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'Early Show' forecast of 'rough morning' for U.S. markets turns into a gain of 176 points.

Doesn’t look like an olive branch to me. Writing in today’s (Tuesday's) Wall Street Journal, novelist and sometime Republican activist Mark Helprin (not to be confused with Time magazine’s Mark Halperin) takes a series of insulting personal shots at the radio talk show hosts who’ve criticized John McCain for his numerous anti-conservative positions.Helprin, whose last big political job was…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: U.S. population will soar to 438 million by 2050: The U.S. population will soar to 438 million by 2050 and the Hispanic population will triple, according to projections released Monday by the Pew Research Center...The projected growth in the U.S. population — 303 million today — will be driven primarily by immigration among all groups…

Putting all those things together, it does seem to suggest that your industry is looking to make more money off its credit card holders. Do you deny that? -- Chris Cuomo to banking industry representative, GMA, Feb. 12, 2008.This year's Media Research Center DisHonor Awards haven't been distributed yet, but we might already have a candidate for next year's competition . . . Give banking industry…

Topics in this episode: Barack Obama questions the legitimacy of Hillary Clinton's loan to herself, Saudis arrest an American woman for sitting next to a man at Starbucks, Motley Crue's Vince Neil turns 47 and Bush Derangement syndrome at the University of Massachusetts.Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace or subscribe to our YouTube channel and do battle with hate-…

Despite his short-term pledge of support, soon-to-be father McConaughey is telegraphing the message that he might or might not be around for the long haul.

So much for the culture's reprieve from the nightly assault on traditional values delivered by fresh-off-the-keyboard television shows.

CNN Has stiffed Geraldo! Now, this is how we expect the more "civilized," more "caring," more "intelligent" folks over at CNN to act, isn't it? The Page 6 column in the New York Post found that CNN has instituted a "a blanket boycott" of anyone from Fox News from appearing on their precious airwaves, even though Fox has had several CNN folks on their shows when those CNNers were flogging their…

I wouldn't want to create problems for Contessa Brewer [file photo]. But again today the spirited MSNBC anchor said something that made me wonder whether she might be a closeted conservative in the belly of the liberal beast.Janet Huckabee, responding to Brewer's question on the possibility that her husband would withdraw from the presidential race, drew a contrast between the Romney and…

C'mon, everybody...for the sake of the planet, sing along with Daryl and Elmer: