[Video] House Speaker John Boehner Speaks on the ‘Craigslist Congressman’, Chris Lee

The woman Chris Lee sent his topless picture to was Black??! That I did not know….

Read more:

– Married GOP Congressman Sent Sexy Pictures to Craigslist Babe [Gawker]

– Did Did John Boehner warn Chris Lee about partying? [WIVB4]

– Loop21.com’s initially-anonymous interview with the woman in question, Yesha Callahan.

– Yesha Callahan’s blog post about the ‘Craigslist Congressman’, Chris Lee scandal. [flyblackchick.com]

[Video] Dr. Cornel West Endorses Che “Rhymefest” Smith for Chicago Alderman

CLICK HERE for more info on Rhymefest’s campaign.

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[News] BREAKING: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK STEPS DOWN!

Above is AP raw video of the celebrations at the news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down after 30 years heading the most ‘stable’ dictatorship in the Middle East and 18 days of protest by the courageous Egyptian people.

Read more: ABC News | Voice of America | Wall Street Journal

Hit the jump for Basha Beats and Natacha Atlas‘s “Mounqaliba” from Egypt: Rise to Freedom 1.5.

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[News] Is Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Trying to Run Out the Clock on the Protesters?

I’m not following the minute-by-minute on the momentous series of events happening in Egypt right now that closely (and you literally have to be following it by the minute with the number of twists and turns developments are taking over there), but from what I can see, the resolve of the Egyptian people is only getting stronger! There’s no way Egypt is turning back at this point which makes Vice President Omar Suleiman’s post-Mubarak address speech yesterday afternoon in which he said the protesters should leave the Square and go back to work because all their demands had now been met (see below), that much more ludicrous. Watch it:

Read more:

– President Obama released a statement on the Egyptian situation saying “the Egyptian government must put forward a credible, concrete and unequivocal path toward genuine democracy, and they have not yet seized that opportunity.” CLICK HERE TO READ IT IN FULL.

– Egyptian expats foresee worse trouble – “For many expatriate Egyptians who fled repression and corruption in the country, the overwhelming response to President Hosni Mubarak’s speech was disappointment.” [CBC]



Related:

– Is A Google Executive the ‘Face’ of the Egyptian Revolution?

– [Music Video] Gangi – Fire in Cairo (Cure cover)

[News] Is A Google Executive the ‘Face’ of the Egyptian Revolution?

You couldn’t make this story up: Wael Ghonim, a photogenic young international executive at a cutting-edge new media company starts a Facebook page that sparks a revolution across an entire country. Even if the story didn’t go exactly that way, I’m pretty sure we’ve found the basis for a ‘sequel’ to The Social Network!

Read more on the Google exec, Ghonim’s release from jail and immediate return to the protests in Tahrir Square after a 12-day detainment: CBC | The New York Times

And then click this link for CNN’s take on the question (I would’ve embedded this but was prevented from doing so on ‘copyright grounds’ :/ )