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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Thursday, January 10th, 2013

    Thursday, January 10th, 2013

    The NIH reveals Junior Seau suffered a brain disease; Jerry Sandusky appeals his sentence in court; 5 Kurdish activists are murdered in Paris; VA Gov. Bob McDonnell calls for the restoration of felons’ voting rights; 44 states report widespread flu outbreaks; and a new study shows that half of the world’s flue is ‘just thrown away.’ Meanwhile, this year’s Oscar nominations are announced; ‘The Hunger Games’ wins big at the People Choice Awards; and Britney Spears is leaving ‘The X-Factor.’

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    NFL PLAYER JUNIOR SEAU HAD BRAIN DISEASE CTE, http://bit.ly/ZvZTJvAccording to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, former NFL player Junior Seau had been suffering from the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he committed suicide last May. NIH has found that Seau’s brain had damages similar to those found in autopsies of people “with repetitive head injuries.” Seau’s family had requested his brain be analyzed after his suicide, noting that he was exhibiting strange behavior before his death. “I don’t think any of us were aware of the side effects that could be going on with head trauma when he passed away,” said Seau’s son.

    Delhi gang rape suspects ‘tortured to force confession’, http://bbc.in/UXN5we
    Manohar Lal Sharma, a lawyer expected to represent three of the New Dehli gang-rape suspects, says the men confessed to the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman because they were “tortured.” The court ruled Thursday that the charges against the five suspects needed further investigation and that the case will not be fast-tracked to a trial. A sixth suspect in the case is a minor and will be tried separately.

    SANDUSKY ARRIVES FOR HEARING ON FAIRNESS OF TRIAL, http://bit.ly/13iO0v3
    Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will appear in court Thursday in order to appeal his conviction for 45 charges of sexual abuse of young boys. He has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for abusing 10 boys over 15 years. Sandusky will allege that his lawyers were not given sufficient time to prepare for the trial. The prosecution has responded that Sandusky and his lawyers knew as early as 2008 that he had been accused of sexual abuse.

    5-Female Kurdish activists including former guerrilla shot in Paris, http://reut.rs/VjWaAy
    Five Kurdish women were found shot to death in Paris Thursday morning. The bodies were discovered at the Information Center of Kurdistan. Police are launching a murder investigation and say the crime were politically motivated. One of the victims was a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) while another was the Paris representative of the Kurdistan National Congress. The PKK has been recognized as a terrorist group by the U.S., Turkey, and the European Union, and has been involved in a 28-year war for independence from Turkey.

    (via Daily Press) McDonnell calls for automatic restoration of voting rights for felons, http://bit.ly/10gIdHF
    Gov. Bob McDonnell used his annual State of the Commonwealth Wednesday to tout his transportation funding package, unveil additional education reform proposals, and call for the automatic restoration of voting rights for nonviolent felons. McDonnell said he supports proposed legislation for a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore civil rights, such as voting rights, to felons convicted of nonviolent offenses who have served their time. Currently applications for rights restoration must be made directly to the governor who then decides whether to restore rights on an individual basis.

    Biden, NRA set to meet, http://cbsn.ws/WuUBf9
    Vice President Biden, as leader of the president’s gun task force, will meet with the NRA, Comcast, other broadcasters, and movie-theater owners Thursday. The meeting is meant to discuss the enforcement of stricter gun laws and the use of gun violence for entertainment value. On Wednesday, Biden said that “executive action” will most likely circumvent Congress in order to take action on guns. NRA president David Keene has called the White House’s task force “disingenuous,” adding that it’s “going after the Second Amendment.”

    National flu outbreak widens, http://cbsn.ws/WB7zI6
    A total of 44 states are reporting widespread flu outbreaks. On Wednesday, Boston issued a public health emergency after 18 people were killed and 700 more were affected by the virus. At this time last year, only 70 cases of the flu had been reported. According to the Center for Diseases Control, the number of people admitted to the hospital with the virus has doubled in the past month. Officials strongly recommend flu vaccinations for everyone 6-months or older.

    Half of the world’s food ‘is just thrown away’, http://ind.pn/VR015h
    According to a new study, half of the world’s food, up to 2 billion tons, is “just thrown away.” Between 30 and 50 percent of food is not eaten due to poor infrastructure and storage facilities, expiration dates, “buy one get one free” offers, and pickiness from consumers. The study also states that the demand for water for food production could reach 10 to 13 million cubic meters a year by 2050 – more than triple the amount of fresh water humans use today.

    CULTURAL:

    OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2013: ‘ARGO,’ ‘LINCOLN’ & MORE (PHOTOS), http://thebea.st/RI1T2k

    Rapper Freddy E tweets final moments before shooting himself, http://on.today.com/10g3u4j

    People’s Choice Awards 2013: ‘The Hunger Games’ Takes Home 5 Awards, http://abcn.ws/VMaNwf

    Queen Elizabeth: William & Kate’s Daughter Will Be Called ‘Princess’, http://bit.ly/13kUJnl

    Britney Spears Leaving Simon Cowell’s The X Factor, http://eonli.ne/UNzs1y

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

    Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

    President Obama will have VP Biden lead the charge on gun control; an independent panel finds security flaws during the Benghazi attack; eight vaccination workers have been killed in Pakistan; Judge Robert Bork dies at 84; and Instagram tries to clarify its new policy. Meanwhile, TIME’s person of the year is President Obama, and Buzzfeed nostalgically lists 50 things you will never get for Christmas again.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Biden to head gun policy push after Newtown shootings, http://reut.rs/U88OBf
    President Obama will have Vice President Biden lead the push for stricter gun control. The White House has decided to take action on the issue after the mass shooting in Newtown, CT, which left twenty children, seven adults, and the shooter, Adam Lanza, dead. At a vigil for the massacre, President Obama spoke to the people of Newtown saying he would “use whatever power this office” has to end gun-related tragedies. On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the president supports a ban on assault weapons and closing the “gun show” loophole.

    BENGHAZI REVIEW FINDS SYSTEMATIC SECURITY FAULTS, http://bit.ly/VOB20Y
    An independent panel has found that security was “grossly inadequate” during the September 11th attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi. “Systematic failures and leadership and management deficiencies” in the State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Near East Affair caused security officials to not be equipped for the type of attack that took place. The report also showed that no employee violated their responsibilities and no one should receive disciplinary action.

    Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours, http://reut.rs/U7Ndsz
    The United Nations has pulled its vaccination workers from Pakistan’s streets after three more people administering polio vaccines were shot, two of them fatally. In total, eight vaccination workers have been killed in Pakistan in the past 48 hours. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although the Taliban has issued threats against vaccination drives before. In this case, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban says they did not carry out these particular attacks. Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio is rampant.

    Judge Bork Has Died, http://bit.ly/T7xDgU
    Robert Bork, the conservative judge whose Supreme Court nomination was rejected during Reagan’s presidency, died Wednesday of heart complications. He was 84. Bork was a law professor at Yale who taught Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Robert Reich, and John Bolton. In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to the Supreme Court; however, the nomination was famously shot down by Senate Democrats who went to great lengths to stop it, even leaking his video rental records. After the failed nomination, Bork went on to work at conservative think tanks and write books.

    Astronomers find possibly livable planet, http://bit.ly/T6OAYK
    Astronomers said on Tuesday that they have found a potentially livable planet twelve light-years from Earth. The star, Tau Ceti, has five planets orbiting it. One of the planets is located in the “habitable zone” where water could live on its surface. “This discovery is in keeping with our emerging view that virtually every star has planets, and that the galaxy must have many potentially habitable planets,” said Steven Vogt, the U.C. Santa Cruz astronomer on the international team.

    Instagram co-founder: “It is not our intention to sell your photos”, http://tnw.co/ZL5JLm
    Earlier this week, Instagram announced a new terms of services that implied the photo-sharing service could sell users’ photos to advertisers. The new policy created an uproar amongst users, causing Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom to issue a statement saying it is not the company’s “intention” to sell photos for a profit, and that it was Instagram’s fault for making the terms of service language “confusing.” Systrom added that the purpose of the new policy is to “create meaningful ways to help [users] discover new and interesting accounts, while building a self-sustaining business at the same time.”

    CULTURAL:

    TIME Person of the Year is President Obama, http://on.today.com/T7hkze

    50 Things You Will Never Get For Christmas Again, http://bit.ly/YgQ8mC

    Eagle on video snatches kid in park — or does it?, http://usat.ly/UDw73T

    African-American Cowboys In Film: The Groundbreaking History Of Black Westerns, http://huff.to/TyVHry

    WATCH: Anne Hathaway & Samuel L. Jackson Have a ‘Funny or Die’ “Sad Off,” http://bit.ly/12phYNs

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

    Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

    Newtown prepares for more victims’ funerals; shooter Adam Lanza destroyed his hard-drive before his rampage; Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye has died at 88; Dick’s Sporting Good pulls certain rifles from their stores; four vaccination workers are killed in Pakistan; Iraqi President Jalal Talabani suffers a stroke; Instagram outrages users with its new privacy policy; and The New York Times reports that Wal-Mart bribed Mexican officials in the case of 19 stores. Meanwhile, Suri Cruise is about to have the best Christmas ever; Zac Posen will replace Michael Kors on Project Runway; and Scarlett Johansson’s cellphone hacker gets ten years in prison.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS OFFER AS ‘GOOD FAITH EFFORT’, http://bit.ly/WnA2Hq
    Despite some news of progress, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that President Obama’s “fiscal cliff” plan is “not there yet.” In turn, the White House sent back Boehner’s “Plan B,” which includes a tax bill. Recently, Boehner said he would increase taxes on those who make over $1,000,000 a year.

    Funeral Services Planned For Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Victims, http://cour.at/Yhh0mr
    Funeral services will take place Tuesday for two more young victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. Jessica Rekos, 6, and James Mattioli, 6, were two of twenty-six victims killed after Adam Lanza, 20, opened fire at the school before killing himself. The parents of the victims said Jessica “loved horses,” while James was a natural swimmer. Newtown’s other schools resumed classes today. Sandy Hook Elementary will remain closed as it is currently a crime scene.

    The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Got Its Way in Mexico, http://nyti.ms/RAG0Dr
    The New York Times has done a lengthy investigation into Wal-Mart’s alleged bribes in Mexico. The Times found that Wal-Mart bribed Mexican officials in the case of nineteen stores so that it could build in its ideal locations. In Teotihuacán, Wal-Mart bribed officials to change a zoning map so it could build on a woman’s alfalfa field. The Times first hinted at the bribery in a shorter investigation published in April.

    Adam Lanza Destroyed His Hard Drive Before Attack, http://bit.ly/XCq8wK
    According to investigators, Adam Lanza, 20, destroyed his computer’s hard-drive before killing his mother, 26 victims at Sandy Hook Elementary, and himself. “The kid knew what he was doing,” a source told The Daily Beast. “This was a planned event. There is no question about it.” The FBI is trying to piece the hard-drive together, although it’s possible Lanza may have written over any data.

    Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88, http://wapo.st/XB5WeL
    Senator Daniel Inouye from Hawaii died Monday at the age of 88. Inouye was the second longest-serving senator in U.S. history behind Robert Byrd. Elected in 1963, he was a popular senator who lost his arm in World War II and received the Bronze Star Medal of Honor.

    Richard Engel and NBC News team freed from captors in Syria, http://nbcnews.to/R33QpF
    NBC’s Richard Engel and his crew were freed Monday after being kidnapped in Syria for five days. An unknown group captured the crew after they crossed into Syria from Turkey. They were freed at a security point manned by Syrian rebels. NBC says they had not been touch with Engel or his crew during their captivity nor were they contacted about a ransom.

    Dick’s Sporting Goods blasts ‘modern sporting rifles’ off shelves; halts sales nationwide citing ‘unspeakable tragedy’ of Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School deaths, http://nydn.us/UzYekA
    Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Tuesday that it would pull its “modern sporting rifles” from all of its stores due to the shooting in Newtown, CT. The company released a statement saying it was “extremely saddened by the unspeakable tragedy” and would be pulling all guns from its Danbury store, which is near Newtown. Dick’s Sporting Goods has 511 stores and has not specified which rifles in particular it would pull from shelves. Relatedly, Wal-Mart has stopped selling the Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle, which was found on shooter Adam Lanza.

    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani hospitalized in Baghdad after suffering a stroke, http://nydn.us/WmGmuW
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Sources say he is in stable condition, although the seriousness of the stroke is uncertain. The 79-year-old leader has been unifying amongst Iraq’s splintered groups.

    Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos, http://bit.ly/Wmo6Sp
    Instagram has changed its privacy policy just three months after Facebook acquired the popular photo-sharing app. The new policy says that Instagram has a right to sell users’ photos to advertisers. Profits from the sales will go only to Instagram. The new terms have caused an uproar amongst the app’s users.

    CULTURAL:

    Scarlett Johansson ‘humiliated, embarrassed’ by celebrity hacker, http://lat.ms/YdUg6Q

    Premiere of Violent Tarantino Film Is Canceled Because of School Massacre, http://nyti.ms/ZehkUq

    Project Runway: Zac Posen In, Michael Kors Out As Judge, http://bit.ly/UA6alV

    Tom Cruise to give Suri $16m house for Christmas, http://bit.ly/UA6eBX

    ‘Gossip Girl’ finale recap: Two weddings, Chuck and Blair’s kid, and the anonymous blogger’s identity revealed,http://bit.ly/V07XPl


    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Monday, December 17th, 2012

    Monday, December 17th, 2012

    Newtown, CT’s first child victims will be buried today; Rep. Tim Scott will replace South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint; Boehner offers a surprising debt-ceiling increase in his new “fiscal cliff” plan; anti-constitution Egyptians continue their protests; and a blast in Pakistan kills fifteen. Meanwhile, “The Hobbit” breaks December box office records, and both Kelly Clarkson and Deadmau5 announce engagements.

    Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    NEWTOWN PLANS BURIALS AS SCHOOL’S FUTURE DEBATED, http://bit.ly/12jDl2X
    The first two child victims of Friday’s Newtown, CT shooting will be buried today. The people of Newtown, CT are still grieving after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, where Adam Lanza, 20, opened fire on students and teachers. On Sunday, President Obama met with victims’ families and gave a speech about the tragedy that left 20 children and 6 adults dead. “We’re just now getting ready to talk to our son about who was killed,” said Robert Licata, a father whose son escaped. Officials in the town have yet to decide when school will resume and if they will reopen Sandy Hook Elementary.

    Ex-babysitter says Newtown, Conn. school shooter Adam Lanza’s mother warned: Don’t turn your back, http://cbsn.ws/XxT3SM
    The former babysitter for Newtown, CT shooter, Adam Lanza, has said that Lanza’s mother warned him to “never turn my back” on her son. A former security director at Newtown High School has also come forward, telling reporters that school officials were afraid Lanza “could hurt himself” and assigned him a school psychologist as a freshman. Lanza, 20, killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT before turning the gun on himself. Earlier that morning, he killed his mother in the house they shared.

    Tim Scott to Be Named for Empty South Carolina Senate Seat, Republicans Say, http://nyti.ms/UD6iAw
    South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is set to name Republican Rep. Tim Scott as Senator Jim DeMint’s replacement. DeMint announced two weeks ago that he would be stepping down to head the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Scott will be the first black Senator to represent South Carolina in more than 100 years. Haley will announce DeMint’s replacement at noon today.

    Boehner offers debt-ceiling increase in cliff compromise, http://wapo.st/SBBp3Z
    On Friday, House Speaker John Boehner proposed a “fiscal cliff” plan that offered to push the debt limit off for a year, leverage that Republicans did not want to give up. Boehner also offered to increase taxes on millionaires; however, the White House rejected his proposal saying the increase amount was not enough.

    Protests planned against Egypt charter vote, http://aje.me/TVQQza
    Egyptians who oppose the country’s draft constitution have taken to the streets after the first round of voting on the document. The National Salvation Front has encouraged its members to protest and “defend their freedoms, prevent fraud, and reject the draft constitution.” Islamists who support the constitution claimed victory after the first ballots were cast. President Mohamed Morsi has said that this particular constitution is crucial for the country’s future.

    Two wounded in theater shooting, http://bit.ly/Tq1X4O
    San Antonio police have arrested a suspect in connection with a movie theater shooting that left two wounded Sunday night. The shooter opened fire in a local restaurant and then moved on to the Santikos Mayan Palace 14 Theatre where movie-goers took cover before a law enforcement official intervened. The suspect also shot at a police car.

    Blast in Pakistani market kills at least 15 people, http://reut.rs/ULo4Cv
    At least 15 are dead and 20 wounded after a bomb exploded in a Pakistani market near the country’s border with Afghanistan. The attack seems to have taken place near a government official, but it’s unclear whether or not he was a target. Officials are uncertain if the blast was from a suicide bomber or planted explosives.

    2 KANSAS OFFICERS FATALLY SHOT OUTSIDE MARKET, http://bit.ly/ZBzwGw
    Two Topeka, KS police officers were fatally shot outside of a grocery store Sunday night. The officers were responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked outside the store when the 22-year-old suspect shot them both in the head. “It’s clearly beyond words,” Topeka Police Chief Ronald Miller said. “It’s unspeakable almost about why this happens and why this is happening in America at this stage in our history.”

    CULTURAL:

    School stumped by mail addressed to Indiana Jones, http://bit.ly/12u113w

    Box office report: ‘The Hobbit’ breaks December record with $84.8 million weekend, http://bit.ly/SAbRnI

    Kelly Clarkson is engaged, http://bit.ly/UM6ePI

    Brit Olympics Hero Jessica Ennis Leaves Kate Middleton Hanging On Awards-Show Handshake, Sparks National Outrage, http://deadsp.in/WgosxC

    Kat Von D and Deadmau5 Engaged! Announce News via Twitter, http://bit.ly/UuaNhe

    Caitlin Maguire
    Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
    @caitlinmagu
    Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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    By: Kelly Holleran

    NEWS ROUND-UP: MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012

    Monday, May 7th, 2012

    Nicolas Sarkozy loses to French Socialist Francois Hollande in France’s presidential run-off; Al-Qaeda releases a video of American hostage Warren Weinstein; Vladimir Putin returns to the Russian presidency; Biden speaks on gay marriage; and registration for black and Hispanic voters drops. Meanwhile, Jay-Z is spoiling his new daughter; Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Dictator’ threatens Matt Lauer’s family; and Mark Ruffalo’s Twitter account is hacked.

    Kelly + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Al-Qaeda Releases Video of American Hostage, http://ti.me/KCOn70
    Al-Qaeda released a video Sunday that shows American hostage Warren Weinstein saying he will be murdered unless President Obama agrees to the terrorist group’s demands. Weinstein has been a hostage since August when he was abducted in Lahore, Pakistan after his security guards were fooled and gunmen broke into his home. Weinstein, 70, is from Rockville, Md., and works as a country director for J.E. Austin Associates, a firm that advises Pakistani businesses and government groups. Leaders of the al-Qaeda group are demanding that U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen stop, and for all al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects around the world to be released. So far the White House has provided no comment on the situation.

    Flashy, fiery Sarkozy fades from French scene, http://bit.ly/KOHrX3
    Nicolas Sarkozy lost to French Socialist Francois Hollande in France’s presidential run-off election on Sunday. Sarkozy has become the first French one-term president since 1981. Many political strategists attributed Sarkozy’s light and sometimes sarcastic attitude as unappealing to voters who had been hit hard by the economy. Sarkozy’s inability to fulfill his 2007 campaign promises to shrink joblessness was also an issue since France’s unemployment rate is close to 10 percent right. S&P had also demoted France’s state debt rating from its top standing in January.

    (via MSNBC) 400 protesters arrested hours before Vladimir Putin’s return to Russian presidency: Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president at a glittering ceremony on Monday, hours after clashes between police and thousands of protesters in the country’s capital laid bare the deep divisions over his return to the Kremlin for six more years. In the latest demonstrations on Sunday, police detained more than 400 people, including three opposition leaders, after tensions boiled over at a rally attended by about 20,000 people across the Moscow river from the Kremlin. Police hit protesters on the head with batons as they tried to stop demonstrators advancing towards them, carrying metal crowd barriers and throwing objects. The crowd fought back with flagpoles before the police eventually restored order. Months of protests have polarized Russia and left Putin facing a battle to reassert himself or risk being sidelined by the powerful business and political elites whose backing is vital, http://on.msnbc.com/K5w9jB

    Syrians vote for new parliament amid boycott calls, http://bbc.in/IxJTQ4
    Despite continuing violence, Syrian authorities are holding parliamentary elections promised by President Bashar al-Assad. The elections are the first in four decades not to guarantee a majority win for the Baath Party already in power. Opposition groups are dismissing the election as a sham and a distraction from the government’s heavy-handed reaction to dissent. Nine new parties were created and seven candidates are running, compared to a total of 7,195 candidates that were registered to contest the 250-seat People’s Assembly. A total of 14.8 million Syrians are eligible to vote at 12,152 polling stations.

    A Scramble as Biden Backs Same-Sex Marriage, http://nyti.ms/LujWW8
    In an interview on NBC’S “Meet the Press” this Sunday, Vice President Joseph Biden said that he was “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriages and approved of the issue’s growing acceptance across the country. The White House is now fretting to clarify that Biden’s views do no indicate that the administration is advocating for an official change in policy. The blogosphere went wild, noting that Biden’s remarks make him the highest-ranking White House official to express acceptance of same-sex marriage. The Obama administration has only endorsed civil unions so far.

    Voter registration down among Hispanics, blacks, http://wapo.st/IP3jyf
    According to the Census Bureau, the number of black and Hispanic voters has fallen by 7 and 5 percent, respectively, across the country. Factoring in that voter registration reduces in non-presidential election years, and that white voter registration fell as well, it is the first time in 40 years that registered Hispanic voters has dropped this significantly. In some swing states, the fall-out is much higher. In New Mexico, Hispanic voter registration dropped by over 28 percent and in Florida by 10 percent.

    CULTURAL:

    Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Pays Tribute To Adam Yauch, http://on.mtv.com/J7zVWZ

    Jay-Z Can’t Help Spoiling Blue Ivy, http://bit.ly/LuJGSa

    Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Dictator’ threatens Matt Lauer’s family, promotes film, http://on.msnbc.com/K6bCvk

    Justin Bieber: Meet My Clean-Cut Mentor … Floyd Mayweather! http://bit.ly/IwslUC

    Nationals’ Jayson Werth breaks left wrist, ‘out for a while,’ http://lat.ms/JbAn4E

    The Avengers Star Mark Ruffalo’s Twitter Account Hacked, http://eonli.ne/IF0mpw

    ‘Avengers’ Opening Weekend Shatters Box Office Records, http://on.mtv.com/ICaLxm

    Kelly Holleran
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