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MEET THE P.S. 22 CHORUS FROM STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, INTERVIEWED BY SWAY ON M.T.V.
The PS22 Chorus is an elementary school chorus from Public School 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island (New York). It is composed of 60-70 fifth-graders, and is directed by Gregg Breinberg. Student
BREAKING NEWS??? STUDY FINDS FOX NEWS VIEWERS MOST MISINFORMED, Dec. 17, 2010, Talking Points Memo
To perhaps nobody's surprise, a study released this week finds that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of any news consumers. The University of Maryland study, called "Misinformation and the
WARNING: EXPOSURE TO FOX NEWS LEADS TO “INCREASED MISINFORMATION” SAYS NEW POLL, Dec. 16, 2010, THINK PROGRESS
“THOSE WHO HAD GREATER EXPOSURE TO NEWS SOURCES WERE BETTER INFORMED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONE EXCEPTION. THOSE WHO WATCHED FOX NEWS DAILY WERE MORE LIKELY TO BELIEVE IN FALSE INFORMATION.” Las
WHAT WORD WAS VOTED THE MOST ANNOYING WORD OR PHRASE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE? Huffington Post Dec. 16. 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whatever you think about using grating words, at the end of the day it's actually better not to say whatever, if you know what I mean. For the second consecutive year "whatever
FEMALE AND MUSLIM AND HEROIC: ONE SOMALI WOMAN DEFEATS MALE ISLAMIC MILITANTS, N.Y. Times Dec. 16, 2010
THE GREATEST RELIGIOUS BATTLES ARE OFTEN NOT BETWEEN FAITHS BUT WITHIN FAITHS. THE WIDEST GULFS IN RELIGION ARE BETWEEN EXTREMISTS AND PROGRESSIVES WITHIN A SINGLE RELIGION. By NICHOLAS KRI
FINALISTS FOR POLITIFACT’S 2010 “LIE OF THE YEAR” Dec. 2010
Which statement will win the coveted “LIE OF THE YEAR” award? Later this month, politifact.com will announce PolitiFact's “LIE OF THE YEAR” -- the most significant falsehood of 2010, as chosen by
DARRYL DAWKINS, "CHOCOLATE THUNDER', RIM-BREAKING, JAW DROPPING, HEART STOPPING SLAMDUNKS!
DARRYL DAWKINS: "THE FIRST THING I WAS THINKING WAS...'OH MAN, I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE! THIS GLASS IS COMIN DOWN! FEETS DON'T FAIL ME NOW!'"
IN LATEST COMPROMISE WITH G.O.P. OBAMA AGREES HE IS A MUSLIM, by Andy Borowitz, Dec. 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In his latest effort to find common ground with Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama said today that he was willing to agree that he is a Muslim. Diffe
SAUDI MEDIA FALLS FOR OBAMA MUSLIM JOKE, Dec. 11, 2010
RIYADH - When a US satirist joked that President Barack Obama will admit to Congress that he is Muslim in his latest compromise with Republicans, Saudi media took it seriously. On Friday the online
BREAKING NEWS: INTRUDER IN WHITE HOUSE--CLINTON REFUSES TO LEAVE, by Andy Borowitz, Dec. 11, 2010
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – It seemed like a good idea at the time. But twenty-four hours after former President Bill Clinton appeared at the White House to endorse President Obama's tax pla
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS FILIBUSTERS, STALLS TAX CUT DEAL IN SENATE, Dec. 10, 2010
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading a stalling session resembling a filibuster against Obama's tax proposal on the Senate floor Friday, after earlier promising "to take as long as I can to explain
UNTELLABLE TRUTHS: HOW TO FRAME COMPLEX POLICY SO AMERICANS CAN UNDERSTAND, by George Lakoff, Dec. 10, 201020
DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN SO FOCUSED ON DETAILS OF POLICY THEY HAVE SURRENDERED PUBLIC POLITICAL DISCOURSE TO CONSERVATIVES. IT MATTERS HOW AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THESE COMPLEX ISSUES. The differences
A LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE FOR OBAMA AND THE DEMS, by Gail Collins, New York Times, Dec. 9, 2010
THE LAME-DUCK SENATE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY NOT PASSING LEGISLATION. VOTES ON TWO DEMOCRATIC PROPOSALS TO EXTEND BUSH TAX CUTS FOR EVERYBODY BUT THE RICH WENT LIKE THIS: 53 TO 37 AND 53 TO 36. SO,
REPUBLICANS BLOCK HEALTH CARE FOR GRAVELY ILL 9/11 RESCUE WORKERS, N.Y. TIMES, Dec. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON — With 42 NO votes to the Democrats’ 57 YES votes, Republican senators blocked legislation to provide medical care to rescue workers and residents of New York City who became ill as a resul
FINALLY GOOD NEWS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA: NEW TAX DEAL WINS PRAISE FROM BILLIONAIRES, by Andy Borowitz
GENEVA (The Borowitz Report) - President Obama’s deal to extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich drew rave reviews today from the wealthiest .0000001% of Americans, who pronounced the deal “a total home
AN ISLAMIC WORLD BRIMMING WITH INNOVATION AND INVENTION—A NEW EXHIBIT IN QUEENS, New York Times, Dec. 7, 2010
NEW EXHIBIT SHOWS INNOVATIONS IN SURGERY AROUND 1000 A.D. BY AN ARAB PHYSICIAN, NINTH CENTURY ATTEMPTS AT FLIGHT, TENTH CENTURY DISCOVERIES OF HOW VISION WORKS. IN THE WEST, THOSE CENTURIES WERE CON
OBAMA ON TAX CUT DEAL: “I’D STICK TO MY GUNS IF THERE WAS NOT COLLATERAL DAMAGE.” Dec. 7, 2010
PRESIDENT OBAMA: “BUT I’M NOT WILLING TO LET WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY BECOME COLLATERAL DAMAGE FOR POLITICAL WARFARE HERE IN WASHINGTON. THIS ISN’T AN ABSTRACT DEBATE. THIS IS REAL MONEY
OBAMA REBOUND MAY TURN ON PICKING A FIGHT, by Michael Waldman, BLOOMBERG NEWS, Nov. 29, 2010
These days, everyone has advice for President Barack Obama. Some urge compromise with the Republicans. Others demand he fight back. Actually, both camps are right -- and wrong. To survive, revive
S.N.L. TAKES ON WIKILEAKS
This weekend's "Saturday Night Live" continued to nail its politically-minded cold openings this season with a swipe at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In a spot-on parody of popular celebrity gossi
WIKILEAKS ATTEMPTS TO EXPOSE PALIN'S THOUGHTS, FINDS NOTHING, Dec. 5, 2010
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) -- WikilLeaks has finally met its match. That's the bombshell from fugitive founder Julian Assange, who said that after months of hacking former Alaska Governor Sarah
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S CAPTORS: SOME SOBERING THOUGHTS FROM AN OBAMA ALLY, Frank Rich, NY Times, Dec. 5, 2010
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN ABOVE 7 PERCENT ONLY FOUR TIMES IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR—AND THREE OF THE FOUR INCUMBENTS LOST. REAGAN WON IN 1984 BUT THE RATE OF 7.2 PERCENT WAS FALLING FROM A
JOHN McWEASEL TO SICK 9/11 FIRST RESPONDER: “I CAN’T HELP YOU.” ThinkProgress, Dec. 5, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has indicated that, this coming week, he will bring a 9/11 first responders bill up for a vote. The bill, which has been passed by the House, would provide $7.
THE BIG AMERICAN LEAK: WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THOSE WIKILEAK CABLES? Tom Friedman, NY Times, Dec. 5, 2010
O.K. I admit it. I enjoy reading other people’s mail as much as the next guy, so going through the WikiLeaks cables has made for some fascinating reading. What’s between the lines in those cables, tho
WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A BLACK MAN NAMED JOHN HANSON? An Historical Inquiry
THE STORY GOES THAT ON NOVEMBER 5, 1781, JOHN HANSON OF MARYLAND, A MAN OF AFRICAN DESCENT, WAS ELECTED AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, MAKING HIM T
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S THANKSGIVING MESSAGE: "STOP TALKING AT ONE ANOTHER AND START TALKING WITH ONE ANOTHER."
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama wished the nation a happy Thanksgiving on Thursday and also used his weekly address to renew his call for bipartisan cooperation on addressing major issues facing t