On the day after Iran released two Americans it had held for more than two years on spy charges, US diplomats have walked out of the UN General Assembly during a speech by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Sept. 22)
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President Barack Obama stood in front of an aging bridge on the turf of the top Republicans on Capitol Hill and called for passage of his $447 billion package in tax cuts, jobless aid and public works projects. (Sept. 22)
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Senate Democratic leaders Senate are urging the House to pass a stand alone disaster relief measure. The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday rejected a $3.7 billion in disaster relief as part of a bill to avert a government shutdown. (Sept. 22)
Continue reading …‘Today’ Show ‘Professional’ Star Jones Rants: ‘You’re Never Going to See a Rich, White Man Put to Death in U.S.’
September 22, 2011 No Comment
During the weekly “Today's Professionals” panel discussion in the 9 a.m. ET hour of Thursday's NBC “Today,” while on the subject of the execution of Troy Davis, attorney Star Jones used the opportunity to proclaim: “You're never going to see a rich, white man being put to death in the United States of America. That's not going to happen right now.” [ Audio available here ] The outburst was prompted when co-host and panel moderator Savannah Guthrie wondered: “Some people….think the system is rigged against the poor in our society, against African-Americans in particular, and I wonder what your view is of that?” View video after the jump
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Facebook announced on Thursday a dramatic new user interface for profiles called “Timeline.” In a keynote speech at the company’s f8 conference in San Francisco, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described Timeline as “a great way to discover all the things people have done their whole life.” Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : GigaOM Discovery Date : 22/09/2011 20:14 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …New Game Lets You Be a War Correspondent (PTSD, Drained Wallet Sold Separately)
September 22, 2011 No Comment
Warco is a first-person game where players shoot footage instead of a gun. A work in progress at Brisbane-based studio Defiant Development, the game is a collaboration of sorts; Defiant is working with both a journalist and a filmmaker to create a game that puts you in the role of a journalist embedded in a Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Wired: Danger Room Discovery Date : 12/09/2011 17:42 Number of articles : 5
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Queen of pop Britney Spears, chats about touring and keeping healthy on the road and reveals her latest focus is female empowerment. (Sept. 22)
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Queen of pop Britney Spears, chats about touring and keeping healthy on the road and reveals her latest focus is female empowerment. (Sept. 22)
Continue reading …Mounting evidence that the world economy is slowing down sharply sent global stock markets spiraling down Thursday as investors brushed off the US Federal Reserve’s efforts to spur growth and focused on the central bank’s gloomy outlook. (Sept. 22)
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Mounting evidence that the world economy is slowing down sharply sent global stock markets spiraling down Thursday as investors brushed off the US Federal Reserve’s efforts to spur growth and focused on the central bank’s gloomy outlook. (Sept. 22)
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