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videos stories: 8 news summaries
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 Watch 100 
 YouTube 
 Classics in 
 4 Minutes 

Thanks to a new mash-up, you can catch up on four years of pop culture in a jiffy

Oct 1, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to catch up on YouTube’s greatest hits but don’t have the time? No problem: Just watch a new 4-minute mash-up that brings 100 of the best (or worst, depending on your viewpoint) together. Clips include such classics as “Keyboard Cat” and “David After Dentist,”... More »

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YouTube • online videos • Obama Girl • viral video • videos • trend

 10 Essential Jackson Videos 


Jun 27, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson videos are once again hot commodities. Here are Newser's top 10 posted on YouTube and showing up on favorites lists all over (to see them, click on "Videos" at left):
  • His 1983 Motown TV performance, in which he shows off his moonwalk.
  • "Thriller"
... More »

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music • YouTube • Michael Jackson • icons • videos • women's issues

(Newser) - A Guatemalan lawyer killed Sunday in an apparent assassination left behind a blockbuster legacy: A video accusing President Alvaro Colom of orchestrating his murder. Released at Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano’s funeral, the tape shows the lawyer explaining calmly that Colom had it in for him because one of his... More »

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murder • Guatemala • videos • Alvaro Colom • Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano • Khalil Musa

 Top 10 Bush Gaffes on YouTube 

Presidential bloopers including inadvertently insulting a queen

Jan 16, 09 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - During his 8 years in office, George W. Bush created the biggest presidential blooper reel in history. Time narrows the field of YouTube gems to a top 10:
  • Shoe toss in Iraq. Bush has no idea why a Iraqi might hurl footware at him, but the episode spawned scads
... More »

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Bush administration • YouTube • Bush legacy • gaffe • videos • George W. Bush

 Nintendo to Launch
Videos for Wii 

Service will begin in apan in 2009

Dec 26, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo plans to launch video programming for the blockbuster Wii game console, reports AFP. Players could access original programming online to watch on their TV sets. The service will  be aimed initially at the Japanese market and expand to markets worldwide. Rival Sony already uses its popular PlayStation for online... More »

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Nintendo • Sony • online shopping • videos • Sony Playstation • movies • Wii • Dentsu

 Muppets Spring
 Back to Life 
 on YouTube 

Appearance of Henson's famous puppets online has fans buzzing about comeback

Jul 23, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Muppets, largely in retirement since 1981, have been pussyfooting their way back into the spotlight via YouTube, France24 notes. In the past month, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, Beaker and others have set up accounts, uploading clips on a regular basis and sharing comments like "Meep meep... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • humor • videos • children's show • Muppets • Jim Henson

Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos'
in UK Terror Plot Trial

Discussed bringing families on suicide missions

Apr 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In London yesterday, prosecutors introduced “martyrdom videos” as evidence against eight British Muslims accused of plotting to destroy US-bound airliners in 2006, the Times  reports. One video, found in a man’s garage, envisioned “your people’s body parts responsible for these wars and oppression decorating the... More »

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London • terror plots • airline safety • hydrogen peroxide • airplane • videos • martyrdom • terror trial • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar

Al-Qaeda Launches Cell Phone Videos

Group targets wide audience with dubbed, subtitled clips

Jan 5, 08 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda has released videos that can be downloaded and viewed on cell phones, the AP reports. The terrorist group launched eight video messages from Osama bin Laden and No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, all available thanks to al-Qaeda's media branch, al-Sahab. The videos feature subtitles in English and dubbing in other... More »

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Internet • cell phones • Ayman al Zawahiri • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • videos • al-Qaeda

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