N.Y. governor not laughing at 'SNL' skit

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A "Saturday Night Live" skit portraying New York's blind governor as a bumbling leader didn't get a laugh from Gov. David Paterson.

entertainment, tv, television, msnbci

Obama: Staff not involved in Senate seat deals

Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:01 PM EST (msnbc.com)

politics, msnbci

Ill. governor arrested on corruption charges

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 11:55 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

politics, rod-blagojevich, blagojevich, msnbci

Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson

Seeded on Sat Dec 6, 2008 2:27 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl's mother and the NAACP.

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Mexico City to give free Viagra to elderly men

Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:48 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the city is implementing the plan because sexuality "has a lot to do with quality of life and our happiness."

health, government, associated-press, product, sexual-health, financial-impact, msnbci

House votes down massive bailout measure

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.

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