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Bad news for comedians. Good news for the rest of us. George W. Bush held his final press conference today. He admitted to mistakes such as the Mission Accomplished banner and WMD’s in Iraq.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave Channel 4’s annual alternative Xmas message this year. In the video he congratulated Barack Obama for becoming the 44th President of the USA and urged Muslims and Christians to work together for brotherhood and unity.

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I truly believe that we dodged a serious bullet this year with the election of Barack Obama. While I cannot say for certain what would’ve happened if John McCain had won the election this year, here is an educated guess at what might have happened if the philosophies and attitudes of John McCain and Sarah Palin were brought into the current political climate of the US and the world.

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While artists like Beyonce, Jay Z and Jennifer Hudson all have been rumored to be performing at Barack Obama’s inauguration, the Hampton University Marching Band is one of the first acts confirmed to be invited to perform.

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With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.

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