President Obama Sings Al Green at the Apollo Theater
President Obama swung through New York City on a fundraising tour on Thursday, that included an impromptu singing performance on the stage of the Apollo Theater.
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President Obama swung through New York City on a fundraising tour on Thursday, that included an impromptu singing performance on the stage of the Apollo Theater.
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Yesterday's internet-wide protest may not have killed Congress's anti-piracy efforts completely, but a lot of legislators (including some co-sponsors) suddenly can't run away from the bills fast enough.
ABC News reportedly plans to air a "potentially explosive" interview with Newt Gingrich's second ex-wife Marianne, just two days before the South Carolina primary and hours after tonight's CNN debate.
Kodak officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last night, ending recent speculation that the iconic camera and film company with a history going back more than 130-years was doomed.
An unknown person appeared to throw some kind of smoke bomb over the White House fence last night during a demonstration by Occupy protestors outside the main gates.
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The Los Angeles City Council approved a city ordinance Tuesday requiring porn peformers to wear condoms while filming sex scenes, but the measure is unlikely to make the industry or its workers any safer.
A group of European tourists traveling through northern Ethiopia was attacked by gunmen who killed five people, wounded two, and kidnapped four others, including two Ethiopian guides.
Wikipedia, Google, and Craigslist are leading today's Internet protest march by changing their home pages in defiance of the SOPA and Protect IP bills.
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The most-hated Congress ever is back in session today, as the House of Representatives reconvenes after the holiday break for some good old-fashioned election-year gridlock.
All 158 Peace Corps volunteers who were living and working in Honduras have now left the country after the organisation decided it was too dangerours for them to remain.
Mitt Romney took the brunt of the attacks in last night's first South Carolina debate, with all the other remaining candidates looking to bring the front-runner back to the pack.
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An interesting debate took place on MSNBC yesterday, when the the chief counsel for NBC Universal went on the air to vigorously defend the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Campaign aides for Jon Huntsman are saying that the former governor of Utah will withdraw from the Republican primary race on Monday and endorse Mitt Romney for president.
Airport travelers left $409,085.56 at security checkpoints across the country in 2010, simply by emptying the change in their pockets into those plastic bins and not picking it up again.
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Newt Gingrich's attack ads are growing increasingly strange (and desperate) as a new YouTube ad compares Mitt Romney to John Kerry — specifically his ability to decode the crazy language of French people.
The Obama administration has reportedly opened a "secret" line of communication between Washington and Tehran in order to warn leaders there that closing the Strait of Hormuz would provoke an American response.
Apple has called a halt to all iPhone sales in China after huge crowds disrupted the launch of the iPhone 4S in Beijing. And now there's video.
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North Korea announced today that Kim Jong-il's body will be put on permanent display in Kumsusan Memorial Palace, lying beside the body of his father, for all to see.
Political attacks on Mitt Romney and his old day job have divided the normally pro-business Republican Party and are giving most Americans their first look at the mysterious world of private equity.
Mississippi's attorney general has convinced a state judge to block 203 pardons handed out by Governor Haley Barbour on his last day in office, even though some of those violent criminals had already been released from jail.
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Mitt Romney's big victory in New Hampshire was decisive, but expected, which means it will take another 10 days — and another vote in South Carolina — before any more Republican contenders are driven from the race.
An Iranian scientist was killed in a bomb blast on Wednesday, suggesting that Western forces may be dismantling the country's nuclear program from within.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivered a defiant televised address on Tuesday saying that he will not step down and will not institute new democratic reforms, insisting that unrest in his country is the work of a foreign conspiracy.
New Jersey State Assemblyman Alex DeCroce collapsed and died in the Statehouse late on Monday night, just hours before lawmakers were set to begin the new legislative year.
Jon Huntsman jumps out to an early lead in the New Hampshire primary (2 votes!), but got more bad news when his application for the Arizona ballot was rejected.
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Newt Gingrich may not be able to win the Republican presidential nomination, but with the help of a wealthy casino magnate with powerful allies around globe, he's going to do everything he can to make sure Mitt Romney doesn't either.
Last-minute polls show Jon Huntsman finally starting to make an impact on the New Hampshire primary, but is it too little too late?
Amir Hekmati, an American citizen who was accused by Iran of being a spy for the CIA, has been sentenced to death by that country's Revolutionary Court.
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The reunited Van Halen — with, yes, original singer David Lee Roth — gave a giant dose of '80s nostalgia to long-time fans and music critics at an invite only club show on Thursday night.
Iran promises more military action in the Strait of Hormuz, western nations try turn up the economic and regular Iranians prepare for the real possibility of war.
A Iowa caucus goer claims the Republican Party's vote totals were off by 20 votes in favor of Mitt Romney, a error that if fixed would be enough to swing the final tally to Rick Santorum.
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A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home in 2010 was mistakenly deported to Colombia, despite being an American citizen who doesn't speak Spanish.
Rick Santorum raised more than $1 million in the day after the Iowa caucus and has brought in more cash via online donations in last week then he did in the previous six months combined.
A series of bombings struck across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing 24 people in the latest round of sectarian violence since the departure of American soldiers.
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The best TV moment from last night's coverage of the Iowa caucus was a late night phone appearance by two ladies who were dragooned into service to count votes for CNN in the middle of the night.
The last Republican nominee is set to weigh in on the next one as John McCain will reportedly back Mitt Romney during an appearance in New Hampshire today.
Rick Perry has returned to Texas to "reassess" his presidential campaign in the wake of a fifth-place finish in the Iowa Caucus.
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