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David Plouffe Returns
As you may or may not have heard, President Barack Obama’s first year in office has had its ups and downs. To turn more of those downs into ups, he’s brought back David Plouffe, one of the mastermind who helped him get into the White House. Plouffe’s task is different now, but Mark McKinnon of…
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U.S. Navy Names Ship for Charles R. Drew
From Howard University: Dr. Charles Drew, the former chair of the Department of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine who saved an untold number of lives through his pioneering work with blood, is being honored by the U.S. Navy with a ship. Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter recently announced that a 689-foot, 42,000-ton…
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Tell Me, Peggy Noonan, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin: What Does an American Look Like, Anyway?
“He’s a sort of new sort of Republican. Old style was a Boston Brahmin liberal Republican.… What followed that was the scrappy Reagan Democrats, ethnic and working class. This is something new now, regular guy, looks like an American…” —Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” This is the kind of thing…
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Oracle Prez Put on Blast by Mistress
YaVaughnie Phillips, former side piece of Oracle president and Obama advisor Charles Phillips, has decided to air Phillips out over their affair after he decided to return to his wife. How’d she do it? Billboards of course! She paid around £30,000 for each of the posters – three in New York, one in Atlanta and…
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Read/React: Vet Speaks Out on Gitmo
Found this vid over at New Security Action Network. Vet Mark Starr speaks on Gitmo.
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Prince Pens Vikings Song, Fails
Prince is The Purple One and it hurts The Buzz to do this but…trying to turn ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ into a Minnesota Vikings hymnal is grounds for dismissal. Rumor has it that the same Casio Prince used to produce this gem was responsible for Sean Paul’s breakout hit ‘Deport Dem.’
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Gazan Children Donate to Haitian Quake Relief
Children in Gaza are scraping together what they can and sending it to Haiti for earthquake relief. From The Palestine Telegraph: The donations collected by a Red Cross representative are toys, toiletries and sweets. They were small luxuries that Gazans know only too well can brighten spirits in the face of devastation. Some also gave…
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Steve Harvey to Be New Host of Family Feud
Steve Harvey has a new gig. Next fall, he will be the host of Family Feud. From The AP: Series producer FremantleMedia North America said comedian Steve Harvey will take over as host from John O’Hurley when the syndicated show begins its new season next fall. The company said Harvey was chosen for his ability…
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Listen Up! Army Docs May Face Discipline Over Ft. Hood Shooter
The Army may hit the doctors who supervised Malik Nidal Hasan with punishment for what they see as dereliction of duty in failing to act appropriately in dealing with the accused Ft. Hood shooter. From NPR Morning Edition
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