Thursday, April 28, 2011

DC mayor urges residents to fight Congress' budget

A day after getting arrested with other city leaders, the District of Columbia's mayor called on residents of the nation's capital to join him in protesting likely new restrictions on the city from Congress, drawing analogies to this year's popular uprisings in Egypt and Libya.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110412/ap_on_re_us/us_budget_dc_anger

2012 Republican hopefuls pan Obama's budget plan

Republicans considering a White House run in 2012 assailed President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction proposal and cast him as a tax-raising liberal who's failing to pull the nation back from the brink of financial catastrophe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110415/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gop_candidates_budget

Matt Damon: Not a fan of Obama

When CNN's Piers Morgan asked actor Matt Damon if he was happy with the way President Barack Obama has been running the country and if Damon was "a fan" of the president, Damon answered "no."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/03/02/matt.damon.piers.morgan.tonight/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Is Victoria's Secret Model Candice Swanepoel Too Thin?

When South African stunner Candice Swanepoel made an appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles to model the new line of swimwear by Victoria's Secret, her slight figure caused a major stir.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20478003,00.html?cnn=yes

Justin Bieber Says Besieged By Paparazzi In Israel

Can a teen idol get a break from the paparazzi when he visits holy sites?

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/392190/justin-bieber-says-besieged-by-paparazzi-in-israel/

President Obama and the First Lady take on Bullying in America

During an official White House Summit on Bullying, President Obama along with a panel of experts discussed the problems with bullies, and ways to stop it.

http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/03/president-obama-and-the-first-lady-take-on-bullying-in-america/

Grammy Awards cut 31 categories in big overhaul

In a major Grammys overhaul designed to reduce the bloated structure of the music industry's top awards, organizers said on Wednesday they would slash the number of categories to 78 from 109 for next year's ceremony.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/us-grammys-idUSTRE73556220110406