Desiree Washington

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Fresh Oil Spill Kills Birds in SF Bay, Tars Beaches

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 8:19 pm
Hundreds of gallons of bunker fuel oil spilled Friday in San Francisco Bay and has now started washing onto shore, polluting area beaches and endangering birds. State regulators suspended fishing and...
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SEC Under Fire for Botched Madoff Investigations

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 8:05 pm
U.S. securities investigators raised repeated concern over how Bernard Madoff could be running an honest business, but never followed through on the many red flags they uncovered. Hundreds of documen...
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Cleveland, OH Prostitute Serial Killer Arrested

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 7:40 pm
The decomposed bodies of six women were found in the Cleveland, Ohio home of a convicted rapist who was arrested Saturday, the coroner conducting the autopsies said. This is a post from Popdecay. This...
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Beck: Have you read Mein Kampf?

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 1:25 pm
Beck’s assault on Dunn works to confirm the growing public sentiment that Beck and others on Fox News Channel use their platform to extend the reach of the Republican Party. This is a post from Popd...
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CA Gets Tough on Banks for Pension Fund Fraud

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 12:56 pm
California sued Boston investment banking firm State Street Bank and Trust today for allegedly committing "unconscionable fraud" against the state's two largest public pension funds. The suit seek...
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Celebs Support AIDS Walk LA 2009

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 10:57 pm
Hollywood also turned out a small contingent of glamorous foot soldiers, trading their makeup and designer clothes for sneakers and baseball caps, displaying solidarity with the masses as they walked ...
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BSG Honored, Sackhoff Snubbed at Scream Awards 2009

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 2:39 pm
“BSG” fans were disappointed when Megan Fox won Best Science Fiction Actress for her role in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Fox was pitted against strong sci-fi/fantasy actresses, inc...
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Scream Awards 2009 Winners List

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 12:06 am
Fanboys and girls spoke loud and clear at Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards 2009 when their favorite sci-fi/fantasy television shows, movies, and comic books were announced to the world. Nominees for th...
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Depp, Richards Rock Scream Awards 2009

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 7:23 pm
Depp returned later in the night to give a heartfelt speech about Scream Rock Immortal Award recipient Keith Richards, who blew off the independent press at the Red Carpet event earlier in the night -...
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Star Trek, True Blood, Twilight Win Big at Spike TV Scream Awards

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 6:39 pm
Last night’s big winner at Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2009 was science fiction favorite, “Star Trek,” which earned six awards in the following categories: Best Science Fiction Movie, The Ultimat...
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LA Justice Refuses to Marry Interracial Couples

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 1:16 pm
Although the United States now has a president who is biracial, the issue of a European American mother and an African father, a white Louisiana justice of the peace refuses to issue a marriage licens...
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Supernatural: Exploring 137 and Self-Determination

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 9:45 pm
By accepting their destinies as Michael and Satan’s “meat suits” and agreeing to fight as equals, have Dean and Sam just exercised free will, and therefore just altered their futures? Throughou...
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Vampire Diaries: It's Tough Being a Salvatore Uncle

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 6:42 pm
Should have guessed that Vicki’s stealing Elena’s prescription drugs would make her a more likely candidate for sudden death than Caroline, who became Nosferatu’s emotionally neglected concubine...
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Pres. Obama Grilled About Slow Recovery in New Orleans

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 5:08 pm
President Obama visited New Orleans today and was challenged during a town-hall-style forum about why it continues to take so long to restore schools, universities and hospitals. “Why is it four ye...
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White House Strikes Back at Health Care Insurers

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 4:58 pm
President Obama hit back at the health insurance industry on Thursday, accusing it of trying to deceive Americans about healthcare reform and vowing to overhaul the industry in Congress, Reuters repor...
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Rush Rightly Loses Rams Bid For Racist Comments

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 12:59 pm
At a minimum, the racist views of a potential owner of a business that employs mostly minorities, and which gets government funding for its buildings, etc., should be held to a very high ethical and m...
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Madoff Investors Sue SEC for Botched Investigation

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 3:07 pm
Two of Bernard Madoff’s victims sued the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission for failing to uncover the con man’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme, in a case that could trigger a wave of lawsuits if it is...
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Pres. Obama Keen to Create New Jobs

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 2:55 pm
President Obama stated Wednesday that he would consider all options to spur job growth and revive the U.S. economy after the worst recession since the Great Depression. This is a post from Popdecay. T...
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Hell's Kitchen: Karma Bites Kevin, Dave Wins

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 12:32 am
What an ending to the 6th season of "Hell's Kitchen"! Ariel bit the dust, in part because she made the fatal mistake of allowing her chief rival, Kevin, to proceed to the finale. Had she done to ...
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Gawker Explains the Connection between Gays and Vampires

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 7:17 pm
The theory that teen girls are suddenly all about vampires because they want to have sex with gay men is interesting. Also, total crap. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protect...
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ABC Orders Full Season of FlashForward

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 6:37 pm
ABC confirmed Monday that sci-fi drama "FlashForward" will complete its first season in full. The network has ordered a full season of programming from the show that has kicked-butt in its Thursday-n...
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Senate Finance Committee Clears HealthCare Reform Bill

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 6:23 pm
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 in support of a bill that would require Americans to have health insurance, provide federal subsidies to help low-income workers buy insurance, establish new in...
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Jackson Lands 5 American Music Awards

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 6:06 pm
Michael Jackson lands five American Music Awards on Tuesday, almost four months after his sudden death turned him into the biggest-selling artist of the year, organizers said on Tuesday. This is a pos...
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Melrose Place: There's Always Room to Move Up

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 5:50 pm
In “Canon,” we learn how Ella (Katie Cassidy) meets Sydney (Laura Leighton) and begins her, as yet incomplete, evolutionary transformation into “beotch” of the complex. Sydney, seeing that El...
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Hell's Kitchen: Tennille Craters Out

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 2:40 pm
In "4 Chefs Compete,” the remaining chefs must prepare a “stunning vegetarian” dish for 80 people, 80 portions per item, within one hour. Dave continues to struggle with his injured hand, while...
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New Mortgage Laws Protect California Home Buyers

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 11:46 am
Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 260 by Assemblyman Ted Lieu (D-Torrance). The measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, tightens restrictions on mortgage brokers so they cannot steer borrowers to riskier,...
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Schwarzenegger Nixes Low Income Auto Insurance Program

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 9:06 am
Despite unanimous support from the State Assembly, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have extended California's Low Cost Auto Insurance program for low-income families. ...
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Consumer Credit Reports Need Further Regulation?

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 8:54 am
Congress must restore the ability of a proposed consumer financial regulator to oversee consumer credit reporting companies in order to fulfill President Obama's pledge Friday that the new Agency ...
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Newly Discovered Ring Encircles Saturn

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 10:41 am
The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced late Tuesday. The thin array of ice and dust p...
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AIG Chief Gets $10.5m Payday After Collapse

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 10:16 am
AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche's $10.5 million annual pay package has been formally approved by Obama administration pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. This is a post from Popdecay. This material i...
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Glenn Beck Taunted Woman Who Miscarried Child

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 10:01 am
n a three-part article exposing Glenn Beck's dark and troubled past, Salon reports that Fox News Channel's controversial entertainer once telephoned and placed on air a hospitalized woman and ...
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DeLay Quits Dancing With the Stars

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 10:34 pm
The Hammer cracked under pressure today, officially announcing that he had stepped down from the hit reality-contest TV show, “Dancing With the Stars.” Tom DeLay, former House Republican Whip sai...
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Conservative States Rights Movement Is Steeped In Racism

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 3:56 pm
In light of recent debates about whether opponents of President Obama’s health care proposals are playing the race card, BlackAmericaWeb.com takes it a step further, arguing that the entire 'Sta...
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N. Korea Reconsidering Nuclear Disarmament Talks

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 3:27 pm
North Korea signaled today that it could soon return to nuclear disarmament talks it had previously walked away from about six months ago. Leader Kim Jong-il told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on a visi...
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Gold Soars On Sustained Economic Worries

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 3:08 pm
Gold futures climbed as high as $1,045 an ounce in New York, topping the previous record of $1,033.90 in March 2008. The spot price is headed for a ninth straight annual gain, the longest rally since ...
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Speaker Pelosi Gives Dalai Lama Human Rights Award

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 2:54 pm
The Dalai Lama received an award Tuesday in Washington, honoring his human rights advocacy. In the Capital Building, Speaker Nacy Pelosi presented the Dalai Lama with the first-ever Lantos Human Righ...
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FlashForward Review: What about Free Will?

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 11:32 am
“FlashForward” continues to engage viewers by advancing its plot at a moderately clip, something that is unusual for most TV serials. In the show’s pilot, we learned that everyone suffered a tw...
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Heroes Acceptance: Review

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 10:32 am
Writer Bryan Fuller (“Pushing Daisies”) breathes needed life into NBC’s science fiction series, “Heroes,” this week by digging deeper into the personal lives of Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and Tr...
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Nicole Richie Injured in Car Accident

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 12:28 am
Nicole Richie was injured in an auto accident caused by paparazzi Monday, according to the Beverly Hills police. “The Simple Life” reality TV series actress was rear-ended by two photographers dr...
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Hell's Kitchen: Suzanne Loses Shot at Redemption

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 11:06 pm
In Ep. 12, “5 Chefs Compete,” mushy risotto and undercooked meat nearly derail the contestants’ quest to win a spot as Head Chef at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Outsp...
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Claire Explores Lesbianism in Season 4 Redemption

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 8:49 pm
Hayden Panettiere, who plays Claire Bennet in “Heroes”, is slated to have a lesbian fling this season’s chapter on redemption. She told press that she "threw it out there.” They put you in rel...
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Letterman Speaks about Romantic Affairs Tonight

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 7:53 pm
"Late Show" host David Letterman will speak about his past relationships with female coworkers again on tonight's show, which taped this afternoon in midtown Manhattan. According to an audience m...
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Heroes Borrows from LSD Trip: Ink Review

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 7:30 pm
In last week’s episode of “Heroes,” entitled “Ink,” Matt nearly loses his mind as Sylar’s disembodied self somehow haunts Matt’s consciousness. This is an interesting storyline, except...
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Does Stefan Deserve Elena? Family Ties Review

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 5:49 pm
Last week's episode, "Family Ties," opened with Damon chasing Elena through her house and ultimately meeting a bloody demise. Of course, it was just a bad dream. But now, it's not entirely c...
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Vampire Series Dead and Lonely Streams on IFC.com

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 4:39 pm
"Dead and Lonely", IFC's original five episode web series written, produced and directed by cult indie horror filmmaker Ti West ("The Roost," "Trigger Man," "The House Of The Devil") is slated to ...
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Bill Bellamy Returns to TV One with Jokes Competition

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 4:02 pm
“Bill Bellamy’s Who’s got Jokes?” returns to TV One this fall, marking its fourth season on cable Saturday, October 10th. The veteran comedian/actor is joined by cohorts Tommy Mikal Ford and ...
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Pres. Obama to Address Lesbian and Gay Rights Issues at HRC Gala

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 12:51 pm
President Obama will address Saturday's Human Rights Campaign fundraising dinner gala, Associated Press reports. The news is based on information obtained from an anonymous source whom, we are t...
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Project Runway The Sky Is the Limit: Judges too Harsh?

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 2:57 pm
For the first time this season, the judges might be a little too harsh in their criticism. In “The Sky Is the Limit,” Season 6, Episode 7 of "Project Runway," designers are grouped into teams, ...
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Dexter: Sublimely Unnerving: Ep. 1 Review

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 5:33 pm
The return of Showtime’s “Dexter,” America’s favorite serial killer drama, with the season 4 premier, “Living the Dream” is perched on precarious narrative terrain. This is a good thing. H...
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SGU Air Ep. 101 Ratings and Recap

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 4:15 pm
Ratings were impressive for the premiere episode. According to a Syfy ratings alert, ““SGU” premiered to the best franchise premiere performance in four years, drawing more than 2.3 million vie...
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