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Continue reading …A convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly two decades. (April 7)
Continue reading …Click here to view this media Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express was on with Andrea Mitchell and acted like a spoiled child who was going to hold her breath and turn blue until she gets the $100 billion cuts in the budget for 2011, even though four months have already passed and Obama has agreed with Boehner’s original asking price of a little over $30 billion in tax cuts. Many of the Kremer Tea Party crowd showed up on TV today and demanded they get their cake, eat it and then cry for some donuts immediately if Democrats and Republicans do not do what they want. Mitchell tried to treat her like a normal person and debate the issue, but you could see that she understood, this was not a rational person. Andrea told her that they are close to a deal, even though liberals aren’t happy with the cuts proposed for a compromise, but to the Kremers of the Tea Party, they want it all. Their solutions are to deprive the working class, the elderly and the poor to satisfy their deficit fearmongering as they support the rich and their tax breaks. Watch this video and see what I mean. I dare you. MITCHELL: The government loses a lot of money with a shutdown, they waste a lot of money preparing for a contingency of a shutdown. Are you persuaded to take this deal and look at the big picture, look at what Paul Ryan has laid out and start moving on to the real budget to come? KREMER: Well, Andrea, I have to put it back and say why can’t they take our deal? Let’s go back to November… MITCHELL: What is your deal? KREMER: We want these people to cut $100 billion, what they promised to. That’s what they campaigned on, that’s what theY promised. If the government shuts down it’s Harry Reid’s fault and the Democrats’ fault for not listening to what the American people want. See, it’s not our fault that we want to destroy the country, it’s the Democrats’ fault for not doing what we say. No wonder the Tea Party popularity has fallen and now only about 50% of the public has a positive view of them. A new NBC/WSJ poll shows that Republicans would be blamed by a 17 point margin if the government shuts down. MITCHELL: What aren’t taxes on the table? …Why not raise taxes on higher-income people? … Why not raise rates on individuals? KREMER: History has proven that when we cut taxes and the money goes back to the people, the American people, they reinvest it in their businesses, they create jobs and the economy rebounds . They are all Grover Norquist now. Heather wrote in Video Cafe: Andrea Mitchell brought on the Tea Party Express’s Amy Kremer to discuss the ongoing fight over a budget deal and whether there might be a government shutdown and painted this gal as some sort of “grass roots” activist. This is the same woman who was sued by the Tea Party Patriots, as TPM reported , for her involvement with the Tea Party Express and them being overly tied to the GOP.
Continue reading …Eva Longoria decided formal attire would be best for her interview with David Letterman on Wednesday night. But the star must have been so eager to appear on “The Late Show” that she forgot to finish getting dressed in wardrobe. The “Desperate Housewives” star appeared with Letterman on Wednesday to promote her new cookbook, “Eva’s Kitchen,” but all eyes — especially the host’s — were on what she wore on set. “I wore a tuxedo for you,” she told Letterman, to which he replied, “That’s only part of a tuxedo.” The outfit drew even more attention when her jacket — which covered up her shirtless chest — began to pop open. It was all Letterman could do to keep his focus on her cookbook and the guacamole recipe that she was presenting. Turns out that she likes cilantro, but he has a genetic predisposition to find it soapy tasting. Later in the interview, Longoria confirmed that the cast of “Desperate Housewives” were in negotiations to return for an eighth and ninth season. Longoria, fresh off her divorce from NBA star Tony Parker, has been dating Penelope Cruz’s brother, Eduardo Cruz. WATCH:
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — President Obama promised on Thursday to veto a House Republican bill that would keep the government open for one extra week and cut $12 billion in spending, while also funding the military through the remainder of the fiscal year. Obama had dismissed the gesture in private meetings and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called the measure a “fantasy” and a “non-starter,” but Thursday’s veto threat was the president’s clearest signal that the House Republican stopgap is doomed. (SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES) House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) criticized Obama’s veto threat, saying in a statement, “I urge the President revisit his decision and work with us.” A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely, Reid warned Thursday morning, charging that Republicans are holding up a deal over ideological issues. He also mocked a would-be stopgap measure moving through the House as a “fantasy” and a “non-starter.” “The numbers are basically there,” Reid (D-Nev.) said in a Senate floor statement. “But I am not nearly as optimistic — and that’s an understatement — as I was 11 hours ago.” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Thursday that negotiators are not as close to reaching a budget deal as he thought last night, when he attended a meeting at the White House. “We’re not there yet,” he said in the afternoon.
Continue reading …Well, what do we have here? Sure enough, it’s that coveted white Nexus S with AT&T-compatible 3G that we mentioned yesterday , and we just got our dirty little paws on it thanks to a friendly tipster. This particular handset was purchased from Negri Electronics, and it’s both unlocked and running Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread), the version that just barely started rolling out to existing Nexus S units in February. As you can see, it’s pretty much identical to the current model, except of course for that white tuxedo and 850 / 1900MHz-friendly radio. Feast your eyes upon Google and Samsung’s latest prodigy in our gallery below, and hit the break for our hands-on video. [Thanks, Steve] Gallery: White Nexus S with AT&T bands hands-on! Continue reading Exclusive: White Nexus S for AT&T hands-on! (video) Exclusive: White Nexus S for AT&T hands-on! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Cathie Black has resigned just three months into her tumultuous tenure as New York City schools chancellor, and city officials tell the New York Times that mayor Michael Bloomberg gave her a strong nudge out the door. Many were stunned when Bloomberg appointed Black in the first place; she’s a…
Continue reading …Last time President Obama returned from a few days away from home, he had a little bit of trouble getting back into the White House because the door was locked. (Click to see the video destined for GOP commercials.) Last night, an AP photographer snapped a Secret Service agent…
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