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Published: 02/17/11

What CNN Didn't Want to Show in the Lara Logan Photo

By  Joseph Schuman - AOL News
What CNN Didn't Want to Show in the Lara Logan Photo

The image is already infamous for the horrendous event that took place moments after a photographer captured it. It shows CBS News correspondent Lara Logan with a jostling crowd of Egyptian men in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday night. CBS said it was taken just before she was attacked and sexually assaulted amid the uproar and jubilation that followed President Hosni Mubarak's decision to resign. The faces of the people behind her seem to reflect a range of emotions, from anger and anxiety to joy and celebration. One smiling man in a hooded sweatshirt appears to be holding up a "V" sign for ...

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Published: 09/3/10

Off-Court Drama With Fight at US Open [VIDEO]

By  Paul Wachter - AOL News
Off-Court Drama With Fight at US Open [VIDEO]

(Sept. 3) -- While tennis is a gentleman's (and gentlewoman's, of course) sport, it's not unheard of for a little fisticuffs in the stands. Often it happens when players representing countries with geopolitical issues take the court. Serbs and Croats are one of the notable combustible mixes. And while a Serb, Novak Djokovic, was on court against Philipp Petzschner of Germany at Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night, the fight that broke out had nothing to do with central Europe. No, it was of the common American variety. A young man was swearing too much for an older lady's liking. She ...

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Published: 09/1/10

TV 'Warm-Up Guys' Have One Odd Job

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
TV 'Warm-Up Guys' Have One Odd Job

(Sept. 1) – There are no small roles in showbiz, but there is a really weird one: audience "warm-up guy." Most people know that many of their favorite TV shows are taped in front of a live studio audience. What you may not know, however, is that for the duration of those lengthy live tapings, there's usually a guy with a microphone hanging out in the bleachers with the audience, keeping people entertained and prompting them to giggle for the cheesy laugh track. Monica Garske for AOL News "Warm-up guys" Ezra Weisz, left, and Darrin Butters use comedy to pump up audiences for live ...

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Published: 04/16/09

The Tea Party Attendance Count

By  Dave - Politics Daily
The Tea Party Attendance Count

Pajamas TV currently has it at 462,803. The writeup, obviously done a little earlier...PJTV's Crowd Estimates for Tea Parties Still ClimbingThe estimated number of participants in yesterday's tea parties - sent in by citizen journalists who signed up to the site to enter attendance data from the event they participated in - currently stands at more than 383,000. More than 850 ordinary Americans signed up to report on their community's protest. The number of participants will continue to rise as more of our field observers upload their photos and videos of the events and send us their ...

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