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Two Reporters Killed During Egyptian Military Crack-Down

Two Reporters Killed During Egyptian Military Crack-Down

Two reporters are dead after the Egyptian military began a violent crack-down on protestors this morning in Cairo. XPress, a United Arab Emirates newspaper, reported via Twitter that one of its journalists, Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, had been shot dead: #XPRESS

DC Transgender Law Allows Birth Certificate Revision

DC Transgender Law Allows Birth Certificate Revision

A new law in Washington DC allows individuals to change the sex designation on their birth certificate based on the gender they personally identify as, no matter what sexual organs they actually have.  It’s called the Marriage Officiant Amendment Act of

New Media Get Seats at WH Briefings

New Media Get Seats at WH Briefings

New York Times reporter Peter Baker tweeted some news yesterday that signals the shift in influence from old media organizations to new media entities:  WH briefing room chgs: Real Clear Politics, Yahoo News to get seats. Sharing seats: MediaNews, Daily

Report: Brazil Could Give Greenwald Protection

Report: Brazil Could Give Greenwald Protection

The Huffington Post reports that Brazil could give reporter Glenn Greenwald special protection related to his reporting on the NSA snooping scandal in the Guardian newspaper. The story originated in O Estado, a major paper in São Paulo, Brazil.  Greenwald testified

Matt Damon: Obama 'Broke Up With Me'

Matt Damon: Obama 'Broke Up With Me'

Actor Matt Damon told Black Entertainment Television (BET) that President Barack Obama “has some explaining to do:” There are a lot of things that I really question – the legality of the drone strikes, these NSA revelations. Jimmy Carter came

Wall St Loves WaPo Sale

Wall St Loves WaPo Sale

The Associated Press reports on the biggest movers on the New York Stock Exchange in Tuesday’s trading. One of the top stocks was the Washington Post Company after news that it was being sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: Stocks

MSNBC Host Slimes Leathers: 'This Chick Is so Bats**t'

MSNBC Host Slimes Leathers: 'This Chick Is so Bats**t'

MSNBC host Thomas Roberts referred to Anthony Weiner’s sexting partner as a “chick” who is “so bats**t.” Opening a discussion for his panel to discuss Sydney Leathers’ recent interview with Howard Stern wherein she revealed that she is leaving open

CNN Scoops FBI With Benghazi Suspect 'Get'

CNN Scoops FBI With Benghazi Suspect 'Get'

Talk about a big “get.” CNN did something that Obama’s Justice Department has been unable to do in the eleven months since the terrorist attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi: They interviewed the lead suspect in the case.  Ahmed

Obama Takes Swipe At Kardashian, Kanye

Obama Takes Swipe At Kardashian, Kanye

President Obama took a swipe at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in an interview with Amazon Singles.  The President was comparing the pop culture when he was growing up versus America in 2013. According to Nikki Schwab, Obama said when

Sharpton Briefs Hillary And Obama On Voting Rights Act

Sharpton Briefs Hillary And Obama On Voting Rights Act

Al Sharpton claims he has briefed Barack Obama, Eric Holder, and Hillary Clinton on the Supreme Court’s recent Voting Rights Act decision. The MSNBC host took to the Huffington Post to criticize Bill O’Reilly for speaking out against black on

CNN To Produce Hillary Documentary

CNN To Produce Hillary Documentary

Cable News Network has announced they will produce a documentary film about presumptive 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to be released in movie theatres before airing on their network in 2014.  CNN told Politico that documentary filmmaker Charles Fergueson has

MSNBC Analyst On CNN's Lemon: 'Turn Coat Mofo'

MSNBC Analyst On CNN's Lemon: 'Turn Coat Mofo'

CNN host Don Lemon is a “turn coat mofo” according to MSNBC analyst Goldie Taylor.  Heard Lemon remarks. There is nothing I can say. Yet. I just have to wonder. Exactly which America does he live in? But if I

Vandals Shut Down Lincoln Memorial

The US Park Police have shut down the Lincoln Memorial until further notice due to an act of vandalism.  A visitor discovered the vandalism inside the chamber of the memorial around 1:30 a.m. and reported it to police. Green paint

Maddow: Weiner Lied To, Used Media

Maddow: Weiner Lied To, Used Media

Rachel Maddow has had enough with Anthony Weiner. She opened Tuesday’s “Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC with a rant against the oft-disgraced New York politician and rightly accused him of manipulating the press for his craven political purposes. What Maddow