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10.07.12
MISSING JOURNALIST
SURFACES IN SYRIA
An American journalist who went missing August 13
has turned up in a startling video posted on Youtube
and Facebook. Austin Tice, who was covering Syria’s
civil war for The Washington Post and McClatchy
Newspapers, can be seen blindfolded with captors
chanting “God is great” in Arabic as Tice cries “Oh
Jesus.” His family confirmed his identity in a statement: “Knowing Austin is alive and well
is comforting to our family. Though it is difficult to see our eldest son in such a setting and
situation as that depicted in the video, it is reassuring that he appears to be unharmed.”
IT’S A
BOY FOR
MARISSA
MAYER
Newly-minted Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has given birth
to her first child. “Baby boy Bogue born last night. Mom
(@marissamayer) and baby are doing great—we couldn’t
be more excited!” her husband, Zachary Bogue, tweeted
Monday morning. A Yahoo! spokesperson told UK’s Register
that Mayer will be “working remotely and is planning to
return to the office as soon as possible, likely in 1-2 weeks.”
According to a tweet by Jeff Jarvis, Mayer is crowdsourcing
ideas for the baby’s name with “a large-group email.”
ALLEN WEST’S ‘PORN
4 STAR’ FANTASY REVEALED
A sordid letter from Rep. Allen West’s (R-Fla.) past may
not help him with lady voters. The hand-written letter
West reportedly sent his wife from Iraq in 2003 ordering
her to be his “porn star” surfaced on Gossip Extra, a site
run by former Palm Beach Post staffer Jose Lambiet.
An excerpt: “Angela, I need to know, are you committed
to being my porn star? I do not want to hear ‘no’ or ‘we’ll
see about that.’” West has voted to defund Planned
Parenthood and accused the organization’s proponents
of “neutering American men.”