessarily mean you’re a bad person. In Philadelphia to announce a new music f... Read more: Berkshire Hathaway, Jpmorgan Trading Loss, JPMorgan Chase, New Jersey Nets, Video, Cnn, Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Jay-Z, Poppy Harlow, Business News -
PHOTOS: Co-Op Sells For Record-Breaking $52.5 Million
15 May 2012 | 6:46 amBillionaire investor Howard Marks and his wife Nancy are new owners of a sprawling 30-room apartment at 740 Park Avenue. The couple paid $52.5 million... Read more: 740 Park Avenue, Nancy Marks, NY Real Estate, New York Real Estate, Howard Marks, Stephen Schwarzman, New York News -
Coty Withdraws $10.7 Billion Offer To Buy Avon
14 May 2012 | 9:20 pm* Coty says Avon took too long * Bid had backing from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway * Avon shares had been hammere... Read more: Berkshire Hathaway, BDT Capital Partners, Video, Avon, Avon Takeover Bid, Madonna Beyonce, Johnson & Johnson, Reuters, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bart Becht, Coty, Warren Buffett, Joh. A. Benckiser, Business, Sheri McCoy, Business News -
A Black Mark For Jamie Dimon
12 May 2012 | 11:47 amNEW YORK — The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days. In the 1980s and 199... Read more: Sanford Weill, JP Morgan Chase, Video, Wall Street, Warren Buffett, Banks, Financial Crisis, Jamie Dimon, Jamie Dimon Jp Morgan Chase, Business News
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Obama Dog on Huffington Post
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Obama Ate Dog, And He'd Do It Again To Remind You Of Seamus Romney
30 Apr 2012 | 8:30 amWASHINGTON -- When conservatives discovered that President Obama admitted to having eaten dog meat as a child when he lived in Indonesia, they vowed t... Read more: Video, Crategate, Obama Ate Dog, Mitt Romney Dog, Crate-Gate, Barack Obama Dog, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney Dog on Roof, Elections 2012, Obama Dog, Seamus Romney, Romney Dog, Seamus, Politics News -
Sandip Roy: In Dog We Trust: U.S. President or Dogcatcher?
24 Apr 2012 | 9:52 amThe photo-op with the dog makes perfect sense in the hurly-burly of American politics. American presidents tend to be elected on the likeability factor. The dog is the ultimate likeability accessory. Read more: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gail Collins, Seamus Romney, Barack Obama, Bo, Barack Obama Dog, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney Dog, Obama Dog, Bo Obama, Romney Dog, Politics News -
Dog Owners Clash Over Romney, Obama
20 Apr 2012 | 2:59 amNEW YORK — So let's get all the puns out of the way, shall we? It's the issue with legs – four of them. The doggone thing won't go away. H... Read more: Video, Dogs Against Romney, Romney Dog Crate, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Obama Dog Meat, Obama, Obama Dog, Seamus, Romney Dog, Obama 2012, Politics News -
Sarah Palin Floats Obama Dog Meat Joke In Secret Service Scandal
19 Apr 2012 | 7:23 pmOn Thursday, Sarah Palin reacted to the revelation that a Secret Service agent, who was caught up in the Colombia prostitution scandal, had been in he... Read more: Sarah Palin John Mccain, Video, Secret Service Scandal, President Obama, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Secret Service Prostitution, Obama Dog, Seamus Romney, Politics News -
Dog Wars Escalate With Obama Dog Meat Anecdote
17 Apr 2012 | 6:00 pmFor the first time, the Mitt Romney campaign is fighting back in the War on Dogs. The Daily Caller's Jim Treacher posted a blog item Tuesday with a... Read more: 2012 Election Mitt Romney, Video, Romney Campaign, Dogs Against Romney, Election 2012 Blog, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Obama Dog Meat, Romney Dog on Roof, Obama Dog, Seamus Romney, Politics News
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Bobby Jindal on Huffington Post
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Bobby Jindal Recalls 'Absolutely Awful' Speech
11 May 2012 | 3:51 amPeople have always told Bobby Jindal to slow down. The Louisiana governor has a tendency to speak faster than his audience is able to think, so whe... Read more: Bobby Jindal VP, Bobby Jindal Vice President, Bobby Jindal State of the Union Response, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney VP, Mitt Romney Vice President, Politics News -
Will Durst: 2012 Veepstakes
8 May 2012 | 12:09 pmThe Vice Presidency is an odd job interview. Best way to apply is to deny desiring the position. Saying exemplary things about the candidate never hurts. Read more: Rob Portman, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Mitch Daniels, Bob Mcdonnell, Kelly Ayotte, Jeb Bush, Mario-Rubio, Romney Rubio, Romney Vice President, Vice President Romney, Mitt Romney Vice President, Comedy News -
Mark Yzaguirre: Romney Should Pick Jindal, Not Rubio
8 May 2012 | 7:41 amWhile Jindal may help the Republican Party among Asian American voters (Jindal's parents emigrated from India), I think he would also help with gaining support among highly-educated voters, which is another group that the GOP has been having problems with. Read more: Politics, Marco Rubio, 2012 Election, Bobby Jindal, College, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, David Frum, Republican Party, Vice President, Elections 2012, Politics News -
Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick: Signs Point To Risk Avoidance
19 Apr 2012 | 4:20 pmWASHINGTON -- If Haley Barbour advised Mitt Romney about whom to pick for his running mate, the former Mississippi governor might repeat something he ... Read more: Vice President, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum, Mitch Daniels, Bob Mcdonnell, Joe Biden, Susana Martinez, Barack Obama, Nikki Haley, Mike Huckabee, 2012 Election, Rob Portman, Vice Presidential Pick, Tim Pawlenty, Veepstakes, Paul Ryan, Politics News -
Bobby Jindal Faces Recall Over 'Fascist' Policies
13 Apr 2012 | 9:09 amTwo teachers have launched a recall drive to oust Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and state House Speaker Chuck Kleckley (R-Lake Charles) from office.... Read more: Bobby Jindal Recall, Bobby Jindal Governor, Jan Brewer Recall, Alec, American Legislative Exchange Council, Bobby Jindal, Chuck Kleckley, Angie Bonvillain, Gray Davis, Brenda Romero, Recall Elections, Lynn Frazier, Evan Mecham, Scott Walker Recall, Louisiana Politics, Rick-Snyder-Recall, Recall, Politics News
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Brad Pitt on Huffington Post
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Brad, Angelina's Massive English Mansion
15 May 2012 | 5:12 amAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt just snapped up one fancy rental home. ... Read more: Brad Pitt London, Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie London, Jolie-Pitts, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Celebrity Couples, Shiloh, Celebrity News -
Roseanne Colletti: Gossip Gram: George Rush
10 May 2012 | 11:48 amRoseanne Colletti is joined by George Rush of the renowned Rush and Molloy, for one of a kind, personal celebrity stories. George Rush and Joanna Moll... Read more: Brad Pitt, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Aniston, Rush and Molloy, Angelina Jolie, Roseanne Colletti, George Rush, Robert De Niro, Video, Celebrity News -
The Many Famous Faces Of Chanel
10 May 2012 | 3:32 amYesterday, it was reported that Brad Pitt is going to be the new face of Chanel and now, new details have come to light. Brad is set to begin shooting... Read more: Faces of Chanel, Chanel Spokesmodels, Brad Pitt Chanel, Brad Pitt, Bradit Pitt Face of Chanel, Celebrity Endorsements, Celebrity News -
Which Women's Fragrance Will Brad Pitt Wear?
8 May 2012 | 10:37 amIt's official: Brad Pitt has evolved from his disheveled days into a sleeker, more polished Brad. The newly coiffed actor has been chosen as the firs... Read more: Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt Chanel, Video, Brad Pitt Chanel No 5, Brad Pitt Perfume, Brad Pitt Commercials, Chanel, Slidepollajax, Chanel No 5, Style News -
Joshua Kors: Q&A With Jim Gaffigan: 'Hot Pocket' Comedian Reaches Out to Our Wounded Soldiers (VIDEO)
8 May 2012 | 7:55 amJim Gaffigan recently spoke with me about why he's reaching out to military families, why becoming famous has been both a blessing and a curse, and why his stand-up doesn't need swear words to hit home. Read more: match.com, Kim Kardashian, Personality Disorder Discharges, Bob Saget, Conan O'Brien, Stand-Up Comedy, Brad Pitt, Military, Bob Woodruff, Hot Pockets, Lee Woodruff, Village Gate, Jim Gaffigan, Full House, War, Manatee, Bacon, Bob Woodruff Foundation, Middle America, Showbiz Tonight, Steve Martin, Cnn, Dr. Katz, Rachel Maddow, Mr. Universe, Afghanistan, Glenn Beck, Comedian Jim…
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Brazil on Huffington Post
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Arnal Dayaratna: Mano Menezes Omits Ronaldinho in Favor of Youth For Brazil Friendlies Before Olympics
15 May 2012 | 8:58 amBrazil soccer coach Mano Menezes announced a list of 23 players for Brazil's upcoming friendlies against Denmark, the United States, Mexico and Argentina. Read more: Ronaldinho, Brazil v. Denmark, Brazil, Dani Alves, 2012 London Olympics, Brazil Friendlies, Alexandre Pato, Brazil Soccer, Sports News -
Ian Bremmer: Welcome to the G-Zero Era
14 May 2012 | 8:31 amIn years to come, every nation will have to create its own options because there will be no government with the muscle to drive an international agenda. Some countries are better positioned than others to prosper in this decentralized global order. Read more: Pivot States, John Baird, Taiwan, Turkey, Brazil, Ma Ying-Jeou, China Economy, China, Emerging Markets, Business News -
What Facebook's America-Ditching Co-Founder Owes America
12 May 2012 | 6:39 pmWhen Eduardo Saverin was 13, his family discovered that his name had turned up on a list of victims to be kidnapped by Brazilian gangs. Saverin’s fa... Read more: Eduardo Saverin, Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin Citizenship, Harvard, Facebook, Brazil, Facebook IPO, Brazil Gangs, Saverin, Eduardo Saverin News, Technology News -
Eric Ehrmann: Silver Spoon Socialists Flex Muscles In Brazil
11 May 2012 | 12:06 pmThe Communist Party of Brazil was given the political plum of running the ministry of sports by president Dilma as a reward for staying inside her Worker's Party coalition government during her dramatic move to the political center. Read more: Bolivia, Corruption, Hugo Chavez, Socialist International, Venezuela, Dilma Rousseff, Argentina, Leon Trotsky, Brazil, Globalism, Odebrecht, World Social Forum, World Economic Forum, Luis Favre, Sean Penn, World News -
Doctors Aid Victims Of Freak Scalping Accidents
11 May 2012 | 11:04 amSAO PAULO -- Doctors are performing free reconstructive surgeries on people who have been scalped in freak boating accidents in Brazil's Amazon region... Read more: Scalping Accident Boat, Brazil Scalping Accident, Scalping Accident, Brazil Scalping, Brazil, World News
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Brian Williams on Huffington Post
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David Letterman's Awkward Question To Brian Williams
16 May 2012 | 4:26 amBrian Williams sat down with "Late Show" host David Letterman Tuesday night and was immediately asked somewhat awkward questions right off the bat. ... Read more: Scott Pelley, Letterman, Brian Williams NBC News, NBC News, The Late Show With David Letterman, Diane Sawyer, Late David Letterman, Brian Williams, Nbc, David Letterman, Video, Media News -
Richard Laermer: Comcast's Evening News: A Giant Promo Machine
8 May 2012 | 5:49 amWalter Cronkite brought us the evening news for decades; we watched in awe. Uncle Walter packaged stories of import that made tens of millions stop, s... Read more: Comcast, E! Entertainment Television, Bad-Business-Practices, Evening News, Brian Williams, Antitrust Issues, Business News -
Mark Drapeau: How HBO's 'Girls' Missed the Social Media Marketing Boat
7 May 2012 | 10:00 amWhen there are so many young women talking about how realistically Girls depicts their lives, what a shame that HBO and Lena Dunham didn't take advantage of this and expand the Girls universe into the digital space. Read more: Hbo, Character Development, Girls, Hollywood, Social Media Marketing, Brian Williams, Girls Hbo, TV News -
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Anniversary Week
4 May 2012 | 3:16 pmWhile a lot was happening around the edges this past week, we're going to concentrate on Obama's campaign messaging. The general election is underway, and the Obama folks are busy crafting the language he's going to use to run on. Read more: Tea Party, War on Women, Osama Bin Laden, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Bin Laden Ad, 2012, Unemployment, National Security, Nancy Pelosi, Christine Odonnell, Bin Laden Is Dead, Mitt Romney, Congress, Democrats, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Senate, Abstinence Only, Republicans, Politics News -
Winners Of Magazine Industry's Biggest Prize
4 May 2012 | 6:26 amNEW YORK -- NBC News anchor Brian Williams joked with attendees at Thursday night's National Magazine Awards dinner that given all the categories bein... Read more: National Magazine Awards 2012, The Backstory, Rick Stengel, Adam Moss, Time, Terry McDonnell, National Magazine Awards, Magazine Industry, Brian Williams, New York, Larry Hackett, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker, Ellies, David Remnick, Magazines, Media News
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Britney Spears on Huffington Post
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Britney Spears Is Headed To 'Glee' Again
15 May 2012 | 6:15 amYesterday, Fox announced that pop superstar Britney Spears would be joining their reality competition The X-Factor as a judge and that Glee would foll... Read more: TV Canada, Glee, Britney Spears on Glee, Fox, Britney Spears, Britney Spears Tribute, TV News -
Britney Spears Is Looking Leggy
14 May 2012 | 12:48 pmBritney Spears may have been rocking an incredibly short dress to officially confirm that she's joining 'The X-Factor", but the move certainly added s... Read more: Simon Cowell, Video, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, X Factor Britney Spears, X Factor New Judges, Britney Spears X Factor, New Judges X Factor, Celebrity Skin, X Factor, Celebrity News -
Britney And Demi Officially Join 'The X Factor' Season 2
14 May 2012 | 12:04 pmIt's official! Britney Spears and Demi Lovato were revealed as the new judges of "The X Factor" Season 2 at the Fox upfronts presentation in New York ... Read more: Simon Cowell, TV Canada, Video, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, The X Factor Season 2 Judges, The X Factor Judges, The X Factor Fox, Slideexpand, Fox, The X Factor Season 2, L.A. Reid, TV News -
Demi Lovato Reportedly Signed 'X Factor' Deal
13 May 2012 | 5:48 pmDemi Lovato will officially be judging "The X Factor," TMZ has exclusively learned. According to the website, after weeks of speculation, Lovato h... Read more: Simon Cowell, Stacy Keibler, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, The X Factor, The X Factor Judges, The X Factor USA, LeAnn Rimes, Britney-Spears, TV Canada, Video, The X Factor Season 2 Judges, Darren Criss, The X Factor Fox, The X Factor Season 2, L.A. Reid, TV News -
Twitter Users Help Boy, 9, Dying From Brain Cancer Trend Worldwide
10 May 2012 | 7:03 amNine-year-old Ryan Kennedy’s days are numbered, but his supporters, including such A-listers as Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian, are making sure t... Read more: Twitter, Britney Spears, Ependymoma, Boy's Dying Wish, Children?S Memorial Hospital, Slideexpand, Ryan Kennedy Twitter, Video, National Brain Cancer Awareness Month, Dying Wish, #Ryankennedy, Ryan Kennedy, Brain Cancer, Ryan Kennedy Trending, Chronic-Conditions, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Kennedy Brain Cancer, Impact News
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Burma on Huffington Post
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Sam Gellman: PHOTOS: Back In Time In Myanmar
14 May 2012 | 2:00 amin Myanmar, villagers never ask for money to have their picture taken. This is especially noteworthy because the country is terribly poor. Read more: Photography, Travel, Travel Photography, Myanmar, Burma, Pagoda, Inle Lake, Innocence, Slidepollajax, Sam Gellman, Sam, Bagan, Shwedagon, Gellman, Travel News -
Soraya Chemaly: Worldwide, It's "More Dangerous to Be a Woman Than a Soldier in Modern Wars"
10 May 2012 | 11:50 amRape, invisible and ubiquitous, is perceived as sexual and inevitable, and we tend to think of children and women as collaterally damaged during war. In truth, all over the world, girls and women are fully, bodily engaged in conflict. Read more: Human Rights, Rape and Sexual Assault, Stop Rape in Conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Rape as War Crime, Gloria Steinem, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Women's Rights, Guatemala, Global Violence Against Women, Peru, Burma, Cambodia, Global Security, Sudan, Susan Brownmiller, Nicaragua, Kenya, Rwanda, International Campaign to Stop… -
Hundreds Wrongfully Locked Away
9 May 2012 | 2:22 amYANGON, Myanmar -- In a remote prison in northwest Myanmar, Aye Aung wakes up each day as he has for nearly 14 years – alone in a dark cell on a... Read more: Myanmar Prisons, Myanmar Prisoners, Aung San Suu Kyi, Video, Myanmar, Burma, Myanmar Detainees, Myanmar Reforms, Burma Prisoners, Burma Prisons, World News -
San Suu Kyi Receives First Passport In 24 Years
8 May 2012 | 5:28 amYANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi received her first passport in 24 years on Tuesday ahead of a planned trip to Norway and... Read more: Aung San Suu Kyi, Video, Aung San Suu Kyi Passport, Myanmar, Burma, San Suu Kyi Passport, Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, World News -
Reporters Uncensored: Myanmar: A Long Way to Walk
8 May 2012 | 3:54 amAlthough the government of Myanmar has given the world a glimpse of their openness to democracy, Phan hopes that their desire to save face within the international community will lead to substantive and not merely cosmetic reform. Read more: Burma Human Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, Zoya Phan, President Thein Sein, Myanmar, Burma, World News
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Canada on Huffington Post
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Shawn Lawrence Otto: The Vulnerable Heart of Machismo
16 May 2012 | 9:21 amIn men there is something that is not well understood or accepted by the more gentle aspects of modern society. Few writers have captured the full-bodied compulsive pull of it as well as Deni Béchard does in Cures for Hunger. Read more: Bank Robbery, Memoir, Quebec, British Columbia, Coming of Age, Crime, Canada, Books News -
Aviva Rubin: He, She, It -- Does It Really Matter What our Gender is on Passports?
16 May 2012 | 7:43 amPassport Canada is looking into policy changes to the gender requirement on passport, and introducing a "genderless" passport for transgendered peoples. But the question isn't whether we should introduce a third "gender" to passport policies, but rather, should there be gender at all on passports? Read more: Lgbt, Passports, Gender X, LGBT Rights, Transgender, No Gender, Australia, Third Gender, Passports Canada, Transexuals, Airports, Security, Canada, Gender, Canada News -
Get Dressed: Add These 12 Floral Items To Your Summer Closet
15 May 2012 | 7:39 amWe like a bouquet of flowers as much as the next girl, but instead of filling vases with blooms that will eventually die off -- we're stocking our clo... Read more: Summer Style, How to Wear Florals, Summer Fashion, Get Dressed, Canada Style News, Slideexpand, Florals for Summer, Summer Fashion Tips, Florals, Canada, Video, Canada Style News -
Are Our Plants Smarter Than We Think?
15 May 2012 | 7:15 amLUBBOCK, Texas - No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts — the sort needed to he... Read more: Plants and Droughts, Crops, Slideexpand, Canada, Plants Genetics, Droughts, Crops and Droughts, Cp, Droughts and Crops, Stressed Plants, Genetics and Plants, Gardening and Landscapes, Genetics, Gardening, Gardens, Droughts and Plants, Video, Canada Style News -
Andrew Pyle: Economy Being Squeezed Between Greece and China
14 May 2012 | 12:01 pmFrom last weekend's elections in France and Germany, highlighting a shift in the populace away from fiscal austerity, to the gridlock in Greece's parliament (and more probable threat that the country will leave the euro), the region has created a conundrum for investors. Read more: Eurozone, Scotiamcleod, Andrew Pyle, China, US, Canada, Unemployment, Greece, Economy, Employment, United States, Dividends, Recession, Canada Business News
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Caption Contest on Huffington Post
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PHOTOS: 10 Great White House Photos From April
10 May 2012 | 7:32 amRenowned White House photographer Pete Souza released his monthly batch of behind-the-scenes photos recently, and they do not disappoint. The capti... Read more: Pete Souza, White House Photo, Video, Slideexpand, Caption Contest, White House Photo Caption Contest, Barack Obama Photos, White House Photos, Barack Obama, Politics News -
CAPTION THIS
30 Mar 2012 | 11:33 amWe have no words. When it comes to this interesting little snapshot of Elijah Wood putting his best jazz hand forward on the Los Angeles set of "Wilfr... Read more: Elijah Wood, Video, Caption This, Elijah Wood Wilfred, Caption Contest, Wilred Set Photos, Elijah Wood Photos, Celebrity News -
Steven Shehori: My Rejected New Yorker Caption Contest Entry #1
18 Aug 2011 | 9:35 amRead more: Steven Shehori, The New Yorker, Caption Contest, Humor, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Culture News -
CAPTION THIS
15 Jun 2011 | 12:33 pmUpdate: Scroll down to see our favorite tweets! We spend most of our days coming up with funny things to say about ridiculous photos, so it's only ... Read more: Slidepollajax, Swan Stops Traffic, Caption This Captionthis, Funny Slideshows, Slidefreestyle, Funny Animals, Funny Pictures, Caption Contest, Comedy News -
Roger Ebert Wins New Yorker Caption Contest: See His Winning (And Losing) Entries
27 Apr 2011 | 11:41 amTo the delight of film fans, film-criticism fans, Caption Contest fans, and Roger Ebert fans--and count me among all of the above--Mr. Ebert has final... Read more: Ebert Wins Caption Contest, Roger Ebert Cartoon, New Yorker Caption Contest, New Yorker, Roger Ebert, Chicago, Roger Ebert Caption Contest, Illinois, Caption Contest, Chicago News
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Careers on Huffington Post
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Adele Scheele: Turning Points in Successful Women's Careers
16 May 2012 | 8:40 amSome stories are so astonishing that I have to share them to help motivate your own passions. Kim Carter, for example, finished another prison sentence and was left again at the bus stop on Skid Row wondering what she needed to survive this time. Read more: Success, Careers, Women, Change, Business, Career Change, Patty De Dominic, Life Moments for Women, Maureen Ford, Impact News -
Vicky Kuperman: Feel Guilty About Quitting Your Job? Why Too Much Notice Might Be a Bad Idea
16 May 2012 | 7:09 amIs there such a thing as giving too much notice at a job? Read more: Quitting Your Job, Careers, Jobs, Resignation, Comedy, Two Weeks Notice, Business News -
Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal
16 May 2012 | 5:44 amWASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in ... Read more: Tpp, Big Pharma, Ip, Acta, Darrell Issa, Economy, Free Trade, Jobs, Manufacturing, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Buy America, Buy American, Barack Obama, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Video, Intellectual Property, Trans-Pacific, Trade, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News -
Bethy Hardeman: Congrats, Class of 2012! Now Good Luck Finding a Job
15 May 2012 | 1:38 pmAll is not lost, graduate. Take your destiny into your own hands, and you might just land that dream job. Just remember that you're not alone. Read more: College Grads Unemployment, College Grads, Post Grad Job Hunt, Unemployment, Job Search, Job Search Tips, Job Hunt, Money News -
Obama's Quandry: Bashing Blundering Banks While Courting Wall Street Cash
15 May 2012 | 1:06 pmWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's response to JPMorgan Chase's spectacular trading failure underscores a persistent tension in his presidency -- ... Read more: Corruption, 2012 Elections, Dodd-Frank, Marsha Blackburn, Derivatives, Economy, Financial Reform, Bank of America, Wall Street Reform, Mitt Romney, Jobs, Money in Politics, Obama, Democrats, Romney, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, 2012, Thune, Video, Wall Street, Trade, Jpmorgan, Banks, J.P. Morgan, Occupy, November Elections, Fat Cats, Republicans, Politics News
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Caroline Kennedy on Huffington Post
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Profile In Courage Awards Given To Interesting Recipients
7 May 2012 | 9:29 amBOSTON — President John F. Kennedy's only surviving child celebrated what would have been his 95th birthday this month by honoring three Iowa ju... Read more: Profile in Courage Awards, Video, Robert Ford, Profile in Courage, Jfk Library, David Baker, Marsha Temus, Profiles in Courage, Jfk, Michael Streit, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News -
Kennedys Make Big Donation
30 Jan 2012 | 11:15 amBOSTON — The main house on the Kennedys' oceanfront compound, the scene of many of the famed political family's gatherings in times of joy and s... Read more: Kennedy Cape Cod, Ted Kennedy Jr, Kennedys, Video, Kennedy, Edward Kennedy Institute, Kennedy Compound, Kennedy Hyannis, Ted Kennedy, Kennedy Family, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News -
John Joss: Help Me Understand...
9 Jan 2012 | 6:15 amOur inability to express ourselves with clarity, simplicity and vigor is the death of effective human affairs. The light at the end of the tunnel is that we, if we care enough to speak and write properly, will shine. Read more: Language, Speech, Pronunciation, Behavior, Speaking, Writing, Winston Churchill, Conversation, Grammar, Syntax, Caroline Kennedy, Sixty Minutes, Lesley Stahl, Media News -
PHOTOS: New York Public Library Honors Literary Giants
9 Nov 2011 | 4:26 amGay Talese was thirsty Monday night, and he let the bartender at the New York Public Library know it. "Keep pouring," the writer, dressed in a well... Read more: NY Around Town, New York Public Library Lions, New York Public Library, Gay Talese, Library Lions, Stephen Schwarzman, Caroline Kennedy, Natalie Merchant New York Public Library, New York Public Library Young Lions, Library Lions 2011, New York Public Library Honors, Ny Parties, Culture News -
Jesse Kornbluth: Jacqueline Kennedy's Memories of John F. Kennedy Are Riveting as History -- and as Therapy
18 Sep 2011 | 5:35 pmWhatever love meant for them, Jack and Jacqueline Kennedy did love one another. In death, she gave him the greatest gift a widow can -- she created a legend, Camelot. We know better. And yet the legend endures. Read more: John F. Kennedy, Charles De Gaulle, Lady Bird Jognson, Martin Luther King, Joseph Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage, Franklin Roosevelt, Indira Gandh, Caroline Kennedy, Books We Love, Books News
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Cars on Huffington Post
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Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 9:06 amFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent ... Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Ipo, Twitter, Big Three Automakers, Tweet, Business Insider, Gm, Social Network, Auto Industry News, Slideexpand, Ford, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Automakers, Social Media, General Motors, Advertising, Facebook IPO, Business News, Ipo, Business News -
Buffett Drops Dough On Detroit
16 May 2012 | 3:16 amOMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10-million share stake in... Read more: Walmart, Buffett Gm, Video, General Motors, General Motors Warren Buffett, Cadilliac, Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett General Motors, Buffett General Motors, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News -
GM Pulls Facebook Ads Days Before IPO
15 May 2012 | 10:25 amGeneral Motors has decided to pull its advertising campaigns from Facebook, saying their paid ads had little effect on customers, the Wall Street Jour... Read more: Video, General Motors Advertising Facebook, General Motors, Facebook IPO, Facebook Initial Public Offering, Business News, Facebook Advertising, General Motors Advertising, Facebook, Facebook-Goes-Public, Business News -
Steve Parker: Carroll Shelby Dies at 89
15 May 2012 | 5:27 amCarroll Shelby, who directed the effort in which Ford beat Ferrari at LeMans in 1965 and shocked the automotive world has died at 89. Shelby was one of the world's longest-living heart transplant patients and there's a transplant foundation for kids in hs name. Read more: Lee Iacocca, Mustang, National Hot Rod Association, Carroll Shelby, Wally Parks, Hot Rod, Lyndon Johnson, Omni, Paul Newman, Mickey Thompson, Enzo Ferrari, Billy Sol Estes, Ford, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bel Air Hotel, Motor Trend, Ken Miles, Bob Petersen, Sports Illustrated, Lemans, Pontiac GTO, Jim Wangers, Dan Gurney,… -
Mark Hostetler: Why Are Lovebugs Flying Around My Car?
14 May 2012 | 4:48 pmIf you live in Florida or in the Southeast, you are currently being inundated by swarms of lovebugs flying around your vehicle. You may be thinking, "Do these critters have a death wish?" Well, there is a reason for everything. Read more: Cars, Insects, Pests, Automobiles, Highways, Bugs, Flies, Weird Science, Lovebugs, Weird News News
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Cbs on Huffington Post
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'HIMYM' Stars Talk Ted And Victoria: Is It For Good?
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amWhen Season 7 of "How I Met Your Mother" wrapped up on Monday night, longtime fans of the show got quite the shock. Not only did it appear that Ba... Read more: TV Canada, Video, How I Met Your Mother Season 7, How I Met Your Mother Season 7 Finale, How I Met Your Mother Cbs, Ashley Williams, Slideexpand, Josh Radnor, How I Met Your Mother, Cbs, TV News -
'Two And A Half Men' Moves And More CBS Changes For 2012-2013
16 May 2012 | 4:13 amCBS is spreading the love for the 2012-2013 TV season and making some moves. Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 come... Read more: Criminal Minds, Mike and Molly, CSI: NY, Survivor, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, 48 Hours Mystery 60 Minutes, Cbs 2012-2013, Crimetime Saturday, Slideexpand, Csi, Vegas Cbs, How I Met Your Mother, Cbs, Survivor CBS, TV Canada, Video, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, Partners Cbs, Hawaii Five-0, The Amazing Race, 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Made in Jersey, Elementary Cbs, Ncis: Los Angeles,… -
'NCIS: Los Angeles' Season Finale: Callen Is Arrested, Hetty Quits
16 May 2012 | 2:58 amOn the Season 3 Finale of "NCIS: Los Angeles" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on CBS) Callen (Chris O'Donnell) went rogue and faced off against his nemesis, The Cha... Read more: TV Canada, Canada Tv, Video, Drama, Season Finale, Tv Replay, Ncis: Los Angeles, Cbs, Reality-Free, Ncis, TV News -
'NCIS' Season Finale: Who Died?
16 May 2012 | 12:25 amSeason 9 of "NCIS" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on CBS) came to an explosive end Tuesday night as a terrorist bomb went off outside the team's office. Not onl... Read more: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Ncis Season 9 Finale, Drama, Jag, Season Finale, Tv Replay, Cbs, Reality-Free, Ncis, NCIS Season 9, TV News -
Margie Omero: Marriage Equality: Can Polling Tell Us What It Means for Obama?
15 May 2012 | 11:34 amObama's support is already in the single digits with Republicans. How much less likely to vote for him can Republicans be? Read more: 2012 Elections, Pollster Analysis, Polling, 2012 Election, Pew Research Center, Obama Gay Marriage, Cbs, Gallup, Election 2012, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Pollster, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
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Celebrity Kids on Huffington Post
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Katherine Heigl's Daughter's Name Revealed
15 May 2012 | 8:21 amKatherine Heigl and Josh Kelley recently added a second daughter to their family — and now they’ve shared her name.... Read more: Adalaide Marie Hope, Katherine Heigl, Celebrity Kids, Katherine Heigl Baby, Celebrities, Celebrity News -
PHOTO: Pink & Willow Are Too Cute Together
14 May 2012 | 10:34 amSeriously, can Pink and Willow Sage be any cuter?! The singer and her baby girl, who turns 1 year old next month, were all smiles as they joined Wi... Read more: Pink Willow Biking, Pink, Pink Willow Mother's Day, Pink Willow Photos, Pink Baby, Slidewide, Celebrity Kids, Pink Willow Sage, Pink Willow Sage Photos, Video, Pink Daughter, Pink Willow, Pink Mother's Day, Celebrities, Celebrity News -
Kris Jenner Denies Her Daughters Are Firing Her As Manager
9 May 2012 | 8:20 amKris Jenner wants you to know that all is well in the Kardardian-Jenner world -- and despite reports, she's still pocketing her managerial 10 percent ... Read more: The-Kardashians, Video, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner, The Kardashians, Kris Jenner Amazing Relationship With Daughters, Kris Jenner Momager, Slidewide, Kim Kardashian, Celebrity Kids, Kris Jenner Not Fired, Khloe Kardashian, Celebrity News -
PHOTOS: Tiny Trendsetters
9 May 2012 | 5:33 amMove over young Hollywood — these blossoming celebrity heirs are taking over as the new fashionistas in Tinseltown! ... Read more: Kingston Rossdale, Stylish Celebrity Children, Celebrity-Kids, Hollywood Kids, Celebrity Kids Style, Celebrity Skin, Celebrity Kids Trendsetters, Mason Disick, Celebrity Kids, Suri Cruise, Celebrity News -
Kelly Osbourne's Got Baby Fever
9 May 2012 | 2:59 amKelly Osbourne has got the fever! Baby fever, that is. The "Fashion Police" host recently stopped by Anderson Cooper's eponymous show to divulge t... Read more: Kelly Osbourne Boyfriend, Video, Anton Lombardi, Kelly Osbourne Baby Fever, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne Baby, Kelly Osbourne Anton Lombardi, Celebrity Kids, Celebrity News
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Celebrity Skin on Huffington Post
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Elisabetta Canalis Strips Down To Teeny Bikini
16 May 2012 | 7:54 amLooking good, Elisabetta. George Clooney's ex-flame Elisabetta Canalis sure gave paparazzi in Antibes, France, an eyeful on Wednesday, showing off... Read more: The Dictator, Elisabetta Canalis, Sacha Baron Cohen, Celebrity Skin, Elisabetta Canalis Photos, Video, Elisabetta Canalis Bikini, Elisabetta Canalis the Dictator, Celebrity Bikini Photos, Elisabetta Canalis Sacha Baron Cohen, Celebrity News -
PHOTO: Melissa Rycroft's Bikini Body
16 May 2012 | 3:00 amWe've followed former "Bachelor" contestant Melissa Rycroft on her journey to find love and start a family, and now she's showing off her super-fit fi... Read more: Melissa Rycroft Ava, Melissa Rycroft Tye Strickland, Video, Melissa Rycroft Bikini, Melissa Rycroft, Slidewide, Celebrity Skin, Melissa Rycroft Baby, Melissa Rycroft Bikini Body, Celebrity News -
Dr. Susan Taylor: What Every Black Woman Needs to Know About Hair Loss: Part 3
15 May 2012 | 1:19 pmTraction alopecia is one of the three most common types of alopecia that I see in my black female patients. Here are it's common causes and how to avoid it. Read more: Susan C. Taylor, Celebrity Skin, Hair Loss, Rx for Brown Skin, Beauty and Skin, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Hair, Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Black Voices News -
Britney Spears Is Looking Leggy
14 May 2012 | 12:48 pmBritney Spears may have been rocking an incredibly short dress to officially confirm that she's joining 'The X-Factor", but the move certainly added s... Read more: Simon Cowell, Video, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, X Factor Britney Spears, X Factor New Judges, Britney Spears X Factor, New Judges X Factor, Celebrity Skin, X Factor, Celebrity News -
PHOTOS: Bikini Battle
14 May 2012 | 5:51 amOn Friday, Rihanna and Brooklyn Decker will heat up silver screens across the nation as Battleship hits US theaters. Seeing how most of the film takes... Read more: Rihanna, Battleship Stars in Bikinis, Brooklyn Decker Bikini, Battleship Bikini Battle, Rihanna Bikini, Brooklyn Decker, Celebrity-Skin, Celebrities in Bikinis, Celebrity News
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Ceos on Huffington Post
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Cynthia Montgomery: The Myth of the Super-Manager
15 May 2012 | 9:10 amBold, confident, visionary leaders who take their businesses in new directions are widely admired and sought after. But when confidence balloons into the belief that a good manager can win in any situation, the business is headed for trouble. Read more: Starbucks, Leadership, Southwest Airlines, Ikea, Business Executives, Business Leadership, Ceos, Executives, Business News -
Bank CEOs Air Grievances With Dodd-Frank
2 May 2012 | 11:54 am* Bank CEOs express concerns about Dodd-Frank rules * Fed's Tarullo listens but does not respond at meeting * Stress tes... Read more: Lloyd Blankfein, U.S. Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Video, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Dodd-Frank, Wall Street, State Street, Ceos, Reuters, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, u.s. Bancorp, Trading, Business News -
CEO Pay Absolutely Exploding Compared To That Of Workers
2 May 2012 | 9:16 amIt's good to be chief executive. American CEOs saw their pay spike 15 percent last year, after a 28 percent pay rise the year before, according to... Read more: CEO Pay, Ceo Pay Worker Pay, Jamie Dimon, Business, Ceo Worker Pay, Ceo-Pay, Video, Ceo-Pay-Worker-Pay, Economic Policy Institute, Ceos, Worker Pay, Ceo, Worker Ceo Pay, Worker Pay Ceo Pay, Slidepollajax, Business News -
Why There May Be An Influx Of Women CEOs
2 May 2012 | 4:57 amCompanies are grooming more women for the corner office. With a growing pool of highly qualified women and intensified investor pressure on boards ... Read more: Careers, Leadership, Women in Business, Women in Careers, Female Leaders, Women and Power, Ceos, Women News -
Dr. Sasha Galbraith: Sage Group CEO Says: Women Execs, Keep a Foot in the Door
26 Apr 2012 | 10:05 am"If there's one thing I would say to women who are stepping out of the workforce, it's 'Keep a toe in. Just keep a toe in,'" advised Cara France, who should know. She's CEO of a firm that provides high-level marketing and business consultants. Read more: Female CEOs, Female Leadership, Connected, Sheryl Sandberg, Ibm, Volunteering, Ceos, Careers, Marketing, Innovation, Facebook, Business, Technology, Networking, Silicon Valley, Money News
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Charlie Crist on Huffington Post
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Rubio Campaign In Hot Water
28 Apr 2012 | 8:24 amWASHINGTON -- The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in impr... Read more: Video, Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, Marco Rubio Campaign, Federal Election Commission, Fed, Marco Rubio Improper Contributions, Marco Rubio Campaign Fined, Kendrick Meek, Politics News -
George LeMieux: I'm No Charlie Crist
9 Apr 2012 | 11:18 amFormer U.S. Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.), known as the political mastermind behind former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, is trying to distance himself fr... Read more: George LeMieux Charlie Crist, Congressional Elections, House Race, 2012 House Races, 2012 Senate Races, Elections 2012, 2012 Senate Elections, 2012 Congressional Elections, Charlie Crist, Video, Senate Race, In Case You Missed It Politics, 10 Things, George Lemieux, 2012 Congressional Races, Politics News -
100-Year-Old Volunteer Still Going Strong!
6 Mar 2012 | 3:27 amMartha Bandy, a Stanwood, Wa., resident, doesn't view her recent birthday as any reason to slow down. The 100-year-old volunteer is still giving ba... Read more: Martha Bandy, Video, Charlie Crist, Dorrie-Aber-Noyek, Myra Farr, 100 Years Old, Charity, Volunteer, Washington, Florida, Volunteerism, National Council of Jewish Women, Impact News -
Richard Brodsky: OWS Sweeps South Carolina Primary!
26 Jan 2012 | 12:47 pmMitt is now the poster boy for the 1% and that will be a hard label to shake. Read more: Republican Primary, Charlie Crist, Bain Capital, South Carolina, Occupy Wall Street, Mitt Romney, Florida, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Politics News -
Gingrich's 'Crist vs. Rubio' Strategy Hits A Snag
25 Jan 2012 | 7:12 amGingrich is attempting to define himself as the candidate in the race with the most appeal to the Hispanic community. But he has a long way to go, and alienating Marco Rubio is not something that will aid Gingrich's effort. Read more: 2012 Speculatron, Florida Primary 2012, Marco Rubio, FL Primary, FL Primary 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Florida Election, Florida Primary, FL Primary Election 2012, Florida Primary Election 2012, Video, Charlie Crist, Newt Gingrich 2012, Florida Election 2012, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, FL Election, Newt Gingrich, FL Election 2012, Florida Primary…
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Chile on Huffington Post
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Weird Galaxy's Dark Heart Emits Huge Amounts Of Energy
16 May 2012 | 5:00 amBy: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/16/2012 09:25 AM EDT on SPACE.com A telescope in Chile has caught a spectacular new view of a peculiar galaxy ... Read more: Chile, Energy, Stars, Video, Astronomy, Centaurus A, Galaxies, Space, Star Clusters, Black Holes, Centaurus Galaxy, Telescope, Wavelength, Science News -
Quake Downs Walls, Cuts Power
14 May 2012 | 2:59 amSANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude-6.2 magnitude earthquake damaged walls, shattered windows and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chi... Read more: Chile, Tacna, Natural Disasters, Chile Earthquake 2012, Earthquakes, Earthquake, Tacna Earthquake, Chile Earthquake, World News -
WATCH: Chilean Toddler Drums In His Sleep!
13 May 2012 | 6:17 amMany parents are probably familiar with the challenges of negotiating kids and naps. But one Chilean-Norwegian family has come up with a creative solu... Read more: Cute Kids, Chile, Cultura, Kid Drums in Car, Video, Norway, Sleep Drumming Kid, Nirvana Breed Video, Kid Wakes Up Nirvana, Kid Drums to Nirvana, Kid Wakes Up Drumming, Cute Kid Video, Latino Voices News -
Chile Approves Hate Crime Law After Tragic Death Of Young Gay Man
10 May 2012 | 6:44 amSANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's congress passed a hate-crimes law Wednesday night, months after a group of alleged neo-Nazis were arrested in the brutal mu... Read more: Chile, Hate Crimes, Daniel Zamudio, Gay Rights, Chile Hate Crime Law, LGBT Rights, Chile Hate Crimes, Daniel Zamudio Death, Gay Hate Crime, Daniel Zamudio Attack, Gay Youth, Video, Gay Voices News -
WOW: Ancient Stars Swarm Like Bees At Milky Way's Edge
9 May 2012 | 5:27 amBy: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/09/2012 10:12 AM EDT on SPACE.com SCROLL DOWN FOR HUGE PHOTO. A ball of some of the oldest stars in the unive... Read more: Chile, European Space Observatory, Stars, Video, Space Exploration, Astronomy, Sagittarius, Milky Way, Space, Milky Way Galaxy, Star Cluster, Science News
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China on Huffington Post
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PHOTO: Dear God! WHAT Is That Android Sign Doing To That Apple Logo?
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThis gives a new meaning to "Ice Cream Sandwich." Reddit user dkmag shared the following photo, snapped in China and originally posted on the Chine... Read more: Apple vs. Logo, Funny Android Sign, Funny Android Logo, Apple, Android vs. Apple, Android, Android China, Apple Logo, China, Android Logo, Technology News -
Eric X. Li: Democracy Is Not the Answer
16 May 2012 | 2:34 amThis is a written Q&A with Rachel Beitarie of the Israeli daily newspaper the Calcalist, published on May 3, 2012. Beitarie: I would like to star... Read more: Globalization, Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, China, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Politics, World News -
Activist Inches Closer To Departure For U.S.
16 May 2012 | 1:26 amBEIJING — A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport app... Read more: US Chen Guangcheng, Nyu, China US Relations, Chen Guangcheng Nyu, China Chen Guangcheng, China Blind Activist, China Blind Activist US, China US Relations Chen Guangcheng, China, Chen Guangcheng, World News -
Activist Inches Closer To Departure For U.S.
16 May 2012 | 1:26 amBEIJING -- A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport applicat... Read more: US Chen Guangcheng, Video, China US Relations, Nyu, Chen Guangcheng Nyu, China Chen Guangcheng, China Blind Activist, China Blind Activist US, China US Relations Chen Guangcheng, China, Chen Guangcheng, World News -
Joe Peyronnin: Romney vs. Obama
15 May 2012 | 6:37 pmFor the next six months Americans will experience the most expensive, thanks to Citizens United, and most negative presidential campaign ever waged in this country. No doubt, many will think this is not just bad politics, this is morally wrong. But nothing will stop it. Read more: Great Recession, Voters, George W. Bush, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, U.S Economy, Americans, Republicans, ABC News, Europe, China, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News
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Chris Brown on Huffington Post
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Tank: My Swag Is Way More 'Gangsta'
16 May 2012 | 5:27 amFollowing a two-year hiatus, R&B singer Tank returns to the music scene with the release of his fifth studio album, This Is How I Feel, featuring coll... Read more: Tank News, Tank Genuwine, Tank New Video, Tgt, Chris Brown, Ginuwine, Tank, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Tank New Song, Slideexpand, T.I., Tank New Album, Busta Rhymes, Video, Kris Stephens, Tank This Is How I Feel, This Is How I Feel, Tank Compliments, Tank 2012, Tyrese, Tank Tyrese, Black Voices News -
Brandy Talks New Album And Whitney Houston
14 May 2012 | 12:00 pm"We know that females are catty. We get jealous of each other very fast," Brandy said during her In House visit with The BoomBox. ... Read more: Brandy, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Death, Chris Brown, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News -
Rihanna Unfollows Chris Brown On Twitter
10 May 2012 | 7:20 amRihanna finally did something that makes sense -- she unfollowed Chris Brown on Twitter. According to Gossip Cop, the 24-year-old singer hit the u... Read more: Slideadbigshot, Rihanna, Chris Brown Raps Way Too Cold Remix, Video, Chris Brown, Rihanna Chris Brown, Chris Brown Disses Rihanna on Kanye West Remix, Celebrity Couples, Chris Brown Unfollows Rihanna on Twitter, Rihanna Unfollows Chris Brown on Twitter, Rihanna Chris Brown Twitter, Celebrity News -
Rihanna's Birthday Greeting To Chris Brown
6 May 2012 | 5:01 amHappy Birthday C Breezy! Think Like a Man actor and singer Chris Brown rang in 23-years-old Saturday on Cinco De Mayo, and former girlfriend Rihann... Read more: Chris Brown, Chris Brown Birthday, Chris Brown Rihanna, Celebrity News -
PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Chris!
4 May 2012 | 3:08 pmThroughout the course of his career Chris Brown has managed to defy the odds of Twitter rants and his much-publicized 2009 domestic assault with ex-gi... Read more: Twitter Rant, Think Like a Man, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Chris Brown Rihanna Birthday, Slideexpand, Chris Brown Birthday, Chris Brown Rihanna, Video, Black Voices News
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Chris Matthews on Huffington Post
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Robert Gibbs Outsmarts Chris Matthews
15 May 2012 | 5:55 amWASHINGTON -- Who was the winner of Monday night's "Jeopardy!" Power Players game? It's former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs, cur... Read more: Thomas Friedman, Chuck Todd, Mehmet Oz, District of Columbia, 826dc, Lizzie O'Leary, Anderson Cooper, Dana Perino, Slideexpand, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Matthews, Kelly O'Donnell, Chris Wallace, Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, Jeopardy Power Players Week 2012, Katty Kay, Dc Around Town, David Faber, Clarence Page, Lewis Black, Robert Gibbs, DC News -
WATCH: Chris Matthews Compares Republicans To KKK
24 Apr 2012 | 3:12 amMSNBC's Chris Matthews compared members of the Republican Party to the Ku Klux Klan on his show Monday night. He quickly walked his comments back afte... Read more: Michael Steele Msnbc, Msnbc, Video, Michael Steele Rnc, Chris Matthews MSNBC, Mitt Romney Michael Steele, Msnbc Mitt Romney, Chris Matthews, Msnbc Chris Matthews Show, Media News -
Who Will Compete In 'Jeopardy!' Series In D.C.?
18 Apr 2012 | 10:12 amWASHINGTON -- Ever want to know how basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's trivia skills stack up against those of George W. Bush's former press secret... Read more: Video, Thomas Friedman, Chuck Todd, Mehmet Oz, District of Columbia, 826dc, Lizzie O'Leary, Anderson Cooper, Dana Perino, Slideexpand, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Matthews, Kelly O'Donnell, Chris Wallace, Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, Jeopardy Power Players Week 2012, Katty Kay, David Faber, Clarence Page, Lewis Black, Robert Gibbs, DC News -
WATCH: Obama Meets 'Mad Men'
25 Mar 2012 | 9:02 amCount Chris Matthews among one of the many people talking about the return of "Mad Men." His show featured a parody of the drama's iconic opening sequ... Read more: Chris Matthews Mad Men, Obama Mad Men, Mad Men Chris Matthews, Mad Men Obama, Chris Matthews, Video, Media News -
Warren J. Blumenfeld: "Color Blindness" Is Denial
22 Mar 2012 | 7:42 amWe must not and cannot dismiss these incidents as simply the actions of a few individuals, for racism and other forms of oppression exist on multiple levels. These incidents are symptoms of larger systemic national problems. Read more: Racism, Discrimination, Post-Racial, Oppression, Color Blindness, Racial Prejudice, Trayvon Martin, Chris Matthews Discrimination, Ghetto Parties, Obama Administration, Ghetto Party, Prejudice, Racial Discrimination, Colorblind Society, Black History Month, March Madness Racism, Discrimination in the United States, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Daniel Schorr,…
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Christianity on Huffington Post
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Sarah O'Leary: Human Rights Begin In The Pew
16 May 2012 | 9:37 amI believe in exacting change from the inside out by trying to make things better rather than abandoning them. But unless I can find a way to express my opposition to all forms of bigotry within the confines of my Church, I'm going to have to sit that pew out. Read more: Women's Rights, Prejudice, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Gender Equality, Gay Rights, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Catholic Women, Gender and Religion, Religion News -
Turnstyle: The Word (and Elbows and Knees) of God: Fight Church
16 May 2012 | 8:51 amBy: Noah J. Nelson It's hard to imagine two parts of American culture-- mixed martial arts and Christianity-- that on the surface are more incompatib... Read more: Christianity, Daniel Junge, Mma, Entertainment News -
John Thatamanil: Love As A Public Virtue
16 May 2012 | 7:02 amFairness, kindness and love seem like ethereal notions empty of force in a world of power politics and free wheeling capitalism. Those who seek to order public life by "the soft" private virtue of love are said to be naïve or downright foolish. Read more: Justice, Love, Kindness, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Religion News -
Amy Erickson: Psalm 1: Putting Evil In Its Place
16 May 2012 | 1:51 amPsalm 1 is trying to provide practical advice about how to be "good" even when it feels like evil is closing in you. Stay on the right path and resist the dark side. For those in Sing Sing prison, that is a lot harder than it looks. Read more: Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Psalms, Bible, Good and Evil, On Scripture, Christianity, Old Testament, Video, Religion News -
Byron Williams: President Obama And The Black Church
15 May 2012 | 2:02 pmWill President Obama's support for same-gender marriage have repercussions within the African American community? Some African American pastors stated last week that their congregations would stay at home on Election Day. Read more: Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Christianity, Gay Marriage, Black Church, Religion News
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Citigroup on Huffington Post
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Eurozone's Economy 'Not Likely To Recover Any Time Soon'
15 May 2012 | 12:00 am* Euro zone GDP stable at 0.0 pct change in Q1 from Q4 2011 * Germany surprises with 0.5 percent growth in Q1 * French g... Read more: Video, Consumer Confidence, Germany, Reuters, Euro Zone, Manufacturing, Financial Crisis, Saxo Bank, Austerity Measures, Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Citigroup, Austerity, Business News -
D. Sidney Potter: A Dimon in the Rough
14 May 2012 | 1:00 pmLike a fat kid and chocolate cake, some things are just inseparable. And CEO Jaime Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has proven that parable with his near insatiable appetite in saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Read more: Foreclosures, Citigroup, Volcker Rule, Wells Fargo, Derivative Fiasco Loss, Big Banks, Alley, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Mortgage, The London Whale, $2 Billion Loss, Occupy Wall Street, Banking, Jaime Dimon, Real Estate, Business News -
Barney Frank: JPMorgan's 'Leave Us Alone' Argument Has Blown Up
12 May 2012 | 5:24 amWASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a slo... Read more: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Financial Industry, Meet the Press, International Monetary Fund, Standard & Poor's, Financial Markets Association, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Video, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Securities and Exchange Commission, Carl Levin, Citigroup, Nbc, Business News -
Mortgage Settlement Monitor Wants To Hear Your Gripes
10 May 2012 | 2:02 pmHave a complaint about the bank managing your home loan? Joseph Smith, the former North Carolina banking commissioner charged with enforcing the natio... Read more: JPMorgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Wells Fargo, Ally Bank, Foreclosure Relief, Bank of America, Joseph Smith, GMAC Mortgage, National Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Monitor, Citigroup, Business News -
Bank To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Settle Claims Of Reckless Lending
10 May 2012 | 9:12 am* One of biggest US lawsuits over risky home loans * HUD incurred losses when some of the loans defaulted * Damages to b... Read more: Deutsche Bank, Federal Housing Administration, Allied Home Mortgage Corp, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, Mortgage Settlement, False Claims Act, Reuters, Mortgage Crisis, Department of Justice, Foreclosure, Mortgageit, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Citigroup, Business News
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Civil Rights on Huffington Post
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Aubrey Sarvis: A Bad Call in Richmond
16 May 2012 | 7:44 amAs the Washington Post pointed out, you can be a gun-rights activist in the old Dominion and get a judgeship in Virginia, but you can't be a gay rights advocate and get approved by the the same assembly in Richmond. Read more: Virginia, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equality, Mark Warner, Dadt, LGBT Rights, Jim Webb, Barack Obama, Tracy Thorne-Begland, Politics News -
WATCH: Anti-Gay Pastor's Starbucks Boycott Sabotaged By...Himself?
16 May 2012 | 7:06 amA Colorado-based pastor has released a bizarre video as part of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) boycott of Starbucks, after the coffee-ba... Read more: Starbucks Gay Rights, Video, Gay Rights, Starbucks Same Sex Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Denver Bible Church, Starbucks, LGBT Rights, Slidepollajax, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News -
Valerie Jarrett: Just Plain Wrong: House Republican Bill Undermines the Violence Against Women Act
16 May 2012 | 3:26 amA bill being considered in the House today seeks to roll back existing protection that keep women safe from the threat of violence. That is just plain wrong. Keeping women safe isn't about which political party you support -- it's about protecting basic human rights. Read more: Lgbt, Violence Against Women Act, Violence Against Women, LGBT Rights, Native Americans, Native American Women, Republican Party, Republicans, Valerie Jarrett, Vawa, Vawa Reauthorization, Barack Obama, Politics News -
And The Best Place In Europe To Be Gay Is...
15 May 2012 | 9:26 amThe United Kingdom's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has an extra special reason to feel patriotic today, as their state has b... Read more: Russia Gay Rights, Eastern Europe Gay Rights, Gay Rights, United Kingdom, Global Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, UK Gay Rights, United Kingdom Gay Rights, Slideexpand, Europe Gay Rights, Gay Voices News -
GOP Lawmaker Lauds Potential Return Of 'Coat Hanger' Abortions
15 May 2012 | 9:25 amRepublican Mississippi state Rep. Bubba Carpenter recently gave a callous assessment of a state anti-abortion law that critics have cautioned could cl... Read more: Coat Hanger Abortion, Mississippi Abortion Clinic, Video, Mississippi, Abortion Rights, Bubba Carpenter, Bubba Carpenter Mississippi, Bubba Carpenter Abortion, Mississippi Abortion, Politics News
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Climate Change on Huffington Post
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Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet
16 May 2012 | 8:06 amJohn Beddington, the U.K.'s chief science adviser, three years ago gave a speech in which he warned that population growth, climate change, and the world's rising demand for food, energy, and water constituted a "perfect storm" that could destabilize the world by 2030, or sooner. Read more: Population, Living Planet, Energy Prices, Climate Change, Commodity Prices, Biodiversity, Environment, Sustainability, Resource-Scarcity, Water Scarcity, Consumption, Ecological Footprint, Food Security, Green News -
Carl Safina: Farewell, Whole New Time
16 May 2012 | 3:50 amHas the time really come when people are the dominant force on the planetary surface? Read more: Pleistocene, Climate Change, Fin Whales, Holocene, Anthropocene, Fossil Fuel, Shinnecock Indian, Whales, Green News -
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012
15 May 2012 | 12:45 pmTWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s... Read more: Gas Prices, Asian Carp, Antarctica, Green Jobs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Epa, Wave Energy, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Portland Oregon, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change… -
Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Repair Café, Forest Crime Syndicates, and More
15 May 2012 | 11:43 amGet greenbacks for going green! The Big Apple (NYC) plans to save residents almost $1 billion annually by modifying zoning laws to allow adoption of rooftop solar and wind, and greener buildings, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News. Read more: Recycling, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Asia, Extreme Weather, Deforestation, Global Warming, Amazon, Green News -
Heartland Spin-off 'Will Not Promote Climate Skepticism'
14 May 2012 | 10:47 amWASHINGTON -- The Heartland Institute's insurance research project, formerly the Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, which on Friday announc... Read more: Heartland Institute Billboard, Video, James Sensenbrenner, Green News, Heartland Institute Climate Change, Climate Change, Climage Denial, Heartland Institute, Green News
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Cnbc on Huffington Post
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Tory Burch: Mother Knows Best
12 May 2012 | 6:05 amWhat's the best advice you ever received from your mother? My mom taught me to be optimistic, compassionate and that family comes first. Read more: Tory Burch, Cnbc, Money, Finances, Mother's Day, The Tory Blog, Fast Money, Karen Finerman, Mothers Know Best, Mother's Guidance, Mother's Day Advice, Mother's Day 2012, Mom Knows Best, Mother's Advice, Money News -
Warren Buffett: Too-Big-To-Fail Banks Aren't The Problem
7 May 2012 | 3:00 amOMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire Warren Buffett says American banks are in much better financial shape than European counterparts because of measures taken ... Read more: Berkshire Hathaway, European Debt Crisis, Video, Fiscal Situation, Cnbc, Balance Sheets, Annual Meeting, Banks, Warren Buffett, Financial Crisis, Business News -
Ilana Ross: What We Talk About When We Talk About Talking
3 May 2012 | 9:43 amThe New York Times noted that a current linguistic trend called "vocal fry" is just one in a long line of largely female speech patterns that are seen often seen as a sign of stupidity. Young women who used vocal fry were being dismissed as insecure, naive, and dumb. Read more: Women, Hillary Clinton, Kesha, Speech, Nba, Vocal Fry, Sexism, Cnbc, Wall Street, Teens, Men, Boys, Adults, College News -
Raymond J. Learsy: T. Boone Pickens Dances the Saudi Oil Polka
2 May 2012 | 2:59 amOil prices were headed up, said Pickens, and then explained, well, the Saudis are maxed out. They can't produce more. And in one fell swoop, he gave the Saudis a free pass on the current oil price distortions and turned them from the OPEC cabal's malevolent gorgon into our heroic good guys. Read more: Energy, Nansen Saleri, Cnbc, T. Boone Pickens, Opec, Gasoline Prices, Saudi Arabia, Maria Bartiromo, Oil, Aramco, Saudi Oil Reserves, Business News -
Tracey Cleantis: Infertility: 16 Things You Should Never Say To A Woman Who Is Childless But Not By Choice
25 Apr 2012 | 7:49 amA primer on things best not to say to women who have been pumped full of mind-altering hormones and endured an alphabet soup of invasive procedures (ART, IVFs, ICSI's, IUI's), miscarriages and/or had failed adoptions. Read more: Infertile, Childlessness, Childless Women, Infertility, La Belette Rouge, Cnbc, Childless Not by Choice, Women News
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Cnn on Huffington Post
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Reporters Blocked At Romney Event
16 May 2012 | 8:12 amSeveral reporters covering Mitt Romney described being blocked from a rope line on Wednesday and prevented from asking the candidate questions at a St... Read more: The Backstory, Video, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Cnn, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Associated Press, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Media News, Wall Street Journal, Election 2012, Politics News -
WATCH: CNN Host Grills Obama Spokesperson
16 May 2012 | 3:13 amCNN's Ashleigh Banfield took Obama spokesperson Ben LaBolt to task on Tuesday when she questioned him about a new ad released by the campaign that cri... Read more: Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Video, Bain Capital, Cnn, CNN Newsroom, Cnn Ashleigh Banfield, Ben Labolt Obama Campaign, Ben LaBolt, Obama Campaign, Ashleigh Banfield, Obama 2012, Media News -
Jay-Z: Don't 'Knock' Success In America
15 May 2012 | 9:45 amRapper and businessman Shawn Carter says being successful doesn't necessarily mean you’re a bad person. In Philadelphia to announce a new music f... Read more: Berkshire Hathaway, Jpmorgan Trading Loss, JPMorgan Chase, New Jersey Nets, Video, Cnn, Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Jay-Z, Poppy Harlow, Business News -
Here Are Seven Other Cases Of Resume Fraud
15 May 2012 | 3:50 amFrom the Fiscal Times: The latest victim to fall from grace due to resume fraud is Scott Thompson, who was named Yahoo’s chief executive in Janua... Read more: Cv, Scott Thompson, Video, California State University, Chief Executive, Background Check, Resume Fraud, Cnn, Ceo, Cancer, Slideexpand, Melinda Blackman, Yahoo, Business News -
Jake Tapper Moving To CNN?
14 May 2012 | 9:14 amCNN is reportedly trying to court ABC News' senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper. Fishbowl DC's Betsy Rothstein, who was first to report t... Read more: CNN News, Jake Tapper ABC News, Cnn, Jake Tapper Cnn, Jake Tapper White House, Jake Tapper, ABC News, Abc, Abc News Jake Tapper, Media News
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Colin Powell on Huffington Post
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Jonathan Schwarz: Colin Powell Gets Mad at Me
15 May 2012 | 9:24 amThe evidence is overwhelming that Colin Powell knew much of what he said in front of the Security Council was false. Read more: Iraq WMD, Wmd, Iraq, United Nations, Iraq War, Colin Powell, Video, Politics News -
Peter Dreier: Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?
11 May 2012 | 4:14 amThe defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the... Read more: Arlen Specter, Joseph Welch, Heritage Foundation, Joe Mccarthy, Karl Rove, Dick Armey, Mitch McConnell, Naral, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Olympia Snowe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, League of Conservation Voters, Afl-Cio, Human Rights Campaign, Eric Cantor, Dick Cheney, National Rifle Association, Richard Mourdock, Religious Right, Aclu, Richard Lugar, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News -
Powell: Bush Didn't Consult NSC On Iraq War
9 May 2012 | 10:23 amWASHINGTON -- In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was neve... Read more: Colin-Powell, Iraq War, Iraq WMD, Video, Colin Powell, George W. Bush, Works for Me, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Politics News -
Matt Weber: General Education
8 May 2012 | 7:24 amGeneral Colin Powell is arguably one of our nation's most respected public servants. He is a diplomat, a general, yet also a lifelong educator and proponent of schools and student successes through America's Promise Alliance. Read more: Slidepollajax, Education, Teachers, Military, Harvard, Harvard Education School, Colin Powell, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Education News -
Prince Harry Receives Humanitarian Award For Helping Wounded Soldiers
8 May 2012 | 6:03 amWASHINGTON -- Britain's Prince Harry accepted an award for his charitable work with wounded soldiers during a black tie event Monday in Washington, hi... Read more: Wounded Veterans, Prince Harry Humanitarian Award, Prince William, Charity, Colin Powell, Warrior Games, Ban Ki-Moon, Prince Harry, Diamond Jubilee, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Video, Impact News
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Colombia on Huffington Post
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Bogota Bombing: 2 Killed In Assassination Attempt
15 May 2012 | 8:49 amBOGOTA, Colombia — A bomb targeting a hardline former interior minister killed two of his bodyguards and injured at least 39 people in Bogota's ... Read more: Colombia Bomb, Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos, Video, Colombia, Bogota, Juan Manuel Santos, Bogota Blast, Bogota Bombing, Bomb in Bogota Colombia, Bogota Colombia, Interior Minister Fernando Londono, Fernando Londono, Bogota Bomb, World News -
Red Cross Says FARC Planning To Free French Journalist
14 May 2012 | 3:18 amBOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia's main rebel movement announced Sunday its intention to release a French journalist who went missing during a firefight t... Read more: Romeo Langlois Freed, Farc, Red Cross, Romeo Langlois, Colombia, Romeo Langlois FARC, Media News -
Robert Schrader: Cartagena Offers The Best Of The Caribbean, Miami (PHOTOS)
14 May 2012 | 2:00 amEven the taxi driver who took me to the airport this morning was gossiping. "Eighty U.S. dollars," he scoffed. "All those guys had to do was give her the money." Read more: Photography, Travel Photography, Colombia, Cartagena, Slidefreestyle, Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News -
Richard McColl: Colombia's Wild East, The Guajira Desert
12 May 2012 | 2:00 amThe desert is caked on our windscreen and I can make out the obstacle in front. It looks like a bike security chain, fastened in the middle with a padlock and strung between two cacti. Read more: Desert, Wayuu Tribe, La-Guajira, Adventure Travel, Colombia, Travel, South America, South America Travel, Colombia Travel, Slideexpand, Travel News -
Soraya Chemaly: Worldwide, It's "More Dangerous to Be a Woman Than a Soldier in Modern Wars"
10 May 2012 | 11:50 amRape, invisible and ubiquitous, is perceived as sexual and inevitable, and we tend to think of children and women as collaterally damaged during war. In truth, all over the world, girls and women are fully, bodily engaged in conflict. Read more: Human Rights, Rape and Sexual Assault, Stop Rape in Conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Rape as War Crime, Gloria Steinem, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Women's Rights, Guatemala, Global Violence Against Women, Peru, Burma, Cambodia, Global Security, Sudan, Susan Brownmiller, Nicaragua, Kenya, Rwanda, International Campaign to Stop…
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Comedy Central on Huffington Post
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Andy Plesser: Branded Sponsorship with Stephen Colbert Drives Social Buzz for Wheat Thins
15 May 2012 | 2:18 pmStephen Colbert's on-air routine taking Wheat Thins and its advertising memo to task in a branded sponsorship earlier this year was deliberate, says ... Read more: Mediavest, Kraft Foods, Wheat Thins, Advertising, Comedy Central, Video, Stephen Colbert, Technology News -
Andy Cohen Talks Giving Himself A Show On 'Colbert'
7 May 2012 | 10:27 pmAndy Cohen stepped away from the host position to sit down as a guest opposite Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report" (Weeknights, 11:30 p.m. ET on C... Read more: Stephen Colbert, Andy Cohen, Video, Watch What Happens Live, Wwhl, TV Canada, Tv Replay, The Colbert Report, Reality-Free, Comedy Central, TV News -
WATCH: Jon Stewart Berates Zach Galifianakis
3 May 2012 | 5:54 amWarning, both clips include some NSFW language. Last week, it was announced that Comedy Central will show a half-hour TV version of the popular web... Read more: Video, Between Two Ferns, Jon Stewart, Zach Galifianakis, Sir Richard Branson, Comedy Awards, Zach Galifianakis Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, Comedy Central, Comedy News -
WATCH: Stewart Goes After MSNBC Hosts Over Mormon Comments
3 May 2012 | 4:04 amJon Stewart attacked MSNBC's Martin Bashir and Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday's "Daily Show" for comments they made about Mitt Romney and Mormonism. ... Read more: Jon Stewart Lawrence O'donnell, Jon Stewart Mitt Romney, Video, Jon Stewart MSNBC, Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Mitt Romney Mormon, Mitt Romney, Jon Stewart Martin Bashir, The Daily Show, Media News -
Robin Williams Heaps Praise On Louis C.K.
1 May 2012 | 6:11 amAt the Second Annual Comedy Awards presented by Comedy Central on Saturday night, Robin Williams was honored with the Stand-Up Icon Award. But in a pr... Read more: Robin Williams Louis Ck, Patton Oswalt, Video, Louis CK, Comedy Central, Robin Williams, The Comedy Awards, Comedy News
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Comics on Huffington Post
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Maria Burnham: Why It Is Important To Have Queer Comics
15 May 2012 | 10:26 amA young boy experiencing thoughts or feelings that may be completely foreign to how he was raised can find some truth and validation in a comic book. Will it have openly gay characters who don't treat homosexuality as something to be ashamed of or disguised? Read more: Comics, Queer Comic Book Characters, Lgbt Comic Book Characters, Lgbt Comic Books, Queer Comic Books, Queer Comics, Gay Comic Book Characters, Lgbt Comics, Gay Comics, Gay Comic Books, Gay Voices News -
Jacob Devaney: Comics Instead of Textbooks?
2 May 2012 | 1:27 pmLearning is one of the most empowering things a person can do with their life and can be quite fun, yet the mediums used in classrooms are dated and have caused students to think that learning is drudgery. Read more: Book News, Transmedia, Education, Scholastic, Children, Children's Books, Comics, Books, Teachers, Education Reform, Learning, Graphic Novels, Video, Books News -
Joss Whedon's 'Why Did I Do That?' Moment
2 May 2012 | 1:00 pmWith "Marvel's The Avengers" already smashing its international box office competition, Joss Whedon's superhero flick is poised to take the top spot h... Read more: Christopher Nolan Batman, Comics, Batman: The Dark Knight, Joss Whedon Avengers, Slideexpand, Marvel's the Avengers, Christopher Nolan, Video, The Avengers, Joss Whedon, Joss Whedon Batman, Batman, Hollywood Buzz, Entertainment News -
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The ComiX Creator
1 May 2012 | 7:13 amMichelle, a super-shy, self-effacing, self-described sci-fi nerd with a nose ring and a pair of chin piercings, created Starfighter, an online erotic comic strip, three years ago. Read more: Astoria, Hamlet, Comics, Michelle Palumbo, Starfighter, Michelle Palumbo Starfighter, Starfighter Comic, Hamletmachine, New York News -
Drew Friedman's Comic Gold
23 Apr 2012 | 4:17 amDrew Friedman's illustrations and cartoons are known for their dead-on depictions of celebrities, comedians, and circus performers. In a recent interv... Read more: Illustration, Anthony Weiner, Slidewide, Cartoons, Video, Political Cartoon, Satirical Cartoon, Scott Eder Gallery, Comics, Satire, Woody Allen, Jackie Chan, Slidepollajax, Drew Friedman, Arts News
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Computers on Huffington Post
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Mark Cleverley: Fighting Crime: Help From The Crunching Data
15 May 2012 | 1:25 amCrime is getting a one-two punch. This new approach is called predictive analytics and it's happening now because we're in the age of Big Data. Read more: Video, Ibm, Predictive Analytics, Crime, Police, Analytics, Patrol, Crime Prevention, Smarter Ideas, Technology, Bblog-ibm20, Technology News -
Jonathan D. Moreno: Robot Soldiers Will Be a Reality -- And a Threat
14 May 2012 | 4:51 amMuch controversy has surrounded the use of remote-controlled drone aircraft in the war on terror. But another, still more awe-inducing possibility has emerged: taking human beings out of the decision loop altogether. Read more: Brain Science, Drones, War, Computers, Robot War, Drone Pilots, Brain Machine Interface, Unmanned Drones, Technology News -
Mark Tercek: Unsung Heroes: Corporate Sustainability Officers
11 May 2012 | 7:33 amToday, the drivers of environmental action go deeper than philanthropic motives, or doing the right thing. For a growing number of companies, "going green" is now a core business strategy. Read more: Conservation, Green Business, World Environment Center, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, Nestle, Ibm, Coca-Cola, Business News -
Tiny Cosmic Blip Sparks Big Discovery By Astronomy 'Detectives'
10 May 2012 | 1:47 pmBy: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/10/2012 02:09 PM EDT on SPACE.com Detective astronomers have discovered at least one unseen alien planet, and po... Read more: Super Earth, Alien Planet, Video, Planets, Astronomy, New Discoveries, Computers, Solar System, Gravitational Pull, Alien, Gravity, Science News -
Do I Need To Unplug?
10 May 2012 | 5:26 amDear Susan, My baby is 15 months old, and because my husband works long hours, I'm alone with her from morning till night. My mother and mother-in-... Read more: Unplugging, Cell Phones, Parent Coach, Children, Computers, Screen Time, Parents-Parent-Coach, Motherhood, Parenting, Technology, Texting, Parents News
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Conan Obrien on Huffington Post
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WATCH: Maher Talks Obama, Gay Marriage
16 May 2012 | 3:04 amNewsweek recently celebrated Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage by running a cover that depicted the President donning a rainbow halo and... Read more: Video, Bill Maher, Conan, Political Humor, Funny Videos, Obama Newsweek Cover, Media Humor, Bill Maher Conan, Obama Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Comedy News -
Zosia Mamet Would Rather Read Than Go On A Date
14 May 2012 | 6:15 amOn a Conan appearance, Mamet, who plays the naive Shoshanna on Girls said guys are turned off by her "ambition." "Ninety percent of the time when I go... Read more: Girls Hbo, Zosia Mamet, Relationships, Love, Twenty-Something, Conan O'Brien, Dating, Women News -
Matt Wilstein: The Best Late Night Clips of the Week (VIDEO/PHOTOS)
12 May 2012 | 6:30 amFrom the moment Joe Biden opened his mouth on Meet the Press, this week was all about gay marriage. Once President Obama made his big announcement on Wednesday afternoon, it was all anyone in the media could talk about. Read more: Will & Grace, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Eric McCormack, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Daily Show, Will Ferrell, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Maurice Sendak, Colbert Report, Jimmy Fallon, Gay Marriage, Tom Selleck, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Slidepollajax, Comedy News -
WATCH: The Worst Coffee Table Books
11 May 2012 | 7:18 amConan presented even more coffee table books that didn't sell on Thursday and this batch was truly ridiculous and LOL-worthy. The selections covered ... Read more: Teamcoco, Video, Team Coco, Conan, Conan Coffee Table Books, Worst Coffee Table Books, Coffee Table Books, Conan O'Brien, Comedy News -
Conan O'Brien Heading To 'The Late Show'
10 May 2012 | 7:11 amGet ready for some gratuitous jabs at Jay Leno: Conan O'Brien will visit "The Late Show With David Letterman" next week for the first time in 13 years... Read more: Letterman, Video, Conan, The Late Show, Conan Letterman, The Late Show With David Letterman, Conan Late Show, Conan O'brien Late Show, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Comedy News
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Conde Nast on Huffington Post
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Kim Kardashian .. In Vogue ??
14 May 2012 | 4:21 amLet's all say it together now: Kim Kardashian, Vogue model. The most notorious of the Kardshi-klan was spotted with short hair (!) taking part in a... Read more: Video, Vogue, VOGUE Italia, Kim Kardashian Wig, Kim Kardashian Pics, Kim Kardashian Photos, Kim Kardashian, Slidepollajax, Kim Kardashian Vogue, Kim Kardashian Vogue Italy, Kim Kardashian Short Hair, Style News -
PHOTO: Vogue's Olympic-Themed Cover Revealed!
13 May 2012 | 5:13 am"Men -- who needs 'em?" has been Vogue's approach to cover stars for the past, oh, century. But for the mag's June 2012 issue, Anna Wintour has permit... Read more: Video, Vogue June 2012 Olympic Issue, Vogue, Olympics 2012, Vogue June 2012, Vogue Cover, Vogue June 2012 Cover, London Olympics, Vogue June, 2012 London Olympics, Style News -
Vanity Fair: Running With Scissors Author Augusten Burroughs on Why He Felt Self-Conscious Writing His New Self-Help Book
8 May 2012 | 11:08 amThe controversial memoirist Augusten Burroughs has returned with a new self-help book entitled This Is How. Here, VF Daily chats with the author about the recent breakup that inspired the book. Read more: Augusten Burroughs, Running With Scissors, Books, Vanity Fair, Self Help, Memoir, Interview, Self-Help, Books News -
Hayley Krischer: Why Is Vogue Ahead of Seventeen In The War On Eating Disorders?
8 May 2012 | 5:29 amWith the eruption of thinspo and pro-ana material on the web, it's reasonable to assume that Seventeen might take this opportunity to feature girls of varying sizes and shapes. Read more: Girls, Eating Disorders, Seventeen Magazine, Thinspo, Julia Bluhm Seventeen, Vogue, Body Image, Women News -
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Bridging the Authenticity Gap: A Common Cause Joins Generations
7 May 2012 | 5:23 amTogether we are recognizing the negative impact that unrealistic beauty has on body image and self-esteem -- and together we are finally saying, "we have had enough." Read more: Ashley Judd, Dove, Baby Boomers, Aging, Authentic Beauty, Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, Anti-Aging, Glamour Magazine, Rock Center, Lena Dunham, Girls, Photoshop, Julia Bluhm, Seventeen Magazine, Authenticity, AnnaLynne McCord, Boomers, Evolution of Beauty, Women News
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Congo on Huffington Post
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Group: Renegade General Recruiting Child Soldiers Again
16 May 2012 | 2:49 amDAKAR, Senegal — A Congolese general already sought on an international arrest warrant for his alleged use of child soldiers during an earlier c... Read more: Video, Bosco Ntaganda Child Soldiers, Bosco Ntaganda Congo, Congo Child Soldiers, Bosco Ntaganda International Criminal Court, Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Kivu, Congo Kivu, World News -
Top Kony Commander Captured
13 May 2012 | 5:13 amKAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-C... Read more: Lra Kony, Video, Kony Uganda, Central African Republic, Lords Resistance Army, Lra, Kony 2012, Kony Congo, Joseph Kony, Uganda, Congo, Caesar Acellam, Kony Central African Republic, World News -
Soraya Chemaly: Worldwide, It's "More Dangerous to Be a Woman Than a Soldier in Modern Wars"
10 May 2012 | 11:50 amRape, invisible and ubiquitous, is perceived as sexual and inevitable, and we tend to think of children and women as collaterally damaged during war. In truth, all over the world, girls and women are fully, bodily engaged in conflict. Read more: Human Rights, Rape and Sexual Assault, Stop Rape in Conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Rape as War Crime, Gloria Steinem, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Women's Rights, Guatemala, Global Violence Against Women, Peru, Burma, Cambodia, Global Security, Sudan, Susan Brownmiller, Nicaragua, Kenya, Rwanda, International Campaign to Stop… -
PHOTOS: Thousands Of Refugees Flee Devastating Clashes
10 May 2012 | 5:46 amThousands of women and children have abandoned their homes in Congo, fleeing recent clashes between the Congolese military and troops loyal to the not... Read more: Rwanda, Drc, Goma, Congo Refugees, Slideexpand, Congo Violence, Congo, North Kivu, Video, Congo War, Nosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic Congo, Kivu, World News -
Marcia G. Yerman: Dayle Haddon: 'Giving Back Makes Me Feel Young And Beautiful'
9 May 2012 | 4:33 amDayle Haddon, a top model in the 70s and 80s, was 38 when her husband died unexpectedly. Left without an economic base or source of income, she tried to go back to the world of fashion and beauty, and was succinctly told that she was "over the hill." Read more: Aging, Unicef, L'Oreal, Activism, Fashion, Beauty, Fifty News, Dayle Haddon, Kenya, Haiti, Congo, Womenone, Fifty News
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Crime on Huffington Post
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Shawn Lawrence Otto: The Vulnerable Heart of Machismo
16 May 2012 | 9:21 amIn men there is something that is not well understood or accepted by the more gentle aspects of modern society. Few writers have captured the full-bodied compulsive pull of it as well as Deni Béchard does in Cures for Hunger. Read more: Bank Robbery, Memoir, Quebec, British Columbia, Coming of Age, Crime, Canada, Books News -
Baby Found In Road Leads Massachusetts Police To Gruesome Crime Scene
15 May 2012 | 11:41 amA baby found in a car seat in the middle of a Massachusetts street recently led police to a grisly crime scene. The events leading up to the shocki... Read more: Crime News, Crime, Massachusetts Crime, Yannetee Rivera, Worcester, Drugs, Murder, Video, Homicide, Javier Maldonado Murder, Javier Maldonado, Nestor Ramirez Murder, Massachusetts, Nestor Ramirez, Crime News -
12-Year-Old Boy Found Safe (UPDATED)
15 May 2012 | 5:05 amUPDATE: Linnie Cain has been found safe. The boy was located on property belonging to a relative, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office. ... Read more: Virginia Crime, Linnie Cain Missing, Video, Crime News, Crime, Trey Cain, Trey Cain Missing, Linnie W. Cain III, Missing Persons, Slideexpand, Linnie Cain, Missing Children, Crime News -
Kansas Police Puzzled By Yelekal Alemu's Disappearance
15 May 2012 | 3:32 amPolice in Kansas are searching for Yelekal "Kal" Alemu, a 23-year-old University of Kansas alumnus who has been missing since last week. Alemu, of ... Read more: University of Kansas, Lawrence, Yelekal Alemu Missing, Video, Kansas, Crime, Crime News, Yelekal Alemu, Kal Alemu, Missing Persons, Kansas Crime, Slidepollajax, Kal Alemu Missing, Crime News -
Mark Cleverley: Fighting Crime: Help From The Crunching Data
15 May 2012 | 1:25 amCrime is getting a one-two punch. This new approach is called predictive analytics and it's happening now because we're in the age of Big Data. Read more: Video, Ibm, Predictive Analytics, Crime, Police, Analytics, Patrol, Crime Prevention, Smarter Ideas, Technology, Bblog-ibm20, Technology News
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Cuba on Huffington Post
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Jeanette Cajide: Facebook's Saverin Has a New Conservative Fan Base
14 May 2012 | 11:05 amMr. Saverin has been getting a lot of hate for this move to lower his tax bill, but he has also received a lot of praise, surprisingly from America's real patriots, the conservative base. Read more: Eduardo Saverin, Heritage Foundation, Singapore, Patriotism, Ipo, Conservatives, Gop, American Flag, Cuba, Facebook, Mike Brownfield, Politics News -
Yoani Sanchez: Challenging Cuba's Totalitarian State From the Left
14 May 2012 | 10:09 amThis country, stuck in political inertia, needs to get moving, urgently needs to embark on the path of pluralism and democracy. Cuba must begin to move. Read more: Das Kapital, Patriot Union of Cuba, Pedro Campos, Karl Marx, Jose Daniel Ferrer, Critical Observatory, Occupy Movement, Cuba, World News -
Officials Rule On Coral Gables Travel Agency Fire
13 May 2012 | 2:04 pmCORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A blaze last month that scorched the offices of a Cuba travel agency in Miami was deliberately set, fire investigators say, one ... Read more: Travel Agency Fire, Cuba Charter, Miami Firebombings, Airline Brokers, Miami Terror, Miami News, Miami Travel Agency Arson, Arson, Vivian Mannerud, Coral Gables Travel Agency Firebombed, Miami Crime, Cuba, Miami News -
Chavez Returns Home
12 May 2012 | 2:58 amCARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radi... Read more: Video, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Chavez Cancer, Hugo Chavez Cuba, Hugo Chavez Cancer Treatment, Hugo Chavez Venezuela, Cuba, World News -
Yoani Sanchez: Cuba's Workers Union (There Is Only One), Reports to the Regime
11 May 2012 | 11:50 amThe word "union" in Cuba will have to shake off its current connotations of inaction, to return to that irreverent and autonomous role it once held. Read more: Salvador Valdes Mesa, Havana Plaza of the Revolution, May Day in Cuba, Cuba, Cuban Workers Union, Labor Day in Cuba, Cuba Unions, World News
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Cute Animal Videos on Huffington Post
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WATCH: Bird Will Teach You How To Dougie
16 May 2012 | 7:49 amLook, there are plenty of dancing animals on the Internet (just see the slideshow below for proof) but not all of them have genuine moves like this bi... Read more: Video, Bird Dougie, Bird Will Teach You How to Dougie, Funny Videos, Teach Me How to Dougie, Dancing Bird, Bird Dances Dougie, Funny Animals, Bird Teaches Dougie, Bird Dances, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News -
Millie Kerr: YouTube Video Vortex: The Giant Panda Edition
15 May 2012 | 11:11 amIt may not look pretty, but things runs smoothly within my little West Village office/abode. The main difficulty I encounter, besides paper jams I can't fix and money I can't seem to earn, stems from the sheer number of animals who've make their way to YouTube clips. Read more: Youtube, Giant Pandas, Cute Animals, Animals, Technology, Work, Pandas, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News -
WATCH: Cat Teaches Puppy To Roll Over
14 May 2012 | 9:33 amWho says cats and dogs can't get along? Just get a load of these two. You'd think a frustrated feline and a rambunctious puppy would be a recipe fo... Read more: Cat Teaches Puppy to Roll Over, Video, Animal Videos, Funny Animal Videos, Funny Animals, Cute Animals, Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing of the Day, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News -
WATCH: Cat Sings The Blues
7 May 2012 | 8:30 amSometimes when you're a cat and you're trying to get some shuteye, you need to find a creative way to tell your family to pipe down. So sure, it ma... Read more: Cat Sings the Blues, Video, Cats, Pets, Cat Videos, Animal Videos, Funny Animal Videos, Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing of the Day, Cute Animals, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News -
Puppies vs. Stairs: Facing Off For The First Time
7 May 2012 | 2:53 amWhat may seem straightforward to a human isn't always so for a dog, especially when they're still pups. But puppies are quick learners, so when faced ... Read more: Funny Dog, Animal Videos, Puppy Steps, Funny Animals, Slideexpand, Dog Steps, Cute Animal Videos, Puppy Going Up Stairs, Video, Puppy, Puppy Stairs, Funny Videos, Comedy Slideshows, Funny Animal Videos, Cute Animals, Cute Puppy, Dog Stairs, Comedy News
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Daily Show on Huffington Post
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OPEN THREAD: What Should Stewart & Colbert Cover When They Return?
16 May 2012 | 6:37 amIt's always sad when a news cycle is allowed to roll through without taking its licks from "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." There are so man... Read more: Stephen Colbert, Colbert Needs to Cover This, The Colbert Report, Jon Stewart, Open Thread, Daily Show Hiatus, The Daily Show Needs to Cover This, The Daily Show, Colbert Report Hiatus, Comedy News -
Jon Stewart vs. Fox News Pundits On 'The Daily Show'
16 May 2012 | 6:30 amAs anyone who watches "The Daily Show" will know, Jon Stewart has been pretty outspoken in his criticism of Fox News over the years. From time to time... Read more: Video, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Funny Videos, Jon Stewart Fox News, Daily Show Fox News, Daily Show Fox, Comedy Slideshows, Fox News, Stewart Fox, Slideexpand, Comedy News -
Jon Stewart And Stephen Colbert's Best Gay Marriage Clips
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amAfter President Obama became the first-ever sitting president to endorse same-sex marriage last week, the subject of gay marriage has reached the fore... Read more: Stephen Colbert, Daily Show, Gay Rights, Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart Colbert Gay Marriage, Funny Videos, Comedy Slideshows, Daily Show Gay Marriage, Obama Gay Marriage, Slideexpand, Colbert Report, Gay Marriage, Colbert Report Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Video, Comedy News -
Mary Phillips-Sandy: Four Myths About Politics and Comedy
15 May 2012 | 9:50 amWriting a 3,000-word feature on campaign spending is hard. Writing ten funny jokes about campaign spending is also hard. Some people are good at the former, some people are good at the latter and some people are good at both, but those people are unicorns. Read more: Indecision, Political Comedy, Political Satire, Political Humor, Humor, Comedy, Satire, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Politics News -
Chris Rodda: How Dishonest Is David Barton? You Ain't Even Gonna Believe This One!
14 May 2012 | 7:03 amYesterday I came across one particular lie from David Barton that is so incredible that I just have to share it. For anyone who's ever wondered just how far Barton will go, I think this one answers that question. Read more: Thomas Jefferson, Historical Revisionism, The Daily Show, Separation of Church and State, Jon Stewart, David Barton, Politics News
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Dan Rather on Huffington Post
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Reese Schonfeld: LBJ, Two Stories
8 May 2012 | 11:11 amIt would be a colossal bit of hubris to suggest that Robert Caro needs any help from me in researching Lyndon Johnson's presidency from 1964-68, but I have two good stories about that period, and I'd like to get them on Huffington before the book comes out. Read more: Harry Mcpherson, Congress, Bill Small, Secret Service, Vietnam War, Robert Macnamara, Roger Mudd, Cbs, John Wilkes Booth, Joe Califano, John Stennis, Sylvia Westerman, Robert Caro, White House, Samuel Mudd, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Assassination, Dan Rather, Lyndon Johnson, Macnamara Fence, Marvin Watson, Politics News -
Dan Rather At Sixth & I: HuffPost DC Top 5 For May 3, 2012
3 May 2012 | 3:19 amTOP 5 PICKS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 3 1.) Dan Rather At Sixth & I Legendary television news anchor Dan Rather will read from his new autobiography "Rath... Read more: We Are Serenades, Hirshhorn Museum, Ugly Purple Sweater, Trailer Park Boys, A Fan's Hope, Marymount University, Star Wars Day, Maryland Film Festival, Mucca Pazza, Dan Rather, Sixth & I, Comic-Con Episode 4, Wine Riot, Video, DC News -
Nick Lowe At Birchmere
30 Apr 2012 | 7:01 amTOP 5 PICKS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 30 1.) Nick Lowe & His Band At Birchmere How is this show not sold out? Is it because it's on a Monday? Have people ... Read more: Video, Marilyn Manson, RuPaul Duplex Diner, Nick Lowe, Around the World Embassy Tour, Death Cab for Cutie, Dc Around Town, Paul Krugman, Dan Rather, Strathmore, Duplex Diner, Birchmere, RuPaul's Drag Race, Loretta Lynn, Blind Dog Cafe, DC News -
WATCH: Rather Doubles Down On Controversial Story
30 Apr 2012 | 5:34 amBroadcaster Dan Rather appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday and doubled down on the controversial story that contributed to him leaving ... Read more: Dan Rather Abc, Video, 60 Minutes Rathergate, Dan Rather Abc News, Dan Rather, Dan Rather Bush National Guard, George W. Bush National Guard, Dan Rather 60 Minutes, Bush National Guard, Dan Rather Rathergate, Media News -
Rather Speaks Out About Suing CBS
24 Apr 2012 | 4:44 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Retired CBS anchorman Dan Rather says his lawsuit against his former network was worth it, even though the $70 million breach-of-con... Read more: Dan Rather CBS Lawsuit, Dan Rather Suit, Dan Rather CBS, Dan Rather Reports, Dan Rather, Dan Rather 60 Minutes, Dan Rather Cbs 60 Minutes, CBS 60 Minutes, Ap, Dan Rather Lawsuit, Media News
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Darfur on Huffington Post
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Rebecca Tinsley: Bosnia: Shame on Us All
8 May 2012 | 3:41 amOn the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war we should feel anger and shame because 'the international order' is still ignoring those warning signs when they occur. We should also acknowledge the human consequences of the West's failure in Bosnia. Read more: Hakija Turaljic, Ethnic Cleansing, Serbia, Darfur, Slobodan Milosevic, Jacques Poos, European Union, Holocaust, Radovan Karadzic, Serb Elections, Yugoslavia, Sarajevo, Barack Obama, War Crimes, Bosnia, Belgrade, Douglas Hurd, Armenia, Biljana Plavsic, Dayton Peace Accord, Genocide, Russia, Sudan, Peacekeeping, Republika… -
Brigitte Hamadey: The Security Council Who Cried Wolf
7 May 2012 | 7:43 amOne of the ICC's major realities is that it relies entirely on states to arrest and surrender accused to the Court. In this respect, state cooperation gives teeth to the ICC's bark. Read more: Darfur, Libya, Kony 2012, UN Security Council, Invisible Children, Muammar Gaddafi, Sudan, International Criminal Court, Home News -
Elizabeth Blackney: Negotiating With Monsters
19 Apr 2012 | 11:36 amThe cognitive dissonance required to believe President Obama prioritizes the people of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and suffering all along the border with South Sudan, is astounding. Read more: War Crimes, President Obama, Enough Project, Genocide, Oil, Sudan, South Sudan, Nuba Mountains, Darfur Sudan, World News -
Greta Van Susteren: Who Do You Believe? War Crime Indicted Sudan President Bashir? Or Your Eyes and Ears?
17 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amOmar Bashir is bombing his own people in another part of his country, the Nuba Mountain area. He denies it. So... watch this video and tell me. Read more: War Crimes, Omar Al-Bashir, South Sudan Violence, Darfur Sudan, Sudan, South Sudan Independence, South Sudan, Video, World News -
Stephanie Rudat: A Success Worse Than Failure? Lessons From Activist Campaigns in South Africa and Sudan
4 Apr 2012 | 8:38 amFor activist movements seeking positive change, there is only one thing worse than obscurity: the infliction of unintended negative consequences on those you are trying to help. Read more: Divestment, Nonprofits, Joseph Kony, Darfur, Activism, Genocide, Activists, Kony 2012, Social Movements, Impact News
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David Axelrod on Huffington Post
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Mitt Romney And Barack Obama Struggle To Offer Positive Visions For 2012 Election
15 May 2012 | 8:16 amWASHINGTON -- In the dead of the winter, as Mitt Romney campaigned across Iowa and New Hampshire, one of his senior strategists kept asking reporters ... Read more: Iowa, Debt, Video, 2012 Election, David Axelrod, Economy, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Mitch Daniels, Jobs, Stuart Stevens, Barack Obama, Politics News -
'Remember Those 5 Minutes When Biden Was For Gay Marriage?'
6 May 2012 | 7:24 amWASHINGTON -- Excitement quickly turned to frustration amongst gay rights activists on Sunday after the Obama team walked back Vice President Biden's ... Read more: Lgbt, Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Joe Biden Marriage Equality, LGBT Issues, David Axelrod, LGBT Rights, Obama Gay Marriage, Joe Biden, John Aravosis, Biden Gay Marriage, Vice President Joe Biden, Biden Same Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Obama Same Sex Marriage, Video, Politics News -
David Axelrod: Romney Would Be Slamming Us If The Bin Laden Raid Failed
6 May 2012 | 5:40 amWASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Obama's top political adviser insisted on Sunday that they were not overtly politicizing the killing of Osama bin Laden ... Read more: Obama Bin Laden Raid, National Security Politics, David Axelrod, Bin Laden Raid, Bin Laden Politics, Axelrod Romney, Bin Laden Raid Obama Romney, Axelrod Bin Laden, Obama Romney, Axelrod Campaign, Video, Politics News -
Inside The 2012 Twitter-Fueled News Cycle
27 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amNEW YORK -- When Pierre Prosper, a foreign policy adviser to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, accused President Barack Obama Thursda... Read more: The Backstory, Mitt Romney Etch a Sketch, Twitter, Romney Campaign, Twitter 2012, Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Hilary Rosen, Obama Twitter, Obama Campaign, Twitter Obama, 2012 Election, Twitter Election, David Axelrod, Mitt Romney 2012, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Media News, Huffington Post, Lis Smith, Barack Obama 2012, Thinkprogress, Media News -
Axelrod Sees GOP 'Reign Of Terror'
22 Apr 2012 | 6:43 amBy Bill Trott WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's ... Read more: Congress, Video, Nbc Meet the Press, 2012 Election, Reuters, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Gop, David Axelrod Reign of Terror, Barack Obama, CNN State of the Union, David-Axelrod, Republicans, Politics News
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David Letterman on Huffington Post
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David Letterman's Awkward Question To Brian Williams
16 May 2012 | 4:26 amBrian Williams sat down with "Late Show" host David Letterman Tuesday night and was immediately asked somewhat awkward questions right off the bat. ... Read more: Scott Pelley, Letterman, Brian Williams NBC News, NBC News, The Late Show With David Letterman, Diane Sawyer, Late David Letterman, Brian Williams, Nbc, David Letterman, Video, Media News -
Kelly Ripa Says Regis Philbin Hated 'Beautiful Baby Week'
15 May 2012 | 1:52 amKelly Ripa stopped by "Late Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS) Monday night and chatted about her on-going search for a new "Live! With Kelly" c... Read more: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Live With Kelly, Kelly Ripa, The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night Talk Shows, Regis Philbin, Tv Replay, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV News -
WATCH: Director Discusses New Johnny Carson Documentary
14 May 2012 | 11:18 amTwenty years after he stepped down as host of The Tonight Show, PBS will premiere a documentary on Johnny Carson called "King of Late Night" as a part... Read more: Pbs, The Tonight Show, Video, The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Movies, Cbs This Morning, David Letterman, Fifty News -
Matt Wilstein: The Best Late Night Clips of the Week (VIDEO/PHOTOS)
12 May 2012 | 6:30 amFrom the moment Joe Biden opened his mouth on Meet the Press, this week was all about gay marriage. Once President Obama made his big announcement on Wednesday afternoon, it was all anyone in the media could talk about. Read more: Will & Grace, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Eric McCormack, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Daily Show, Will Ferrell, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Maurice Sendak, Colbert Report, Jimmy Fallon, Gay Marriage, Tom Selleck, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Slidepollajax, Comedy News -
Conan O'Brien Heading To 'The Late Show'
10 May 2012 | 7:11 amGet ready for some gratuitous jabs at Jay Leno: Conan O'Brien will visit "The Late Show With David Letterman" next week for the first time in 13 years... Read more: Letterman, Video, Conan, The Late Show, Conan Letterman, The Late Show With David Letterman, Conan Late Show, Conan O'brien Late Show, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Comedy News
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Davos on Huffington Post
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Eric Ehrmann: Silver Spoon Socialists Flex Muscles In Brazil
11 May 2012 | 12:06 pmThe Communist Party of Brazil was given the political plum of running the ministry of sports by president Dilma as a reward for staying inside her Worker's Party coalition government during her dramatic move to the political center. Read more: Bolivia, Corruption, Hugo Chavez, Socialist International, Venezuela, Dilma Rousseff, Argentina, Leon Trotsky, Brazil, Globalism, Odebrecht, World Social Forum, World Economic Forum, Luis Favre, Sean Penn, World News -
Abigail Noble: The Latest In Social Entrepreneurship
3 May 2012 | 5:59 amWe all dream of reaching our potential. Social entrepreneurs, who often see the mission of their organization as the embodiment of their own personal mission, perhaps know this better than most of us. Read more: Social Entrepreneurship, Spring-Into-Action, Wef, Social Entrepreneurs, Schwab Foundation, World Economic Forum, Impact News -
Dr. Alexandre Kalache: How the Baby Boomers Are Reinventing Old Age
4 Apr 2012 | 9:16 amWe need an entirely different approach, something that recognizes that growing into old age is a long transition taking 20 or 30 years, rather than a sudden cutting off point. It should mean more flexibility in the workplace. Read more: Baby Boomers, World Economic Forum, Baby Boomer Generation, Aging, World Health Day, Business News -
Pat Mitchell: What Is the Impact of All This Data?
19 Mar 2012 | 1:00 pmExperts are analyzing and compiling. Advocates are making the business case for everything from educating girls to having women on corporate boards. I'm left wondering -- to what ends? Read more: Women's History Month, International Women's Day, World Economic Forum, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Equality, Media News -
Christine Horansky: Women in the Age of the Millennials
9 Mar 2012 | 10:09 amWe are watching. We are listening. We are your daughters, your legacy and the next wave of champions for women and girls. Read more: Women in Public Service, Women, Hillary Clinton, Millennials, Girls, Millennium Development Goals, World Economic Forum, Mount Holyoke, Women News
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Democratic Convention on Huffington Post
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Major Dem Event Gets Awkward For Obama
15 May 2012 | 3:45 pmPresident Barack Obama’s decision in February 2011 to hold the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina looked like a bold move to reclaim a... Read more: Dnc, Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, 2012 Election, North Carolina Politics, Elections 2012, North Carolina Amendment One, Barack Obama 2012, Democrats, Barack Obama, Politics News -
National Democrats Step Up Involvement In Scott Walker Recall
15 May 2012 | 2:17 pmWASHINGTON -- The Democratic National Committee is increasing its involvement in the push to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), promising grassro... Read more: Dnc, Video, Scott Walker Recall, Wisconsin Recall, 2012 Election, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Recalls, Elections 2012, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Tom Barrett, Democratic National Committee, Politics News -
Michael Carmichael: North Carolina Democrats Face Internal Turmoil
15 May 2012 | 5:49 amInside North Carolina, a political storm of hurricane proportions has been brewing since Friday the 13th of April that involved allegations of sexual harassment and a cover up within the staff of the Democratic Party. Read more: Dewey Sheffield, Michelle Obama, David Parker, Democratic National Convention, Jay Parmley, Democratic Party, Elaine Marshall, Beverly Perdue, Beth Woods, Walter Dalton, Greensboro, Sallie Leslie, Janet Cowell, 2012 Election, North Carolina Democrats, Offthebus, North Carolina Politics, Election 2012, Politics News -
Warren Adler: The Most Divisive Political Campaign in History
14 May 2012 | 9:54 amWhatever your political affiliation, this election season will be both virtual and geographic ground zero for making one's voice heard. The objective as always will be to make the message attract as much media and Internet attention as possible. Read more: Democratic Convention, Political History, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Presidential History, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Republican Convention, Politics News -
State Becoming Political Headache For Dems
12 May 2012 | 5:54 amCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months befo... Read more: Dnc, Video, Amendment One, Democratic National Convention, 2012 Election, Gov. Bev Perdue, President Obama, Elections 2012, Obama, North Carolina Democrats, Barack Obama 2012, Amendment 1, North Carolina, Bev Perdue, Politics News
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Dick Cheney on Huffington Post
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D. R. Tucker: Let Freedom Ring
12 May 2012 | 1:48 pmLike millions of Americans, I applaud President Obama's decision to firmly support marriage equality. However, I can't help noting, with a bit of regi... Read more: Paul Cellucci, John Greaney, William Weld, Deval Patrick, President Obama, Michael Dukakis, Mitt Romney, Margaret Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judith Cowin, Ellen Degeneres, Pat Buchanan, Ted Olson, Rick Santorum, Dick Cheney, Politics News -
Peter Dreier: Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?
11 May 2012 | 4:14 amThe defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the... Read more: Arlen Specter, Joseph Welch, Heritage Foundation, Joe Mccarthy, Karl Rove, Dick Armey, Mitch McConnell, Naral, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Olympia Snowe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, League of Conservation Voters, Afl-Cio, Human Rights Campaign, Eric Cantor, Dick Cheney, National Rifle Association, Richard Mourdock, Religious Right, Aclu, Richard Lugar, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News -
Gay GOP Groups: Good Obama Adopted Cheney Position On Same-Sex Marriage
9 May 2012 | 12:44 pmTwo groups for gay conservatives gave faint praise Wednesday to President Barack Obama for saying that he backs same-sex marriage, but slammed the ann... Read more: President Obama Gay Marriage, Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Log Cabin Republicans, President Obama, Obama Gay Marriage, Obama, Goproud, Barack Obama Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Dick Cheney, Video, President Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Dick Cheney Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Politics News -
John O'Toole: To Tell You the Truth, Folks...
9 May 2012 | 11:47 amEveryone in the public arena reaches for "truth" as if it were a Phillips screwdriver on the top shelf of the national toolbox. How many times have you heard politicians start a string of lies with "The truth is, folks... "? Read more: Elizabeth Warren, Bob Woodward, Deep Throat, Newt Gingrich, President Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Politics News -
Powell: Bush Didn't Consult NSC On Iraq War
9 May 2012 | 10:23 amWASHINGTON -- In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was neve... Read more: Colin-Powell, Iraq War, Iraq WMD, Video, Colin Powell, George W. Bush, Works for Me, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Politics News
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Don Imus on Huffington Post
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Sanjay Sanghoee: The Merchants of Bigotry
14 May 2012 | 1:29 pmGiving someone like Ted, Rush or Glenn a national megaphone to advocate bigotry, while making a massive profit out of it, has nothing to do with protecting the First Amendment, but with making lots of money. It is big business, pure and simple. Read more: Rush Limbaugh Slut, Ted Nugent Obama, Ted Nugent, Don Imus, Glenn Beck, Bigotry, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Election 2012, Conservatives in Media, Media Conservatives, Media Bigotry, Media News -
Peter King, Chris Christie Get In A Tiff
21 Mar 2012 | 1:21 pmNEW YORK -- New York Congressman Peter King says New Jersey's governor should show more gratitude toward the New York City Police Department for its c... Read more: Peter King, Video, Fox Business, Chris Christie, Nypd, New Jersey, Michael Bloomberg, Terrorism, Don Imus, Nypd Counterterrorism, New York Congressman Peter King, Peter King Chris Christie, New York, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Politics News -
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: Time to Clip the Right Wing's Wings
6 Mar 2012 | 8:28 amIn 8th grade, I was an odd kid from Chester, PA. I listened to news (KYW) and talk radio (WCAU) as much as country music (WEEZ) and rock (WFIL and WI... Read more: Rush Limbaugh, AM Radio, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Larry Bowa, Johnny Carson, Bernie Parent, Hbo, Irv Homer, Joe the Nerd, George Carlin, Gerald Ford, Don Imus, Tom Dempsey, Michael Smerconish, Bernie Herman, Temple U, Bill Maher, Mort Sahl, Doug Favell, Media News -
Rush Limbaugh: Rappers 'Say Anything They Want'
6 Mar 2012 | 6:05 amRush Limbaugh has managed to cause quite a media frenzy since his offensive comments about law student, Sandra Fluke, have caught the nation's attenti... Read more: Rush Limbaugh Rappers, Hip Hop, Rush Limbaugh Slut, Rush Limbaugh, Bv-Politics, Don Imus, Sandra Fluke, Rush Limbaugh Advertisers, Poll, Don Imus Nappy Head Ho's, Rush Limbaugh Radio Show, Don-Imus-Rutgers, Black Voices News -
WATCH: Don Imus Excoriates Rush Limbaugh
5 Mar 2012 | 4:24 amFox Business host Don Imus harshly criticized Rush Limbaugh on Monday for issuing what he called a "lame apology" after his "vile, personal attack" on... Read more: Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Video, 5min, Don Imus Rush Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh Don Imus, Don Imus, Sandra Fluke, Rush Limbaugh Contraception, Don Imus Radio, Don Imus Fired, Don Imus Rutgers, Media News
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Dubai on Huffington Post
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Imran Garda: Sex, the Migrant Laborer and the City
8 May 2012 | 8:00 amThe Keralite Cat's tales, in all its frivolity, made a profound point about the drivers, construction workers, the maids and cleaners: Can you believe that these people make love? Can you believe they even cheat on each other? Can you believe that they buy each other birthday presents too? Read more: Labor Camps, Migrant Workers, India, Racism, Doha, Nepal, Qatar, Arabs, Dehumanization, Dubai, World News -
Renee Blodgett: PHOTOS: Qatar Expands With A Bang
8 May 2012 | 2:00 am"Where are all the Qataris?" Read more: Dubai, Doha, Middle East Cities, Middle East, Education City, Doha Qatar, Travel, Growing Economies, Dune Bashing, Qatar, Slidepollajax, Travel News -
Magda Abu-Fadil: "Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" Reports on Current, Future Regional Trends
7 May 2012 | 11:27 amIt's become an annual must read to take the pulse of where they are, but this year's edition of "Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" (AMO) goes further to s... Read more: Egypt, Dubai, Newspapers, Maryam Bin Fahad, Tunisia, Online Censorship, Dubai Press Club, Iraq, Lebanon, Arab Media Forum 2012, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Digital Media, Arab, Deloitte, Saudi Arabia, Arab Media Outlook, Tv, Iphone, Qatar, Ipad, Magazines, Syria, Libya, World News -
PHOTOS: Dubai Plans Underwater Discus Hotel
3 May 2012 | 4:19 amThis hotel is perfectly tailored for those whose closets are filled with both tuxes and wetsuits. Building company Drydocks World has signed a cont... Read more: Underwater Hotels, Hotels, International Destinations, Dubai Underwater Hotel, Destinations, Dubai, Travel News -
Oneika Raymond: PHOTOS: A Different Side Of Dubai
2 May 2012 | 2:00 amWe eyed them with empathetic fatigue -- they grunted under the weight of the boxes and sighed from exertion. Read more: Travel, Travel Blogs, Dubai, Uae, United Arab Emirates Travel, Middle East, Middle East Travel, Dubai Travel, Slideexpand, United Arab Emirates, Slidepollajax, Travel News
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Early Voting on Huffington Post
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Ohio Governor Scraps Controversial Election Law
15 May 2012 | 12:57 pmCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's Republican governor signed legislation Tuesday to get rid of a contentious new election law that Democrats and others ha... Read more: Video, Early Voting, John Kasich, Ohio, John Kasich Ohio Voting Law, John Kasich Ohio Election Law, Ohio Early Voting, John Kasich Ohio, John Kasich Ohio Governor, Ohio Election Law, Politics News -
Indiana Senate Race's Ripple Effect
8 May 2012 | 9:57 amWhile the battle for the Republican Senate nomination has taken center stage in Tuesday's Indiana primary, the fight could affect turnout in three ope... Read more: David McIntosh, Indianapolis, Indiana Elections, Larry Bucshon, Tea Party Election, John Mcgoff, Dan Burton, Lugar Mourdock, Elections 2012, Mike Pence, Primaries, Video, Dick Lugar, Richard Mourdock Dick Lugar, Early Voting, Richard Mourdock, Kristi Risk, Indiana Congressional Elections, Tea Party, Tea Party 2012, Indiana Primary, Richard Lugar, Politics News -
Keya Dannenbaum: 100 Years at the "Hart" of American Elections
17 Apr 2012 | 10:50 amFor the vast majority of voting Americans, elections are a quadrennial affair. And while we may have a great time watching the politics -- who's up, w... Read more: Online Voting, Electronic Voting, Elections Technology, Early Voting, Hart InterCivic, Election Day, Elections 2012, Electnext, Phillip Braithwaite, Voting, Politics News -
Craig Newmark: Think You Have the Right to Vote? Not So Much!
2 Apr 2012 | 6:25 amVoter Suppression is happening across the U.S. as restrictive voting laws are being both introduced and passed. Read more: Youth Vote, Early Voting, Vote, Latino Voters, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Voters, Infographic, Voting Reform, Politics News -
David Orr: Weekend Voting Will Work
22 Mar 2012 | 7:53 amWeekend voting makes sense for working people and election workers alike. It's time to pass a bill to vote when most people can do it. After all, isn't voting what democracy is all about? Read more: Elections, Weekend Voting, Voter Turnout, Chicago Early Voting, Election Reform, Weekend Voting Act, Early Voting, Voting, Chicago News
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Earth Day on Huffington Post
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Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI: An Interfaith Earth Day Celebration In Roanoke
16 May 2012 | 9:51 amLocal communities are often confronted with proposals that suggest we sacrifice these priorities for the sake of jobs, development or progress. We can have both. Read more: Faith, Interfaith, Green Faith, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Religious Environmentalism, Interfaith Dialogue, Earth Day, Religion News -
Thane Kreiner: Green Social Entrepreneurship: A Long View
15 May 2012 | 7:23 amForty years ago next month, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presciently told those gathered in Stockholm for the United Nations' first major conference on the environment that "poverty is the worst form of pollution." Read more: Poverty, Africa, Earth Day, Social Entrepreneurship, Green Technology, Agriculture, Green, Clean Water, Biochar, India, Green Energy, Impact News -
Top 25 U.S. Cities With The Cleanest Air
13 May 2012 | 10:32 amAre you and your neighbors breathing healthy air? American Lung Association has released their State Of The Air 2012 report, detailing cities with... Read more: Least Polluted Cities, Video, Green Earth Day, Pollution US Cities, Environment, State of the Air 2012, US Air Pollution, Pollution, Slideexpand, Air Pollution, State of the Air, 2012 State of the Air, Least Polluted US Cities, Green News -
Tigers, Lemurs, Elephants And Other Animal Photos Of The Week
13 May 2012 | 7:51 amIf you missed last week's animal photos, be sure to check out these images of endangered tigers. Animal Photos of the Week is back with images of wild... Read more: Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Photos, Video, Baby Animal Photos, Green Earth Day, Zoo Animal Pictures, Animal-Photos-of-the-Week, Cute Animal Photos, Animal Pictures of the Week, Animal Pics, Slideexpand, Animals, Animal Photos, Green News -
The Best And Worst Animal Mamas
13 May 2012 | 2:40 amFrom Vetstreet's Linda Lombardi: The last thing modern moms need is yet another reason to feel that they're not doing a good enough job. In the ani... Read more: Animal Pregnancies, Mothers Day 2012, Mothers Day Animals, Animal Parents, Video, Green Earth Day, Best Animal Mothers, Worst Animal Mothers, Animal Parenting, Animal Mothers, Animals, Slideexpand, Mothers Day, Green News
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Politics of Food on Huffington Post
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Malcolm Wittenberg: Spotlight on (Sea)Food Safety and Transparency
16 May 2012 | 6:35 amFood labeling and transparency should be a fundamental, mandated practice employed across every food category, even those with the most complex supply chains. Read more: Transparency, Healthy Eating, Gulf Seafood, Health, Food Technology, Food Safety, Food, Seafood Safety, Seafood, Food News -
Paul Schwennesen: Ethics of Eating Meat
14 May 2012 | 11:49 amAsking whether eating meat is "ethical" is like asking whether having sex is ethical. Biological imperatives do not pander to such arbitrary distinctions. Read more: Impact of Meat Eating, Meat Eating, Vegetarianism, Ethics, Omnivore, Meat, Food News -
Michele Simon: More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children
14 May 2012 | 9:56 amThe only thing getting accelerated is lobbying dollars into politicians' pockets. And kids' poor health. Read more: Children's Health, Food Politics, Weight of the Nation, Child-Obesity-Epidemic, Child Obesity, Children's Healthjunk Food Marketing, Healthy Food Lobbying, Politics News -
Dr. Sushi Serves Up Sustainable Nigiri
14 May 2012 | 5:19 amThe doctor is in. The sushi doctor, that is, and he's working to bring sustainable sushi to Detroiters. Dr. Sushi, a Wayne State University studen... Read more: Best of Detroit, Detroit Development, Sustainable Food, Detroit Restaurants, Nick George Dr Sushi, Detroit Food, Nick George, Video, Dr Sushi Detroit, Dr. Sushi, Detroit Sushi, Detroit Around Town, Food Politics, Fish, Detroit Small Business, Sushi, Sustainable Fish, Sustainable Sushi, Detroit Business, Detroit News -
Alicia Silverstone: Alicia Silverstone Talks Protein
10 May 2012 | 11:22 amPerhaps the most common question veggies get is, "But where do you get your protein?" Concerned mothers, incredulous friends, and curious coworkers all want to know! Read more: The Kind Diet, Vegetarian, Protein Foods, Vegan, Protein, Protein Diet, Amino Acids, Diet and Nutrition, Vegetarian Protein, Los Angeles News
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Economy on Huffington Post
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Evan Soltas: Manufacture, Baby, Manufacture?
16 May 2012 | 8:49 amOver the past two decades, the intercept had been largely in negative territory -- normally between -2 and -5, with the severe manufacturing contraction during the 2000 recession seeing a moment in which the intercept hit -15 for the year. Read more: U.S. Economy, Manufacturing, Economy, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Macroeconomics, Business News -
Economic Recovery: Business Better But Washington Didn't Help Much
16 May 2012 | 7:44 amIt's a question that could determine if President Obama gets to serve another term: Are you better off than you were four years ago? CNNMoney put t... Read more: Small Business News and Trends, Small Business Economy, Economy, Small Business News -
Roy Zimmerman: Romney Mitt, the Demon Barber of Wall Street
16 May 2012 | 5:52 amMitt Romney has encouraged young people to "take a risk," like he did back in prep school. "Take a shot, go for it," like he did. "Borrow money if you have to, start a business." Read more: Satire, Economy, Bullying, Mitt Romney, Prep School, Campaign, Apology, Stephen Sondheim, Song Parody, Comedy, Video, Comedy News -
Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal
16 May 2012 | 5:44 amWASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in ... Read more: Tpp, Big Pharma, Ip, Acta, Darrell Issa, Economy, Free Trade, Jobs, Manufacturing, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Buy America, Buy American, Barack Obama, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Video, Intellectual Property, Trans-Pacific, Trade, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News -
Alan Grayson: Unemployment: Why
16 May 2012 | 3:36 amWhy is this recession different from all other recessions? There is a simple answer: the austerity fetish. The bizarre notion that cutting is healing. Read more: George Soros, Paul Krugman, Unemployment, Economy, US Economy, Great Recession, Unemployment Rate, US Recession, Recession, Politics News
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Egypt on Huffington Post
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More Than 800 Killed In Egypt's Revolution, Says Group
15 May 2012 | 12:46 pmCAIRO — An Egyptian rights group released Tuesday the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces i... Read more: Arab Uprising, Video, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Egypt, Tahrir Square, Egypt Uprising, Egypt Elections, Egyptian Revolution, World News -
Man Wakes Up After Being Prepared For Burial
12 May 2012 | 4:44 amLUXOR, Egypt — The funeral of a 28 year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead. Hospi... Read more: Egypt Man Awakes at Funeral, Hamdi Hafez Al-Nubi, Egypt, Egypt Man Alive During Funeral, Luxor, Hamdi Hafez Al Nubi Alive, Egypt Man Dead Awakes, World News -
Mohamed Elmenshawy: Salafis Coming to America
11 May 2012 | 2:04 pmIt remains to be seen how the Salafis will present themselves to the Western world. Will they portray their movement as a replacement for violent groups, as an alternative to al-Qaeda, or as the embodiment of conservative Islam? Read more: Egypt, Islam, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Elections, Obama Administration, Salafists, Foreign Policy, World News -
Arthur Bruzzone: Occupy Wanes, Ignoring 'Regime Change'
11 May 2012 | 8:33 amOccupy protesters have held Obama blameless. That's not the case for Occupy's distant cousin, the Tea Party movement. They actively opposed Republican candidates across the nation -- which gave way to campaign politics. They found an end game. Read more: Obama, Presidential Politics, Occupy Wall Street, Egypt Protests, Tea Party Movement, Ows Protests, Ows, President Obama, Politics News -
Arab World's First Ever Presidential Debate
11 May 2012 | 1:40 amCAIRO — Two election front-runners, a former foreign minister and a moderate Islamist, squared off Thursday in the Arab world's first ever presi... Read more: Arab World First Presidential Election Debate, Video, Egypt, Egypt Presidential Elections, Egypt Presidential Elections Debate, Egypt Debate, Egypt Elections, Arab World First Election Debate, World News
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Election Day on Huffington Post
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GOP Rep. Who Suggested Elections Drive Solyndra Investigation Continues Charge
10 May 2012 | 7:52 amRep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who recently appeared to admit that Republicans' ongoing probes of the Department of Energy's loan program are la... Read more: Taxpayer Subsidies, Jim Jordan, Video, 2012 Elections, Election Day, Elections 2012, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Green Energy, Solyndra, DOE Loan Program, Rep. Jim Jordan, Department of Energy Loan Program, Green News -
Keya Dannenbaum: 100 Years at the "Hart" of American Elections
17 Apr 2012 | 10:50 amFor the vast majority of voting Americans, elections are a quadrennial affair. And while we may have a great time watching the politics -- who's up, w... Read more: Online Voting, Electronic Voting, Elections Technology, Early Voting, Hart InterCivic, Election Day, Elections 2012, Electnext, Phillip Braithwaite, Voting, Politics News -
Republican Lawmaker Accidentally Reveals Truth Behind Solyndra Investigation
22 Mar 2012 | 4:26 amWASHINGTON -- After months of investigations into Solyndra and other Department of Energy loans failed to produce a smoking gun, one Republican lawmak... Read more: Elijah Cummings, Video, Jim Jordan, Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, Steven Chu, Election Day, Darrell Issa, Solyndra Investigation, Solyndra, Election 2012, Doe Loans Program, Politics News -
West, Others Face Major 2012 Challenges
25 Feb 2012 | 4:27 amWASHINGTON -- Call it basic political math. Twenty-five new seats put the Democrats over the top in the House, giving them back the majority they lost... Read more: House of Representatives, House Races 2012, Video, Congress, 2012 Election, Election Day, 2012 House Races, Elections 2012, 112th Congress, Allen West, Election Races, John Barrow, Mike Mcintyre, Politics News -
Despite Public Fears, Federal Deficit Actually Shrank From This Time Last Year
12 Jan 2012 | 9:19 amWASHINGTON -- The federal deficit was lower in the first quarter of the 2012 budget year than the same period last year. Yet, the imbalance remains hi... Read more: Treasury Department, Video, Government Revenue, Congress, Federal Deficit, Public Debt, 2012 Election, Election Day, Interest Payments, Unemployment Benefits, Social Security Tax Cut, Congressional Budget Office, Business News
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Election Results on Huffington Post
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Margie Omero: Marriage Equality: Can Polling Tell Us What It Means for Obama?
15 May 2012 | 11:34 amObama's support is already in the single digits with Republicans. How much less likely to vote for him can Republicans be? Read more: 2012 Elections, Pollster Analysis, Polling, 2012 Election, Pew Research Center, Obama Gay Marriage, Cbs, Gallup, Election 2012, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Pollster, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News -
Steve Lombardo: Election Monitor: Obama Campaign Sets Out to Define Romney
15 May 2012 | 5:50 amIn the last 10 days, team Obama has gone on the offensive, using a two-pronged issue strategy: one economic, and one social, that for about 48 hours put the Romney campaign on its heels. Read more: Mitt Romney, Election Monitor, Election 2012, Barack Obama, Obama Attack Ads, Romney 2012, Obama 2012, Pollster, Election Polls, Pollster Analysis, Politics News -
'Parks & Rec': Who Won The Election, And Who's Leaving?
10 May 2012 | 8:31 pmThe end of the season and the end of the election on "Parks & Recreation" (Thu., 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC) and it came down to 21 votes. 21 votes that went... Read more: City Councilwoman, Video, Parks and Recreation, Season Finale, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Election Results, Parks and Rec, Leslie Wins, Knope 2012, Reality-Free, Win Lose or Draw, Nbc, TV News -
Margie Omero: "Controlling" the Gun Debate: An Open Letter to All Pollsters
27 Apr 2012 | 8:56 amBy not revisiting their question language, polling outlets are actually influencing the debate by suggesting there is less support for stronger gun laws than actually exists. Read more: Gun Violence, Politics, Pollster Analysis, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Polling, Pew Research Center, Gallup, Guns, Illegal Guns, Gun Safety, Pollster, Politics News -
New Poll Shows Young Voter Shift
25 Apr 2012 | 3:29 amWASHINGTON -- Once thought to be solidly behind President Barack Obama, younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and stu... Read more: Young Voters, Video, Pollster Analysis, Mitt Romney Young Voters, Mitt Romney 2012, Obama Young Voters, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Obama, Barack Obama 2012, Pollster, Politics News
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Eliot Spitzer on Huffington Post
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Eliot Spitzer Weighs In On John Edwards Drama
24 Apr 2012 | 9:16 amAs the John Edwards criminal trial entered its second day, Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer weighed in on the drama during a conference call about h... Read more: Video, John Edwards Affair, John Edwards Trial, John Edwards Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Young, Politics News -
Arianna Discusses Pulitzer Prizes, Afghanistan On 'Viewpoint'
18 Apr 2012 | 8:39 pmSeven years after its launch, The Huffington Post has won the highest honor in journalism. Arianna Huffington discussed this achievement, the war in A... Read more: David Wood, Afghanistan, 2012 Election, The Huffington Post, Economy, Beyond the Battlefield, Current TV, Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer, Election 2012, Arianna Huffington, Eliot Spitzer, Pulitzer Prize, Media News -
Eliot Spitzer Bombs On His First Day As Olbermann's Replacement
3 Apr 2012 | 3:48 amThe ratings for Eliot Spitzer's debut on Current after Keith Olbermann's explosive exit are in, and they do not look good. Spitzer drew 47,000 tot... Read more: Eliot Spitzer Current, Keith Olbermann Eliot Spitzer, Eliot Spitzer Viewpoint, Eliot Spitzer, Eliot Spitzer Keith Olbermann, Media News -
Stu Kreisman: Keith Olbermann and Current
1 Apr 2012 | 8:51 amWas management right for clamping down so hard on KO? Yes and No. Was Olbermann right for trying to embarrass management in public? No, but he couldn't help it. That's who he is. A divorce was inevitable. Read more: Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Keith Olbermann Current TV, Olbermann Sue, Olbermann Contract Current, Olbermann Fired, Olbermann Current, Eliot Spitzer, Media News -
Eliot Spitzer's New Current Show Launches Suddenly
30 Mar 2012 | 3:11 pmEliot Spitzer's second try at cable news success started unexpectedly on Friday with the debut of his new show "Viewpoint" on Current. Just hours a... Read more: Eliot Spitzer Keith Olbermann Fired, Eliot Spitzer Current Tv Show, Eliot Spitzer Viewpoint Current Tv, Video, Keith Olbermann Fired, Eliot Spitzer Current Tv, Eliot Spitzer Viewpoint, Eliot Spitzer, Eliot Spitzer Keith Olbermann, Media News
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Ellen Degeneres on Huffington Post
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PHOTOS: Ryan Seacrest Buys Ellen DeGeneres' Home
15 May 2012 | 10:48 amCertain Los Angeles homes, especially in Beverly Hills, seem to go from the ownership of one celebrity to another. In another such case, Ryan Seacr... Read more: Ryan Seacrest, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest House, Ellen DeGeneres Home, Ryan Seacrest Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest Home, Ellen DeGeneres House, Slideexpand, Ryan Seacrest Ellen DeGeneres Home, Los Angeles News -
Ellen DeGeneres Wins Top Humor Award
15 May 2012 | 6:23 amWASHINGTON — Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation... Read more: Ellen Mark Twain Prize, Ellen Humor Award, Mark Twain Prize, Ellen Degeneres Humor Award, Ellen Degeneres Mark Twain Prize, Ellen Degeneres, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Video, Comedy News -
D. R. Tucker: Let Freedom Ring
12 May 2012 | 1:48 pmLike millions of Americans, I applaud President Obama's decision to firmly support marriage equality. However, I can't help noting, with a bit of regi... Read more: Paul Cellucci, John Greaney, William Weld, Deval Patrick, President Obama, Michael Dukakis, Mitt Romney, Margaret Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judith Cowin, Ellen Degeneres, Pat Buchanan, Ted Olson, Rick Santorum, Dick Cheney, Politics News -
Susie Sampson: Gay Marriage -- Obama Comes Out in Support of It. Do You?
11 May 2012 | 9:55 amIt has been quite a week for the gays. North Carolina said no, Obama said yes. It's all very confusin'. I mean, What Would Jesus Do? I wish I at least had the t-shirt to inspire me. Read more: Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Ellen Degeneres, Elections 2012, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Satire, Comedy, Video, Comedy News -
Johnny Depp Reveals Wonka Inspiration: 'Incredibly Stoned' George W. Bush
8 May 2012 | 1:08 pmJohnny Depp stopped by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for the first time ever today, and thankfully, it was worth the wait. Depp refused to dance with Ell... Read more: George W. Bush, Slideexpand, Tim Burton, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Video, Johnny Depp Willy Wonka, Johnny Depp Ellen, Johnny Depp George W Bush, Ellen Degeneres, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, George W Bush, Johnny Depp, Johnny Depp Tim Burton, Entertainment News
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Energy on Huffington Post
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Judge: Coal Plant's Permit Won't Stand Up In Court
16 May 2012 | 9:40 amHOUSTON (AP) — State environmental regulators did not follow federal guidelines when they issued an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant... Read more: Energy, Las Brisas Energy Center Permit, Video, Texas Coal Plant, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Las Brisas Texas, Las Brisas Permit, Las Brisas Energy Center, Texas Coal, Coal, Tceq, Green News -
Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year
16 May 2012 | 8:17 amFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, un... Read more: Energy, Kentucky Uranium Plant, Video, Paducah Plant Deal, Uranium Enrichment, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Paducah Uranium Plant, Paducah Kentucky, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Deal, Paducah Uranium, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Closure, Green News -
Ohio Senate Approves Horizontal Drilling Rules
16 May 2012 | 7:35 amCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio senators approved new regulations for horizontal shale drilling on Tuesday in a bipartisan vote punctuated by a spoken re... Read more: Energy, Video, Horizontal Drilling, Fracking, Horizontal Shale Drilling, Fracking Horizontal Drilling, Ohio, Ohio Fracking Rules, Ohio Fracking, Ohio Natural Gas, Ohio Horizontal Drilling Rules, Hydraulic Fracturing, Ohio Energy, Green News -
Joshua W. Walker: Eurasia's Hinge: Azerbaijan Is More Than Just Energy
16 May 2012 | 5:22 amIt is hard to imagine where modest investments from the West that reaffirm Azerbaijan's inclination and predispositions might pay a larger dividend, nor where failure to do so could have more extended consequences. It's about a lot more than energy. Read more: Russia, Energy, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Arab Spring, Baku Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabagh, World News -
Weird Galaxy's Dark Heart Emits Huge Amounts Of Energy
16 May 2012 | 5:00 amBy: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/16/2012 09:25 AM EDT on SPACE.com A telescope in Chile has caught a spectacular new view of a peculiar galaxy ... Read more: Chile, Energy, Stars, Video, Astronomy, Centaurus A, Galaxies, Space, Star Clusters, Black Holes, Centaurus Galaxy, Telescope, Wavelength, Science News
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England on Huffington Post
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Conde Nast Traveler: PHOTOS: These European Theme Parks Are Real?
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amNo wonder there's a trace of lament in the Mona Lisa's smile. Read more: Funny, Theme Parks, Charles Dickens, Germany, Disneyland, England, Weird, Vacation, Travel, Europe, Slidepollajax, Denmark, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel News -
And The Best Place In Europe To Be Gay Is...
15 May 2012 | 9:26 amThe United Kingdom's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has an extra special reason to feel patriotic today, as their state has b... Read more: Russia Gay Rights, Eastern Europe Gay Rights, Gay Rights, United Kingdom, Global Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, UK Gay Rights, United Kingdom Gay Rights, Slideexpand, Europe Gay Rights, Gay Voices News -
Sharon Hoge: The Titanic Road Show Goes On
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amVisitors learn the fate of the passenger they are assigned. I studied the face of Katherine Buckley, a 22-year-old Irish lass who didn't make it to America alive. Read more: France, England, Titanic 3d, Titanic Anniversary, Titanic, Massachusetts, Ireland, Missouri, Travel News -
Binge-Drinking Reaches Crisis Levels
14 May 2012 | 4:43 amLONDON -- The girls slumped in wheelchairs look barely conscious, their blond heads lolling above the plastic vomit bags tied like bibs around their n... Read more: England Drinking, Video, Britain, Britain Alcohol, Alcohol, Britain Binge Drinking, Britain Nhs, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Nhs, World News -
Brent Budowsky: The Great Populist Wave
10 May 2012 | 8:51 amAt this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom. Read more: Populist Wave, Populism, Military Families, Voter Mobilization, National Front, Liberals, France, Buying Legislation, Shared Prosperity, Progressives, Shared Sacrifice, Hispanics, Inequities, Injustice, Financial Felons, Voter Registration, Jesus, Job Destruction, Buying Elections, Cheating, Medicare, Fairness, Britain, Voter Suppression, Bank of America, Homeowners, Democracy, Democrats, Voter…
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Eric Holder on Huffington Post
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Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid: In Fighting Terrorism, NYPD Must Treat Muslim Americans Like Partners, Not Suspects
8 May 2012 | 1:07 pmInstead of embracing American Muslims as partners, the NYPD has destroyed trust. As a religious leader who talks to a wide variety of American Muslims on a daily basis, I can tell you that this treatment is demoralizing. Read more: Nypd-Surveillance-of-Muslims, New-York-Muslim-Community, John Brennan Nypd, Eric Holder Nypd, Nypd, American Muslims, Nypd Surveillance, American Muslim Community, Religious Tolerance, Eric Holder, New York Muslims, Nypd Muslim Surveillance, New York News -
Attorney General Asked To Intervene In Detroit Again
7 May 2012 | 10:40 amConcerns about Michigan's emergency managers and potential voter suppression efforts compelled State Sen. Bert Johnson to send a letter to U.S. Attorn... Read more: John Conyers, Detroit Emergency Manager, Janice Winfrey, pa4, Public Act 4, Bert Johnson, Detroit News, Detroit Consent Agreement, Eric Holder, Detroit Politics, Video, Detroit News -
Lanny Davis: Holder, Fast and Furious, and the Double Standard
4 May 2012 | 5:49 amAttorney General Eric Holder has been the subject of vicious partisan personal attacks on his integrity over the failed "gun walking" operation, "Fast and Furious." The hypocrisy of the double standard by congressional Republicans is obvious. Read more: Gun Violence, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Operation Fast and Furious, Darrell Issa, Atf, Gun Trafficking, Eric Holder, Mexico, Fast and Furious, Eric Holder Fast and Furious, Gun Walking, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News -
Issa Wants Contempt Vote, But Boycotted When Dems Wanted One
4 May 2012 | 12:01 amWASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is threatening a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Con... Read more: Elijah Cummings, Video, Darrell-Issa, Darrell Issa, Contempt of Congress, Eric Holder Contempt, Fast and Furious, Darrell Issa Fast and Furious, Congressional Contempt Vote, Eric Holder, Politics News -
Eric Steenstra: The Obama Administration Is Wrong to Deny American Farmers a Profitable Crop
3 May 2012 | 6:57 amDespite growing consumer demand for these eco-friendly and healthy products, the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation in the world that allows the importation and sale of hemp raw materials and finished goods, but bans its farmers from growing the crop. Read more: Farming, Hemp Production, Hemp Legalization, Hemp, Farmers, Agriculture, Cannabis, Obama Drug Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, Obama Administration, Eric Holder, Industrial Hemp, Drug Policy, Politics News
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Eric Schmidt on Huffington Post
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Ex-Astronaut Details Bold Asteroid-Mining Venture
24 Apr 2012 | 1:35 pmSEATTLE -- Using space-faring robots to mine precious metals from asteroids almost sounds easy when former astronaut Tom Jones describes it – pr... Read more: Video, Planetary Resources, Planetary Resources Inc, James Cameron, Reuters, Planetary Resources Company, Eric Schmidt, Planetary Resources Asteroid, Larry Page, Asteroid Mining, Asteroid, Science News -
Company Backed By Google Execs And James Cameron Announces Bold Plans For Space Missions
24 Apr 2012 | 2:31 amBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt are among those bankrolling a vent... Read more: Video, Planetary Resources Inc, Planetary Resources, Planetary Resources Company, Reuters, James Cameron, Eric Schmidt, Planetary Resources Asteroid, Larry Page, Asteroid Mining, Asteroid, Technology News -
While Google CEO Takes Home $1, Chairman Gets Massive Pay Package
21 Apr 2012 | 7:50 amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shifting from Google's CEO to executive chairman proved to be lucrative career move for Eric Schmidt. Google Inc... Read more: Google, Video, Google Eric Schmidt Pay, Eric Schmidt Pay Package, Eric Schmidt, Eric Schmidt Pay, Google Chairman, Ap, Technology News -
James Cameron, Google Execs Team Up On Mysterious Space Project
20 Apr 2012 | 4:35 pmSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and billionaire co-founder Larry Page have teamed up with "Avatar" director James Cam... Read more: Video, James Cameron Space Project, James Cameron Space, James Cameron, Reuters, Eric Schmidt, Google Space Project, Google James Cameron, Larry Page, Technology News -
WATCH: Can Google Autocomplete Hurt Your Job Search?
27 Mar 2012 | 2:31 pmGoogle's unofficial motto is reportedly "Don't be evil," but a Japanese man believes otherwise and has convinced a judge to order the search engine to... Read more: Google Autocomplete Fail, Eric Schmidt, Google, Google Don't Be Evil, Do No Evil, Video, Google Autocomplete, Google Autocomplete Lawsuit, Google Lawsuit, Technology News
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Eric Shinseki on Huffington Post
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DOMA Repeal Gains Significant New Ally
11 May 2012 | 11:01 amIn February, President Barack Obama declared that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional and ordered the Department of Justice to stop defen... Read more: Video, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits, Doma, Boehner Defense of Marriage Act, Obama Defense of Marriage Act, Cardona v Shinseki, Defense of Marriage Act, Eric Shinseki, Doma Repeal, Politics News -
VA To Add About 1,900 To Mental Health Staff
19 Apr 2012 | 5:36 amWASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it was increasing its staff of mental health workers by roughly 1,900, part of an ... Read more: Veteran Affairs Staff, Soldiers, US Military, Video, Mental Health, Military, Va, War, Ptsd, Eric Shinseki, Veteran Affairs, Veterans, Impact News -
Helping D.C.'s Unemployed Veterans
15 Feb 2012 | 3:10 amBy Brandon Cooper Street Sense Lewis Russell, 55, of Hyattsville, Md., has been unemployed for more than a year and a half. He came to the 16th... Read more: Video, D.C. Homelessness, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Dc Impact, Homeless Vets, Eric Shinseki, Street Sense, D.C. Homeless Veterans, DC News -
Number Of Homeless Veterans Reportedly Declined Last Year
12 Dec 2011 | 11:04 pmWASHINGTON -- Homelessness among the nation's veterans declined by about 12 percent during a one-year period ending January 2011, the Obama administra... Read more: Voucher Program, Veterans Affairs, Homeless Veterans, Homelessness, Eric Shinseki, Shaun Donovan, Housing and Urban Development, Impact News -
Jeff Norman: ACLU Lawsuit Over Homeless Veterans Exposes VA Scandal
12 Jul 2011 | 10:00 amSeemingly separate stories are now emerging that all involve allegations that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) habitually deprives veterans of services to which they are entitled. Read more: Mark Rosenbaum, Aclu, Michael Needham, Va, Homeless, John Needham, Cbs, Donna Beiter, 48 Hours, Eric Shinseki, Rick Reyes, Veterans, Politics News
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Europe on Huffington Post
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'Off With Their Heads': U.S. Politicians Eye Europe Warily
16 May 2012 | 7:05 amNed Simons reported from London, Alexandre Phalippou from Paris, and Ryan Grim from Washington. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ventured... Read more: David Cameron, Pat Roberts, Elections 2012, Pat McFadden, Lindsey Graham, Jon Trickett, Austerity, Nicolas Sarkozy, Grand Bargain, European Debt Crisis, Video, Greece, European Elections, Jerry Nadler, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Brad Miller, Politics News -
Turkey Renews Interest In Joining EU
16 May 2012 | 5:18 amANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union, now that one of its key opponents is... Read more: Turkey Cyprus Conflict, Video, Turkey Joining European Union, Turkey, Turkey European Union Accession, European Union, Turkey Hollande, Turkey Joining Eu, Turkey EU, World News -
WATCH: Europe's History In Just Minutes
16 May 2012 | 3:48 amAlways wanted to learn more about European history but could never find the time? Look no further than the time-lapse map in the video above, which ha... Read more: Europe History Time Lapse, Europe Map History Time Lapse, Europe Map Timelapse, Europe Time Lapse, Europe, Video, World News -
Conde Nast Traveler: PHOTOS: These European Theme Parks Are Real?
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amNo wonder there's a trace of lament in the Mona Lisa's smile. Read more: Funny, Theme Parks, Charles Dickens, Germany, Disneyland, England, Weird, Vacation, Travel, Europe, Slidepollajax, Denmark, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel News -
Greece Sets Date For Crucial Elections
16 May 2012 | 12:33 amATHENS, Greece (AP) — A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political cris... Read more: Greece Government, Video, Greece, Greece Elections, Greece Government Collapse, Greek Government, Greece Banks, Ap, Greece Elections 2012, Greek Elections, World News
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European Union on Huffington Post
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Turkey Renews Interest In Joining EU
16 May 2012 | 5:18 amANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union, now that one of its key opponents is... Read more: Turkey Cyprus Conflict, Video, Turkey Joining European Union, Turkey, Turkey European Union Accession, European Union, Turkey Hollande, Turkey Joining Eu, Turkey EU, World News -
Airstrikes Target Somali Pirates
14 May 2012 | 11:48 pmMOGADISHU, Somalia — European Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia ... Read more: Eu Airstrikes Somalia Pirates, Somalia Pirates Eu Airstrikes, Video, Eu Pirate Airstrikes, Somalia Pirates Airstrikes, Europe Somalia Pirate Airstrikes, European Union, Pirates, Somalia, Somalia Pirates Air Strikes, World News -
Euro Ministers Plead With Greece To Stick With Austerity Program
14 May 2012 | 11:42 amBRUSSELS — Leading European Union finance officials promised to stand by Greece as a member of the eurozone provided it sticks to its bailout te... Read more: Video, Eurozone, Greece, Greece Debt Crisis, European Union, Greek Austerity, Greek Debt Crisis, Austerity Measures, Greece Austerity, Austerity, Business News -
Edward Goldberg: It's the Euro, Stupid
14 May 2012 | 6:34 amIf President Obama loses his bid for re-election it will probably be because of the economy but not America's economy. How do you put on a bumper sticker, "I saved GM but had no power over the Euro?" Read more: European Debt Crisis, U.S. Economy, European Union, Eurozone, Global Economy, Europe, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News -
World Stocks Drop As Worries Over Greece Intensify
14 May 2012 | 3:42 amBANGKOK — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a disorderly a... Read more: European Monetary Union, Stock Markets, Greece Political Crisis 2012, Greece Crisis 2012, Greek Austerity, European Union, Greece Financial Crisis, World Markets, Greek Elections, Euro, Video, Business News
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Extreme Weather on Huffington Post
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012
15 May 2012 | 12:45 pmTWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s... Read more: Gas Prices, Asian Carp, Antarctica, Green Jobs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Epa, Wave Energy, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Portland Oregon, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change… -
Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Repair Café, Forest Crime Syndicates, and More
15 May 2012 | 11:43 amGet greenbacks for going green! The Big Apple (NYC) plans to save residents almost $1 billion annually by modifying zoning laws to allow adoption of rooftop solar and wind, and greener buildings, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News. Read more: Recycling, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Asia, Extreme Weather, Deforestation, Global Warming, Amazon, Green News -
Phil Campbell: There Is Still Reason for Hope, but Here's the Catch
15 May 2012 | 7:05 amHow often does that happen to a non-famous person? What did I possibly do for such a thing to happen to me? I've asked those questions of myself a lot lately, and I may have an answer. Read more: I'm With Phil Film, Grassroots Film, I'm With Phil Movie, I'm With Phil, Grassroots Movie, Grassroots, Alabama Tornadoes, Alabama Tornadoes 2011, Grassroots Memoir, Grassroots Books, Impact News -
WATCH: Tornado Touches Down Off Florida Coast
13 May 2012 | 2:12 pmA massive waterspout turned into a tornado as it touched down in Pensacola, Florida Saturday night, and a resident caught the awe-inspiring twister on... Read more: Twister, Video, Pensacola News, Tornado Florida, Weather News, Miami Weather, Great Miami Tornado, Florida Weather News, Tornado, Possible Tornado Pensacola, Florida Weather, Tornado Caught on Tape, Miami News -
Dr. Kristalina Georgieva: Expanding the Focus from Relief to Resilience
11 May 2012 | 4:35 amOver the past year, 13.3 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia were thrown into crisis as a result of drought in the Horn of Africa, the worst in 60 years. It doesn't have to be this way. Read more: Drought, Global Hunger, Hunger, World Hunger, East Africa Famine, Famine, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Africa, Impact News
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Facebook on Huffington Post
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Ford Gets In The Grill Of GM Over Facebook Withdrawal
16 May 2012 | 9:06 amFacebook's got a friend in Ford. After General Motors announced it was killing its Facebook advertising just days before Facebook's IPO, Ford sent ... Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Ipo, Twitter, Big Three Automakers, Tweet, Business Insider, Gm, Social Network, Auto Industry News, Slideexpand, Ford, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Automakers, Social Media, General Motors, Advertising, Facebook IPO, Business News, Ipo, Business News -
Jerry Lanson: Facebook's IPO Has Journalism Pack Salivating
16 May 2012 | 7:17 amPop the corks. Light the sparklers. But please. Enough news already about Facebook's IPO. Facebook's public offering is everywhere -- on the web, on the radio, on TV. Does the public really care as much as the press seems to want it to? Read more: Media Coverage, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Facebook Ipo Price, Media News -
Facebook Reportedly Seeking First Female Board Member
16 May 2012 | 4:31 amFacebook Inc. (FB) is seeking to add directors, including at least one woman, who can add diversity to its all-male board, people with knowledge of th... Read more: Facebook, Technology News -
6 People Mark Zuckerberg Burned On His Way To The Top
16 May 2012 | 3:30 amSometimes you've just gotta play hardball. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg developed something of a reputation for cutting out business partners as hi... Read more: Eduardo Saverin, Video, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Slideexpand, Eduardo Saverin Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Eduardo Saverin, Eduardo Saverin Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Eduardo Saverin, Technology News -
Facebook IPO Could Raise As Much As $18 Billion
16 May 2012 | 2:05 amNEW YORK (AP) — Insiders and early Facebook investors are taking advantage of increasing investor demand and selling more of their stock in the comp... Read more: Video, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Ap, Facebook Shares, Facebook IPO Size, Technology News
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Fashion on Huffington Post
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Instagram Spotlight On Celebrity Skin
15 May 2012 | 2:58 amPablo Picasso reportedly once said, "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." With this in mind, we are ... Read more: Female Photographers, Roxanne Lowit Fashion Photography, Roxanne Lowit, Fashion, Celebrity, Female Artists, Slideexpand, Amanda Lepore, Arts News -
Uloop: College Beauty Tips for a Fabulous Summer
14 May 2012 | 12:29 pmSweltering temperatures tend to make hair frizz, makeup melt and skin peel. It's any girl's beauty nightmare. Here are a few ways to keep you looking fresh during break and how to use the warm sun to your advantage! Read more: Nail Polish, College Fashion, Fashion, Hair Highlights, Summer Fashion, College, College News -
Blue Carreon: A Conversation With Artist James Nares
14 May 2012 | 4:06 amJames Nares describes in vivid detail what a well-dressed woman is like and what Botox can do to your face. Read more: Male Artists, Art, Style, Art Fair, Action Painting, Durham Press, Coach-James-Nares, James Nares, Artists, Fashion, Style Intel, Coach Bags, Arts News -
Roseanne Colletti: Gossip Gram: Summer Style
10 May 2012 | 1:51 pmRoseanne Colletti is joined by Christina Anderson, Fashion Editor of Huffington Post Stylelist, to talk about the hottest trends for spring and summer and how you can wear them! Read more: Fashion, Style, Gossip Gram, Video, Summer Style, Spring Style, Entertainment News -
Carrie Hamerslag: Fashion Week 2.0 With Kate Spade, Alice + Olivia, Nicole Miller
10 May 2012 | 9:31 amDecoded Fashion, appropriately held at Lincoln Center last week, was the 2.0 version of Fashion Week, bringing together some of the top designers and the top technology platforms that fashion utilizes to get out their message. Read more: Fashion and Technology, Fashion and Tech, Decoded Fashion Alice + Olivia, Decoded Fashion Lincoln Center, Decoded Fashion Nicole Miller, Decoded Fashion, Fashion, Decoded Fashion Kate Spade, Style News
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Wall Street on Huffington Post
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Evan Soltas: Manufacture, Baby, Manufacture?
16 May 2012 | 8:49 amOver the past two decades, the intercept had been largely in negative territory -- normally between -2 and -5, with the severe manufacturing contraction during the 2000 recession seeing a moment in which the intercept hit -15 for the year. Read more: U.S. Economy, Manufacturing, Economy, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Macroeconomics, Business News -
Economic Recovery: Business Better But Washington Didn't Help Much
16 May 2012 | 7:44 amIt's a question that could determine if President Obama gets to serve another term: Are you better off than you were four years ago? CNNMoney put t... Read more: Small Business News and Trends, Small Business Economy, Economy, Small Business News -
Roy Zimmerman: Romney Mitt, the Demon Barber of Wall Street
16 May 2012 | 5:52 amMitt Romney has encouraged young people to "take a risk," like he did back in prep school. "Take a shot, go for it," like he did. "Borrow money if you have to, start a business." Read more: Satire, Economy, Bullying, Mitt Romney, Prep School, Campaign, Apology, Stephen Sondheim, Song Parody, Comedy, Video, Comedy News -
Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal
16 May 2012 | 5:44 amWASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in ... Read more: Tpp, Big Pharma, Ip, Acta, Darrell Issa, Economy, Free Trade, Jobs, Manufacturing, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Buy America, Buy American, Barack Obama, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Video, Intellectual Property, Trans-Pacific, Trade, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News -
Jane White: What Makes You Madder: JPMorgan's Recklessness or the Fed's Cluelessness?
16 May 2012 | 5:39 amWe not only need to rein the banks in but we've got to delegate the responsibility for measuring household wealth -- and hopefully come up with ways to boost it -- to an agency that's more in touch with "the 99%." Read more: JP Morgan Chase, Federal Reserve, Americans for Financial Reform, Ben Bernanke, New Democrat Coalition, Dodd-Frank, Volcker Rule, Derivatives, Wall Street, Jpmorgan, Banking, JPMorgan Chase, Banks, Bankers, JP Morgan, Business News
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Fisa on Huffington Post
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Counterterrorism Chief Urges Congress To Renew Surveillance Law
16 May 2012 | 5:46 amWASHINGTON -- The federal government's top official in charge of analyzing intelligence warned Congress Wednesday not to "wait until the last minute" ... Read more: National Counterterrorism Center, Warrantless Wiretapping, Drone Attacks, Intelligence, Video, Counterterrorism, Matthew Olsen, Nctc Matthew Olsen, Secret Courts, Wiretapping, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Nctc, Fisa, Politics News -
Report: Government Surveillance Requests Up In 2011
4 May 2012 | 10:41 amThe federal government submitted 1,745 applications in 2011 to a secret intelligence court to investigate -- mostly through wiretapping -- suspected c... Read more: FISA Court, Patriot Act, Video, FISA Bill, Terrorism, Wiretapping, Fbi, Fisa, FBI Surveillance, Politics News -
Renee Parsons: Operation Shamrock and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
10 Apr 2012 | 2:00 pmFor all of its good intentions in 1978, FISA has since been thrust into dangerous, uncharted territory, morphing into a vehicle of unintended consequences. Read more: Fisa, Warrantless Surveillance, Aclu, Fourth Amendment, Operatioon Shamrock, Glenn Greenwald, Politics News -
Doug Bandow: America as Constitutional Republic: When Can the President Kill?
28 Feb 2012 | 9:32 amWhat should be done if there are no obvious battlefields and no certain combatants? Should propagandists be treated as fighters? Are any procedural protections required before a U.S. citizen can be killed? Read more: Targeted Killings, Civil Liberties, Anwar-Al-Awlaki-Killed, Anwar Al Awlaki, Constitution, Terrorism, International Law, Surveillance, Fisa, Barack Obama War on Terrorism, Assassination, Drones, Predator Drones, Hamdi-v-Rumsfeld, War on Terror, War on Terrorism, Politics News -
Jameel Jaffer: A Brewing Battle Over Warrantless Wiretapping
15 Feb 2012 | 7:56 amThe courts have a role to play in ensuring that government surveillance complies with the Constitution. We'll find out on Tuesday whether the Obama administration is finally willing to let the courts play that role. Read more: Nsa, Warrantless Wiretapping, Spying, Faa, Fisa, Fisa Amendments Act, George W. Bush, Politics News
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Food on Huffington Post
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Malcolm Wittenberg: Spotlight on (Sea)Food Safety and Transparency
16 May 2012 | 6:35 amFood labeling and transparency should be a fundamental, mandated practice employed across every food category, even those with the most complex supply chains. Read more: Transparency, Healthy Eating, Gulf Seafood, Health, Food Technology, Food Safety, Food, Seafood Safety, Seafood, Food News -
Will Levitt: Food 101: Why College Students Should Learn How to Cook
16 May 2012 | 5:39 amToo many students leave college without any knowledge of how to cook for themselves. Learning how to microwave instant ramen is not a cooking skill. When we enter the real world, we need to be able to provide for ourselves. Read more: College Students, Food, Food Movement, College, Students, Wesleyan, Cooking, Cooking Classes, KitchenDaily News -
Food52: 7 Dressed-Up Chicken Breasts
16 May 2012 | 4:27 amHere are seven reasons to give chicken breasts a chance -- 7 ways to turn a blank slate into a wonderful meal. Read more: Healthy Recipes, Quick Recipes, Chicken, Recipes, Cooking, Easy Recipes, food52, Food, Chicken Breast, Dinner Party, Dinner, Slidepollajax, KitchenDaily News -
Liza de Guia: The House That Chicken Wings Built: NYC's Kasadela Izakaya (Video)
16 May 2012 | 3:12 am"We wanted to be known as a sake bar more than a chicken wing place; but, somehow now, people from all over the world come just for our chicken wing... Read more: East Village, Googamooga, Izakaya, Tebasaki, Wings, Nyc, Skeeternyc, Japanese Food, Fried Chicken, Sake Bar, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Fried Chicken Wings, Kasadela, Chicken, Video, Sake, Recipes, Restaurants, Azuki Yamashita, Documentary, Food, Home-Cooking, Stanley Pierre, Food News -
Stephanie Keller: A Famous and Most Phenomenal White Lobster Bisque Recipe Fit for All Seasons
15 May 2012 | 5:40 amVarying textures, dramatic presentation and gorgeous ingredients created equal parts impressive visual appeal and delight in the prospect of eating it. Read more: Lobster Bisque, Austin, Congress, David Bull, Recipes, Soup Recipes, Food, Texas, Celebrity Chefs, Slidepollajax, White Lobster Bisque, Lobster Bisque Recipe, Food News
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Foreign Policy on Huffington Post
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Sophie Meunier: Why Foreign Policy Counted for Zero in the French Election
15 May 2012 | 11:10 amWhy was incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy not able to capitalize on his handling of foreign policy over the past five years? Read more: France, Hollande, G8, Nato, Foreign Policy, World News -
John Feffer: America the Serial Killer
15 May 2012 | 10:35 amDexter is all about U.S. foreign policy and the moral calculus of a superpower. Our government has likewise been on a killing streak, and there's no end in sight. But we are also, as a country, conflicted about this propensity toward murder. Read more: Dexter, US Foreign Policy, Serial Killer, Drones, Drone Strike Legality, Anwar Al Awlaki, Drone Strikes, Assassinations, World News -
Michael Shank: The Club for Growth and the Demise of Our Democracy: A Look Beyond Lugar's Loss
14 May 2012 | 8:19 amRepublican Sen. Richard Lugar joins the ranks this month of his ousted moderate colleagues and predecessors. Frankly, it is a little depressing. Wait, more than a little. A lot. Read more: National Peace Academy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Lincoln Chafee, Institute for Economics and Peace, Maryland, Congress, Lee Hamilton, Chuck Hagel, Gregory Meeks, Chris Shayes, Iran, Roscoe Bartlett, Michael Shank, Rep Michael Honda, Climate Change, Environment, Senator Lugar, Bipartisanship, Club for Growth, Sherwood Boehlert, Foreign Policy, Wayne Gilchrest, Richard Lugar,… -
Mohamed Elmenshawy: Salafis Coming to America
11 May 2012 | 2:04 pmIt remains to be seen how the Salafis will present themselves to the Western world. Will they portray their movement as a replacement for violent groups, as an alternative to al-Qaeda, or as the embodiment of conservative Islam? Read more: Egypt, Islam, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Elections, Obama Administration, Salafists, Foreign Policy, World News -
Jeffrey Laurenti: Lugar's Loss and Jesse's Ghost
9 May 2012 | 3:49 pmDemocrats now think they can pick up Lugar's Indiana seat this fall. But even if they do, America is worse off for losing him. Read more: US Foreign Policy, New Start Treaty, Republican Party, Jesse Helms, Richard Lugar, Dick Lugar, Richard Lugar Lost, Politics News
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Homelessness on Huffington Post
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REPORT: Americans Clueless As To How Many People Living In Poverty
16 May 2012 | 7:56 amBy Mark Hrywna, The NonProfit Times Americans don’t quite have an accurate picture of what poverty in the United States looks like, at least acco... Read more: Video, Perceptions of Poverty, Poverty, Charity, Homeless Shelter, Homelessness, Financial Assistance, Donating to Charity, Survey, Salvation Army, Impact News -
Carl Gibson: Going Where No Billionaire Has Gone Before
16 May 2012 | 6:11 amGeorge Lucas, worth $3.2 billion as of 2011, may have ruined his reputation with his fans by creating Jar Jar Binks, but his latest move may be the finest moment of his career. Read more: JPMorgan Chase, Poverty, Homelessness, President Obama, George Lucas, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Fraud, Jamie Dimon, Low-Income Housing, Underwater Mortgages, Business News -
Maria Foscarinis: Telling the Truth About Homelessness
15 May 2012 | 12:12 pmSome recent reports suggest that homelessness is not increasing significantly. This is due to both flaws in the data they rely on and the narrow way they define homelessness. The result is confusion and misguided policies. Read more: Poverty, Public Housing, Homelessness, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Housing Crisis, National-Law-Center-on-Homelessness-and-Poverty, Homeless Families, Impact News -
Ralph da Costa Nunez: Pittsburgh: A Model for Addressing Child Homelessness
15 May 2012 | 7:06 amThe challenges facing children in Pittsburgh are problems we see in our research throughout the United States. In 2010, there were 31,386 homeless children in Pennsylvania. To put this number in context, that is more than the entire University of Pittsburgh student body. Read more: Homeless Students, Education, Poverty, Child Homelessness, Homelessness, Homeless Children?S Education Fund, Pittsburgh, Ralph Da Costa Nunez, Impact News -
Homeless Camping Ban Passed By City Council
15 May 2012 | 3:59 amA controversial ordinance to ban "unauthorized" camping in the city of Denver--a measure that specifically targets homeless people sleeping on the str... Read more: Aclu, #M1gs, May Day, Denver News, Denver Homeless, Colorado, Colorado Homeless, #Occupytogether, Urban Camping, #M1, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Colorado, Video, May 1, #Occupydenver, Occupy Denver, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Homeless, Urban Camping Ban, Denver Colorado, Homelessness in America, #Ows, Mayor Hancock, Denver News
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Shannon Cutts
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Lady Gaga, Naso-Gastric Tubes, and My Commitment
30 Apr 2012 | 12:54 pmI have tried so hard to keep quiet in the recent spate of news headlines targeting the use of feeding tubes for pre-wedding diets, Lady Gaga's controversial body image tweets, and other similar spring season "thin ideal" viral media frenzies. But I have watched these topics circulating and recirculating for a couple of very long weeks now, and the truth is, I just can't. I was trying to stay mum because my usual policy regarding discussion of such potentially triggering topics is that "less is more", and the last thing I want to have to bear responsibility for is putting a dangerous idea… -
Our Mentors Are Where We Are
24 Feb 2011 | 7:54 amHave you ever heard the phrase, "Wherever you go, there you are"? The same could be said for our mentors. This past week I spoke to a crowd of several hundred students at Truman State University. The topic? Body image and eating disorders. The truth, as I shared with the students, is that most of us simply don't have time to stop and analyze all of the messages that come at us each day. Most of us don't even have time to stop and notice that those messages are there. Yet they mentor us. They affect us. They sink into our awareness anyway -- whether we invited them to do so or not. And once… -
It's Only a Mistake If We Don't Learn
13 Jul 2010 | 3:37 pmLast night I attended a special screening of "America the Beautiful," an amazing film created by Darryl Roberts. The event was sponsored by Remuda Ranch and Darryl himself was in attendance to share his thoughts and answer questions. "America the Beautiful" (ATB for short) started as an indie film and over the last two years has evolved into a movement. Darryl himself is a self-described average Joe, about so tall, about so wide, with about so much (well, really no) hair. When asked, he says he chose to make the film because he was saddened by his inability to commit to the beautiful eight… -
A Huge Debate
30 Jun 2010 | 4:54 pmLast night ABC Family joined the fat-tastic eating disorders and weight-obsessed "War on Obesity" media fray with its new family-oriented drama, Huge. It has been interesting to read Facebook viewers' reactions pre- and post-show - everything from "I don't think I'm ready to watch this," to "the previews scare me," to "I'm taping it," to "I loved it." I fall somewhere in between. On the one hand, here we have an entire show dedicated to developing the personalities behind the forms and faces. Now we have feelings attached to "fat." We have depth. We have heart. We have spirit. Giving credit… -
Deploying Our Youngest Solders in the 'War on Obesity'
17 Jun 2010 | 2:42 pmI have been interested to read the discussion of last month's Huffington Post blog regarding Michelle Obama's "War on Obesity". Thank you to everyone who has weighed in thus far in various formats to continue the dialogue! What has encouraged me -- readers who write in to say "thank you" for at least presenting an alternative to yet another "war". To all of you, please know that I appreciate your willingness to consider alternative routes to addressing such a critical issue. What has shocked me -- readers who write in to personally blast me for having the gall to suggest that there is any…
