The rousing sound of a brass fanfare will fill Westminster Abbey at the royal wedding, thanks to a team of British military trumpeters. The 8-strong team on Tuesday showed they were already pitch-perfect at rehearsals held at an airbase. (April 12)
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The military is investigating whether a missile fired by a US drone killed two American service members last week in Afghanistan. (April 12)
Continue reading …CNN’s Piers Morgan, ‘Obama Fan,’ Quite Dismayed at Guantanamo Remaining Open
April 12, 2011 No CommentOn Monday night's “Piers Morgan,” the CNN host professed his admiration for President Obama – but like any good liberal, sounded his disappointment that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is still open. He tried to get his guests to share similar sentiments. “I am quite an Obama fan, but I was quite disappointed that he did the big U-turn on Guantanamo, actually,” Morgan admitted. Hosting cast members of the upcoming film “The Conspirator,” Morgan asked if the ethical issues in the plot – the post-Civil War trial of an accused co-conspirator in Lincoln's assassination – mirrored the ethical and constitutional questions of military trials of terrorists at Guantanamo, shortly after another American crisis.
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District leaders including the mayor took to the streets to protest congressional control of the nation’s capital, blocking traffic and getting arrested over a federal budget deal expected to impose renewed restrictions on the city. (April 12)
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NASA is giving its retiring space shuttles to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington. Twenty-one museums and visitor centers around the country put in bids for the spaceships. (April 12)
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The former governor and forever-tanned man-about-Florida Charlie Crist pays a heavy price for using a mediocre Talking Heads song in his failed re-election campaign. More at Gawker ; link via Garrett Quinn . I’m all in favor of humiliating politicians on YouTube and elsewhere, but can we save some ritual abuse for musicians who agree to be used by politicians? For instance, I nominate Melissa Etheridge,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 12/04/2011 17:45 Number of articles : 4
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Nine Types of Light, The fifth album from Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio, hits shelves this week and they’ve decided to make a feature Continue Reading » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Film Stage Discovery Date : 12/04/2011 16:45 Number of articles : 5
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Japan raised the crisis level at its stricken nuclear power plant to 7, the highest on an international scale and on a par with the 1986 accident at Chernobyl. (April 12)
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For the second week in a row, Kirstie Alley’s Dancing with the Thetans’ performance went about as smooth as John Travolta’s yearly prostate exam. Kirstie crushed her Thetans last week when she hit the floor after Maksim’s leg muscle quit that shit, and last night her shoe came off halfway through her waltz to the Bellagio water fountain song. Someone is trying to ruin, Kristie! (Cut to George Lopez… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Dlisted Discovery Date : 12/04/2011 13:52 Number of articles : 5
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Prince William and Kate Middleton visit NW England in last pre-wedding trip; Benicio del Toro expecting child with Kim Stewart; ‘The Office’ to bid Carell farewell on April 28. (Apr. 12)
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