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Barry and Levon Whisper Sweet Nothings to Their Pudding
The State was a brilliant but short-lived sketch comedy show on MTV that left us with many wonderful legacies, including that of Levon and Barry (Sagittarius). These misguided casanovas dressed in head-to-toe velour and had a soft spot for pudding. What do Barry and Levon do with $240 dollars worth of pudding?
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Missouri State Rep: Do Poor Kids Really Need Free Lunches?
"Hunger can be a positive motivator."
— Missouri State Representative Cynthia Davis, responding to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on a Summer food program that provides “food during the summer for thousands of low-income Missouri children who rely on the school cafeteria for free or reduced-price meals during the regular school year.” According to Feeding America, one in five kids in Missouri often goes hungry. To watch Stephen Colbert's response, read more
Does Your Personality Match Your State of Residence & Mind?
Think you can judge a person by the state they live in? It might not be such a crazy notion according to new research on the geography of personality. Controlling for factors like race, income, and education, the study profiled 600,000 Americans with a 44-question personality test that evaluates five traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness.
States Struggling: Budget Crises Lead to Desperate Measures
If you thought your wallet was feeling light, it's not just you — states are feeling the budget crunch just as hard — with unique ways to manage the money meltdown.
In California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has just threatened to pay state employees federal minimum wage in an effort to push lawmakers to agree on a budget.
Wild West! 22% Think States Have Right to Secede—Some Did!
Ride 'em cowboys! Here's a little poll for you state's rights-ers out there: a new Zogby poll shows that one in five Americans believe that any state or region has the right to "peaceably secede from the United States and become an independent republic." Those in the South and East agreed a little stronger with the notion of ditching the "United" part (perhaps because they've done it before?) and young people agreed with the notion much more strongly — 40 percent of them in fact.
Oh Snap! Kylie Minogue Lights Up Empire State Building
Kylie Minogue lends her megawatt smile during a lighting of the Empire State Building in honor of the Coty-DKMS Linked Against Leukemia partnership yesterday in New York City.
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Diplomacy 2.0? State Department Turns to Online Groups
What do Google, MTV, Facebook, Howcast, and the US State Department all have in common? They're joining forces to fight terrorism, political oppression, and crime. Inspired by a Colombian Facebook movement against FARC rebels, the US government wants to take advantage of online youth groups that promote stability, human rights, and democracy.
Should Hillary Accept the Secretary of State Position?
Democratic officials have announced Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State.
While there's been much speculation that Clinton was among Obama's top picks, she reportedly requested time to consider the offer.
It's Not How You Feel on the Rides — Fairs Are Going Green!
Ah, state fair season! I can still feel the bruises on my forearms from scooping ice cream at mine when I was in high school. Though they're good old fashioned fun, fairs are kind of a suck on the planet.
Front Page: Obama to Discuss State of the Union Tonight!
- Although rookie presidents don't give an official state of the union address, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress tonight, laying out a sober, yet hopeful, assessment of the future. — CNN
- Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the New York Post, has apologized for the paper's chimp cartoon, which many saw as a racist depiction of President Obama. — Reuters
- US stocks bounced back a bit this morning, after the Dow Industrial and S&P 500 indexes hit a 12-year low yesterday.
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