December 2011
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Michele Bachmann says that, if elected president,... →
EDIT: The Bachmann staff claims these comments were not presented in the correct context.
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Britain orders closure of Iranian embassy,...
“a breach of international responsibilities”: Such was British Foreign Secretary William Hague’s analysis of the recent storming of a British embassy in Iran by 200 or so students, protesters who belonged to a movement believed to be under the sway of the Iranian government itself. Britain has recalled their officials from the embassy in Tehran, and has ordered the Iranian...
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LA sanitation department has a tall task with...
30 tons of stuff to be cleared out of disbanded Occupy LA site source
» Dumping the lot of it: Of the above-mentioned 30 tons of stuff (referenced in the article as a mixture of garbage, debris and personal effects, so likely a blend of stuff people both would and would not like to have had back), 25 tons have already been hauled off and taken to a landfill. We haven’t been able to find...
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“You may not want to admit this, but this is a character assassination on me....”
– Herman Cain • Denying, to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, that he carried on a thirteen-year affair with a woman named Ginger White. This is a familiar rhetorical stance by Cain, when compared to his handling of sexual harassment claims against him — he has been very vocal in declaring his nearly...
November 2011
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Horse as a course? Of course, of course. →
WASHINGTON — Congress has lifted a de facto ban on the slaughter of horses, a move hailed by Missouri farmers and state political leaders who say the prohibition had inadvertently caused more harm to the animals than good.
But some animal-rights activists decried the little-noticed provision, which sailed to passage earlier this month and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on...
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“I supported a friend. I’m proud that I did. I think if you know somebody...”
– Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim • Explaining his initial defense of former assistant coach Bernie Fine, with whom Boeheim had worked in Syracuse basketball for nearly four decades. Following news of child molestation claims against Fine, Boeheim vociferously leapt to his assistant’s...
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One of Bernie Fine's accusers interviewed by...
Zach Tomaselli goes on record: The Pittsburgh police department’s Sgt. Joseph Gannon has interviewed the young man, now 23, who alleges former Syracuse basketball associate head coach Bernie Fine molested him in 2002. Tomaselli, one of four people now accusing Fine of child sexual abuse (the two of whom are former SU ballboys), claims Fine arranged for him to ride on a bus to Pittsburgh with...
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Secretary of State Clinton arrives in Myanmar...
56 years since a U.S. official had last visited Myanmar source
» When preparing to fly into the isolated South Asian country, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was forced to depart early from a stop in South Korea, because the airfield in Myanmar’s capitol lacks runway lights to facilitate nighttime landings. On her schedule for the next three days: a meeting with Thein Sein, the...
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“There’s not another candidate who has more gratuitously promoted the state of...”
– Jon Huntsman, begging, Concord Monitor, 11/30 Read more bonus quotes of the day. (via nationaljournal) Desperation is a good face for Huntsman.
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Speaking of Penn State, the first civil suit to... →
The man says Sandusky abused him in a Penn State locker room, on trips to Philadelphia and a bowl game, and at the Sandusky home.
The suit also names the university and The Second Mile charity as defendants. The man says he knew the coach through the children’s charity, and that the abuse occurred from 1992 to 1996.
The man is under 30; he first met Sandusky when he was roughly 10. The...
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“You have nothing to feel ashamed of. I want you to know you didn’t do anything...”
– Writer-director Tyler Perry • In an open letter, published by The Daily Beast, to an 11-year-old alleged victim in the Jerry Sandusky case. “Do you know that at the young age of 11 you had more courage than all the adults who let you down?” he writes. “All of the ones who didn’t go...
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Two major Occupy encampments close; protests...
200+ number of people arrested during the closing of the Occupy L.A. encampment early Wednesday
52 number of people arrested at Occupy Philly when their camp closed at roughly the same time source
» However … In a major difference between the end of a number of other protests (most notably Occupy Oakland), police did not have to pull out pepper spray to end these protests. The LAPD was very...
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“The Iranian Chargé in London is being informed now that we require the immediate...”
– British Foreign Secretary William Hague • Warning Iran to close its embassy, in a ratcheting-up of tensions between the two countries a day after activists raided the British Embassy in Tehran, upset over new sanctions against Iran. Hague was careful to emphasize diplomatic ties still exist between...
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“The whole campaign was a highlight reel. The singing! The mustache! The pizza!...”
– Washington Post humorist Alexandra Petri • Begging Herman Cain to stay on the campaign trail. “Say what you will about Herman Cain, the man was the best joke we had,” she writes. “He can’t leave just yet.” This column is amazing.
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Sadly, this kind of stuff actually happens
Today’s awful story of sexual predation: Did you know that sex offenders on probation, under California state law, can’t light their houses up on Halloween? Well, they can’t, and when authorities in Los Angeles conducted a four-day sweep of 251 houses occupied by sex offenders, they found five probationers in violation of this law. According to LA County Supervisor Michael D....
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The USDA just levied a big fine at Ringling Bros.... →
For fans of math: They got fined $270,000 for numerous instances between 2007 and 2011. The maximum the USDA can fine a group for violations of the Animal Welfare Act is $10,000 per instance. So … in other words, a lot of violations.
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Still Not Going To Do This Every Day: Thanks to... →
markcoatney:
Thanks to everyone who stopped by today’s Poynter chat about Tumblr for journalists (and more thanks to Mallary and Joe for having me!)
BEST PRACTICES The Tumblr community very much rewards authenticity, originality and social graces. I always reduce this to:
Be Engaging: Have interesting…
In which Tumblr’s Mark Coatney tells you how to win at the game of Tumblr. By...
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Michael Jackson death: Conrad Murray sentenced to...
Murray gets the max: Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor issued a sentence for Conrad Murray today, opting for the maximum imprisonment (four years) and coupling that choice with scathing denunciations of the disgraced former doctor: “Not only isn’t there any remorse, there is umbrage and outrage on the part of Dr. Murray against the decedent… Michael Jackson died not because of an...
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“In a conference call this morning, Herman Cain told his senior staff that he is...”
– The National Review claims that Herman Cain is having second thoughts on his campaign after word of an alleged affair surfaced last night. Game over?
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“Mr. Frank is incapable of feeling shame, regret or a sense of personal...”
– Tell us how you really feel about Barney Frank, Karl Rove. While you’re doing so, here’s a soundtrack to play while you’re talking. (thanks Awl)
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Tumblr's Mark Coatney will take part in a live... →
Starts at 3 p.m. EST. Be there or be something other than a journalist.
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Aw, Zucks. We're hoping this won't "poke" our...
Want to own a piece of Facebook? You might be able to in the spring of 2012. It looks like, despite founder Mark Zuckerberg’s well-known resistance to the idea over the years, the company is on its way to its “initial public offering” — the sale of stock that a private company makes available to the public. (Groupon just had an IPO, and it hasn’t been going quite so well...
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Cyber Monday's version of Black Friday drama:...
150 counterfeit websites taken down on Cyber Monday source
» Don’t mess with our passion for shopping. After such a turnout for Black Friday, shoppers were ready for online deals on Monday. So were websites touting fake merchandise — from sports jerseys to DVDs to accessories. This was a part of the investigation called “Operation In Our Sites,” which has seized 350 such...
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“The negative outlook indicates a slightly greater than 50 percent chance of a...”
– Credit ratings agency Fitch • Explaining the negative outlook they gave the U.S.’ AAA credit rating. Why the lower outlook? Well, they say there’s “considerable uncertainty surrounding the economy’s potential output.” Well, there won’t be as long as we can figure...
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Barney Frank's legacy: Three major achievements...
one Barney Frank is one of the most prominent gay U.S. representatives, and as a result, he’s long been a champion of gay rights; he long opposed the recently-repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
two Frank was a lead Democrat who helped to build and implement the $700 billion bailout passed in 2008 under George W. Bush; he became a key figure of the financial crisis.
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“It’s wrong to go around and adopt radically different positions based on...”
– 2012 GOP candidate Newt Gingrich • Dropping a clear attack at Mitt Romney for his tendency to flip-flop. This is a change for Gingrich: Before this week, he was known for going out of his way to avoid criticizing his fellow candidates and pointing the trigger directly at Obama. Now that he’s...
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