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O'Donnell Tries To Sandbag Gingrich On Meet The Press

O'Donnell Tries To Sandbag Gingrich On Meet The Press

On NBC News’ Meet the Press, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell used Newt Gingrich’s words from 1993 against him as he attempts to make the case that tax rate increases are good for the economy. Unfortunately for Mr. O’Donnell, Mr. Gingrich

Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next year

Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next year

(AP) Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next yearBy BREE FOWLER and PETER SVENSSONAssociated PressNEW YORKApple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers from China to

Top 10 Excerpts from Zimmerman vs. NBC News Complaint

Top 10 Excerpts from Zimmerman vs. NBC News Complaint

On Thursday, George Zimmerman filed suit against NBC News and three NBC producers he accuses of intentionally painting him as a racist. Zimmerman and his attorneys have now done what many in the new media only dream of doing, holding

President Karzai Blames U.S. For Problems In Afghanistan

President Karzai Blames U.S. For Problems In Afghanistan

NBC News- KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized the United States in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, blaming American and NATO forces for some of the growing insecurity in his country. The Taliban are

Report: Assad Ready to Use Chemical Weapons on Syrians

Report: Assad Ready to Use Chemical Weapons on Syrians

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 6 (UPI) —Syria was poised to use the deadly sarin nerve agent against its own people Thursday after loading precursor chemicals into aerial bombs, U.S. officials said. The bombs could be dropped on Syrians in “tactical bombings”

Costas: Anti-Gun Comments Were 'Mistake'

Costas: Anti-Gun Comments Were 'Mistake'

After a player for the Kansas City Chiefs killed his girlfriend and then himself, NBC Sportscaster Bob Costas took time out of his Sunday Night Football broadcast to deliver what critics called an attack on the Second Amendment of the

Ken Burns Blasts Tea Party for Rampant Use of 'N-word'

Ken Burns Blasts Tea Party for Rampant Use of 'N-word'

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns called both the current secessionist movement and elements of the Tea Party racist during an interview late last month on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The award-winning filmmaker doubled down on those accusations during an interview with

Howard Stern Returning to 'America's Got Talent'

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) — Radio star Howard Stern is to return as a judge for a second season of the television competition series “America’s Got Talent,” NBC said. The announcement was made Monday by Stern and Paul

SCOTUS: Same-Sex Marriage Decision Coming Dec 7th

SCOTUS: Same-Sex Marriage Decision Coming Dec 7th

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday deferred on whether it will take up any of ten pending same-sex marriage cases, including Hollingsworth v. Perry (California’s Proposition 8 case), for review in its next term.  The Justices will next consider whether to

Bob Costas Exploits NFL Murder/Suicide to Take Our Guns

Bob Costas Exploits NFL Murder/Suicide to Take Our Guns

We saw it after that terrible movie theatre shooting in Colorado back in July, and now we’re seeing it with the tragic murder/suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher. Damn logic, damn facts, damn waiting for a little something

Costas Uses NFL Murder-Suicide To Push Gun Laws

Costas Uses NFL Murder-Suicide To Push Gun Laws

“‘Our current gun culture,’ (Kansas City columnist Jason) Whitlock wrote, ‘ensures that more and more domestic disputes will end in the ultimate tragedy. And more convenience store confrontations over loud music coming from a car will leave more teenage boys

Partisan Split over UN Ambassador Rice Widens

Partisan Split over UN Ambassador Rice Widens

(AP) Partisan split over UN Ambassador Rice widensBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe partisan political divide over the potential nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be secretary of state is intensifying. Republican senators say they’re deeply concerned over Rice’s statements about

Trace Adkins Defends Using Confederate Earpiece

Trace Adkins Defends Using Confederate Earpiece

Trace Adkins refuses to apologize for using an earpiece emblazoned with the Confederate flag during a national TV appearance. The burly country crooner sang during the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting special, telecast Wednesday on NBC. He used an earpiece

Former NBC Head Zucker Hired to Head CNN

Former NBC Head Zucker Hired to Head CNN

Former NBCUniversal Chief Jeff Zucker has been hired to head up CNN. It’s a disastrous move for the network unless Zucker can somehow recapture his “Today Show” magic from over a decade ago. As I wrote earlier this week: While

Former NBC Chief Zucker to Head CNN

Former NBC Chief Zucker to Head CNN

Former NBC top executive Jeff Zucker was named Thursday as president of CNN Worldwide, heading up the news media operation as it seeks to adapt to new technology platforms. Zucker will start in January as head of the 23 news

CNN Worldwide Announces Jeff Zucker as Its New President

Breaking now: Veteran news producer and former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker will become the president of CNN Worldwide in January, the network announced Thursday. “Jeff’s experience as a news executive is unmatched for its breadth and success,” said Phil