Traditionally, Roger Goodell welcomes the top NFL draft picks with a hug after they get selected. Here are this year’s highlights set to music. Video footage: NFL Network

“John Paulk, who for years was known as the poster boy for the Christian “ex-gay” movement, has formally renounced his past and says he is “truly, truly sorry for the pain I have caused” in preaching that gays and lesbians could become straight through prayer and counseling.”* “Ex gay” Christian …

“Amanda Feenstra made her first court appearance, since her arrest inside a courtroom. Thirty-one-year-old Feenstra is charged with having an improper relationship with a student which is a second-degree felony.”* 30 year old teacher Amanda Feenstra is accused of stalking her 17-year old student she had been having sex with …

“This week, photos of Korean contestants surfaced online. The photos all seemed eerily similar. Plastic surgery was blamed for these “clone contestants”. If only it were that simple. It was a Japanese blog, which specializes in translating Korean news, that was one of the first to upload the images. However, …

“Buena Vista Township Clerk Gloria Platko is resisting demands that she step down after another local official, Interim Township Manager Dexter Mitchell (a Democrat), taped a phone conversation in which Platko referred to Township Supervisor Dwayne Parker (also a Democrat) as “an arrogant nigger.”* Gloria Platko, a Michigan Democrat, was …

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is one of the most corporatist politicians there is, and thankfully he’s leaving office. He wrote a poem, dripping with imagery celebrating his retirement. but Cenk rewrote it to reflect the piles of donor money. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore break it down. Support …

” With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with lawmakers eager to embark on a weeklong vacation.”* The Senate has passed …

“So, I went to the show, and the band was up there on stage. But they didn’t actually play anything.” “Was the PA broken?” “No, they were just standing there. Gazing down at their shoes. Doing that kind of moody shoulder shrug thing.” “So how was it?” “It was pretty …

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China is the world’s fastest growing economy, the second largest consumer of energy, maintains the largest standing army and holds about 1.2 trillion dollars of American debt. It’s also technically a developing nation and so get’s millions of dollars of aid money from around the world. Makes perfect sense, doesn’t …