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Friday, May 16, 2008

News Good Morning, News!

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Fri, May 16 at 9:31 AM

It’s hot. And it’s going to get hotter. Welcome, summer!

Barack Obama’s coming to town this Sunday, for an outdoor rally on the waterfront. And Hillary Clinton’s going to do something on local TV (snooze!).

Take that, FCC! The Senate voted to reverse the FCC ruling allowing media companies to own both a newspaper and a TV station in the same market.

President Bush asks Saudis to pump out more oil to help curb rising gas prices—oil is currently $127 a barrel—and Saudis say no. (I have to say, I agree with the Saudis on this one.)

Ellen DeGeneres announced on her talk show and she and girlfriend Portia de Rossi would be tying the knot, in light of yesterday’s California Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

Say goodbye to Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards. He’s not interested.

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