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Bella Is a Lousy Role Model, but Do We Only Care Because She's a Girl?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment

What is worth noting is that all of these male characters are basically users and abusers of their friends, family, and lovers. Yet Bella is attacked in various circles because she allows herself to be abused and used.

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Microsoft, News Corp Have Talked About De-Indexing From Google

Financial Times | Matthe Garrahan, Richard Waters, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch and the Internet, De-Index, News Corp, Microsoft, Online Subscriptions, Content, Bing, Facebook, Google Summaries, Wall Street Journal, Pay for News, Msnbc, Internet, Search Engine War, The Sun, Rupert Murdoch, Google Rss, Search Engine, Stories, News, Online News, Google Headlines, Myspace, Rss, Link Economy, Google, Fair Use, Media News

Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company's being paid to "de-index" its news websites from Google...

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The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Senior Citizen Hegemons, Qatif Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al Khabaz, Education for Employment, News, Arab Employment, United Nations, Employment, Sheikh Hamad Bin-Khalifa-Al-Thani, Simmons College, Lebanon, World, Arab Youth Supercomputer 2010, United Arab Emirates, Arab Youth, Arab Unemployment, Investigation and Prosecution Commission, Arabs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Google, Violence, Ilo, Jobs, Arab Youths, Manpower, Palestine, Yemen, Crime, United States, MENA Region, Prince Sultan University, Morrocco, Cisco, Qatif Youth Achievement Award, Uae, Prince Salman Education for Employment Initiative, Arab, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Gallup, Al Hadi Medical Clinic, International Labor Organization, Us Unemployment, Mena, Ron Bruder, Terrorism, Sheikha Mozah, Google Economy, Ipc, Efe, Silatech, Qatif, Riyad, World News

While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.

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Fallon & The Roots Slow Jam Low Voter Turn Out (VIDEO)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Slow Jam, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, News, Late Night, The Roots, Voter Turn Out, Election, Voter, Jimmy Fallon, Voting, Comedy News

Compared to the 2008 election, the midterm elections weren't nearly as exciting. So, to make a low Democratic turnout at the polls a little more stimu...

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North Carolina School Sells Test Points For $20 To Raise Money

AP | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Susie Shepherd, News, North Carolina School, Rosewood Middle School, Education, Home News

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Administrators have nixed a North Carolina middle school's cash-for-grades fundraiser. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported...

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Cartoon: Fort Hood

Shan Wells | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

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Fort Hood soldiers remembered.

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Anonymous Democratic Strategist Claims White House Discouraged Fox News Appearances

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

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At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presi...

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"Allahu Akbar": Ft. Hood General Says Hasan Shouted "God Is Great!" Before Shooting (VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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FORT HOOD, Texas -- The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman s...

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Michael Pollan's 'Hummer-Driving Vegan' Claim Debunked

Kyle Cassidy | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Enviro, Wend, Debunk, Prius, Michael Pollan, Vegan, Green, Media, Huffington Post, Meat, Hummer, News, Kyle Cassidy, Green News

Michael Pollan stated that "A vegan in a Hummer has a lighter carbon footprint than a beef-eater in a Prius" at the Pop-Tech conference last Saturday. The only problem is, the statement isn't true.

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Purity, Integrity, Inspiration: Possible in 2009 News Online?

Sheila Shayon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Religion, Newspapers, Media, Online Media, News, Yellow Journalism, Journalism, Pulitzer Prize, Craig Newmark, Joseph Pulitzer, New York World, Mary Baker Eddy, Christian Science Monitor, Media News

In 2009, the Christian Science Monitor, a 100 year-old news organization, became the first nationally circulated newspaper to replace its daily print edition with its website.

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The Pumpkin Dance Remix (VIDEO)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Dancer, Nebraska, News, Omaha, Halloween, Pumpkin Dance, Pumpkin Man, Funny Videos, Kxvo, Lol, Comedy News

Just in time for Halloween we've found this hilarious video (courtesy of Buzzfeed). It's a remix of a 2006 viral video known as the "Pumpkin Dance" in...

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Just in Time for Halloween: The 10 Best Modern 'Direct-to-DVD' Horror Films

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment

The Children isn't the most violent film, nor the goriest or showiest. It haunts because it boils itself down to an unanswerable question: would you kill your own sick children to prevent them from killing you?

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Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: 2000 Election, Think Progress, Gay Rights March, Daily Show, Barack Obama, Propaganda, Opinion, Fox News, Dan Moody, Tea Party, News, Fox News Channel, Journalism, Media News

If Fox News rises up to the challenge of confessing their real identity and real purpose, then -- and only then -- should Obama take on that conservative voice in an interview on their air.

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Richard Heene, Balloon Boy Dad, Expected To Face Criminal Charges

Posted 10.18.2009 | Denver

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Watch Sheriff Jim Alberden's Sunday Morning Press Conference: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy * * * * * * ...

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HuffPost Review: Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Bros, Reviews, Scott Mendelson, Imax, Where the Wild Things Are, News, Spike Jonze, Movies, Entertainment News

The idea of high-quality entertainment that is specifically directed at children seems to be an oxymoron in the critical community. However, Where the Wild Things Are, is very much a high-quality children's movie.

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Palestinian Memo: Hopes In Obama "Evaporated" After "Zionist Lobby" Pressure

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — The Palestinian president's political party says all hopes in the Obama administration have "evaporated," accusing the White House o...

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HuffPost Review: Paranormal Activity (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Blair Witch Project, Reviews, Scott Mendelson, Jaws, Paranormal Activity, Horror, Deep Blue Sea, News, Movies, Paramount, Entertainment News

Horror films work best when you realize that you cannot trust the filmmakers. But writer/director Oren Peli crafts a low-tech chiller that almost plays too fair with the audience.

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Arab States Have Launched Secret Moves To Stop Using U.S. Currency For Oil Trading

The Independent | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

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By Robert Fisk | The Independent In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning - along with China, Rus...

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Day One in Padang, Indonesia: Aid Worker Arrives in Earthquake Zone

Louis Belanger | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Indonesia Earthquake, Padang Earthquake, Oxfam, Humanitarian Aid, East Asia, News, World News

In all my years of working in the aid world, starting in 1978 in Indonesia, I have never witnessed such a rapid and relentless series of crises as I've seen this week.

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HuffPost Review: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Enemies, Scott Mendelson. Movies, Superman, Reviews, News, Batman, Blu Ray, Dvd, Entertainment News

If Public Enemies was merely a three-part episode of Superman: The Animated Series, it would be a good one. But it falls short as a stand-alone movie.

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On Iranian Nuclear Weapons - From the Perspective of an Iranian Nuclear Weapon

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Comedy News, Nuclear Weapons, Annie Hall, News, Ben Berkon, Woody Allen, Comedy News

I thought I looked a little fat in my New York Times profile, but I've heard that "human fear" adds fifteen pounds -- especially when you're part fission, part fusion.

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Huff Post Review: Whip It (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roller Derby, Whip It, Reviews, News, Scott Mendelson, Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Movies, Entertainment News

Whip It is one of the most enjoyable film experiences of 2009. It's a formula picture through and through, but it is a truly entertaining one.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Gets a Trailer

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Trailer, Jackie Earle Haley, Freddy Krueger, Clancy Brown, Wes Craven, Scott Mendelson, News, Movies, Nightmare on Elm Street, Entertainment News

While everyone seems to be trying harder than the gang behind Friday the 13th, this feels like a fancier redo of something that held up pretty well in the first place.

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Does This Misspelled Tea Party Sign Make My Butt Look Big?

Beth Armogida | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stress, Rallies, Tea Party Protests, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Anderson Cooper, Right Wing, Tea Party, News, Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, Comedy News

Every time I see those handmade signs at the Tea Parties displaying anti-Obama phrases filled with hate, fear and misspelled words held by flocks of pallid agitators my stress level reaches a new high.

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Huff Post Review - Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins; Cartoon Network; Blu Ray; DVD; Warner Bros; Batman Begins;, Reviews, Scott Mendelson, News, Movies, Entertainment News

I'm not a particularly die-hard fan of the Scooby Doo franchise, but I have a passing interest. I was shocked at how enjoyable this movie is. It just plain works on every level.

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