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Five News Stories That Osama bin Laden's Death Ruined

Brian Moylan · 05/02/11 02:16PM

In the wake of any gigantic news story, like the death of Osama bin Laden, there are a million other little news stories that don't get nearly enough attention, starve to death, and then wash up on shore with all the other forgotten driftwood. Here are some that got screwed today.

Paul Krugman Is America's Most Correct Pundit

Hamilton Nolan · 05/02/11 01:34PM

In your ardent Monday media column: accountability comes to punditry, PR replaces journalism, the NYT's front page quick change artistry, longer newscasts tonight, and everybody loves People.com.

Sometimes a Little Bloodlust is in Order

John Cook · 05/02/11 12:45PM

Amid all the ululation and praise for great men in the wake of Osama bin Laden's assassination, a few killjoys have emerged to shame us for celebrating a man's death. We are not barbarians!

Berlusconi Pulls Bin Laden Card Before Tax Fraud Trial

Jeff Neumann · 05/02/11 06:48AM

Italian wax figure Silvio Berlusconi was in court today facing allegations of tax fraud — he had the day off from the other trial for allegedly playing "bunga bunga" with child prostitutes — when he invoked the death of Osama bin Laden as a reason to let him off the hook: "There is something which is not going in the right direction for a democracy to have government leaders humiliated by having to spend hours in court while these important international events are taking place."

Royal Honeymoon Location Possibly Discovered

Jeff Neumann · 05/02/11 03:26AM

Are you ready for round two of Royal Wedding Pandemonium: The Honeymoon? The Daily Mail breathlessly reports (read: likely fabricated) that it knows where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will spend their honeymoon, while even Kate herself doesn't know. Hint: It's an island in the Seychelles!

When a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon Becomes Lethal

Jeff Neumann · 05/02/11 12:55AM

Police love to tout Tasers as "non-lethal" weapons. Oh, but sometimes they are lethal. Like early yesterday morning in Waterbury, Connecticut, when police arrested a man on a public disturbance call:

Comment of the Day: The Donald Trump Philosophy

Richard Lawson · 04/29/11 06:30PM

Today we heard about a profanity-laden tirade issued by our future president, Donald Trump. Man this guy is always flapping that orange mouth of his. What he needs is a simple credo, a short one-sentence motto or philosophy to sum himself up so he can stop talking so much. Luckily one commenter provided that for us.

Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Can't Stop Calling the Cops

John Cook · 04/29/11 01:24PM

Fox News chief Roger Ailes and his wife Elizabeth must get spooked a lot in their weekend home in rural Putnam Valley, N.Y., because they call 911 a lot. During one 30-day period last summer, police cars were dispatched to their address six times.

Pregnant January Jones Has a Womb Full of Secrets

Maureen O'Connor · 04/29/11 10:28AM

January Jones is expecting, but won't say who the father is. Kristen Stewart wants to puke blood. Paris Hilton's attacker thought he was going to marry her, and will now go to jail. Friday gossip is a royal-wedding-free zone.

Potty Mouth Trump Goes on Pointless F-Bomb Tirade

Jeff Neumann · 04/29/11 07:32AM

Are you sick of hearing about reality TV shock jock Donald Trump? Same here! But you've gotta like a little pointless swearing, and that's exactly what Trump did last night when his cross country shit show landed in Las Vegas, fresh off his triumph over Barack Obama. Speaking to about 1,000 Republicans, he waded deep into American foreign policy issues.