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The New Yorker Controversial Obama Cover

Posted on July 15th, 2008 by Meg

The New Yorker has published a controversial albeit satirical cover cartoon dated July 21, 2008 that has the Obama camp seeing RED.
The edition hit news stands yesterday, depicting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. He is shown in the Oval Office dressed as a Muslim. His wife […]

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Rev. Jesse Jackson’s ‘Crude and Hurtful’ Barack Obama Comments (Video)

Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Andrea

Rev. Jesse Jackson was caught making “crude and hurtful comments” about Barack Obama in an interview with a Fox News reporter on Sunday.
Unaware that his microphone was still on, Jackson was asked what he thought about Obama speaking in black churches, and at one point says he wants to “cut his n**s out.”
The Rev. issued […]

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Deven Trabosh Selling Herself and Home on Craigslist (Photos)

Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Andrea

Looking for a real estate deal? 42-year-old Deven Trabosh is listing her Palm Beach, FL home for $344,000 and for an additional $500,000 you can enjoy the pleasure of her company “for LIFE.”
Tired of being single and struggling to sell her home in a troubled real estate market, Deven Trabosh came up with […]

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Christopher Street Day: Berlin Gay Pride Parade Photos

Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Meg

Christopher Street Day is an annual European LGBT festival in Berlin, Germany. Most countries have adopted Gay Pride or Pride Parade as the name of their festivities. New York held its first Gay Pride event in 1970.
The parades, held worldwide, feature food, vendor booths, floats and walking groups dressed in costumes. […]

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Tim Russert’s Widow Maureen Orth Speaks Out

Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Meg

Maureen Orth, writer for Vanity Fair magazine and widow of NBC newsman Tim Russert, told People magazine that her husband was so much fun to live with and was always thoughtful. One example was his practice of bringing her home the ‘pillow chocolates’ that he often received in hotels while traveling.
Orth, who lost […]

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Lara Logan on The Daily Show (Video)

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Andrea

Lara Logan at the 33rd Annual American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Allen Awards 5-28-08
CBS Chief Correspondent Lara Logan has been in Baghdad since the beginning of the war in Iraq. In a candid interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Logan says the American public has become numb to what […]

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Stilettos For Babies…Wh..What? (Photos)

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Meg

The latest fashion trend being marketed to the parents of babies is stiletto heels….gasp! This over-the-top accessory item for babies is the brain child of Britta Bacon and Hayden Porter. One of the women was taking her baby to a birthday party and envisioned how funny it would have been if her […]

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