From Abby Collard at slate.com:
When Michelle Obama moves into the White House next year, she will immediately become the most famous member of one of Washington’s most powerful and exclusive clubs: the Michelles. Click here for the list.
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GALLERY: The Most Powerful Michelles In Washington
Who knew that Michelle was such an auspicious name? Some of the most powerful, strong, influential women in Washington, D.C. are named Michelle.
Check out our Michelle gallery here!
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Obama TI Remix Whatever I Like
Here’s a new parody of TI’s smash hit Whatever You Like by an Obama impersonator. Its pretty funny. Watch it after the jump.
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GALLERY: Mutts Like Us, Famous Biracial People
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In his first press conference as President-Elect, Barack Obama famously referred to himself as a mutt comparing himself to dog of impure breed. Many people thought he was disrespecting his own mixed race heritage, but I thought it was brilliant.
Check out the gallery of other famous biracial people here.
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Congress Tells Auto-Industry Show Us A Plan
Democratic leaders in Congress sidetracked legislation to bail out the auto industry Thursday and demanded the Big Three develop a plan assuring the money would make them economically viable.
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Senate Votes to Pump Cash Into Auto-Industry
A bipartisan group of auto-state senators reached a last-ditch compromise Thursday to throw Detroit’s Big Three a government lifeline worth billions, but the plan faces an uphill battle in a reluctant Senate.
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Bush’s Walk of Shame, No Respect From World Leaders
In this video, Bush is walking past all the world leaders at the G20 summit. While all the other leaders shake eachother’s hands, nobody shakes Bush’s. CNN’s Rick Sanchez said that Bush looks like “the most unpopular kid in high school that nobody liked.”
Watch the Video After The Jump
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Taco Bell’s Beef With 50 Cent
Lawyers for the fast-food chain are calling 50 Cent’s federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan against Taco Bell just another attempt to “burnish his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a … good faith offer.”
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Romney: “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt”
By News One
From WXYZ.com:
In an editorial appearing in today’s New York Times, Michigan native and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney writes Congress should not give the Big 3 a bailout.
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