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Rev. Peter Hullermann is finally suspended from the Roman Catholic Church. Two years ago Pope Benedict visited the US and claimed that ridding the church of pedophile priests was on the top of his agenda. But 30 years after a German court convicted Rev. Peter Hullermann of molesting boys, the priest who worked in the popes own diocese, continued to work with children.

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Not all votes against the health care bill are from the right. Dennis Kuchinich has been one of the strongest proponents for health care reform but believes this bill rewards companies that profit from denying care not providing it.

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I’ve never watched the Glenn Beck Show, but I’ve seen clips of his program and understand he’s a conservative talk show host. Last week he called for Christians to leave their churches if they heard the words social or economic justice coming from the pulpit, saying they were code words for Communism and Nazism. I’m not shocked by the stupid things people say on TV anymore. What floors me is that Beck has had five books on the New York Times best-sellers list and his cable news show draws more viewers in his time slot than CNN, MSNBC and CNBC combined. Why are so many people interested in what this guy thinks? H.L. Mencken was right when he said “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”

Forbes reported Becks income for last year at $23 million.

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The leader of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey announced a new ban on earmarks to private business. If the Senate follows suit, it would bar the end run around the merit-based or competitive allocation processes and the means legislators use to slip pork and no-bid contracts into bills. The ban does not include not-for-profits.

It’s a start.

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New York Congressman Eric Massa claimed the Obama administration pushed him out of congress with trumped up ethics violations to help pass health care reform. After 24 hours in the spotlight, it’s become clear, this guy needed no help in destroying his political career. Bizarre.

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Yesterday Obama got passionate about health care, but do Americans share his passion?

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Best Picture: The Hurt Locker

Directing: The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow

Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges

Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock

Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz

Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique

Film Editing: The Hurt Locker,Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Art Direction: Avatar

Cinematography: Avatar

Animated Feature Film: Up

Documentary Feature: The Cove

Costume Design: The Young Victoria, Sandy Powell

Documentary Short: Music by Prudence

Foreign Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)

Makeup: Star Trek, Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

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The Academy Awards are on this Sunday. Any predictions?

Okay, I’ll start. Best Actor, for his portrayal of the down-and-out- country singer, Jeff Bridges.

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With ethics violations swirling around the powerful chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the twenty term congressman from Harlem read a statement temporarily relinquishing his chairmanship. He took no questions.

Ever get frozen out of an event moments after it went on sale? Of coarse you have, we all have. I don’t know why it took so long to figure out that unscrupulous hackers were gaming the system, buying up all the good seats and selling them back to ticket brokers for huge profits. I’m curious to see if these inditments make it any easier for me to get tickets.