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By Buck Wolf - AOL News(Dec. 26) – The United States may be facing shortages in fossil fuel, clean drinking water, jobs and fathers loyal to their families, but we've got an everlasting abundance of weird news – our last great natural resource. I'm leaving Octomom, the White House party crashers, Balloon Boy's parents and other wannabe reality TV wingnuts off my list of 2009's Weirdest News, simply because these media whores lust for publicity, no matter how negative. Why play their game? Besides, when Jon and Kate bombard us in a full multimedia attack, it's not weird. It's just plain wrong. Here ...
'HouseCast 9: Darren Rovell Talks Infomercials, NFL Draft and Burgers
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsThe FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.We promised a big week of podcasts Monday and we weren't lying. None other than Darren Rovell of CNBC Sports Biz fame joined Ryan and myself on the podcast machine to talk about his upcoming CNBC documentary: "As Seen on TV," which debuts Wednesday at 9 PM ET on CNBC. (View the preview right here. Right now. Actually, wait, listen to the podcast first. Then watch.) Rovell's documentary chronicles the amazing rise of infomercials and such products as the Snuggie, the Shamwow and the Chia Pet (although the last one might be on ...
Obama Flexes Centrist, Couch Potato Credentials In Surgeon General Pick
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyBarack Obama hasn't even taken office yet, and he's already gotten so lazy that he's just ordering administrators off the TV. We're talking about CNN's televised doctor, Sanjay Gupta, whom Obama is prepared to tap for surgeon general...President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial and ...
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