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Google Out of Porn Biz?

Google Out of Porn Biz?

Anti-porn activists are claiming victory Friday with the announcement by Google that it will no longer accept advertising for explicit sexual material. In a message reportedly sent to AdWord clients in violation of the new anti-porn policy, Google wrote: Beginning

Rumors Float of Michelle Obama for Senate

Rumors Float of Michelle Obama for Senate

Tongues are wagging in Chicago that First Lady Michelle Obama is warming up for a run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 when Republican Senator Mark Kirk is up for re-election. Breitbart reported on May 25 that Michelle Obama was

MSNBC Cancels Weekend Political Show 'Disrupt'

MSNBC Cancels Weekend Political Show 'Disrupt'

After a year on the air, TVNewser reports that Karen Finney’s weekend political show, “Disrupt with Karen Finney,” had been canceled due to low ratings. Although there was a Twitter campaign to create a culture of “Disruptors,” ratings for the

Texas Pastor Joel Osteen Gets His Own SiriusXM Channel

Texas Pastor Joel Osteen Gets His Own SiriusXM Channel

Joel Osteen will add a SiriusXM channel to his already formidable media empire. The Texas-based megachurch pastor already reaches millions through the Trinity religious network and various other channels across the country. According to the Associated Press, the Sirius channel

BBC to Slash Up To 600 News, Radio Jobs

BBC to Slash Up To 600 News, Radio Jobs

The Guardian reports that up to 500 jobs are expected to be slashed at BBC News with another 80 or so cuts affecting BBC radio. This is the latest phase in a round of cost-cutting that began at the BBC

Politico Honchos 'Jump Shark' To Defend Obama's Taliban Release

Politico Honchos 'Jump Shark' To Defend Obama's Taliban Release

Blake Hounshell, an editor at Politico Magazine, downplayed Obama’s decision to release five Taliban leaders in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, based on the fact that the five terrorists are not “ninjas.” On his verified Twitter feed Hounshell wrote,

Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Dies in Plane Crash

Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Dies in Plane Crash

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, his business partner said Sunday. Harold H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest confirmed Katz’s death to The Associated Press, saying he

National Journal: 'White House Is Exhausted'

National Journal: 'White House Is Exhausted'

Day 1,956 of his presidency was not too kind to President Obama. Having to announce within a four-hour span that he had lost both an embattled Cabinet secretary and his chief spokesman, Obama looked Friday like a man gamely trying