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• Taylor Swift Tune Gets Same-Sex Twist
  A University of Rochester a cappella singing group has whipped up a nifty cover of Taylor Swift's megahit You Belong With Me and a video parody with a twist—both parties are male. Watch a live performance featuring a Kanye West joke above; click here to see Swift's original and... […]
• Letterman to NYPD, Prosecutors: Thank You
  The David Letterman blackmail case ended with a guilty plea today, and the Late Night host wasted little time thanking the prosecutors and investigators who nailed Robert Halderman. "I’d never been involved in anything like this in my life, and I was concerned and full of anxiety and nervous and... […]
• Andrew Young Dodges Jail Over Edwards Sex Tape
  A North Carolina judge threatened Andrew Young with jail today but didn't order him incarcerated. The former aide to John Edwards and his wife, Cheri, are due back in court Friday to answer more questions about a sex tape showing the 2004 vice presidential candidate and mistress Rielle Hunter. At... […]
• Energy Exec's Body Found in New Orleans
  Four days after he disappeared in New Orleans, the body of a Houston energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River today. Douglas Schantz, 54, went missing after a night of drinking on Bourbon Street. Surveillance cameras captured footage of the president of Sequent Energy Management walking toward a docked... […]
• Guns at Starbucks? Time for a New Coffee Shop
  Is Starbucks trying to become the NRA's favorite company, or has the coffee titan just lost its nerve? For a company that's nearly conquered the world, Starbucks put up no resistance to "open-carry" advocates who want to treat their Virginia, California, and Washington stores like Wild West saloons, writes Derrick... […]
• Joe Biden Condemns Israeli Settlement Snub
  Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem today, casting a cloud over a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks. His remarks came after Israel's Interior Ministry said it had approved... […]
• Eric Massa on Allegations: 'No, No, No, No, No'
  Eric Massa went on Glenn Beck's show today and emphatically denied that he made sexual advances to male staffers. "No, no, no, no, no," said the newly resigned congressman when asked about the charges. "Now they're saying I groped a male staffer. Yeah, I did," he said. "Not only did... […]
• First Lady to Give 3 Commencement Addresses
  Michelle Obama plans to give three commencement speeches this spring. The first lady will address the graduating classes of the University of Arkansas and the Anacostia Senior High School in Washington. She'll also speak at the graduation ceremony at George Washington University—assuming the students and faculty meet her challenge... […]
• Conan O'Brien's Twitter Buddy Shows Class
  When Conan O'Brien picked Sarah Killen at random to be the person he'd follow on Twitter, it wouldn't have been a huge surprise if she milked her fame and turned "into a real douche," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams. And while Killen has indeed become a bit of a media darling... […]