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Psst! Housing Market News Was Really Bad Wednesday; To AP, That Means It Was Really Good

Gosh, what's a bigger story — that to the extent it was ever happening at all the housing recovery “seems to have been aborted,” or that according to the government there was very little inflation in October? read more

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Sharpton To Schultz: FCC Should Threaten Radio Stations Carrying Rush

If the left can't get Rush by reviving the Fairness Doctrine, maybe the race card will work . . . Al Sharpton has called for the FCC to go after the stations that carry Rush Limbaugh, unsubtly implying that their licenses should be in jeopardy.

Glee: Accept No Substitutes [Video]

Before the Gwyneth Paltrow edition of Glee , our favorite fictionalized variety show, I was ready to hate her and the episode. Then we watched it and Gwyneth was—I hate to admit it— good . God, she’s such a bitch. More

Are There Reporters Caught Up in Gov. David Paterson’s Scandals? [Investigations]

According to the New York Attorney General’s office, there are three ongoing investigations into New York Gov. David Paterson that may be interested in looking at reporters’ e-mails with Paterson’s press aides. Why? More

Snarky Bill Weir on Being a Careful Journalist: ‘I’ve Drastically Scaled down the Size of My Meth Lab’

Nightline co-anchor Bill Weir talked to TV Newser on Tuesday and offered a sarcastic answer to the question of how he must be careful as a journalist.

Open Thread: Balance the Budget in Under a Minute

We've got quite the OT today. The New York Times has come up with a nifty interactive tool for making your own preferred reforms to balance the federal budget. James Pethokoukis brags that he balanced the budget (as of 2030) in under a minute. read more

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WaPo Honors Social Liberal Chris Matthews on Page One as ‘Devoutly Catholic’

MSNBC's Chris Matthews is a devout liberal, including on contentious social issues like abortion and homosexuality. But on the front page of Tuesday's Washington Post, religion reporter Michelle Boorstein began a story on Archbishop Donald Wuerl's elevation to Cardinal at the Vatican like this: The archbishop's two brothers will be there. So will a rabbi he knows from Pittsburgh, the D.C. barber who cuts his hair and the fast-talking (and devoutly Catholic ) television commentator Chris Matthews. Do “devout” Catholics lecture their bishops that they should get their churchy noses out of our legislating? Boorstein apparently missed Matthews lecturing the Bishop of Providence , Thomas Tobin, in defense of Rep. Patrick Kennedy's pro-abortion politics on “Hardball” last November. read more

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16th Asian Games Opening Ceremony in China Begins

The Vision of the 16th Asian Games, a “Thrilling Games, Harmonious Asia”, is a dream and a promise, that the Games will uphold the spirit of the Olympics and the Asian Games – which is to promote unity, friendship and further exchanges between different countries and regions. The core goal of the Asian Games is 16th Asian Games Opening Ceremony in China Begins is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Wiz Khalifa Arrested for Drug Possesion: Mugshot Photo

Rapper Wiz Khalifa may have to rub the cold bars of prison as he was arrested by authorities for drug possession Monday. The 22-year old rapper from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania according to reports was taken by authorities after performing at the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.  He was found to be possessing marijuana. Students Wiz Khalifa Arrested for Drug Possesion: Mugshot Photo is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Black Friday 2010: The biggest shopping event this year is coming!

The traditions of Black Friday have been around for years. The massive sales campaign for this year is now coming out. So far the first one to release Black Friday 2010 ads are Best Buy, Walmart, Kmart, and Sears all having an early Black Friday ads. Even though Black Friday will arrive the day after Black Friday 2010: The biggest shopping event this year is coming! is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading