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Talk radio's Michael Savage on AM
Conservative and often controversial talk radio show Michael Savage is planning to file suit against Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith after she added him to a list banning his entrance into the U.K. for allegedy fostering extremism or hatred. The list also includes a white supremacist and a member of Hamas. Read more
Smith said that the radio host was “someone who has fallen into the category of fomenting hatred, of such extreme views and expressing them in such a way that it is actually likely to cause inter-community tension or even violence if that person were allowed into the country.”
I spoke with Savage earlier today about the issue. He calls the ban an outrage and is planning to fight back.
I also challenged him about some of the things he's said about Islam, homosexuality and illegal immigration.
Be sure to watch "American Morning" tomorrow to watch the full interview and hear from Michael Savage himself at 7:15am ET.
And we'd love to hear your thoughts on the controversy.
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Kiran
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Red Light Cameras Spur Debate
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By Ronni Berke, CNN
New York (CNN) - When a red light camera photographed Terry Williams going through a Santa Monica intersection, she had no idea what had happened. "Pop, flash, and I'm sitting there, and was like - what was that?" she thought.
Williams even thought it might have been gunfire, until she told some friends about her experience. You're about to get a traffic ticket, they told her. Two weeks later, the ticket arrived in the mail.
Although she paid the $380 fine, Williams went to trial to contest the ticket and eventually won her case after an appeal - by demonstrating that there was a traffic light malfunction at that intersection.
Williams says she is especially angry that the initial traffic court judge dismissed photo evidence she presented to support her own case. "She didn't want to hear anything I had to say. I was just guilty," Williams recalled.
Red light and speed traffic cameras seem to be popping up everywhere, saving law enforcement time and manpower and generating millions in revenue for cash-strapped states and municipalities. The cost of a camera citation is decided by state or local authorities.
Photoshopping Obama
From Bob Ruff, CNN
When it comes to news photos, what’s real? And what isn’t?
That’s the question being asked once again today as the latest issue of the Washingtonian magazine hits the stands.
The cover photo shows a shirtless, buffed Barack Obama walking in red swim trunks against a black background. While it IS Barack Obama in the photo, much of the rest of it has been altered or “Photoshopped” to make the photo very different from the original one.
That original photo can be seen on the web here. It shows Obama vacationing last December as he comes out of a building wearing black trunks. But if you look at the Washingtonian cover, you’ll notice that, presto, the trunks are now red and the background has disappeared. It also appears as though his chest is glowing or shining in the Washingtonian version.
Online hate speech
It would be easy to dismiss the war of words between Miss California Carrie Prejean and Perez Hilton as pop culture fluff, but some experts say that’s a mistake. Robert Siciliano, a cyber crime expert, says Hilton’s sexist rant is feeding into a growing problem online—hateful, sexist, racist rants.
“When someone like Perez Hilton, who is hired by Donald Trump, then goes out and spews vile content about a Miss USA you know that the problem is a lot bigger than it seems,” said Siciliano.
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