Demi Moore gave daughter Rumer Willis stripper pole lessons. This morning on Page Six we were greeted with this tasty item about Demi ‘Queen of the Cougars” giving her cub stripper pole lessons. This really isn’t that surprising — she is with a guy who would almost be more appropriate as Rumer’s date then her [...]
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Corey Haim Found Dead
Corey Haim was found dead this morning. Coreywas a movie star in the 80s and has faced several stints in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinski and private rehab facilities. His cause of death is suspected to be an accidental overdose.
More pictures of Corey after the break…
Corey starred in Murphy’s Romance, Silver Bullet, Lucas, Secret [...]
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Corey Haim Dead: Died Of Apparent Overdose At 38
Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose — possibly accidental — according to LAPD. He was 38.
Police tell us they were called to St. Joseph’s hospital in Burbank, CA shortly before 4AM PT to investigate.
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Interview: Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B Anthony’s List, on ObamaCare and Blue Dogs
Polls show two-thirds oppose federal abortion funding.
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Willie Clark’s Defense Team Rolls Out Second SUV Theory
Willie D. Clark’s defense team presented witnesses Friday who said Daniel “Ponytail” Harris was behaving aggressively the morning Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed and that the fatal shots may have come from a green sport u…
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Taiwan Earthquake 2010: Strong Quake Rattles Taiwan
A strong Taiwan earthquake was reported Thursday morning, registering at 6.4 according to the USGS.
The earthquake took place in southern Taiwan, 25 miles from T’ai-tung, Taiwan.
The YahooNews Twitter account tweeted about the quake, “rattle…
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NY-Sen: Ford’s real reason for quitting the race
Harold Ford, to his BFF Joe Scarborough this morning:
“I spent seven weeks traveling and listening and learning and I can assure you, voters don’t know the junior senator,” [Ford] said, referring to Gillibrand. “They can’t name a single positive outcome from her, which means one simple thing: She will be labeled for the failures of Washington, the failures of Albany.” [...]
He also said this morning that he would have won a primary. But he worried that a “brutal” contest would have weakened the winner against the Republican nominee.
In a Marist Poll completed last night, Gillibrand put a little more distance between herself and the former Tennessee Congressman in a hypothetical contest for the nomination. 50% of New York Democratic voters would have backed Gillibrand. 19% reported, however, they would have supported Ford, and labor activist Jonathan Tasini would have taken just 3% of the vote. 28% of Democrats were unsure.
When The Marist Poll last asked this question in early February, 44% of Democrats reported they backed Gillibrand, 27% threw their support behind Ford, and 4% said they were going to cast their ballot for Tasini. 25%, at the time, were unsure.
Harold, traveling “upstate” doesn’t count if you’re just hanging out in the country homes of your banker buddies.
But here’s a new conspiracy theory to ponder: Harold Ford was a creation of the Gillibrand campaign:
“Ford’s short-lived challenge to Gillibrand not only did her no harm, it may have even solidified her support among Democrats,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
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Katie Holmes Working On Baby Number Two
Katie Holmes is working on baby number two. News leaked this morning that Katie is undergoing “auditing” from the Church of Scientology in order to prepare her uterus for another Tom Cruise baby. Supposedly. It all sounds so creepy.
more Katie Holmes after the hop…
Page Six reported today:
“Katie Holmes has been undergoing intense Scientology “auditing” — [...]
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David Dean Bottrell: He’s Got a Ticket to Ride, But He Don’t Care
Recently, I was reading in one of the entertainment rags that in 2009, Steven Spielberg was paid $50 million dollars by Universal for theme-park royalties…
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UMissouri Black Culture Center Vandalized
Students found balls of cotton strewn Friday morning in front of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center.
MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said the incident, classified as vandalism until the investigation proves otherwise, occurred bet…
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Kelly Ripa’s New Tattoo PHOTO: Consuelos On Wrist (PICTURE)
Kelly Ripa got a new tattoo and she showed it off on “Regis and Kelly” Wednesday morning.
Ripa, who already has a flower tattoo on her inner ankle, got “Consuelos” on her wrist, as in husband-of-13-years Mark Consuelos.
Ripa said of the sc…
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To Scott Brown’s Disappointed Supporters
Based on my Twitter feed this morning, there seem to be a lot of disappointed Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) supporters seeking a refund this morning because of his vote to invoke cloture on the jobs bill. (More disgruntlement at Sen. Brown’s blog post explaining the vote, and in ukit’s rec-listed diary.)
Accordingly to the law, however, there is no “right” to a refund of a contribution based on a candidate’s change of heart, nor when you think about it should there be. It drifts too close to bribery to have a system in which major contributors can yoink money away based on a legislator’s reasoned judgment that a particular vote is in his constituency’s best interests, regardless of what he may have said or promised in the past. The idea is that you make a contribution based on what you hope the candidate will do in office, but once elected the legislator needs to focus on the policy questions, and not on what each individual decision will do for his campaign’s coffers.
That’s not to say that refunds cannot be had. Indeed, it has been estimated that Sen. Arlen Specter has voluntarily refunded about $850,000 to disappointed contributors since his change in parties last year, and if Sen. Brown is as honorable as Sen. Specter he will do the same. According to his latest FEC filings, he currently has over $6 million cash on hand, post-election.
The folks to contact are in his campaign office — not his Senate offices — and their contact info is as follows:
Mail: Brown for U.S. Senate
200 Reservoir Street, Suite 101
Needham, MA 02494Email: info@brownforussenate.com
Phone: 781-444-0200
Let us know how you make out.
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Inouye Signs Bennet Public Option/Reconciliation Letter, Rockefeller Disappoints
As of this morning, the total stands at 23, with powerful Appropriations chair Sen. Daniel Inouye signing on to the public option/reconciliation letter.
The bad news is, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, perhaps unduly affected by the retirement of Evan Bayh, has a problem with using reconciliation to get the public option, saying it would be too partisan.
“I don’t think the timing of it is very good,” the West Virginia Democrat said on Monday. “I’m probably not going to vote for that, although I’m strongly for the public option, because I think it creates, at a time when we really need as much bipartisan[ship] … as possible. “
Rockefeller added: “I don’t think you [pursue] something like the public option, which cannot pass, will not pass. And if we get the Senate bill–both through the medical loss ratio and the national plans, which have in that, every one of them has to have one not-for-profit plan, which is sort of like a public option.”
It’s not even entirely clear that he will support reconciliation period. Brian Beutler speculates that Rockefeller could be holding out in deference to the summit, since he will be one of the attendees. It is, however, a sobering reminder for all of us on exactly what being “strongly for the public option” really means to these Senators. Being for it in theory is not going to be enough, and signing on to a letter is easy. Working your colleagues and pressuring leadership isn’t, but it’s what has to happen to keep the momentum going. The more Senators who sign, the easier that task becomes.
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Jeff A. Katz: TextLove — “Hey Babe, What’s Up?”
Our penchant for technology has only made our quest for companionship easier. Want to test if the girl you want has even the slightest interest in what you’re doing without putting yourself out there completely? Send along that blank “accidental” text message.
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Gerald Sindell: The Day I Saved the BBC
A single radio listener can save classical radio for the whole world. With just a few keystrokes. Shows you something about the leverage of the social media.
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Susan Sarandon Vomited On: Puked On By A Transsexual
It was not Susan Sarandon’s night at The Box, where throngs of partygoers stayed from late Thursday into the early morning to help the Lower East Side burlesque club ring in its third anniversary. Sarandon, who recently separated from Tim Robb…
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