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Sarkozy faces likely election defeat

Sarkozy faces likely election defeat

PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy was headed for an election defeat on Sunday that could make him the 11th European leader to be swept from office by the economic crisis and crown Francois Hollande as France’s first Socialist president in

Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records

Obama administration urges freer access to cellphone records

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress should pass a law to give investigators freer access to certain cellphone records, an Obama administration official said on Thursday, in remarks that raised concern among advocates of civil liberties and privacy. Jason Weinstein,

Obama DOJ Wants Greater Power to Access Cellphone Records

Obama DOJ Wants Greater Power to Access Cellphone Records

Barack Obama’s Justice Department is requesting that access to cellphone records be made more available to the government.  Jason Weinstein, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s criminal division, asserted that warrants for early stages of investigations “crippled”

'The Life of Julia' (The Libertarian Remix)

'The Life of Julia' (The Libertarian Remix)

The Obama-Biden campaign has just released the cartoon slideshow “The Life of Julia,” which takes “a look at how President Obama’s policies help one woman over her lifetime–and how Mitt Romney would change her story.” In our remix of that

NPR Calls Violent Occupy Protests 'Restrained'

NPR Calls Violent Occupy Protests 'Restrained'

The comforting whisper voices of authority at NPR want to keep their liberal pledge based hermetically sealed from the reality of nationwide May Day riots and chaos caused by the Occupy movement yesterday. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn

Amazon Reveals Plans to Develop Original TV Shows

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children’s TV shows to distribute over the company’s video streaming service. The move is part of a broader push by Amazon to produce its own

LA film Fest to Wrap with Soderbergh's 'Magic' Movie

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its lineup of movies and closing night film, Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike,” for the 10-day event in Hollywood’s hometown that annually lures some of the world’s top filmmakers.

New York man convicted in subway suicide bomb plot

New York man convicted in subway suicide bomb plot

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal jury found a Bosnian-born U.S. citizen guilty on Tuesday of planning a coordinated suicide bomb attack on New York City subways in 2009 at the behest of senior al Qaeda operatives. Adis Medunjanin, 28,

World View: Political War in Israel over Proposed Iran Strike

World View: Political War in Israel over Proposed Iran Strike

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China faces new humiliation in case of dissident Chen Guangcheng Possible Chinese retaliation against internal dissidents Proposed military strike on Iran causes open political war in Israel Osama bin Laden’s widows and children arrive

'Avengers' Already Huge in Overseas Ticket Sales

LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) – Romantic comedy “Think Like a Man” easily beat four new films to win the U.S. and Canadian box office race for a second time while superhero movie “The Avengers” stormed into overseas theaters with

Poll: Music Fans Want a Ray Charles Hologram

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When a hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur appeared on stage with Snoop Dogg at the recent Coachella music festival, it stunned audiences by literally bringing the performer back to life – technologically, anyway. Reuters asked

Pot-Smoking Teddy Bear the Toast of CinemaCon

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Universal brought Snow White, Bourne and a battleship to CinemaCon on Thursday in the hopes of astonishing theater owners, but all it really needed to pack was a pot-smoking teddy bear. With a reported budget of

Moody's Downgrades Chicago, Cites Rahm's Pension Mismanagement

Moody's Downgrades Chicago, Cites Rahm's Pension Mismanagement

Like the president he served, Rahm Emanuel, who was Barack Obama’s chief of staff before he became Chicago’s mayor,inherited a debt crisis and made it worse.  And this led Moody’s, theratings agency, to downgrade Chicago’s general obligation rating,which had been

Redford Brings Sundance Cinema to London

(Reuters) – Actor-director Robert Redford aims to bring the spirit of independent American cinema to Britain this week with Sundance London, transporting the film festival held annually in Park City, Utah, across the Atlantic for the first time. The inaugural

Egypt movie star acquitted of insulting Islam

Egypt movie star acquitted of insulting Islam

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Adel Imam, the Arab world’s most famous comic actor, had a conviction and three-month prison sentence for insulting Islam in his films and plays overturned on appeal, a state newspaper reported on Thursday. Imam, 71, has

France's far right flirts with Sarkozy, seeks backing

France's far right flirts with Sarkozy, seeks backing

PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who has emerged as a kingmaker in France’s presidential race, sought to wrest concessions from President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday by challenging him not to bar her party’s way in parliamentary elections.

Does Jimmy Kimmel know Obama Ate a Dog?

Does Jimmy Kimmel know Obama Ate a Dog?

Does Jimmy Kimmel know Obama ate a dog or that he’s unnaturally attached to a teleprompter and that he’s currently responsible for the worst “recovery” since the Great Depression? How about Obama’s “War on Everything…” or “corpse-man” or his ears?

Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination

Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Newt Gingrich’s wild ride of a presidential campaign could soon be coming to an end. The Republican candidate is reassessing his candidacy after rival Mitt Romney easily won Delaware, one of five northeastern states holding presidential primaries

Romney Sweeps, Aims Victory Speech at Obama

Romney Sweeps, Aims Victory Speech at Obama

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters and Breitbart News) – Mitt Romney launched himself as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after a sweep of several primaries on Tuesday, turning his attention to the November general election showdown with President Barack Obama in