In an interview with Diane Sawyer, President Obama discussed the dramatic rescue of two aid workers who had been held by Somali pirates since October. Obama said of his call with the father of American hostage Jessica Buchanan, “I cannot imagine what he went through – given Malia and Sasha – and for him to be able to stay strong and then for our incredible men and women in uniform to do what they do, it makes you proud about this country.” [ more › ]
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Video: Somalia Rescue Of Aid Worker Made Obama Think About His Daughters
It’s time to feed the Ghostbusters III rumor mill. [ more › ]
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What Does This Photo Of Jonah Hill With A Ghostbusters Car MEAN?
Last night, President Obama held a big reelection fundraiser at the Apollo Theater. While there were protesters (more about that later), Obama charmed the crowd and hit a chord when he sang a little of the Rev. Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”: [ more › ]
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Video: President Obama Sings Al Green’s "Let’s Stay Together"
In what will surely be fodder for his show tonight, a PPP poll released today shows Stephen Colbert beating all of the Republican candidates in favorability, with 36% to Mitt Romney’s 35%. But in a race for president, Colbert earns 13% of the vote to Obama’s 41% and Romney’s 38%. And because Colbert supporters tend to lean towards Obama, a third-party Colbert candidacy would mean he’d hurt the president’s chances. Will Romney start funneling money to Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow? [ more › ]
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Stephen Colbert Polls Better Than Entire GOP Field, Will Run As Herman Cain
A Brooklyn dollar store is being slapped with some seriously steep fines for selling a plastic sheriff-themed toy set that includes one very plastic, retro-looking gun . The Department of Consumer Affairs is not kidding around with that whole “no fake guns” thing they’ve been harping about for years now , you guys! [ more › ]
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Dollar Store Fined $30K For Selling Plastic Toy Guns
Fresh from his gambling-happy State of the State address Governor Cuomo today introduced his $132.5 billion 2012 budget and while it is less agressive than last year’s slice and dice budget it still manages to be tough on unions . Teacher evaluations sure look like the future in New York State! [ more › ]
According to the Wall Street Journal, Occupy Wall Street is down to their last $170,000 after raising more than $700,000 this fall. “If we keep spending at the rate at which we’ve been doing, we will probably go broke in a month,” a member of the accounting group tells the paper. Where did all the money go? Housing, feeding, and clothing lots of people. On Saturday, the movement voted to freeze all spending except for bare necessities: housing, food, and clothing. [ more › ]
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Occupy Wall Street Coffers Down To $170K From Over $700K
From 2004 to 2011, the number of people who have died or were injured while walking and wearing headphones rose from 16 to 47. The Guardian points us to a new U.S. study, published by Injury Prevention journal, which notes that most victims were men under the age of 30 (around 68% in both cases). 89% of the 116 total incidents occurred in urban areas, with 55% being struck by a train. Looks like these numbers are pointing directly at us, NYC! [ more › ]
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Be Alert, People: Study Says Wearing Headphones While Walking Is Deadly
The elevator company being probed in the freak death of ad exec Suzanne Hart did not follow basic rules governing elevator maintenance, sources tell DNAinfo . The website’s well-connected investigative reporter Murray Weiss does not say where his sources are leaking from, but what they’re telling him is damning: Transel Elevator Inc . did not inform the Buildings Department that it had finished work on the elevator that killed Hart—if it had, one final independent inspection would have been triggered by the a city inspector. [ more › ]
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Elevator Company Implicated In Horrific Accident Ignored Rules, Sources Say
In a blow to the forces who would keep you from illegally watching The Scorpion King 3 this frigid weekend, the Obama administration has signaled that they will not throw their weight behind the cheerfully abbreviated anti-piracy legislation known as SOPA. [ more › ]
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Obama Won’t Support SOPA, As Anti-Piracy Pols Back Down