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Body scanner CEO accompanied Obama to India

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Body scanner CEO accompanied Obama to India

The CEO of one of the two companies licensed to sell full body scanners to the TSA accompanied President Barack Obama to India earlier this month, a clear sign of the deep ties between Washington politicians and the companies pushing to have body scanners installed at all US airports. Deepak Chopra, chairman and CEO of OSI Systems and no relation to the New Age spiritualist, was one of a number of CEOs who traveled with the president on his three-day trip to India, which focused primarily on expanding business ties between the US and the emerging Asian power. “I am honored to be selected to play a role in this very important cause,” Chopra said in a statement ahead of the trip. “Currently the trade between US and India is only one tenth of the amount of trade between US and China. There is substantial opportunity to improve the trade relations with India for mutual economic gain.” Chopra's company manufactures the Rapiscan brand of body scanners, currently being deployed across US airports. He joined the CEOs of such companies as GE, PepsiCo and United Technologies on the trip. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/body-scanner-ceo-obama-india/ added by: CarlosBobthe3rd

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David Gregory to Hillary Clinton: Might GOP Hurt U.S. Prestige and Obama on World Stage

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on David Gregory to Hillary Clinton: Might GOP Hurt U.S. Prestige and Obama on World Stage

David Gregory is clearly concerned that if Republicans don't vote in favor of the START treaty with Russia, President Obama's international image, as well as American prestige abroad, will be damaged. On Sunday's “Meet the Press,” Gregory asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, “Is this going to potentially be a problem with the president not being able to get what he wants on the world stage because of Republicans?” (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more

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Dan Rather: GOPers ‘Seek to Cut Out President Obama’s Heart & Throw His Liver to the Dogs’

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Dan Rather: GOPers ‘Seek to Cut Out President Obama’s Heart & Throw His Liver to the Dogs’

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Should Obama grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard?

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Should Obama grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard?

In a letter dated November 18th, 2010 addressed to US President Obama and signed by more than 30 democratic members of the House of Representatives, clemency is being sought for accused and confessed spy Jonathan Pollard. The letter arrived yesterday in an email from the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs accompanied by background information on the Pollard case. According to the WRMEA, this letter was initiated by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) in coordination with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, National Council of Young Israel, B'nai B''''rith International, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, the Zionist Organization of America, Agudath Israel, and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, a Christian Zionist whose non-profit organization “American Values” seems to be more concerned with Israel than the United States. added by: Aimee_Kligman

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Congress Again Bans Crush Videos

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Congress Again Bans Crush Videos

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Congress has heeded this advice, and voted to ban so-called crush videos, which depict animal cruelty, often with women killing small animals to satisfy some strange urge of the viewer. More specifically, the ban applies to the selling or distribution of crush videos, not to their production. It’s heading to President Barack Obama for his signature…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mark Shields: I’ve Never Heard a Democratic Leader Accuse Bush of Lying Us Into War

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Mark Shields: I’ve Never Heard a Democratic Leader Accuse Bush of Lying Us Into War

Syndicated columnist and PBS regular Mark Shields on Friday actually said on national television that he has never heard a Democratic leader or presidential candidate accuse former President George W. Bush of lying America into the Iraq War. This was said in response to Charles Krauthammer telling his fellow “Inside Washington” panelists that this all too common media assertion is the “essential untruth of this decade” (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more

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Kathleen Parker Falsely Claims Alexander Hamilton was an Illegal Immigrant

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Kathleen Parker Falsely Claims Alexander Hamilton was an Illegal Immigrant

On Thursday's Parker-Spitzer, CNN's Kathleen Parker bizarrely and inaccurately claimed that Alexander Hamilton came to the United States illegally and drafted the Constitution: “Let's remember… a lot of Americans did come through the back door such as Alexander Hamilton. He got off the boat from the West Indies, and all he did was write the Constitution and become the first Secretary of the Treasury .” Parker raised this false history during a discussion of Pedro Ramirez, Fresno State University's student body president, who was outed as an illegal immigrant by a student newspaper . After playing clips from Ramirez and his opponent during the student election, who is also the president of the Fresno State College Republicans, the CNN host displayed sympathy for the college student: “This is kind of a classic though, isn't it, really? I mean, you've the college Republican versus the illegal immigrant, and it's kind of a classic clash, you know, that corresponds to this immigration debate we're having in this country. And clearly, when you put a human face on the illegal immigrant, it's a different story. I mean, nobody wants to punish this young 22-year-old .” [ Video embedded below the page break ] read more

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Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In JFK Assassination Flick

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In JFK Assassination Flick

In ‘Legacy of Secrecy,’ actor will play FBI informant who claimed that Mafia boss ordered president’s murder. By Eric Ditzian Leonardo DiCaprio Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images Perhaps Leonardo DiCaprio is planning to clone himself. That might be a wise move, considering the slate of potential projects he’s been lining up recently. The three-time Oscar nominee has already signed on for the Clint Eastwood-directed “Hoover,” a biopic about the controversial FBI director. Then there’s the potential for “The Wolf of Wall Street” with director Ridley Scott, Baz Luhrmann’s take on “The Great Gatsby,” a starring role in an adaptation of the best-selling nonfiction book “The Devil in the White City” and a slew of other flicks in various stages of development. To that hefty roster, add one more project: DiCaprio is set to star in “Legacy of Secrecy,” an adaptation of a book about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. According to Variety, he’ll play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who allegedly learned that a Mafia boss had ordered the president’s murder. According to the book, which incorporates declassified FBI files detailing the FBI operation, Carlos Marcello, a known Mafia godfather, confessed to Van Laningham that he was responsible for JFK’s assassination. Many of Marcello’s associates were questioned in connection with the assassination, but Marcello himself was not named in the Warren Report, the official investigation into the tragedy. Warner Bros. is planning a potential 2013 release, though there’s no word about when production might begin. DiCaprio, who signed on to produce the film through his Appian Way slate after his father introduced him to the book, hasn’t been seen on the screen since this summer’s “Inception.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos The Evolution Of: Leonardo DiCaprio

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Okay, We’ll Go See Love and Other Drugs

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Okay, We’ll Go See Love and Other Drugs

Taylor Swift might not wanna see Love and Other Drugs . The singer’s rumored boyfriend , Jake Gyllenhaal, doesn’t just star in the romantic comedy opposite Anne Hathaway. He spends a lot of time naked on camera, telling the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly that he and Hathaway would often spend hours a day in bed with nothing on their bodies but tape. “It supposedly was the same tape that they used on Pirates of the Caribbean to keep everybody’s wigs on,” he says. Interesting. And very, very hot. Check out the official trailer for the film now: Love and Other Drugs Trailer Gyllenhaal and Hathaway also posed topless for various covers of EW . We’ve posted all three below. They’re very much worth a look.

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Donald Trump For President? It Could Happen!

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Donald Trump For President? It Could Happen!

Will Donald Trump seriously run for President ? Appearing on Good Morning America today, the mogul, who has toyed with the idea before, was talking about it again this morning – and seriously. His reasoning was simple: “I’m looking at this country, and what’s happened in terms of respect. And the respect for this country is just not there.” TRUMP 2012 : Don’t laugh. The Donald is considering it . “I have many people from China that I do business with, they laugh at us. They feel we’re fools. And almost being led by fools,” Trump continued. But is he the man to change all that? According to Trump, the United States has become a “whipping post” for China to assert its control because of the nations’ trade imbalance and China’s currency manipulation, a problem he claims President Barack Obama has failed to address. That would change under Trump, Trump claims. “When you have billions in dollars in deficits with a country, those are trade wars I like. You don’t have to do business with China. You don’t have to do business with other countries,” The Apprentice creator added, basically firing China. So will he run or not? He can certainly afford it. Trump said if he runs, it’ll be as a Republican and he would be willing to spend at least $200 million of his own money in a campaign. Watch out, Sarah Palin ! “I would take her on,” he says of the Thrilla From Wasilla, although he says it’s foolish to underestimate Bristol’s mama grizzly. “I like her, but I’d take her on.” His decision will be based, he says, on whether America “continues to be taken advantage of by the world.” Basically, subject to change, and interpretation. “Would I rather be in the race or not be in the race? I can tell you, I love what I’m doing. I’m having a great time doing what I do. I’d rather not [run].” Just don’t write him off yet. That ‘d be no fun. What do you think? Should Trump run?

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