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Microsoft breaks from NBC to launch own news portal
Software giant Microsoft has parted company with NBC News, pulling out of their joint venture MSNBC to launch its own online news service, the two companies announced. Moving on “allows us to go out and innovate,” Bob Visse, general manager of MSN.com, said, confirming that MSN.com had begun hiring for…
Tan mom begs America to leave her alone
After being charged earlier this month with child endangerment for allegedly putting her 6-year-old daughter on a tanning bed, an alarmingly bronzed New Jersey woman came to national prominence, and she hasn’t had a moment’s peace ever since. Now the butt of endless jokes, Patricia Krentcil, 44, is getting a…
Wife of U.S. soldier accused in Afghan massacre: ‘He loves children’
The wife of a US soldier accused of fatally shooting 17 Afghan civilians broke her silence Monday, insisting in a television interview that her husband was not capable of the heinous crimes. “I have no idea what happened. But he would not — he loves children. And he would not…
Ron Paul: Secret Service protection ‘is a form of welfare’
Unlike the other GOP presidential candidates remaining in the race, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) explained Monday on NBC’s The Tonight Show why he doesn’t want Secret Service protection. “It’s a form of welfare, having tax payers pay to take care of somebody,” he said. “I’m an ordinary citizen and I…
Clooney: Obama’s chances are good, but don’t get cocky
Actor George Clooney on Sunday said that President Barack Obama was likely to be re-elected, but cautioned liberals not to get cocky “because you will always lose.” In an interview with NBC’s David Gregory, Clooney explained that the president has “always looked good to be re-elected.” “I happen to believe…
McCain: GOP campaign ‘the nastiest’ ever
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has seen some dirty campaigns in career, but on Sunday he said the 2012 Republican primary was “nastiest” one ever. During the 2000 Republican presidential primary, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s top strategist, Karl Rove, put forward the idea that McCain had “fathered an illegitimate black…
McCain: GOP needs ‘to get off’ contraception issue
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) showed Sunday morning that he was not only troubled with the ongoing Republican presidential primary, but with his colleagues’ focus on the contraception issue harming their standing with female voters. McCain appeared once again on NBC’s Meet The Press (for a record 64th time) and told…
Santorum: Obama wrong to apologize for Quran burning
Rick Santorum says there’s no reason to apologize for burning holy books as long as it’s just an innocent mistake. The Republican presidential candidate on Sunday blasted President Barack Obama for expressing regret after U.S. troops burned a number of Qurans in Afghanistan. CBS News reported last week that at…
Paul Ryan: Stop ‘spending all this time’ on marriage equality
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has made up his mind that marriage should only between a man and a woman so he says people shouldn’t be “spending all this time” talking about the issue. Less than nine months before the 2012 presidential election, social issues like contraception and…
SNL parodies Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad
Saturday Night Live chose to get in on the fun surrounding the conversation on Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood in its latest episode. The NBC comedy show made three ads in response to whether the original commercial was a political nod to President Barack Obama or not. “I…
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