DigitalJourn
Aardman changes leprosy scene in 'Pirates' film due to complaints
The new claymation movie The Pirates!, the one by the Wallace & Gromit guys with Hugh Grant, have to take the funniest joke in the trailer out of the movie because it apparently offended some leprosy advocacy groups. The joke is about a guy's arm Aardman Animation's The Pirates! Band of Misfits (known as The [...]
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Los Angeles
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sees her last bill pass, says farewell
On Gabrielle Giffords' emotional last day in Congress, her colleagues unanimously approve her border security bill, and her resignation letter is read on the House floor. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords receives a hug from House cloak room attendant Ella Terry One day before her retirement from the House of Representatives, Rep. On Gabrielle Giffords' emotional last [...]
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Sydney Morni
Nine dead, hostages saved: SEAL Team 6 does it again
WASHINGTON — SEAL Team 6 is officially known as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, one of the military's elite special mission units that carry out clandestine operations like last year's raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in President Obama authorized the mission by SEAL Team 6, the same unit that was behind [...]
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Greeley Trib
Girl Scouts embrace new business model for selling cookies
It's time again when Nicole Wiederhold, East Norwegian Township, reminds friends and family to order their annual supply of Girl Scout cookies. "It's a really enjoyable time of year. Everybody loves Girl Scout cookies," said Wiederhold, a sophomore at Annual cookie sales are the main source of funding for individual troops of Girl Scouts (fourth-12th [...]
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New York Dai
Nancy Pelosi on Newt Gingrich: There is no way he will become President, I …
By Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is claiming she knows 'something' about Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich that could dash his chances of winning the White House. What is the “something” Nancy Pelosi knows Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sat down with CNN's John King, to whom she hinted about knowing [...]
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Washington P
State of the Union proposals: What might pass?
I wonder if a president who acted a year ago as if economic justice wasn't even an issue in this country would have devoted a substantial part of his State of the Union speech to fairness in tax policy. I wonder if he would have said this: Right now, President Obama launched his post-State of [...]
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Sydney Morni
Nine dead, hostages saved: SEAL Team 6 does it again
Let me start by saying that Jessica Buchanan, the American aid worker rescued with her Danish colleague from pirates last night by SEAL Team 6 in Somalia, sounds like a selfless woman; I'm happy for her and her family she The unit is the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as SEAL Team 6. [...]
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New York Dai
Joan Rivers on rival Chelsea Handler: 'She's not a genius' and she slept her …
Though Joan Rivers was the domain-registration site's belle of the Super Bowl ball last year, the company has provided GoDaddy Girl Danica Patrick with a different type of reinforcement to drive the GoDaddy message home. The newest group of Pussycat The often irreverent yet hilarious Joan Rivers is well known for her sharp eye for [...]
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Politico
Eric Cantor: I care about Warren Buffetts secretary
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor shot down on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday President Obama's renewed push to tax millionaires, bluntly saying, “I don't think anyone wants to pay higher taxes.” Special Section: State of By Kaija Wilkinson House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virgnia, center, joined by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, and [...]
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Los Angeles
Tim Gunn's 29 years of celibacy: Yes, it's unusual, expert says
[The Cut] "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn, now a co-host on the daytime talk show "The Revolution," had his own surprising moment on Tuesday's show. He revealed that, after a difficult breakup with a romantic partner, he has been celibate for 29 years. (Vulture) For all of you complaining about a dry spell (you know exactly [...]
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