Anderson Cooper on NBC’s Late Night Friday told a childhood story that he never would have relayed on national television until recently. “When I was seven or eight, I fell in love with Robby Benson.” read more Source: NewsBusters blogs
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50 mental midgets who fell for fake story claiming Ann Coulter refused to board plane with black pilot
Yes, Shelly, it’s a joke. Which you would have known had you read the Daily Currant’s “About” page: Q. Are your newstories real? A. No. Our stories are purely fictional. However they are meant to address real-world issues through satire and often refer and link to real events happening in the world Unfortunately, many Twitter users… Read more »
GDP Fell in the Fourth Quarter of 2012
The Department of Commerce made news Wednesday by announcing the first quarterly decline in gross domestic product (GDP) since the recession ended in 2009. As always, GDP is only a summary measure, not the whole story. This GDP report continues the narrative of the past three years: We are making history with the slowest post-recession… Read more »
How to raise revenue and cut childhood obesity in one fell swoop
It should come as no surprise to anyone with a television that advertising for fast food joints and snack foods can be mighty persuasive. A new working paper by public health economists Michael Grossman, Roy Wada, and Erdal Tekin tries to quantify exactly how persuasive, and what this means for public health. Previous studies have… Read more »