January 2012
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Jan 27th
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Politics is not a game exactly, but there are...
Topping the list was when Obama tried to crack a joke during his State of the Union address — remember that comment about spilled milk? See what else topped the list of Politically Foul plays this week.
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Obama answers a question from our readers and says he second guesses himself “constantly.”
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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“Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV in the...”
– A convicted murderer on death row in North Carolina wrote a taunting letter to his hometown newspaper about his life of “leisure” in prison and making a mockery of the legal system.
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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In 1968, Newt Gingrich led protests against nude... →
Alas, he wasn’t successful in getting Tulane University to allow publication of sexually explicit photos. But, the next year, he did succeed in persuading the university to let him teach a course in futurology called “When You are 49; The Year 2000.”
Jan 25th
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Mr. President, I have a question...
What do you want to ask President Obama? We’re interviewing him this week with ABC News. Submit your questions here and we’ll pick some to ask the president.
Jan 25th
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We asked Twitter to give us their #sotu in 140
yahoopolitics: Here’s our top 10 of today’s #sotu140 tweets.
Jan 25th
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“The welfare of our country is the great object to which our cares and efforts...”
– George Washington, Jan. 8, 1790. The last lines of his first State of the Union address. You can read other famous State of the Union lines, too, as we anticipate Obama’s speech tonight.
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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“Cane sugar hides behind beet sugar.”
– Newt Gingrich • Forcing us to leave this quote here without any context whatsoever. (via shortformblog)
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Washington could become the next state to legalize... →
A state senator announced her support today, meaning there are enough votes in both chambers to pass a measure the governor supports.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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House and Senate delay action indefinitely on SOPA... →
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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“Perry was gonna mention Newt’s 3rd wife in his presser but couldn’t remember her...”
– (via brooklynmutt)
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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“…I tripped and I found myself inside the life boat with a number of...”
– The captain of the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Italy gives a slapstick explanation of how he ended up safely in a lifeboat instead of going down with his ship. Read more.
Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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If you were looking to us to confirm...
‘Tis true: Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the company.
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Tennessee high school principal apologies for... →
In front of them, apparently: Local outlets say the principal took the unusual step of sharing the school’s test scores in a live forum with the students. There were reports that black students were taunted after the assembly.
Jan 17th
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Cognitive Dissonance: GOP Debate bingo for Jan.... →
cognitivedissonance: Here’s the link itself to the album. Hover your mouse in the right-hand corner of each image to download the card. As always, submit your card here or via email to meglanker@gmail.com. GIF prizes awarded for the most bingos on one card, first bingo, most bingos across all cards, and… You can play GOP debate bingo again tonight and on Thursday.
Jan 17th
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A newly discovered horse fly is so bootylicious... →
Seriously.
Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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cheatsheet: Jon Stewart’s first Super PAC ad for Stephen Colbert in South Carolina. (via @AntDeRosa)
Jan 16th
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Jan 14th
Jan 14th
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Words With Friends does more than just get Alec Baldwin kicked off a plane. It can now check saving a life off its list.
Jan 13th
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Is Amish the new hipster?
Attention trendwatchers: There’s a new hipster icon in town. They wear black and white, eschew buttons, rarely wear accessories, and mostly only hang out with one another…Yes, you read that correctly, the Amish are experiencing a zeitgeist of fashion-forwardness that they haven’t experienced since, well, the 1800s. Read more: http://yhoo.it/x2hd9e
Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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If you're gay and don't live in Canada but got... →
Jan 12th
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1st one to check their phone pays the bill!
A viral new phone stacking game encourages people to talk to each other at meals instead of spending time on their phones — and it originated on Tumblr.
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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How RuPaul describes the Republican presidential...
Mitt Romney: “Miss thing!” Rick Santorum: “You better work!” Ron Paul: “Hotness!” Rick Perry: “Feeeeeverrrrr!” Jon Huntsman: “Oooh, child!” Newt Gingrich: “Uh-huh! That’s right!” And there’s more where that came from. He talks politics in New Hampshire with our reporter Chris Moody.
Jan 8th
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