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Treating Anal Cancer

Diane Ryan -- KSAZ-TV
Video Farrah Fawcett died of anal cancer... something you don't hear a lot about, but with any other cancer, there are risk factors and treatment options. ...

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"Public Enemies" Exhibit Set To Open

Evan Perrault -- WLUK-TV
Video The film Public Enemies opens July 1st, but an exhibit about the film and that era opens this weekend at the Oshkosh Wisconsin Public Museum. ...

Review: "Public Enemies" Dazzles The Eye But Drags

Christy Lemire -- Associated Press
With "Public Enemies," all the pieces would seem to be in place for an epic gangster drama: director Michael Mann, who has an affinity for complicated criminals; stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who are famous for immersing themselves in their roles; and a thrilling true story of brazen bank robbers on the run. It looks terrific with its period details and costumes, rich production values and striking high-definition cinematography from frequent Mann collaborator Dante Spinotti. Crisp, blue Midwestern skies pop off the screen and nighttime chases and shootouts have an eerie theatricality about them. But until the final third, the film maintains a low-key, steady pace when it should be percolating with unbearable suspense. ...

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Anne Rice On The Vampire Chronicles

Aaron W. Tellock -- New York Examiner
Rice: "I am intrigued by the direction the vampire legend has taken. I think the teen vampire romance, Twilight, was a curious film in many respects, one obviously made for 12 year olds, and it presents a very tame picture of the vampire and one that does not entirely make sense. We are to believe that a group of immortals choose to life in a tiny town rather than a metropolis, and that they go to high school over and over again, which certainly sounds horrible. But obviously this appeals to very young kids and the vampire, Edward, is charming, and strong, and is a powerful metaphor for the outsider and also he represents what teenagers dream of: a boyfriend who is really deep and caring and powerful and protective. In a way, it is about a young girl's desire for an older man. True Blood, the HBO series, is infinitely more complex. The show is clever, satirical and yet deeply involving. It is full of humor and yet its characters have tender and emotional scenes. I find it very engaging and fun to watch. Obviously it has too much sex and violence for very young teens. But for an adult audience, it is an amazing development in the vampire mythology, putting the vampires right into the mainstream of the modern world. I like the show. I think the vampire Bill is the usual metaphor for the outsider and the sensitive outcast who suffers. He's excellent."


See the Amazon.com listing for Complete Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the body Thief) . ...

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Honduran President Says He's Victim Of 'Coup'

Associated Press
Video AND TEXT. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he was the victim of "a coup" and a "brutal kidnapping" by soldiers, and President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" by the Sunday morning detention of the Central American president. ...

Protests Erupt, Gunshots Heard After Honduras Coup

Mica Rosenberg -- Reuters
Hundreds of pro-Zelaya protesters, some of them masked and wielding sticks, set up barricades in the center of the capital, Tegucigalpa, and sealed off road access to the presidential palace. A witness said several shots were heard outside the presidential palace and an ambulance was seen arriving at the scene. It was not clear if anyone was injured or who fired the shots. Zelaya, in office since 2006, was ousted in a dawn coup after he upset the judiciary, Congress and the army by seeking constitutional changes that would allow presidents to seek re-election beyond a four-year term. ...

Rare Hemisphere Unity In Assailing Honduran Coup

Simon Romero -- New York Times
With their condemnation on Sunday of the coup ousting President Manuel Zelaya in Honduras, governments in the Western Hemisphere from across the ideological spectrum found a rare issue around which they could swiftly arrive at unity. At the same time, from the Obama administration's measured response to the reaction of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who put his military on alert over an apparent affront to the Venezuelan ambassador in Honduras, the responses both revealed and disguised fissures over different forms of democratic government that are taking root in the region. ...

Brazil Urges Military To Reinstate Overthrown Honduran President

Brazzil Magazine
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil condemned the military coup d'état in Honduras that overthrew president José Manuel Zelaya this Sunday, June 29, and is urging the military to return Zelaya to the presidency. Lula is following closely the situation in that Central American country and is in touch with other Latin American chiefs of state. "Military actions of this kind constitute an assault against democracy and do not correspond to the political development of the region", said a communiqué from the Brazilian Foreign Relations Ministry. ...

New Honduran Leader Sets Curfew

BBC News (UK)
Video AND TEXT. Interim President Roberto Micheletti has imposed an overnight curfew in Honduras, hours after being sworn in. The Congress speaker took office after troops ousted elected leader Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica. The removal of Mr Zelaya came amid a power struggle over his plans for constitutional change. ...

Hospitalized Iranians Seized

CNN
Iranians wounded during protests are being seized at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official said. Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami says rioters in Iran will be "firmly" dealt with if they continue to protest. Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami says rioters in Iran will be "firmly" dealt with if they continue to protest. Amnesty International has collected accounts from people who have left Iran and expatriates with relatives there who say the Basij has prohibited medical professionals from getting identification information from demonstrators wounded in the streets, Akhlaghi said on Saturday. They are also not allowed to ask how the injuries happened. Once the patients are treated, the militia removes them from the hospital to an undisclosed location. ...

Mousavi Remains Definat

Muhammad Sahimi -- Tehran Bureau
In a letter to the Guardian Council, Mir Hossein Mousavi, the main reformist candidate, insisted that the entire election process was fraught with numerous violations of important articles of Iran's election laws and, therefore, there was no way to rectify the situation other than annulment of the election and holding a new one. ...

Thousands Of Iranians Ignore Leaders' Threats, March In Unauthorized Rally

Borzou Daragahi -- Los Angeles Times
Thousands of Iranians disputing the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marched at an unauthorized rally today, defying truncheon-wielding security forces and dire threats by Iranian leaders. Meanwhile, European leaders' hackles were raised by the arrest a day earlier of eight British Embassy staffers in Tehran, a move that has sharpened Iran's confrontation with the West over the disputed election and its violent aftermath. Several of the staffers, all Iranian nationals, were quickly released. Supporters of Ahmadinejad's opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, gathered at a mosque in northeastern Tehran during an annual commemoration for 72 Iranian politicians killed in a bombing 28 years ago. ...

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Babysitter And Boyfriend Held Without Bond In Murder Of 2-Year-Old Jada Justice

Deborah O'Malley -- New York Examiner
Authorities say child's 18-year old babysitter, Engelica Castillo and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Tim Tkachik, are facing charges of murder, battery and filing false information regarding Jada's death. Both are currently jailed without bond Castillo is Jada's cousin. Jada's mother left the child in Castillo's care while she was out of town. ...

Judge Rules That American Boy Must Remain In Brazil

Associated Press
The ruling would overturn a separate judge's order earlier this month that Sean's biological father, U.S. citizen David Goldman, should have custody of his son six days a week whenever Goldman is in Brazil. ...

Man Deposits Drugs In Bank Drop

Matt Gilmour -- Tallahassee Democrat
A teller at the drive-through of the South Monroe Street Wachovia Bank received an unusual deposit Wednesday: $200 and a small plastic bag containing marijuana and cocaine. Cameron B. Jefferson, 38, was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine and possession of cannabis (less than 20 grams), Tallahassee Police spokesman David McCranie said. According to the arrest report, the teller notified a supervisor that a customer in a white SUV had sent her a deposit canister containing $200, a deposit slip and a bag of marijuana with another bag of white powder inside. ...

Marching For The Wrongly Convicted

Quita Culpepper -- KVUE-TV
Video All over the country people are marching to bring freedom to those they say are unjustly behind bars. Some experts estimate the number of people wrongly convicted ranges between three to 12 percent. ...

Oklahoma City Rally Supports Wrongfully Convicted

KOCO-TV
Video AND TEXT. "It's something that has to happen in order for things to change," Brett Behenna, whose brother, Lt. Michael Behenna was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for killing an Iraqi detainee, said. "People have to band together before a movement can take place, before things can change." ...

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Coroner On Michael Jackson's Death

WALA-TV
Video Los Angeles County Chief Coroner Fred Harvey discussed Michael Jackson's death ...

Paramedics' Monitor Shows Jackson Was 'Not Breathing At All' When The 911 Call Was Received

Pete Samson -- Sun (UK)
There were screams of "You've got to save him, you've got to save him" as the star was stretchered in. Mom Katherine made it to the hospital shortly after her son, although his father Joe was in Las Vegas when told the news. Close pal Elizabeth Taylor also rushed to the hospital to say her goodbyes. Finally a doctor appeared and told shocked relatives and aides that all efforts to restart his heart had failed and that he had died. ...

Playlist: The Best Of Michael Jackson

Ed Masley -- Arizona Republic
He was the King of Pop. And in his prime, he more than made good on the promise of that title, from the pre-teen dazzle of his Jackson 5 days through that legendary moonwalk on the Motown anniversary special to several key post-"Thriller" efforts sadly overshadowed by increasingly bizarre behavior. Here's a look back at the best of Michael Jackson. ...

Neverland Delighted, Haunted Jackson

Sky News (UK)
For pop icon Michael Jackson the Neverland Ranch was a magical place of innocence and fun, but his bizarre home was also central to shocking allegations that he molested young boys. The eccentric estate was named after Peter Pan's fantasy island, and adorned throughout with nods to Jackson's obsession with childhood. The estate has now mostly fallen into disrepair, and has changed from the place it once was. ...

The Death Of Michael Jackson Leaves His Three Children Facing An Uncertain Future.

Sky News (UK)
It is reported Jackson's mother Katherine has offered to take in Michael Joseph Jackson Junior, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II. Jackson family lawer Brian Oxman said: "Probably Mrs Jackson will take care of them, she loves them dearly." Michael Joseph, 12, and his 11-year-old sister Paris Michael were from Jackson's marriage to nurse Debbie Rowe in 1996. In an interview with the Daily Mail last year, Ms Rowe said: "Of course it was artificial insemination. Paris was conceived in Paris, that's how she got her name. Michael wanted to call her Princess, but I thought that was stupid." ...

Debbie Rowe Inconsolable, Will Likely Seek Custody Of Jackson Kids

Linda Deutsch -- Huffington Post
A lawyer who represented Debbie Rowe in a custody matter says the mother of two of Michael Jackson's three children is inconsolable. The attorney says she isn't currently representing Rowe, but has no doubt Rowe will seek custody of the children. ...

Reputed Miami Mobster Lays Claim To Jackson's Son

Carlos Miller -- KNTV-TV
Al Malnik, Miami restaurateur, reputed mobster and legendary loan shark, is claiming that he might not only be the father of Michael Jackson's youngest son, but he might also be the executor of Jackson's multimillion dollar estate. Malnik has been telling reporters that in either 2003 or 2004, Jackson named him the executor of his will and guardian of his youngest son, Prince Michael Jackson II, better known as "Blanket". ...

Sony Comments On The Passing Of Michael Jackson

Sony Corporation
Commenting on his passing, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation, said: "Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and creativity of an era. His artistry and magnetism changed the music landscape forever. We have been profoundly affected by his originality, creativity and amazing body of work. The entire Sony family extends our deepest condolences to his family and to the millions of fans around the world who loved him." ...

TV Pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead At Fla. Home

Associated Press
Video Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. ...

Investigators Do Not Suspect Foul Play

Mitch Stacy -- Associated Press
"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement Sunday. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times." U.S. Airways confirmed that Mays was among the passengers on a flight that made a rough landing on Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport, leaving debris on the runway after apparently blowing its front tires. Tampa Bay's Fox television affiliate interviewed Mays afterward. "All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping," MyFox Tampa Bay quoted him as saying. "It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head." ...

Gale Storm, Perky Star Of 1950s TV, Dies At 87

Bob Thomas -- Associated Press
Storm, who had been in failing health in recent years, died Saturday at a convalescent hospital in Danville, said her son, Peter Bonnell. Before landing the starring role in "My Little Margie" in 1952, Storm starred in numerous B movies opposite such stars as Roy Rogers, Eddie Albert and Jackie Cooper. After her last TV series, "The Gale Storm Show," ended in 1960 she went on to a successful singing career while continuing to make occasional TV appearances. ...

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Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn -- Washington Post
The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations. Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war. ...

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Sotomayor Ruling Reversed -- Supreme Court Finds For New Haven 20

WTNH-TV
Video The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. ...

Firefighters Win Supreme Court Appeal

Mark Sherman -- Associated Press
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. The ruling could give Sotomayor's critics fresh ammunition two weeks before her Senate confirmation hearing. Conservatives say it shows she is a judicial activist who lets her own feelings color her decisions. On the other hand, liberal allies say her stance in the case demonstrates her restraint and unwillingness to go beyond established precedents. ...

An Open Letter To President Obama By Lou Pritchett, Former V.P. Procter & Gamble

Lou Pritchett
Lou Pritchett is a former vice president of Procter & Gamble whose career at that company spanned 36 years before his retirement in 1989. Mr. Pritchett confirmed that he was indeed the author of the much-circulated "open letter." "I did write the 'you scare me' letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it. However, it hit the Internet and according to the 'experts' has had over 500,000 hits. Read it here. ...

Wife Told Governor To Stop Affair

Associated Press
Video When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford disappeared, his wife hoped he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail. But Jenny Sanford said she was stunned to find out he went to Argentina to see his mistress. ...

Argentine Woman Acknowledges Relationship

Eduardo Gallardo -- Associated Press
In a statement sent to news network C5n of Buenos Aires, Maria Belen Chapur says she will not talk about her private life. She says email exchanges with Sanford were obtained by someone who hacked her account. She denies the hacker was a friend of hers. "I have a strong suspicion of who is responsible for this evil act that was directed at me but also destroyed the lives of so many others," Chapur said. "But without sufficient proof, and for legal reasons, I am obligated to not reveal the name ... It is not for me to judge anyone. I leave it all in the hands of God," she concluded. ...

Sanford Apologizes To Agency Chiefs

James Rosen -- FOX News via KTTV-TV
Video South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford apologized to his state agency chiefs on Friday. ...

South Carolina Lawmakers Call For Sanford's Resignation

WHNS-TV
Video Some South Carolina lawmakers are asking Gov. Mark Sanford to step down. ...

S.C. Governor Tries To Recover Amid Ouster Calls

WITN-TV
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he used taxpayer money to see his mistress in Argentina and plans to repay the cash. But the Republican still faces questions about the way he dismissed state law officers assigned to protect him and whether he should have transferred power to his lieutenant while he was away and out of touch. ...

S.C. Gov Says He Understands Calls For Resignation

Associated Press
Video South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford considered resigning after admitting to an extramarital affair, the Republican revealed Sunday. Sanford says now his goal is to repair the public's frayed trust in him. ...

Firefighters Ruling Expected Monday Could Impact Sotomayor Confirmation

Lee Ross and Caroline Shively -- FOX News
The case is one of "reverse discrimination." Twenty firefighters -- 19 white and one Hispanic -- who were denied promotions in New Haven, Conn., claim city officials discriminated against them because they were more concerned about potential complaints of Civil Rights Act violations than their performance on advancement exams. The case is relevant because Sotomayor was one of the three appeals court judges who ruled for the city in the unanimous decision in the lower court. ...

Talk Show Hosts May Be Considered Accomplices Under Hate Crimes Bill

Robert Stark -- New York Examiner
The Hate Crimes Prevention Act HR 1966 which has passed the Congress by overwhelming margins is now facing hearings in the Senate. There are already similar hate crime laws in place, however, this bill imposes much stronger federal enforcement, which is a clear violation of the Tenth Amendment. It grants greater power to federal prosecutors to prosecute hate crime laws by prosecuting those who have been found innocent by local or state courts. The most dangerous part of the Bill which is a direct assault against the First Amendment is that it allows for the prosecution as accomplices in a hate crime for talk show pundits that the person who commits the alleged crime claims to influence their actions. ...

California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass Says Right-Wing Talk Hosts Are "Terrorists"

Los Angeles Times
Bass claims: "The Republicans were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] are facing recalls. They operate under a terrorist threat: 'You vote for revenue and your career is over.' I don't know why we allow that kind of terrorism to exist. I guess it's about free speech, but it's extremely unfair." ...

Downside Of "Cash For Clunkers" Bill

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Video The "cash for clunkers" program: it gives car buyers vouchers worth up to $4,500 toward a new car, providing they trade in a gas-guzzler. Sounds like the perfect way to jump start car-buying while cleaning up the environment, but it probably won't do either one because when you look at the fine print, almost nobody will get the full benefit. ...

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Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years

Bloomberg News
Video Coverage from U.S. District Court in Lower Manhattan ...

Madoff Concedes 'Legacy Of Shame'

New York Magazine
Judge Denny Chin has handed down his verdict: Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum sentence. When it was announced, the courtroom erupted in cheers. Chin emphasized the symbolism of the sentence, noting that it was important for three reasons: retribution, deterrence, and as justice for all the victims, who are from all walks of life. He pulled out one victim's letter and noted, "I was particularly struck by one story: A man invested his life savings; he died of a heart attack two weeks later. His widow went in to see Madoff, and he said, 'Don't worry, your money is safe with me.'" And so the widow invested more. ...

Villa Rica-Based Community Bank Of West Georgia Fails

Joe Rauch -- Atlanta Business Chronicle
Community Bank of West Georgia, based in the western suburb of Villa Rica, was seized by state regulators late Friday, the 13th Georgia bank failure since August 2008. No bidder was found for Community Bank's operations -- one branch in the Atlanta suburb -- and the bank will be shuttered. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will mail depositors checks for their insured funds next week, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. Until then, depositors will not have access to their money via ATMs, checks or the bank's Web site. ...

Madoff Victims Still Suffering

David B. Caruso -- Associated Press
Bernard Madoff will get one last creature comfort before he is sentenced Monday, probably to serve out the rest of his days in prison. The judge has given him permission to don his own clothes for the hearing, rather than a jail uniform. Jack Cutter is wearing something special, too, these days: a butcher's smock. The 80-year-old from Longmont, Colo. had to go back to work after he lost his retirement savings in Madoff's massive swindle. He used to be a petroleum engineer. Now he spends his weekdays toiling in the meat department at a Safeway supermarket. The gig pays $8.64 per hour. ...

Investors' Tools To Understand Banks

Rachel Beck -- Associated Press
Confused about the state of the banking crisis? About whether good banks are back, or bad banks are multiplying? You aren't alone. Even Wall Street analysts dedicated to analyzing bank finances can't seem to figure it all out. That's only adding to the volatility in financial stocks, which had climbed nearly 50 percent in the last three months but have given back some of those gains in the last two weeks. Investors aren't powerless, however, and there are several things they can do on their own to help them understand what's going on. ...

Money Floods Out Of Iran As Election Crisis Continues

Damien McElroy -- Telegraph (UK)
Western intelligence agencies have reported that prominent private businesses and wealthy families have moved tens of millions of dollars out of Iranian banks into overseas accounts. The Italian foreign intelligence service is said to have detected multiple transactions, each of up to $10 million dollars, by Iran's big four banks on behalf of Iranian families seeking a safe haven for funds. ...

Jackson's Death Is A Blow To Concert Promoter AEG

Harriet Ryan -- Los Angeles Times
With Jackson's death, AEG will have to refund the $85 million worth of tickets that were sold. Gone are the company's expected profits -- an estimated $115 million, according to Billboard -- as well as plans for a global three-year tour that the company had predicted would gross $450 million. ...

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Number Of Climate Change Skeptics Is Swelling

Kimberley A. Strassel -- Wall Street Journal
In April, the Polish Academy of Sciences published a document challenging man-made global warming. In the Czech Republic, where President Vaclav Klaus remains a leading skeptic, today only 11% of the population believes humans play a role. In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to tap Claude Allegre to lead the country's new ministry of industry and innovation. Twenty years ago Mr. Allegre was among the first to trill about man-made global warming, but the geochemist has since recanted. New Zealand last year elected a new government, which immediately suspended the country's weeks-old cap-and-trade program. The number of skeptics, far from shrinking, is swelling. Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe now counts more than 700 scientists who disagree with the U.N. -- 13 times the number who authored the U.N.'s 2007 climate summary for policymakers. ...

Light Goes Out On Solar Mission Ulysses

BBC News (UK)
After more than 18 years studying the Sun, the plug is finally being pulled on the ailing spacecraft Ulysses. Final communication with the joint European-US satellite will take place on June 30. The long-serving craft, launched in October 1990, has already served four times its expected design life. The Esa-Nasa mission was the first to survey the environment in space above and below the poles of the Sun. ...

Sophisticated Weather Satellite Rockets Into Orbit

Associated Press
A sophisticated new weather satellite rocketed into orbit Saturday, giving forecasters another powerful tool for tracking hurricanes and tornadoes. An unmanned rocket carrying the nation's latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite blasted off early Saturday evening, a day late because of thunderstorms. The satellite headed toward a 22,000-mile-high orbit, where it will undergo six months of testing. It will circle Earth as a spare and be called into service when needed. ...

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Can The Internet Handle Big Breaking News?

Tom Krazit and Declan McCullagh -- cnet news
It happens time and time again: when news breaks, the Internet slows. It's quite obvious at this point that the Internet has muscled its way into the lives of anyone who needs information. And Michael Jackson's death Thursday had as great an impact on the Internet as anything in the history of the medium that didn't involve the World Trade Center. The statistics are amazing: Akamai said worldwide Internet traffic was 11 percent higher than normal during the peak hours between 3 p.m. PDT and 4 p.m., when news of Jackson's death was breaking. That traffic forced even Google to its knees for a brief period of time Thursday afternoon. ...

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Hanging Out At The 'Hung' Premiere

Associated Press
Video HBO celebrated the premiere of its latest offering - 'Hung' - an offbeat comedy about Thomas Jane's well-endowed schoolteacher turned escort. ...

TV Review: HBO's Funny "Hung"

Tim Goodman -- San Francisco Chronicle
Who knew that when HBO announced it was green-lighting a series called "Hung" about, let's see, a well-endowed man, it would end up being kind of endearing? It's also funny, which is good since "Hung" is a comedy. And it's unexpectedly sweet and has depth, which goes well beyond the meretricious inclinations you might expect from the title. ...

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Certifi-Gate! America In Captivity

Judge: Eligibility Dispute Is 'Serious'

Bob Unruh -- World Net Daily
A judge hearing one of the cases challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president has taken the unusual step of describing the dispute as a serious constitutional issue and further has begun adding letters of comment from the public to the court record. Word of the action by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider in Camden, N.J., comes from attorney Mario Apuzzo, who is handling the Kerchner vs. Obama case. ...

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March Report Podcast


News and Opinion Presented with Gales of Derisive Laughter by Robert Jay March

28:01. Recorded
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
TOPIC DISCUSSED:

Shepard Smith of FOX News claimed on Wednesday's "Studio B" that those of us investigating Certifi-Gate, the Obama Birth Certificate Scandal, are morally equivalent to James Von Brunn, the neo-Nazi white supremacist who shot two people at the Holocaust Museum.
     Among his remarks:
     "There's been a lot of hate since this President came into Office. He has been a uniting figure in so many ways. He has brought the youth of America together in so many ways. He has been inspirational to so many people. Yet there are a lot of people who have problems with an African American man as the President. People want to talk about, 'was he even an American citizen; where's his birth certificate?" That needs to Stop. It's preposterous ... The level of the hate being ratcheted up in so many different quarters, on so many different web sites, and otherwise for that matter, it sometimes feels like its a very dangerous thing."
     The Certifi-Gate page on MarchReport.com is the largest single repository of information on the Obama Birth Certificate Scandal anywhere on the internet. As such, the owner of the site felt a moral obligation to speak out. This podcast is Robert Jay March's response to Shepard Smith's Outrageous allegations of hate and racism against those of us who have the courage to defend our precious Constitution, and the basic journalistic skills to do fact checking: something Mr. Smith apparently does not know how to do. Nine months ago, Robert also was a disbeliever, but felt an obligation to those readers who had written in with alarm to check out the story, in order to assure his half-million subscribers that their fears were unfounded. He was shocked to discover that the stories were true, and reported back accordingly. Thus began Certifi-Gate.
     The Certifi-Gate Investigation and associated lawsuits are not about hate, racism, fear, or any other disingenuous motive. It is about defending the Constitution, the very foundation of our Republic.
     MarchReport.com issues this challenge to Shepard Smith: PROVE US WRONG. Check the facts ... objectively ... as would be done with any low-level politician, and, when you find the truth (as you will), report it to your viewers, and issue an apology to those of us who did the work first.

 


 
 

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