Via The Huffington Post: “This July, unless Congress intervenes, Pritchard likely will owe $4,000 more than he would have in student debt upon graduation. That’s because a 2007 law that kept federally subsidized Stafford loan interest rates low will expire this summer, leaving the rates to double from 3.4 to …
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Super Rich Surtax – It’s Time
Income inequality in the United States has reached epic proportions. Economist and professor Robert Reich believes a ‘Buffett tax’ (based on billionaire Warren Buffett who believes the rich should pay higher taxes) is not enough and that a surtax on the super rich is needed. TYT producer Lucas Lilieholm breaks …
Read More »Big Papa Joe, world’s biggest TouchWiz Fan – The Vergecast (clip)
From The Vergecast for Thursday, March 22nd, 2012. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com
Read More »Man Sues Secret Service (Arrested After Insulting Cheney)
Via NPR: “The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case involving the arrest of a Colorado man who was thrown in jail after telling Vice President Cheney in 2006 that the Bush administration’s policies in Iraq were “disgusting.” Environmental consultant Steven Howards is suing the Secret Service agents …
Read More »Pussycat Dolls Dance Training – Erin Sharoni
Erin Sharoni heads to the legendary 3rd Street Dance Studio in Beverly Hills for dance training from Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls. Subscribe to our channel for more sports videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=sbnation Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/SBNation) and follow us on Twitter (@SBNStudios)! SB Nation: Pro …
Read More »Etch-A-Sketch Disaster For Romney
Via Mediaite: “A central, longstanding criticism of Mitt Romney has been that he is a flip-flopper, changing his views according to political convenience…During a Wednesday morning appearance on CNN — asked about concern of alienating voters by veering too far right — Romney Communications Director Eric Fehrnstrom compared the campaign …
Read More »Marine Faces Dismissal Over Anti-Obama Facebook Posts
Via The Huffington Post: “A Marine facing dismissal from the Marine Corps for running a Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party and criticizing the Obama administration is still speaking out. But he has been getting little support from leading military law experts and free speech advocates who say he …
Read More »The “Tebow Has Polio?!” Episode – Shutdown Fullback
Having exhausted all current college football topics and solved all problems in modern sports, Shutdown Fullback heads for the ancient past. It was a different age, when hearts were enormous, when form was terrible, and when money flowed as freely as it pleased. First quarter: Tebow Tebow Tebow Tebow @ …
Read More »Dirty Thirty – Corporations Pay To Keep Tax Loopholes Open
Why do so many huge corporations get away with paying no taxes? Via The Huffington Post: “A report released Wednesday offers one possible explanation: In addition to spending nearly $500 million lobbying in a recent three-year period, those companies spread $41 million to the political campaigns of their friends in …
Read More »Cameron Dive is an Exploration First | National Geographic
James Cameron’s dive to the deepest point of the Marianna Trench joins other exploration “firsts” in world history. More About James Cameron’s Sub, Expedition and More deepseachallenge.com ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, …
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