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Cain Opposes Extending Jobless Benefits
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain said that he opposes the reauthorization of benefits that allow up to 99 weeks of support for the long-term jobless, asking where the help would end, according to the Huffington Post. “Where do we stop?” he asked Candy Crowley during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Here again,…
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Was DSK the Victim of a Political Plot?
The BBC is reporting that former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn “suspected” that his phone was hacked before New York hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo accused him of sexual assault. The claim comes in a detailed account of the day of his arrest, published in the New York Review of Books. The report also says CCTV film…
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Whoopi on Bachmann: 'Not Presidential Material'
Mediaite is reporting that Whoopi Goldberg has essentially determined that GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann is, well, not so presidential. The conversation occurred on Tuesday on The View: “Bonehead. That’s what I would say. Listen, I’m sorry. She looks fantastic, I have to say. She’s gorgeous. But she’s not presidential material. I’m sorry, she’s not.…
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NBA Owners and Players Reach Tentative Agreement
Michael Lee of the Washington Post is reporting that NBA owners and players have reached tentative terms on a collective bargaining agreement that will allow games to kick off on Christmas Day. Representatives for the league and players met for an exhausting, 15-hour negotiation session and held a joint news conference around 3:30 a.m. to…
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Report: Fox News Viewers Uninformed
The Daily News is reporting that a poll released on Monday by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that Fox News viewers know less about domestic and world news than people who watch no news at all. In a survey of 612 New Jersey natives, Fox News fans flunked questions about Egypt and Syria when compared with…
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Mother of Bomb-Plot Suspect Apologizes
The Associated Press is reporting that the mother of a “lone wolf” accused of plotting to attack police stations and post offices with homemade bombs has apologized to New Yorkers, saying, “I didn’t raise my son in that way.” The mother of Jose Pimentel spoke to reporters outside her upper Manhattan home the day after…
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Obama Chats With Al Sharpton
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that President Barack Obama told the Rev. Al Sharpton that he called on a higher power to help him understand the congressional super committee’s failure to reach a deal to cut $1.2 trillion from the federal budget. He made the statement on Monday during Sharpton’s radio show, Keepin’ It…
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Jhessye Shockley's Mom Arrested on Abuse Charges
The Associated Press is reporting the arrest of the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child-abuse charges that are “directly related” to the girl. Police said during a news conference on Monday that they do not expect to find Jhessye Shockley alive, following the arrest of her mother, Jerice Hunter. Investigators described Hunter…
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Super Committee Likely to Admit Defeat on Debt Deal
The Washington Post is reporting that the congressional committee charged with reducing the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion by next week is poised to admit defeat as soon as Monday. If it does, the failure will set up a huge year-end battle over emergency jobless benefits and an expiring payroll tax holiday, the paper says.…
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