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Assembly session over flag row
BBC - 7 Dec 2012 11:35
Assembly parties are to hold a special session on Monday to debate a motion condemning the attacks on Alliance politicians' homes and offices.
San Francisco Mannequin Protest: Weird Demonstration Staged Outside Levi's
The Huffington Post - 7 Dec 2012 05:58
This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly. By Coburn Palmer So you think you've seen it all in San Francisco -- unapologetic naked people, a nice-looking dude in a towel walking down Market Street, and a bird that r...
Gay Wash. State Couples Get Licenses
ABC News - 7 Dec 2012 07:30
Festive mood as hundreds of same-sex couples get marriage licenses in Washington state
Richard O'Dwyer Pays £20,000 Over Pirate Site
Sky News - 7 Dec 2012 06:39
A British student pays the US £20,000 to avoid conviction and extradition for running a website which linked to pirated material.
Roger Ebert fractured hip doing 'disco moves'
NBC News - 7 Dec 2012 06:28HP, RIM take flak from nervous financial industry customers
Reuters - 7 Dec 2012 06:10
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and BlackRock Inc voiced concerns about Hewlett-Packard Co and Research In Motion Ltd this week, saying business and operational struggles may affect the reliability of two of the...
Moon Trips Offered By Former Nasa Team
Sky News - 7 Dec 2012 05:52
A team of former Nasa executives is to sell trips to the Moon - for a price that is definitely out of this world.
Watch: Unrest in Egypt: Protesters Show No Sign of Slowing Down
ABC News - 7 Dec 2012 05:10
Egypt, critical ally to the U.S., struggles with political turmoil between leaders and citizens.
Why millions are denied a pain-free death
BBC - 7 Dec 2012 05:03
The cheap drug that could spare millions an agonising end
Full Episode: GMA 12/07: John McAfee Collapses at Detention Center
ABC News - 8 Dec 2012 01:58
7.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Coast of Japan; New ?Fiscal Cliff? Negotiations Still in Stalemate
A Six-Word Review of "Playing for Keeps," The New Gerard Butler Rom-Com
Mother Jones - 8 Dec 2012 01:55
Playing for KeepsOpen Road Films 106 minutes  It has Gerard Butler in it.  Playing for Keeps gets a wide release Friday, December 7. The film is rated PG-13 for some sexual situations and for being a flailing exc...
'Buckwild' Controversy: West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Demands Show Be Canceled
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:54
"Buckwild," the raucous West Virginia-based reality show that MTV has chosen to replace "Jersey Shore," is already stirring up political controversy. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has reportedly written a letter to M...
Gay unions get Supreme Court slot
BBC - 8 Dec 2012 01:54
The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments on whether laws banning gay marriage are illegal under the US Constitution, it announces.
Scott DesJarlais, GOP Lawmaker, Ends Scandal-Ridden Campaign Out Of Cash, Allies
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:51
House Republicans rushed to deliver campaign cash to scandal-tainted Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) in the days leading up to the November elections -- and he desperately needed the help, federal campaign reports show. ...
Strip Club Feminism: Does Exotic Dancing Empower Women?
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:50
Former exotic dancer Sheila Hagemen, author of "Stripping Down: A Memoir" joined HuffPost Live Friday to discuss whether or not strip clubs empower women, and whether exotic dancing can be considered a feminist occupatio...
Aykroyd's 'Ghostbusters 3' Ultimatum
ABC News - 8 Dec 2012 01:49
Now or never. Dan Aykroyd, the self-proclaimed “cheerleader†behind a long-brewing attempt to get the Ghostbusters franchise back into theaters, sat down with Esquire for a lengthy and candid interview this w...
Psy 'Forever Sorry' for Anti-American Song
ABC News - 8 Dec 2012 01:48
Psy, the South Korean rapper behind the international phenomenon “Gangnam Style,†apologized today for a 2004 performance in which he said American soldiers should be killed “slowly and painfully,�...
About People Who Are Wrong
OpEdNews - 8 Dec 2012 01:48
Don't people who are wrong annoy you?
Johnny Depp Revives Spanish Literature Classic With Modern 'Don Quijote De La Mancha'
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:48
It seems like Johnny Depp's story with the legendary literary character, “Don Quijote de la Mancha,†has not come to an end. After becoming part of filmmaker Terry Gilliam’s frustrated project recreati...
George Stephanopoulos Staying At 'This Week' Into 2013
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:47
NEW YORK -- When George Stephanopoulos returned to host ABC's "This Week" following the departure of Christiane Amanpour in late 2011, network staffers assumed his second tenure would only last through the 2012 election,...
Frederick Couple First In Maryland County To Get Same-Sex Marriage License: 'I've Been Waiting For This'
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2012 01:46
Two Frederick women became the first same-sex couple in Frederick County to receive a marriage license Thursday. Voters approved Maryland's same-sex marriage law in November and Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a proclamation...
Our Bedpan and Canasta Future
Mother Jones - 8 Dec 2012 01:44
I'll confess to sometimes succumbing to fairly grim feelings about our medium-term economic future. But apparently I've got nothing on Matt Yglesias. Check this out: I see a lot of American political discourse dominated ...