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Fed Draws Lawmaker Scrutiny After Release of Libor Papers

6 hours agoNews : The Coming Crisis

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is drawing more scrutiny from lawmakers critical of its record as a bank supervisor after releasing documents showing it was aware Barclays Plc (BARC) underreported London interbank offered rates in 2008. Show More Summary

4 reasons Mitt Romney won't pick Condi Rice as VP

On Thursday, the Drudge Report reported that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had emerged as a frontrunner in the race to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick — even though she's repeatedly disavowed any interest in the job. Show More Summary

Ron Paul: Condoleezza Rice VP Pick Would Not Win Romney Any ‘Ron Paul Supporters’

10 hours agoNews : Mediaite

On Fox Business Network tonight, Congressman Ron Paul reacted to the overnight news from the Drudge Report that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is at the top of the list of potential running mates for Mitt Romney. He said that even though she and George W. Show More Summary

New Evidence Indicates Media ‘Jumped the Gun’ by Branding George Zimmerman as Racist

When George Zimmerman shot black teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, the media were quick to accuse the 28-year-old Hispanic of being a racist, but new information gathered by the FBI indicates that Zimmerman did not shoot the...

Angry bees attack five Palo Alto workers?, California

17 hours agoNews : The Coming Crisis

Bees in the cavity of a fallen tree gained the upper hand against a City of Palo Alto tree-removal crew on Wednesday afternoon, stinging the entire crew of five. The Public Works Department employees responded when a large, silver maple with extensive root rot fell down onto Newell Road. Show More Summary

Chavez Says U.S. President Obama Good Friend of Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he believes that U.S. President Barack Obama is a good person and Venezuela poses no threat to the United States

Facebook monitors chat conversations and informs the police of anything suspicious

3 hours agoNews : The Coming Crisis

On March 9 of this year, a piece of Facebook software spotted something suspicious. A man in his early thirties was chatting about sex with a 13-year-old South Florida girl and planned to meet her after middle-school classes the next...Show More Summary

Was it a mistake for Obama to skip the NAACP conference?

Vice President Joe Biden was greeted with cheers at the NAACP convention in Houston. In the keynote address of the five-day gathering, Biden delivered a forceful defense of President Obama's health-care reform law and slammed Republicans...Show More Summary

Gwen's Take: Cheers and Jeers At the NAACP Convention (And Why Candidates Like Them Both)

People listen to Mitt Romney address the NAACP annual convention in Houston Wednesday. Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages You have probably already heard that they booed Mitt Romney and cheered Joe Biden at the NAACP convention in Houston, Texas this...

VIDEO: That Gotye song

12 hours agoNews : Storyful

What happens when Gotye’s ‘Somebody that I used to know’ comes on? Find out in this Vincent Pergola-directed spoof, starring Kyle Kaplan and Nicholas Braun. “It makes me hate myself that I’m even singing the song, dude.”

Film producer Richard D. Zanuck dies, age 77

Hollywood movie producer Richard D. Zanuck, whose films include Oscar winner "Driving Miss Daisy," died on Friday of a heart attack, his spokesman said in a statement. He was 77. "Richard D. Zanuck, one of the film industry's most progressive...Show More Summary

Taylor Swift Dethrones Lady Gaga as the Highest-Paid Celeb Under 30

16 hours agoNews : NewsFeed

America's most congenial country star has stolen the crown from Mother Monster.

South Carolina Sniper Plot: Bryan Holder and Tyler Schomer arrested for shooting at random citizens, police say

15 hours agoNews / Crime : Crimesider

Sheriff Chuck Wright said at a news conference that the two suspects "decided it would be fun to shoot and kill people"

Sylvester Stallone's son Sage Stallone has reportedly died of overdose

8 hours agoNews : The Coming Crisis

Sylvester Stallone's son Sage Stallone has reportedly died, aged 36, with TMZ claiming that a suspected pill overdose is the cause.Sage is perhaps best know for his film debut playing Rocky's son Robert Balboa in 'Rocky V', co-starring...Show More Summary

O’Reilly Guests Clash Over Obama’s Overwhelming Support In The Black Community

9 hours agoNews : Mediaite

Juan Williams, filling in on The O'Reilly Factor tonight, led a discussion between two black religious leaders over President Obama's support in the black community and what Mitt Romney could do to attract a bigger percentage of it to him. Show More Summary

Zimmerman wants to toss trial judge in Trayvon Martin case

12 hours agoNews : Field Notes

George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, on Friday asked for a new judge – again. The motion was revealed along with a second Zimmerman case document seeking to keep evidence secret. Zimm …

Rahm Emanuel: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Shouldn’t Rush To Get Back To ‘Congress That Does No Work’

18 hours agoNews : Mediaite

Earlier this week, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s office explained the Illinois congressman's extended absence from Capitol Hill by informing us that he's undergoing treatment for a "mood disorder" at an undisclosed location. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel commented on the situation, noting that there's no rush for Jackson to get back "to work at a Congress that does no work."

New Romney TV Ad Rebuts Obama Charges On Outsourcing at Bain

Mitt Romney in Boston in 1993 as chief executive of Bain Capital. Photo by David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Mitt Romney is fighting fire with fire. The presumptive Republican presidential candidate released a new television ad...

Can the Brooklyn Nets Win Over New York?

15 hours agoNews : News Desk

A strange thing happened this week: the Brooklyn Nets found themselves at the center of the basketball world. First, the team traded for Joe Johnson, the investment banker of N.B.A. All-Stars—overpaid, but good at piling up numbers—and re-signed Deron Williams, who could not be overpaid at any price. Show More Summary

Sylvester Stallone's son found dead in apartment

8 hours agoNews : The Newsroom

Sage Moonblood Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone who starred alongside his father in "Rocky V," was found dead in his Hollywood apartment on Friday.

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