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Afghan Army Rife With Corruption, Incompetence, U.S. Military Report Says (VIDEO)

| December 30, 2009

Read More: Afghan Security Forces, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Army, Pentagon, Rachel Maddow Show, Warwire

On the "Rachel Maddow Show" Tuesday night, NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel discussed a new Pentagon report that paints a sobering picture of the...

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Bobby McCray's DUI Twitter Defense: Tweets Refute DWI With Pizza Excuse

| December 30, 2009

Read More: Bobby McCray, Bobby McCray DUI, Bobby McCray DWI, Bobby McCray DWP, Bobby McCray Pizza, Bobby McCray Tweet, Bobby McCray Twitter, New Orleans Saints, Nfl, Poll, Twitter Sports

New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray had not tweeted since December 10, but the lineman is back in full force following a Tuesday morning...

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GOP Seeks Political Gain In Obama's Response To Failed Terror Attack

The Washington Post | Philip Rucker | December 30, 2009

Read More: Flight 253, Gop, Homeland Security, National Security, Northwest Flight 253, Obama, President Obama, Terrorism, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

Republicans are jumping on President Obama's response to the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner as the latest evidence that Democrats do not...

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LaGuardia, Kennedy Airports Get Beefed Up Security

nydailynews.com | By Edgar Sandoval and Katie Nelson | December 30, 2009

Read More: Airport Security, Flying, JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, LaGuardia Airport, National Guard, New York Airports, Terrorism

Security in and out of LaGuardia and Kennedy airports was as tight as a bursting suitcase Tuesday. Weary jet-setters said they could feel the presence...

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Brad, Shiloh And Zahara Visit Angelina On Set

X17 | December 30, 2009

Read More: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Celebrity Kids, Salt, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt

we spotted Angelina Jolie doing re-shoots for Salt in NYC, and at the end of the day we snapped Brad and the girls visiting...

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Hiram Monserrate Criticized By Fellow Senators In Report

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | December 30, 2009

Read More: Hiram Monserrate, Hiram Monserrate Assault, Karla Giraldo, Monserrate Committee, Monserrate Report, New York State Senate

Senator Hiram Monserrate behaved recklessly and callously after his companion was hurt during an argument at his Queens home, failing to call 911, dragging her...

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Bloomberg Gives Over $1 Million In Campaign Bonuses

nydailynews.com | By Elizabeth Benjamin and Adam Lisberg | December 30, 2009

Read More: Bonus, Bonuses, Campaign Bonuses, Mayoral Campaign Bonuses, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg Bonuses, Mike Bloomberg, New York City, New York Mayoral Election

Mayor Bloomberg's campaign staff found a little something extra in their Christmas stockings last week - more than $1 million in bonuses for a job...

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'Jeggings' Waits To Receive Entry In Oxford English Dictionary

| December 30, 2009

Read More: Jeggings, Jeggings Definition, Jeggings Dictionary, Jeggings OED

"Jeggings" is wait-listed to receive an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, the Guardian UK reports. The jeans-plus-leggings were popularized by super-skinny starlets earlier this...

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Never Give Up: How The Son Of A World Trade Center Hero Decided Nothing Would Keep Him Down

| December 30, 2009

Read More: 9/11, 911, 911 Attacks, Graziano, Joey Graziano, September 11th, Slideshow, World Trade Center, World Trade Center Attacks

By Luke Mullins Special to the Huffington Post Introduction With as many as 1,700 students pursuing just 32 slots, the chances of winning a...

Tim Tebow's Mom To Star In Focus On The Family Superbowl Ad: Report

Colorado Springs Independent | By Jim Hightower | December 30, 2009

Read More: Focus On The Family, Pam Tebow, Religion, Superbowl Ad, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow's Mom Abortion Ad

What is also true -- and I'm not kidding about this -- is that during the telecast, mixed in among all the hilarious, watch-my-wife-Susie-blow-beer-out-of-her-nose commercials,...

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Diane Sawyer Ratings: No Immediate Changes At "World News"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | December 29, 2009

Read More: Abc, ABC News, ABC World News Ratings, Diane Sawyer, Diane Sawyer Ratings, Diane Sawyer World News

NEW YORK — Anchor changes at ABC's two biggest newscasts did nothing during their first week to shake NBC's dominance in the ratings. NBC's "Nightly...

Colin Farrell Baptizes Son In Poland

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | December 30, 2009

Read More: Celebrity Kids, Colin Farrell, Colin Farrell Baby, Poland

WARSAW, Poland — Irish-born actor Colin Farrell and his girlfriend, Polish actress Alicja Bachleda-Curus, have baptized their infant son in Poland. The Fakt and Super...

U.S. Had Intelligence From Yemen On Nigerian Attack Before Christmas

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT and LOLITA C. BALDOR | December 30, 2009

Read More: Detroit Plane Attack, Flight 253, Nigerian Attack, Plane Attack Intelligence, Us Attack Intelligence, Us Intelligence Yemen

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is demanding answers on why information was never pieced together by the U.S. intelligence community to trigger red flags about...

Graham, McCain, Lieberman Demand Halt Of Gitmo Detainee Transfer -- A Week Late

The Washington Independent | Daphne Eviatar | December 30, 2009

Read More: Graham, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo Prisoners, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Lieberman, Lindsey Graham, Mccain, Yemen, Yemeni Detainees Guantanamo

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) sent a letter to President Obama today asking him to halt the transfer of...

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White Slab Palace Lawsuit: Raina Kumra Claims Injuries From Falling Moose Head

AP | December 29, 2009

Read More: Lawsuits, Moose Head, New York City Restaurants, Nyc Food, NYC Restaurants, Raina Kumra, White Slab Palace

NEW YORK — A Web designer says she was struck by the decor at a New York City restaurant – when it fell on her...

Grandmas In Front Of A Green Screen. Need We Say More? (VIDEO)

| December 30, 2009

Read More: Avatar, Funny Videos, Grandmas Green Screen, Grandmas In Front Of Green Screen, Green Screen Grandmas, Green Screen Rollercoaster, Video

For all the technological advances we've made this decade, perhaps we've forgotten that a simple approach is often the way to go. Sure, James Cameron...

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Tavern On The Green's Last Days

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | December 30, 2009

Read More: Central Park, Dean Poll, Guernsey Auction, Jennifer Leroy, Tavern On The Green, Tavern On The Green Bankruptcy

NEW YORK — Tavern on the Green, once America's highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary swan song. The former sheepfold at the edge of Central...