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Friday, October 26, 2012

Batangas Today: “Justin Timberlake sorry: Actor apologizes over homeless people video for his wedding with Jessica Biel” plus 4 more

Batangas Today: “Justin Timberlake sorry: Actor apologizes over homeless people video for his wedding with Jessica Biel” plus 4 more

Justin Timberlake sorry: Actor apologizes over homeless people video for his wedding with Jessica Biel

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Justin Timberlake posted an apology letter on his official website on Friday, October 26, 2012, saying that he is deeply sorry for the video, which features homeless people greeting him on his wedding with Jessica Biel in Fasano, Italy on Friday, October 19 and reportedly cost about $6.5 million.

Justin Timberlake Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

As noted by Gawker on Wednesday, an 8:30 video made by Justin Huchel, Timberlake‘s longtime friend, showed homeless people in the streets of Los Angeles sending their greetings to the newly wed couple. The said video was made a private joke to Timberlake on his wedding, without his knowledge.

According to the report, an 8-minute clip was shown on their website, but was later removed after Huchel‘s lawyer sent a letter to them asking them to remove the video, noting that it was a copyrighted material stolen from them. Gawker initially did not take down the video until another letter was send to them.

Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake apologizes for the controversial video but noted that it was made for fun and not to insult the homeless people, adding that he had no knowledge about it and that it was not shown on his wedding. The 31-year old ‘Friends with Benefits’ actor emphasized that he is not defending his friends.

“My friends are good people. This was clearly a lapse in judgment which I’m sure no one who is reading this is exempt from. But, I don’t believe it was made to be insensitive. More so, I think it was made as a joke on me not having that many friends attending my own wedding.” Timberlake wrote at JustinTimberlake.com.

“I think we can all agree that it was distasteful, even though that was not its intention. Once again, in the world that we live in where everyone thinks that they know everything, I want to be very clear… I am not defending the video.” Timberlake noted on his lengthy sorry letter.

“I want to say that, on behalf of my friends, family, and associative knuckleheads, I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by the video. Again, it was something that I was not made aware of. But, I do understand the reaction and, by association, I am holding myself accountable.” Timberlake added.

Presidential polls: Mitt Romney leads over President Obama by 3%, two surveys say

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:10 AM PDT

The latest presidential polls from two trusted surveys showed that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is leading by 3% over President Barack Obama, as announced on Friday, October 26, 2012. The first surveys was conducted after the third and final presidential debate between Obama and Romney.

According to Rasmussen Reports, an independent American polling company which conducts presidential polls on a daily basis, their survey on Friday shows that Romney had 50% of voters across the US, while Obama had only 47%. One percent chooses other candidates, and two percent are undecided.

As noted in the report, this is the fourth consecutive day that Mitt Romney has been at the 50% level of support, and has 3 or 4 points advantage over President Obama each of those days, from Monday, October 23, to Friday, October 26, with the results being updated daily at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Rasmussen Reports noted that their continuous tracking of presidential polls is being conducted via nightly telephone interviews and is being reported on a three-day rolling average basis, adding that Obama had 49% and Romney had 47% after the first debate, while it was a 49%-$47% after the two other debates, in favor of the Republican candidate.

On the other hand, Washington Post-ABC News presidential polls also resulted to Romney winning over Obama by 3%, which was conducted from Sunday, October 21, to Wednesday, October 24, which means it covers the dates before and after the final presidential debate, held on Monday, October 22.

“The three-point edge gives Romney his first apparent — but not statistically significant — advantage in the national popular vote. The challenger has a clear nine-point lead when it comes to whom voters trust to handle the economy, which has long been the central issue of the contest.” A statement reads at WashingtonPost.com on Friday.

The Washington Post, which recently announced their endorsement for Obama, noted that it is the first time for Mitt Romney to have 50 percent of likely voters in the campaign, and that it is the president’s lowest tally since before the national party conventions.


Presidential polls results
Presidential polls results
Image Credit: Politico.com

Washington Post endorsement 2012: Washington Post endorses Barack Obama for President again

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:06 AM PDT

The Washington Post, via their Editorial Board, announced on Friday, October 26, 2012 its endorsement in the 2012 US presidential election. The paper endorses President Barack Obama, whom they also endorsed in 2008, when he run against Republican Senator John McCain.

President Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama
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According to a post at Washington Post on Friday, just seconds after midnight, the 2012 presidential campaign has “dwelt on the past, but the key questions are who could better lead the country during the next four years,” noting that they think Obama is more likely to help the US economy.

“President Barack Obama is better positioned to be that navigator than is his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. We come to that judgment with eyes open to the disappointments of Mr. Obama’s time in office.” Washington Post wrote in the first part of their three-page editorial post.

“Mr. Romney, by contrast, has embraced his party’s reality-defying ideology that taxes can always go down but may never go up. Mr. Romney‘s future also is one in which an ever-greater share of the nation’s wealth resides with the nation's wealthy, at a time when inequality already is growing.” The paper added.

In trying to provide balance in their endorsement, Washington Post noted that Obama had failed promises, but “is committed to the only approach that can succeed,” and cited some of their disappointments over the president, as well as his most notable accomplishments during his first term.

One of the disappointments for Obama that the report mentioned was when the president “alienated Congress and business leaders by isolating himself inside a tight White House circle that manages to be both arrogant and thin-skinned.”

Nevertheless, the Washington Post praised President Obama for his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called Obamacare; the end of Osama bin Laden, his leadership in helping to the US economy steady, and ending the US military’s discrimination against gay men and lesbians, along with his support for same-sex marriage.

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Katy Perry’s Ballot Dress in Obama’s Las Vegas Presidential Rally (Photo)

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:52 AM PDT



Katy Perry’s Ballot Dress
Image Credit: Getty/Huffington

Katy Perry wore a ballot dress during during her performance at the rally concert of US President Barack Obama in Las Vegas last Wednesday, October 24, 2012. The celebrity declared her support for Obama‘s campaign for re-election in the coming US Presidential Elections on November 6.

According to reports by several international news sites, the “Part of Me” singer proved her point through fashion by wearing a skintight white dress with the phrase “President of the United States” that proudly displayed a ballot with the Obama-Biden box being selected. On the other hand, his opposition Mitt Romney‘s box was left empty.

Moreover, reports said that during the event, Katy Perry encouraged those in attendance to make their vote count on November 6.

“Don’t wait. Go tomorrow. How many of you are 18 here? It’s going to be your first time, right?" Perry mentioned in a statement.

Recent reports mentioned that this is Perry‘s second Obama performance this month, having appeared at the “30 Days to Victory” concert last October 7 along with Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire.

CNN ‘hormones drive women’s vote’ report removed from website, after earning tons of criticisms

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:09 AM PDT

CNN published a story on its official website on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, which was believed to be suggesting that hormones may affect women’s choice for voting, particularly this coming November presidential election. The story was later removed after it earned a lot of criticisms online.

CNN hormones story replacement

Replacement of CNN hormones story
Screenshot Credit: CNN.com

The so-called CNN ‘hormones’ story was titled “Do hormones drive women’s votes?” and was written by CNN.com health writer and producer, Elizabeth Landau. It was deleted from the website just hours after it was published, after receiving a lot of mockery in social sites such as Twitter.

“A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed. After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN. We thank you for your comments and feedback.” A statement now reads on the said CNN.com post.

Before it was deleted, some news sites have also criticized that CNN ‘hormones’ report, including Huffington Post, Washington Post, New York Magazine, and Jezebel, a famous blog owned by Gawker Media and is aimed at women’s interests. All of them noted that CNN‘s report is likely an insult to women voters.

Below is an excerpt of the controversial CNN ‘hormones’ story. Despite CNN has already deleted the post, the full context can still be viewed at DailyKOS.com.

“New research suggests that hormones may influence female voting choices differently, depending on whether a woman is single or in a committed relationship…Although the study will be published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science, several political scientists who read the study have expressed skepticism about its conclusions.

A bit of background: Women are more likely to vote than men, other studies have found. Current data suggest married women favor Gov. Mitt Romney, in a 19% difference, over President Barack Obama, while Obama commands the votes of single women by a 33% margin, according to the study.

In the new study’s first experiment, Kristina Durante of the University of Texas, San Antonio, and colleagues conducted an internet survey of 275 women who were not taking hormonal contraception and had regular menstrual cycles. About 55% were in committed relationships, including marriage.

The researchers found that during the fertile time of the month, when levels of the hormone estrogen are high, single women appeared more likely to vote for Obama and committed women appeared more likely to vote for Romney, by a margin of at least 20%, Durante said. This seems to be the driver behind the researchers’ overall observation that single women were inclined toward Obama and committed women leaned toward Romney.”

Elizabeth Landau (@lizlandau) tweeted on Thursday, saying, “For the record, I was reporting on a study to be published in a peer-reviewed journal & included skepticism. I did not conduct the study.”
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