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15 Jul 2009 13:11

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Music: D’arcy Wretsky of the Smashing Pumpkins comes out from hiding

Wooooowww. Blast from the past. The bassist chick in the Smashing Pumpkins randomly showed up on a Chicago radio station recently. She sounds BAD. source

11 Apr 2009 11:10

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U.S.: A reporter clashes with the VA over veteran interviews

  • He was forced to hand over his equipment. WTF? David Schultz, a reporter for American University’s WAMU-FM, went to a town hall meeting for minority veterans at a VA hospital in D.C. on Tuesday. But when he asked a patient some questions, a VA public affairs officer told Schultz to stop, claiming the interview was illegal. The officer then got police, who confiscated his equipment. The VA hospital claims that Schultz did not follow proper procedure, but relented and agreed to give back his equipment. source

10 Apr 2009 10:37

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Offbeat, U.S.: He wanted concert tix, so he confessed to witnessing a murder

  • They jumped him, tied him up. Everyone was like throwing eggs and stuff at him and burning him with cigarettes and just giving this guy back what he’s been giving us for all those years.
  • “Carl” • Who called a Phoenix radio station Wednesday night that was having a confession contest to win concert tickets. He said he witnessed his friends kill a bully in the Cincinatti area in 1988 when he was a teen. The FBI is investigating his claims. “Carl,” by the way, asked for Kelly Clarkson tickets. • source