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President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year’s End [VIDEO]
In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.
“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.
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Brad Paisley Reacts to Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi’s Death
Brad Paisley has a few ideas of what should become of recently killed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The active tweeter posted two thoughts on the topic, and indicated the dictator would not be in his thoughts and prayers moving forward.
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President Obama Doesn’t Want Daughters ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’
The Kardashians may be fans of President Obama’s, but it doesn’t seem the affection is terribly mutual.
In an interview with iVillage this week, First Lady Michelle Obama said her husband wishes daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10, wouldn’t tune in to ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’
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Michelle Obama Sets Jumping Jacks World Record With a Mob of Kids [VIDEO]
As part of her noble initiative to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama gathered 450 kids on the White House’s South Lawn on Tuesday in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.
Yes, there’s a record for that.
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‘Occupy Sesame Street’ Protest Takes on Unsafe Conditions at the Jim Henson Workshop [IMAGES]
Can you tell me how to get to ‘Occupy Sesame Street’? Grover’s in trouble!
Spawned from the far-more-serious Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread to 25 cities, the Occupy Sesame Street spoof has invaded the Web. It’s about time Kermit and the gang stood up for employee rights at the Jim Henson Workshop.
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Betty White Announces Presidential Run on ‘The Late Late Show’ [VIDEO]
It seems like there are a lot of people running for President Obama‘s job. Now we can add one more: America’s Sweetheart, Betty White.
On last night’s ‘Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,’ White announced her run for President of the United States.
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ESPN And Hank Williams Jr. Part Ways After ‘Controversial’ Comments [VIDEO]
October 6, 2011 ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways and both agree to disagree on who broke up with who. Both sides have come out with statements and said that they broke it off with the other one, after 22 years the Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN marriage is over.
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Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President
Sarah Palin has finally ended months of speculation and announced she will not seek the GOP nomination for president.
The former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate issued a statement that read in part, “As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.”
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ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Song from ‘Monday Night Football’ for Calling Obama ‘Hitler’ [VIDEO]
ESPN pulled country star Hank Williams Jr.’s ‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday Night’ opener from the telecast of ‘Monday Night Football’ after Williams appeared on television comparing President Barack Obama to murderous dictator Adolf Hitler.
The song, a modified version of Williams’ 1984 hit, ‘All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight,’ has won four Emmys and has ushered in the Monday night games for some 20 years.
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Brad Paisley – First Amendment Ad [VIDEO]
Brad Paisley was recently in Parade magazine. He was in an ad for the First Amendment.
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Marge Simpson and First Lady Barbara Bush Exchanged Letters in 1990
Marge Simpson thought it was unfair when Barbara Bush labeled ‘The Simpsons‘ “the dumbest thing I had ever seen” during an interview the then-First Lady did in 1990.
So Marge wrote Barbara a letter in which she explained that she was “deeply hurt” by the criticism, and that she wasn’t sure why Bush hadn’t given her family “the benefit of the doubt.”