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Rivera says 'black and Latino youngsters' should not wear hoodies

(NEWSER) - Geraldo Rivera knows what to blame for Trayvon Martin 's death: the teen's choice of clothing. The Fox News host said today on Fox & Friends that he would "bet money" George Zimmerman wouldn't have shot Martin if Martin hadn't been wearing a hoodie, Politico reports. Rivera went on to urge parents—particularly those of "black and Latino youngsters"—not to let their kids wear hoodies. "I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was," he said. (And, in response to the Million Hoodie March in support of Martin, Rivera argued that "you cannot rehabilitate the hoodie.") More»

Former senator complains that right-wing media dismissed his candidacy

(NEWSER) - Seems Dan Savage isn't the only member of the media with whom Rick Santorum has a bone to pick: Even the right-wing media stalwarts over at Fox News have dissed the former Pennsylvania senator's candidacy, he complains today in a radio interview picked up by Mark Halperin of Time . "Bill O'Reilly has refused to put me on his program. As far as he was concerned I wasn't a worthy enough candidate to earn a spot to sit across from him and be on his program." With Iowa's caucuses looming tomorrow, Santorum currently sits in a virtual three-way tie with Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. More»

Ford's Theatre superintendent writes scathing 4-page letter

(NEWSER) - Bill O'Reilly's book, Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, has sold nearly a million copies and currently sits at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list . Only problem is, it's riddled with errors, according to a scathing review from the National Park Service bookstore at Ford’s Theatre, Salon reports. Here are a few alleged historical missteps:

• Killing Lincoln refers several times to the Oval Office. Little problem: The Oval Office wasn't built until 1909.

But spokesman JD Gordon won't give a straight answer

(NEWSER) - Geraldo Rivera and his enormous mustache gave Herman Cain’s spokesperson the third degree last night, but after hammering him for nearly six minutes, still could not get a substantive denial of the recent sexual harassment claims against the candidate. JD Gordon called the claims “thinly sourced” and a “smear campaign,” but would not give a straight answer when asked repeatedly by Rivera if he was denying there was ever a payout made to two women. “What you’re doing right now is a recipe for disaster, mate,” Rivera warned. "These are serious allegations. You gotta give us a little more substance." Watch the full interrogation in the gallery, courtesy of Mediaite , or click for more on the harassment allegations . More»

Scout leader bounced back and forth from BC to California

(NEWSER) - Boy Scout officials in Southern California failed to report a child-molesting Scout leader who went on to rape children in Canada, the Los Angeles Times reports. Former Scout leader Rick Turley starting molesting Scouts in British Columbia in the 1970s. He even kidnapped one, served time, and re-enlisted as a Scout leader in Southern California. When he molested three more, parents refused to press charges, and he was allowed to return to Canada—where he worked as a Scout leader and continued to attack children. More»