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Adam DeVine Talks 'Arrested Development,' Jason Bateman Tweet
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 22:33
Although his cameo on the fourth season of "Arrested Development" was revealed prematurely, thanks to a tweet from Jason Bateman, Adam DeVine didn't mind the attention. "I know, I know -- but that was awesome," The "Work...
Syria, Turkey trade fire amid fears of wider war
CNN - 8 Oct 2012 17:39
After days of Syrian projectiles falling across the border into Turkey, tensions -- and carnage -- are mounting on both sides, raising fears of a greater regional battle.
The Election's 40 Biggest Billionaire Donors (And Why The Kochs Are Missing)
Forbes - 8 Oct 2012 21:56
Judging from the negative coverage they receive, you'd be mistaken for believing the Koch brothers are the biggest billionaire donors of the election. Think again. Here are the top 40 billionaire backers of the 2012 cycl...
Winter-Blend Gas In Calif.: Gov. Brown Allows Winter Gas To Be Sold Early In Order To Bring Down Price
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 05:47
LOS ANGELES -- California motorists faced another day of record-breaking gasoline prices Sunday, though relief appeared to be on the way. In its latest update early Sunday, AAA reported that the statewide average price f...
Rheanne Sargent, South Carolina Student, Gets In-School Suspension For Dying Hair Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 21:21
South Carolina mother Denise Sargent is upset that her daughter Rheanne was suspended for dying her hair pink to support National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Belton Middle School student tells WYFF that she wanted...
73 Former Detroit Celebrity Homes & The $500 Auction Properties Who Love Them
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 19:56
This post lists numbers and links to maps of 2,200-some $500 Detroit auction properties within a quarter mile of 73 different celebrities' former homes in the city. From Rosa Parks (102 properties) to Tom Selleck (104 pr...
Hugo Chavez Wins Re-Election In Venezuela Presidential Vote
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 04:55
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's electoral council says President Hugo Chavez has won re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles. National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena says that with most votes co...
Alex Moaba: 'Dexter' Recap: Can You Cure A Serial Killer?
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 04:00Rihanna And Chris Brown Get Oprah's Blessing
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 22:37
“Extra†caught up with Oprah Winfrey on Friday in Houston and asked her about the recent reports saying Rihanna has rekindled her relationship with Chris Brown. Read More...
'The Mindy Project' Gets Full Season, More 'Ben And Kate' Episodes
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 20:27
Fox has handed out a full season orders to "The Mindy Project and "Ben & Kate." “'Ben & Kate' and 'The Mindy Project' have everything we want to stand for in comedy: smart writing, hugely appealing casts and comedy...
Jessica Ridgeway Missing: Police, Community Continue Search For 10-Year-Old Colorado Girl
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 20:12
It has now been four days since authorities began searching for missing Westminster, Colo. 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. Jessica was last seen on Friday, Oct. 5th around 8:30 a.m. making the three-block-walk to Chelsea P...
Excited Elementary Schooler To Mitt Romney: 'I Just Saw You On TV!'
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 20:08
Mitt Romney got a reception usually reserved for Justin Bieber during a surprise stop Monday at a Fairfield, Va., elementary school. Students at the school ran out to see the GOP presidential nominee when his campaign bu...
Gallup Poll's Muddled Monday: Is Obama Even Or 5 Points Ahead?
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 21:43
WASHINGTON -- Early Monday morning, Gallup released the latest results of its national daily tracking poll, showing President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney in a tie, with both men supported by 47 percen...
Cuba Culture Trips Back On As Licenses Renewed
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 19:45
MIAMI -- Travel companies say they are getting permits once again to take Americans on cultural trips to Cuba after the U.S. government tightened requirements over complaints that the tours were skirting a ban on outrigh...
Charlie Fuqua, Arkansas Legislative Candidate, Endorses Death Penalty For Rebellious Children In Book
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 19:29
Charlie Fuqua, the Republican candidate for the Arkansas House of Representatives who called for expelling Muslims from the United States in his book, also wrote in support for instituting the death penalty for "rebellio...
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Proposes Selling State Planes
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 22:35
After reimbursing the State Aeronautics Commission nearly $10,000 for costs related to her use of the state's two airplanes, Gov. Nikki Haley suggested today that the planes were no longer worth keeping. When asked by Pa...
As Obama Honors Cesar Chavez, Progressives Still Smart At Withdrawal Of Child Labor Rules
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 22:28
President Obama visited Keene, Calif., on Monday to pay tribute to famed civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, while trying to shore up support among the ever-important Latino voting bloc. Obama joined in dedicatin...
Venezuela Election Results: Chavez Victory 'Sigh Of Relief' For Cuba
The Huffington Post - 8 Oct 2012 22:27
HAVANA -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reelection was welcome news on the streets and in the halls of power of Cuba, which relies on the South American nation for a big chunk of its economy through trade and prefer...
Apparently Mitt Romney Needs to Lie to Americans About His Foreign Policy
Mother Jones - 8 Oct 2012 17:53
Dan Drezner recommends Danielle Pletka's foreign policy advice to Mitt Romney in the New York Times this weekend. So let's take a look, shall we? Having "met him on a few occasions," Pletka believes there really is more ...
Obama Kicks Up Character Attacks After Debate Drubbing
Fox News - 8 Oct 2012 15:09
The president has embraced what he calls New Economic Patriotism that is based on his call for higher taxes on top earners to partly finance new federal spending. So isn't the president questioning Romney's patriotism al...
Romney's Foreign Policy Coming-Out, Part VII
Mother Jones - 8 Oct 2012 22:45
The reviews of Mitt Romney's "major foreign policy speech" at the Virginia Military Institute Monday are all saying pretty much the same thing: Romney said nothing he hasn't already said, and much of what he said mirr...
Bloggingheads: Voting Rights and Debate Reax
Mother Jones - 8 Oct 2012 21:50
On this episode of Adamize, The Nation/Colorlines reporter Brentin Mock and I dicuss voter ID laws and Republican "poll watcher" groups, and do a little Monday morning quarterbacking of Obama's less-than-stellar perfo...