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NFL Grants Bengals Blackout Extension for Playoff Game

NFL Grants Bengals Blackout Extension for Playoff Game

The NFL has granted the Cincinnati Bengals, the Green Bay Packers, and the Indianapolis Colts extensions on ticket sales to prevent their games from being blacked out over the weekend in their respective local markets.  The Packers are reportedly “about

Same-Sex Marriage A Big No-No In Muslim World

This will seem a bit random but, has anyone else noticed that  according to Obama Nation, and the its press shop (NBC, CBS, ABC, NY Times, Wash Post, etc.) it is ‘Ok’ to bash the Catholic Church for opposing same-sex

Ratings: Burning Yule Log Beats 'CBS This Morning'

Ratings: Burning Yule Log Beats 'CBS This Morning'

Between 10pm Christmas Eve and 9am Christmas morning, Texas television station TXA21 broadcast a burning Yule log accompanied by Christmas music. Throughout its run, a large number of viewers tuned in to the virtual fireplace. During its final 30 minutes,

100 Things We Learned in 2013

There are a lot of end of year lists circulating this week. This BBC list of 100 interesting facts which appeared in news stories in 2013 may be the most interesting one. Some are science facts, others arcane bits of

LaGarrette Blount Channels Ray Lewis

LaGarrette Blount Channels Ray Lewis

The New England Patriots dominated the Baltimore Ravens on the national stage in CBS’s featured game Sunday afternoon, scoring two defensive touchdowns and shutting down last season’s Super Bowl MVP. Numerous storylines emerged from the beatdown. New England landed their tenth division

NFL Dominates Ratings, Has 9 of Top 10 Highest-Rated Telecasts

NFL Dominates Ratings, Has 9 of Top 10 Highest-Rated Telecasts

Live sports, especially the NFL, continues to dominate ratings in an age of DVRs and in which the media is becoming more fragmented.  According to Nielsen’s year-end report, nine of the top 10 highest rated programs this year were NFL

Sundance Channel Prepping NRA Drama 'Cold Dead Hands'

Sundance Channel Prepping NRA Drama 'Cold Dead Hands'

The Sundance Channel, an off shoot of liberal actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, is making a new drama centered around a powerful NRA president. The production, to be called Cold Dead Hands after a famous speech given by Second

US: Snowden should return to US, face charges

US: Snowden should return to US, face charges

(AP) US: Snowden should return to US, face chargesWASHINGTONThe White House says a National Security Agency official who suggested the U.S. consider granting Edward Snowden amnesty was expressing his personal opinion. White House spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama’s

Left Hammers CBS For NSA 'Puff Piece'

Left Hammers CBS For NSA 'Puff Piece'

“Full disclosure: I once worked in the office of the director of National Intelligence, where I saw firsthand how secretly the NSA operates,” intoned CBS reporter John Miller when introducing his “60 Minutes” segment on the embattled spy agency Sunday

Katie Couric Only Part-Time at Yahoo! News

Katie Couric Only Part-Time at Yahoo! News

Former CBS Evening News host Katie Couric will be moving from ABC to Yahoo! That will require a pay cut to $6 million per year, but that’s reportedly for mere part-time work – she was paid $15 million per year

NSA agent open to cutting a deal with Snowden

A National Security Agency official said in an interview released Friday that he would be open to cutting an amnesty deal with intelligence leaker Edward Snowden if he agreed to stop divulging secret documents. Rick Ledgett, who heads the NSA’s

Paul Walker: Hollywood's Actor, America's Patriot

Paul Walker: Hollywood's Actor, America's Patriot

Following the November 30 death of Fast & Furious star Paul Walker stories poured in about what a great person he was both behind and in front of the camera. One such story remembered the time Walker bought a wedding

Study: Broadcast Networks Get Pass on TV Violence

Study: Broadcast Networks Get Pass on TV Violence

(AP) Study: Erratic TV violence ratings fail parentsBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESViolent dramas on the broadcast networks carry milder parental cautions than cable shows like “The Walking Dead” but can equal them in graphic gore, a failure of the