Media outlets are reporting a hodge-podge of scandals and politics today. Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child with a household staffer, the IMF Chief says his sexual relations with a hotel maid were consensual, and the Queen arrives in Ireland after officials detonated a bomb discovered there the night prior. Meanwhile in U.S politics, Trump is out of the presidential race; Romney is raking in the dough; and Gingrich is ruffling GOP feathers. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is pregnant according to her father-in law; will she follow in the footsteps of an Israeli Facebook obsessed couple and name her baby “Like”?
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CRUCIAL:
IMF Chief Claims Consent In Hotel ‘Attack,’ http://nyp.st/iVMGt5
Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, are arguing that the sexual encounter he is facing charges for was actually consensual. The hospital examinations for the hotel maid pressing charges support that Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her.
Syria Denies ‘Mass Grave’ Claims, http://bit.ly/kNnqIT
Citizens of Daraa, the Syrian city recently targeted in government attacks, has found a mass grave with thirteen bodies in it. The Syrian government is denying involvement with the grave despite hundreds of people deemed missing in Daraa since the sieges.
Schwarzenegger Fathered A Child With Longtime Member Of Household Staff, http://lat.ms/m3tINy
On the heels of his split with Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted that he fathered a child with a household staff member over a decade ago. He has secretly been financially supporting the child.
Queen Arrives In Ireland After Bomb Discovery, http://bit.ly/ifec3S
A bomb was discovered and safely detonated in Ireland last night. Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Ireland today, marking a monarch’s first visit to the country since it became independent. The two incidents may be related as an Irish dissident group threatened to bomb central London on Monday.
Unemployed, Educated, and Indebted: More Millennials Seeking Work Outside U.S., http://usat.ly/l1Zte1
With a bleak job market, inability to find work, and rising student debt, Millennials are venturing to other countries for job opportunities.
Mitt Romney’s Money Machine Cranks Up, http://politi.co/lwFzRg
Mitt Romney’s campaign has been and might continue to be unmatched in its fundraising for the GOP race. The Romney campaign raked in $10.25 million from a call-a-thon it held yesterday.
Donald Trump Exit Signals End To Silly Season, http://politi.co/lOYP3n
After Donald Trump announced yesterday that he will not run for President in 2012, the GOP is signaling the beginning of a serious 2012 Republican Field.
The Wall Street Journal’s “Gingrich To House GOP: Drop Dead,” http://on.wsj.com/lHLnxp
CULTURAL:
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Pregnant, Says Father-in Law, http://bit.ly/kMRAFK
Beauty Pageant Girl, Eight, Given Botox By Her Mother Is Taken Into Care, http://bit.ly/jNkeXP
‘Family Guy’ Creator To Give Modern Spin To ‘Flintstones,’ http://lat.ms/lAtsPg
Facebook Inspires Israeli Couple To Name Baby ‘Like,’ http://bbc.in/jTNagH
The Situation Sues Dad, http://bit.ly/l4AI7d
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Mitt Romney was able to tap his bailed-out banker buddies on Wall Street to the tune of 10 million dollars in one day. In fact, Romney raised 10 million dollars in one day a couple of weeks ago from well-heeled party bigwigs and Wall Street insiders, many of whom ponied up the legal maximum of $2,500 per person (or $5,000 per couple).