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Italy's Berlusconi: I'm No Saint
He might be powerful, but Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "no saint." In the latest chapter of his long story of sex scandals, Berlusconi responds to new audio recordings between himself and a prostitute. He takes the what-did-you-expect approach, saying:
"There are tons of good-looking girls and entrepreneurs out there.
Love It or Leave It: Cap-Sac, the Fanny Pack For Your Head
Some diabolical entrepreneurs over at Cap-sac must have figured that in order to bring back the hideous '90s style fanny pack, it would need an update. Their solution? A fanny pack you wear on your head — a Cap-sac.
Women's Gyms to Be Banned in Saudi Arabia
Feeling too lazy to go to the gym? You might jump on a treadmill or lift a few weights in solidarity with women in Saudi Arabia who face the shutdown of all women-only gyms.
Saudi women already face extreme limitations on their freedoms under Wahhabi Islam: they are not allowed to drive, vote, or run for public office; they must be covered in the presence of unfamiliar men; and they're required to have a male guardian.
US Aid to Africa Bad for Africa?
It's amazing the things you can learn from a comedy show. Last night, Stephen Colbert invited Dambisa Moyo, the author of Dead Aid, on his show to discuss US aid to Africa. She says the type of assistance that celebrities lobby for and rich countries provide isn't always good for the continent.
Obama Wants Action and Patience to Get US Back on Course
Unsurprisingly, almost every question at tonight's press conference had to do with the economy. President Obama, who said we are beginning to "see signs of progress," took the opportunity to lay out his four priorities moving forward: health care, education, energy, and deficit reduction. When asked why it took him so long to express outrage over AIG's bonuses, Obama said: "It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I’m talking about when I speak."
10 Upsides to the Recession
Is it possible to read anything that doesn't belabor the economy today? Nope. Not even here!
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Would-be Japanese Space Tourist wants $21M back
You know how you sometimes buy a $200 pair of shoes, say, and then later regret it? Well, replace "shoes" with "trip to outer space" and $200 with $21 million and you'll understand Japanese millionaire Daisuke Enomoto's position. (As much as you can understand any problems a millionaire would have.) Without getting into the he said/she said details, this "eccentric entrepreneur" paid Virginia-based Space Adventures a buttload of money so that he could dress up as his favorite cartoon character and, through Space Adventure's alliance with the Russian space agency, be the first space tourist to do a spacewalk.
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Men Guilty Over Fake Penis Scam
You gotta hand it to these entrepreneurs. They saw a market for fake penises that heat up and squirt out urine so that people can fake drug tests — and by golly, they gave the people what they wanted! Their Whizzinator, in addition to having an awesome name, made them a lot of money between 2005 and 2008, and now they're going to pay for it with jail time.
Dallas Maverick Owner a Victim of Political Persecution?
Entrepreneur billionaire Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, responded forcefully to the insider trading complaint filed against him by the SEC yesterday, saying that the case is based upon official's win-at-any-cost ambitions." The feds allege that Cuban sold shares of a soon-to-be-doomed Internet search company in 2004 while the price was still high.
So what could be the potential political motivation behind Cuban's charges?
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