Bloomberg: America "Desperately" Needs Immigrants

During a speech at the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the U.S. desperately need immigrants in order to improve its economy. (0:29)

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Fleming: "So Called Paper Mache Jobs - Green Jobs"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a press conference today the Republican Study Committee and Western Caucus introduced their alternative energy proposal, The American Energy and Innovation Act.
Congressman John Fleming (R-La.) said our vision “creates a vision for jobs, more jobs, not the so called paper mache jobs the green jobs, but real jobs created by industry.”

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LGBT families "part of the crowd" at White House Easter Egg Roll

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Cathy Renna, the Managing Partner at Renna Communications and a member of the Family Equality Council said that this is the first time in history that LGBT families be recognized, invited and given tickets to the historical White House Egg Roll. Renna said that today they "felt part of the crowd." Renna also said that it was nice to be part of a diverse fabric of American families. (00:56)
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"Don't they watch our show?"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

After 20-years of "America's Funniest Home Videos," creator and executive producer, Vin Di Bona, still cannot understand why people buy trampolines. At the donation of "America's Funniest Home Videos" objects to the National Museum of American History today, he said, “I still don’t know why people buy trampolines. It makes no sense. Don’t they watch our show? What the hell are the matter with these people?”
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"Big" News for "America's Funniest Home Videos"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Creator and Executive Producer, Vin Di Bona speaks at a ceremony to donate some of "America's Funniest Home Videos" artifacts into the National Museum of American History. He said, “I called my mom and said, ‘I think there’s a good chance we might be donating to the Smithsonian.’ She said to me, ‘You know that star on the walk of fame was very nice, but this is big,’” Di Bona said.


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"The American public knows nothing about the Middle East"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a public hearing on U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East today, retired Ambassador Edward Peck said, "The American public knows nothing about the Middle East and because they know nothing they are not very interested, and because they’re not very interested they don’t know much, because nobody is going to tell them.”

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Inaugural Radio Row: Senior Fellow and Director of American Progress Daniel J. Weiss

International Affairs Correspondent Blanquita Cullum talks to Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at American Progress about environmental issues, the Bush administration and Obamas policies. (8:53)
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