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They Deserve an Up-or-Down Vote

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

DREAM Act kids? They deserve a vote. Judicial nominees? They deserve a vote. As long as the "they" being referenced are sympathetic to the vast majority of the American public, then the logic works.

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YouTube Stars Take To MTV To Premiere Music Videos (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.27.2013 | Media
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Shira Lazar

As a bonafide YouTube star, DeStorm is still cranking out roughly nine videos a week, including his daily vlogs, video on his second channel, and a big music video on his main channel.

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Romany Malco Recreates Oscar-Nominated Best Actor Performances (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.26.2013 | Comedy
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Shira Lazar

To round out our Academy Awards-themed week, actor Romany Malco ("Weeds", "40 Year-Old Virgin," "Think Like A Man") performs monologues from this ye...

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YouTube's Best Parodies of Oscars 2013 Best Picture Nominees (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.23.2013 | Entertainment
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Shira Lazar

For your pre-Oscars 2013 enjoyment, What's Trending gathered YouTube's most popular parodies of the films nominated for Best Picture at this Year's Academy Awards.

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65 Latino Stars Nominated For ALMA Awards: Meet The Class Of 2012 (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 09.16.2012 | Latino Voices
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Nominations for the 2012 ALMA Awards—which honor the positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment field—have been announced, and this year'...

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On the Republican Menu? Indigestion.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.29.2011 | Comedy
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Rick Horowitz

George Orlando Pickemright -- "G.O.P." to his friends, and he has millions of friends -- has a menu in his hands, and a hole in his soul. Where there ought to be passion -- the white heat of unbridled appetite -- he feels only vague stirrings.

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Obama Interviews Elena Kagan For Supreme Court Nominee

Newsweek | By Daniel Klaidman and Ben Adler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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NEWSWEEK has learned that President Obama interviewed Solicitor General Elena Kagan at the White House on Friday for the open seat on the Supreme Cour...

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Obama Supreme Court Nominee: The Case For Selecting A Sitting Politician

Politico | William Yeomans | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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But the president has an option that could minimize the filibuster threat, speed confirmation, avoid turning the court farther right, increase the cou...

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Obama Nominees Still Being Stalled By Republicans

The New York Times | Helene Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Almost every day, the news releases go up on the White House Web site and go out to reporters: "President Obama announces more key administration post...

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Dawn Johnsen Nomination Sent Back To White House For 'Reconsideration'

The Washington Post | Ed O'Keefe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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If passing health-care reform was the Senate's Christmas present to President Obama, then the confirmation of more than 30 of his nominees might as we...

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Sam Stein

Ben Nelson Tougher On Obama's Nominees Than Bush's

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Sen. Ben Nelson's opposition to President Obama's choice to head the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel appears to be the key obstacle to her ...

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Q & A: Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant Pour Out Their Hearts about Milk

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Brad Balfour

A diffident, and at times, defiant, hour-long press conference took place with cast members of Milk recently, but it didn't yield much of a sustained discussion on the film's talking points.

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