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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China.

Via: BoingBoing.Com According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools’ administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue […]

After the media frenzy that surrounded Tiger Woods’ car accident and alleged affairs, he finally speaks publicly to a select group of friends, colleagues and associates at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. According to CNN.com, a statement on Woods’ Web site elaborated: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between […]

Via: CNN.com An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, officials said. Federal authorities identified the pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 as Joseph Andrew Stack, 53. […]

Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibeforis headed for the small screen with a new series pilot.

From USAToday.com: Is each White House tweet one for the record books?

A Sunday church service in Richmond, California, erupted into chaos when three gunmen opened fire on congregants, injuring two teens. Police headed to the New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ about 12:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. ET), after three hooded men shot at churchgoers. Police are unsure why the church, filled with more than 100 […]

From the NY Times: Former President Bill Clinton was taken to a New York hospital on Thursday with chest pains, a White House official said. Mr. Clinton has had a history of heart trouble but it was uncertain how serious his condition was as doctors evaluated him. Douglas Band, counselor to Mr. Clinton, issued this […]

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in New York City, NBC News has confirmed.

Via: CNN.com Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last summer. A criminal complaint filed earlier in the day alleged that Murray “did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson.” Murray turned himself in shortly before 4 p.m. at a […]

From MSNBC: When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were ahead. The country was in recession, people were out of work, the political parties were in open warfare — and the man who was going to be blamed for it all was President Barack Obama.

Via: CNN.com Dr. Conrad Murray expects to surrender to Los Angeles authorities this week on charges relating to the death of Michael Jackson, his lawyer told CNN on Tuesday. “Dr. Murray is more than ready to surrender and answer to any charges,” Ed Chernoff. For more of this article CLICK HERE