Tens of thousands of Egyptians ignored the nighttime curfew and took to the streets of Cairo for another day of protests, setting fire to police vehicles and the ruling party’s headquarters. A population generally viewed as being apathetic seems to have finally found its strong political voice. But with President Mubarak’s recent pronouncements unlikely to quench the thirst for change displayed on the streets, the outcome of Egypt’s protests remains to be seen. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports.
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The race for Chicago mayor has entered its next phase now that the Illinois Supreme Court has reinstated Rahm Emanuel on the ballot. (Jan. 28)
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An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday. (Jan. 28)
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A Ukrainian man authorities say was the ringleader of an extortion scheme to force foreign students to work in strip clubs agreed Friday to go to Michigan to face charges. (Jan. 28)
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President Barack Obama says he’s spoken to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and told him he has a responsibility to take concrete steps to deliver on promises of better democracy and greater economic opportunity. (Jan. 28)
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A 68-second video released by Detroit police Friday shows a gunman striding into one of the city’s precinct stations, spraying volleys from a shotgun at surprised officers before being fatally wounded within inches of three of his victims. (Jan. 28)
Continue reading …Videos: Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth Talk About Peter’s Film "Accidentally in Love"
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For those of you who don’t know, Peter wrote the script! The story also co-stars his wife Jennie Garth. The story is about “A struggling waitress and single mom finds herself falling down the rabbit hole when she falls in love with an actor hiding a secret identity in “Accidentally In Love,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Saturday, February 12 (9p.m. ET/PT, 8C). ” Thanks Twilight… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Twilightish Discovery Date : 29/01/2011 00:41 Number of articles : 3
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The Angry Birds juggernaut continues. The mobile game has been downloaded tens of millions of times in the past year and it has broken into the collective consciousness of the world as a cultural phenomenon. Who doesn’t know the little cartoon birds with the angry eyebrows? That success of the mobile game has enabled developer Rovio to parlay that success into the game’s first movie tie-in. Today,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VentureBeat Discovery Date : 29/01/2011 00:00 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …MRC’s Bozell Blasts Media Coverage of Obama SOTU on Friday’s ‘Fox & Friends’
January 28, 2011 No CommentWhen Republican presidents in years past delivered their State of the Union addresses, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell noted this morning, “no sooner had the words, 'God bless America,' left their lips than the analysts were there… just pouncing on them, pointing out any discrepancy, pointing out any controversy, ridiculing any mistake.” Now “along comes Barack Obama, and the same outlets, now they have this national, maybe international fainting spell,” Bozell complained to Fox News Channel's Steve Doocy on Friday's “Fox & Friends.” For the video of the full segment, watch the embed below the page break. To listen to the MP3 audio, click here.
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As masses in the Arab world take to the streets demonstrating against politicians in power, much of the fuel for these meet-ups can be attributed to organizing on social media outlets. Experts say other nations may be next. (Jan. 28)
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