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Angelina Jolie to Adopt a Copyright Lawyer Next
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 05:01PMClownish Gov Wants to Charge a Protest Fee So People Will Stop Protesting Him
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 03:38PM
Koch-head Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's primary achievement during his first year in office: Inspiring a hundreds of thousands of citizens to protest him. It makes him look so bad! Now he wants to charge all those picketing Poors a fee every time they engage in some First Amendment-protected activity that involves showing how much they hate him.
The Cain Train Has Pulled Into Failure Station
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 02:07PMHyperactive pepperoni stick Herman Cain just emerged from his big-ass tour bus, theme song playing and teensy wife by his side, to take to a rental podium and announce that he's suspending his presidential campaign. You all distracted him with your accusations about affairs and leg-touching moments too much!
Jerry Sandusky Chuckles His Way Through Latest Creepy Interview
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 11:30AMGod Can't Make Up His Mind About Homophobic Teen Sex Pastor's Divorce
Max Read · 12/02/11 04:00PMHow to Blame Your Failed Political Campaign on Your Wife
Jim Newell · 12/02/11 03:45PMDonald Trump Will Moderate a Republican Debate
Jim Newell · 12/02/11 01:57PMHave You Submitted Your Note of Womanly Encouragement to Herman Cain Yet?
Jim Newell · 12/02/11 01:00PMNo Big Deal but George Soros Thinks the World Economy Might Collapse
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/11 10:40AMIs Barnes & Noble in Trouble?
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/11 09:00AM
Borders, America's second biggest book store chain, died this summer, its red-trimmed outlets sinking inexorably into a savage sea of red ink. (Beat that lede, Wall Street Journal!) For Barnes & Noble, the most popular book chain, this could be interpreted as good news: its biggest competitor was gone. Or, bad news: book stores are a dying industry.
Jewish Group Won't Let Ron Paul into Its Debate
Jim Newell · 12/01/11 06:31PM
The Republican Jewish Coalition is hosting a forum for our merry band of Republican presidential candidates next week. The contenders are expected to flesh out a broad range of opinions about Israel, its future, and its relationship with the United States. Oh, except for Ron Paul, who was not invited. It seems his "extreme views"—like how he would stop giving Israel a few billion dollars each year to purchase weapons from the American defense industry—would be too controversial even within the context of a debate of ideas.
A Visual History of White House Christmas Decorations
Brian Moylan · 12/01/11 05:15PM
Last night Michelle Obama unveiled this year's White House Christmas decorations and the first family lit the National Christmas Tree. It's no Rockefeller Center, but it's something! In honor of the holiday season taking over the country's most prestigious domicile here's a look at how 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, has looked over the years.
Innocuous Long Island Joke Threatens Senate Comity
Jim Newell · 12/01/11 04:30PM
It's time for your daily dose of news about the important debates taking place in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body, the United States Senate. What critical public policy issues are its senior statesmen debating in good faith today? Who knows! Sens. John McCain and Chuck Schumer are pretending to fight over a Long Island joke, though. That's something, ain't it?
The Good and Bad News on Unemployment
Hamilton Nolan · 12/01/11 04:17PM
The bad news is that nearly 50% of people under 25 in Greece and Spain are unemployed. The good news is you don't live in Greece or Spain. The bad news is unemployment applications are rising here, too. The good news is that the federal government gives you 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. The bad news is, not for long! The good news is, you still have a job. The bad news is, one in five Americans believe they'll lose their job next year. The good news is, you're not one of them.
Shocker: Poor Schools Get Less Money
Hamilton Nolan · 12/01/11 03:10PM
If you've ever consulted your own common sense, one of the things it probably told you was, "I bet that shitty schools in poor neighborhoods get less money spent on them, than schools in richer neighborhoods." At long last, the US Education Department has done a real live study on this topic. The shocking results:
Republicans' Top Message Man Has a Plan to Counter 'Occupy Wall Street'
Jim Newell · 12/01/11 01:10PM
Ubiquitous GOP "message guru" Frank Luntz is the guy who teaches Republicans how to kill things. When Democrats introduce a bill and Republicans decide that they'd like to kill it, for sport, they ask Luntz to come up with a couple of phrases to reiterate hundreds of times a day, so as to terrify the American people.
Gay Community Center Moves to Building Named for Anti-Gay Senator
Brian Moylan · 12/01/11 11:39AM
The Bronx's anti-gay New York state Senator Ruben Diaz Sr (center in the photo) nearly single-handedly held up gay marriage legislation in the state for years because he does not like gay people. Now, in an irony of ironies, a building in the Bronx named after him will now the the home of the Bronx Community Pride Center.
Man, Wikileaks' New Leak Sucks
Adrian Chen · 12/01/11 11:25AMKris Humphries: 'Kim Needed a Groom to Fuel Ratings'
Lauri Apple · 12/01/11 07:09AM
Fartastical fraud victim Kris Humphries has pressed on with his belief that he was merely a plot device used by his temporary wife Kim Kardashian to boost ratings. "I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now I know I probably should have," TMZ quotes the genteel giant as saying. "I got caught up in the hoopla and the filming of the TV show." It happens.








