AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Tommy Toon: Lee, Animated

I could make some off-color jokes about this one, but shall refrain. Inall seriousness, though, they're gonna have to be very selective indeedabout which stories would be appropriate for a younger audience,...

In the Spotlight: Tim Kretschmann of Pageant Cast

Tim Kretschmann is a radio show host who has launched TKPN, an Internet radio networkthat includes a half-hour weekly program dedicated to beauty pageants called the PageantCast, found online at...

Bomb blast in Spain Injures Seven

Though a cease-fire was declared by ETA in 2006 following the Madrid bombings, the group has kicked up its campaign of violence again with persistent bombings. ETA has now killed more than 825 people since...

Trivial Pursuit: from Tabletop to TV

Yes, another game show. Do we care that Trivial Pursuit is the Big Kahuna of trivia, or are we just bored of new game shows? I don't even know anymore..."Five-a-week half-hour "Trivial Pursuit: America Plays" will kick off in the fall. Counting the Fox O&Os, distributor...

Turning back the clock in Venezuela

"President Hugo Chavez is taking Venezuela back in time - by 30 minutes, to be exact. His government's plan to turn back clocks by a half-hour has some Venezuelans pleased at the prospect of sleeping in. Others...

National Review: A Busy Saturday for "President Cheney"

Just an odd tidbit from the happy-go lucky folks who bring you the neo-conservative National Review:-----------------------------------"Readers are really into Cheney being president for awhile. Suggestions for...

"Deranged": Woman Injures 35 in Street Fest Crash

Apparently the woman responsible for the crash had been driving erratically all day."An Oxon Hill woman driving a grey Volvo station wagon careened into Unifest in Southeast DC this evening injuring more than 30 people, at least 7 critically. Unifest, held in Anacostia along...

Damn the Man! Indie music sticks it to the majors

This is a very, very big deal, and hopefully it sets a precent for future independent musicians and labels to get a slice of the on-air pie. As a musician of the independent (read: poor) variety, I know I'm very...

Crane Attack's Cab: Reported in NYC

"Whoa, via labs about a half-hour ago: "crane just dropped a giant block into traffic 15 floors down smashing thru a cab! i got pics on the scene." (Pix are from Selectroclash.) The wires are saying that the...

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