Countries in Asia are getting a taste for country music thanks to musicians like Taylor Swift. The singer wrapped up the Asian leg of her latest tour in Hong Kong, calling it ‘an honor’ to take her music around the world. (Feb. 21)
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A quick ad for the Motorola XOOM has joined Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt commercial from earlier today. The 16 second spot doesn’t do anything to tout the specs or features of the slate, rather only showing a brief glimpse of it before it transfroms into a spaceship. Still giving off a Droid-y vibe despite the lack Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Android Phone Fans Discovery Date : 21/02/2011 22:44 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …Chris Matthews Takes Sen. DeMint Out of Context to Suggest He’s Playing to Birthers
February 21, 2011 No CommentIs context a four-letter word to MSNBC's Chris Matthews? During the “Sideshow” segment on Friday's “Hardball,” Matthews ripped a comment conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) made during a recent speech to the Federalist Society in order to paint DeMint either as a birther or as one playing cynically to those who believe President Obama was not born in the United States. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Here's what he said: “This whole idea that the president is the leader of our country is a mistake.” This whole idea that the president is the leader of our country is a mistake. How does that make any sense, unless you're a birther, and that's what he sounds like. The liberal Talking Points Memo (TPM) blog broke that story Thursday afternoon, but at least TPM provided the full context of DeMint's February 17 comments (emphasis mine): During a speech covering the national debt, earmarks, the 2012 Presidential election and the repeal of the health care law on Thursday, DeMint told members of the D.C. chapter of the conservative Federalist Society, “This whole idea that the President is the leader of our country is a mistake.”
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Two pirates and a Somalia official say a hijacked yacht with four Americans onboard is nearing the Somali coast, and that it’s being shadowed by a warship. (Feb. 21)
Continue reading …Libya’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Ibrahim Dabbashi, spoke to Al Jazeera. Dabbashi distanced himself from the regime of embattled president Muammar Gaddafi, saying he is “with the people”.
Continue reading …The long-time governments of Bahrain, Libya and Yemen are fighting to hang on to power as anti-government protests against the rulers continue. (Feb. 21)
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Top designers, including Vivienne Westwood and Paul Costello, take time out from London Fashion Week to talk about the most anticipated outfit of the year, Kate Middleton’s Royal wedding dress (Feb. 21)
Continue reading …Bozell Tackles Media Bias in Wis. Protest Coverage, Slams Media for Ignoring Docs Handing Out Fraudulent Sick Notes
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“The mainstream media was late to the party when it came to covering” the Wisconsin budget protests, Fox Business Network's Stuart Varney noted as he introduced NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell earlier today on the February 21 edition of “Varney & Co.” But are the media now skewing coverage in favor of the perspective of the public sector labor unions, Varney asked. Most certainly they are, Media Research Center founder Bozell answered. [Video of the segment and
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A Tunisian man armed with a knife crashed a stolen vehicle through a window into a departure terminal at Milan’s Malpensa airport on Monday, and police shot and wounded him, authorities said. (Feb. 21)
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So, the fact that this was inevitable doesn’t make it any less awesome: it took Mike Cooper ten hours to make a playable Angry Birds cake — complete with a working catapult and different flavored birds — for his son Ben’s sixth birthday, and about two minutes for the both of them to destroy it. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Flavorwire Discovery Date : 21/02/2011 18:00 Number of articles : 5
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