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Defending 'The Bold and the Beautiful'

Twenty-two years is a tremendously long run for any television show. This is especially true for a thirty-minute drama that airs five days a week throughout the entire year save for a few holidays and special occasions. This past Sunday

Pageant RELEASES Topless Miss Universe Photos

From an article on TODAY’s website: “Photo Courtesy of the Miss Universe L.P., LLP” In a first for any U.S.-based pageant organization, the Miss Universe Organization has taken the unusual step of releasing topless photos of its outgoing Miss Universe,

Obama: Iran Cannot Be Permitted to Be Nuke Power

The president told The Associated Press in an interview that U.S. government planning is running in precisely the opposite direction. He said a nuclear-armed Iran would likely trigger an arms race in the already volatile Mideast and said that would

Obama Confident US Can Abide by Pullout Agreement

AP: President Barack Obama is telling the Associated Press that he always has reserved the right to adjust the U.S. troop withdrawal timetable in Iraq based on changing circumstances.But he says he’s confident the U.S. will be able to abide

Obama Downplays Affirmative Action as an Issue

AP: In an Associated Press interview Thursday, Obama said affirmative action can be made an “afterthought” when problems such as malnutrition, poverty and substandard schools are dealt with, and “everybody has a level playing field.”He said the recent Supreme Court

Bill Clinton to Be Special UN Envoy to Haiti

Bill Clinton to Be Special UN Envoy to Haiti Associated Press May. 18, 2009. 11:52 PM EST The U.N. will name Bill Clinton its special envoy to Haiti, according to his spokesman, in a move… More The U.N. will name

'NewsBusted' 5/08/09 — Fake News from the Right

In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: The War on Terrorism, President Obama, the Associated Press, Osama Bin Laden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Al Qaeda, FDA, Botox, Nancy Pelosi, Keith Olbermann, Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest, and Clay Aiken. [youtube CX_OMS-qb10 nolink]

Small GM Bondholders: Deal Will Wipe Us Out

Small GM Bondholders: Deal Will Wipe Us Out Associated Press Apr. 29, 2009. 11:33 PM EST A group of individuals who rely on General Motors bonds to pay their living expenses and other co… More A group of individuals who

Mine Explosion Kills at Least 18 in China

Mine Explosion Kills at Least 18 in China Associated Press Apr. 18, 2009. 05:09 AM EST A warehouse explosion killed 18 people and injured three at a coal mine in central China, a provi… More A warehouse explosion killed 18

The Lamp of Vigilance

Credit Liz Sidoti with one of the more anemic arguments to date, that this nation still has a long way to go to bridge the centuries old racial divide–even in this post Obama age. Writing for the Associated Press, Sidoti

The Con Artists Have Taken Over the Asylum

This week’s Washington Times column: Can we all agree that the “hope, “change” and “transparency” part of the Barack Obama media carnival is officially over, and it’s finally time that we start holding our new president accountable? Consider the tale

"Hope" – The Legal Battle!

An interesting kerfuffle recently erupted when the Associated Press accused Shepard Fairey, the artist who designed the famous Barack Obama Hope graphic, of copyright infringement and threatened to sue him. Glen E. Friedman — the super-talented chronicler of my cultural

FBI Latest to Probe ACORN Voter Fraud Claims

AP: A senior law enforcement official confirmed the investigation to The Associated Press on Thursday. A second senior law enforcement official says the FBI was looking at results of recent raids on ACORN offices in several states for any evidence

Taxpayers Foot Bill For California Lawmakers' Free Gas

KPIX: Through the first seven months of the year, California taxpayers have spent $220,000 to pay the gasoline charges of their lawmakers, according to a review of records requested by The Associated Press. That includes July, when lawmakers already were

State Department: Sanctions Not Aimed at Iran's People

AP: The U.S. State Department responds to an Associated Press investigation showing that exports to Iran have grown tenfold since President Bush took office. A spokesman says the items are designed to help the people of Iran, not the government.