Archive for October, 2011

Keli Goff: Should Student Loan Debt Be a Crime?

An 18 year-old with no credit history and no job walks into a bank and requests a loan to buy a $100,000 condo. What is the loan officer most likely to say?
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Keli Goff: Should Student Loan Debt Be a Crime?

An 18 year-old with no credit history and no job walks into a bank and requests a loan to buy a $100,000 condo. What is the loan officer most likely to say?
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Chris Weigant: Horrifying Hallowe’en Tales, Left And Right

Herman Cain wins the GOP nomination for president, and before next year's election a law is passed (over Obama's veto) that restricts voting rights to those not working off their unending debt to Uncle Sam.
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Video: Herman Cain’s day: Harassment allegations, financial woes

CBS News/National Journal campaign reporter Lindsey Boerma reports on Herman Cain's roller coaster day on the trail, after allegations of sexual harassment were reported by a news outlet late Sunday.

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Grant Gustin, ‘Glee’ Gay Villain, Dishes On Role And Working With Darren Criss

"Glee" has always been praised for its positive portrayal of gay characters, but now, a newbie is joining the cast -- and according to early reports, this one isn't afraid to play dirty.

TVLine reported in September that theater veteran Grant Gustin had signed on to play Sebastian, a gay Dalton Academy Warbler who's a potential rival love interest for Blaine (Darren Criss). Interestingly, Sebastian's first episode is set to air Nov. 8, one week after Blaine is said to be finally consummating his relationship with current boyfriend Kurt (Chris Colfer), according to TVLine.

Gustin reveals details of his new scheming character in the latest issue of Billboard. The actor, whose recent credits include a national touring production of "West Side Story," also talked about dealing with "Gleeks" and working with Criss, whom he describes as "great."


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J.H. Snider: The Case of the Missing White House Petitions

Given that We The People does in fact enhance the values of democratic deliberation and accountability, it may be unfair to emphasize the ways it fails to reach its potential.
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MF Global goes bankrupt, is 1st U.S. casualty of European crisis

The Wall Street firm run by former Goldman Sachs Chairman and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine filed for bankruptcy Monday morning, making it the first big American casualty of the European debt crisis.


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Mike Ragogna: Yellowcard’s Audio Exclusive, Chatting with Pegi Young, Van Hunt and Tommy Keene, Plus PopMarket and Girl Talk’s Halloween Playlist

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photo credit: Nicole Zeno

With Yellowcard's release of the acoustic version of their critically-acclaimed album When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes last week, it only proved that Yellowcard is indeed back. After a brief hiatus that lasted a little over three years, the band has regained all the momentum they've been building since they started back in 1997 in Florida. "Last year when we finished recording our album, we decided to record a few of the songs to be used as b-sides here and there," says vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key. "We ended up recording all the songs this way and tried to get Hopeless Records to release it as an acoustic version of the entire record and they seemed to think it was a great idea." Launched as a secret release (fans were only told the night before the album went on sale that October 24th), When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes (Acoustic) continues Yellowcard's appreciation for their fans who embraced the band's return with open arms. "This is something the band has wanted to do for a very long time and we have been so looking forward to surprising all of our fans with this record. It is the least we can do for the amazing support they have given us as we try to rebuild this career that we love so much."


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Hillary Clinton Credited With Key Role In Success Of NATO Airstrikes, Libyan Rebels

TRIPOLI, Libya — At 5:45 p.m. on March 19, three hours before the official start of the air campaign over Libya, four French Rafale jet fighters streaked across the Mediterranean coastline to attack a column of tanks heading toward the rebel city of Benghazi. The jets quickly obliterated their targets—and in doing so nearly upended the international alliance coming to Benghazi’s rescue.

France’s head start on the air war infuriated Italy’s prime minister, who accused Paris of upstaging NATO. Silvio Berlusconi warned darkly of cutting access to Italian air bases vital to the alliance’s warplanes.

“It nearly broke up the coalition,” said a European diplomat who had a front-row seat to the events and who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters between allies. Yet, the rift was quickly patched, thanks to a frenzied but largely unseen lobbying effort that kept the coalition from unraveling in its opening hours.


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Iran praises Iraq as U.S. withdrawal nears

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the pullout will constitute 'golden pages' in Iraq's history and credits the Iraqi people's 'unified resistance' for leading to the planned U.S. exit.

The war of words between Tehran and Washington intensified Sunday, with Iran's supreme leader crediting the "unified resistance" of the Iraqi people with having forced the U.S. military out of Iraq.


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