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 Prejean's Résumé 
 Includes 7 More 
 Sex Tapes 

Former Miss California USA caught with pants down

Nov 13, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - When Carrie Prejean called a sex tape she made for an ex "the biggest mistake of my life," she apparently forgot about the existence of seven other nudie videos. To go along with the anti-gay-marriage lightning rod's video stash are 30 photos of the former Miss California USA... More »

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gay marriage • Miss USA • video • nude photo • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • photos • nude video • Carrie Prejean sex tape

 Animal Cruelty Case 
 Hits Supreme Court 

Landmark case to decide 1st Amendment as it applies to cruelty

Oct 5, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal cruelty takes the floor of the Supreme Court tomorrow, as the justices consider whether to overturn an appeals court judgment that allows the depiction of animal cruelty under the auspices of the First Amendment. The lower court wasn’t keen on animal cruelty, but found that our furry friends—... More »

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free speech • US Appeals court • First Amendment • animal cruelty • video • child pornography • US Supreme Court • fetish porn • 1st Amendment

 Hamas Releases 
 Video of Captive 
 Israeli Soldier 

Sept. 14 footage of Shalit obtained in trade for Palestinian prisoners

Oct 2, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Imprisoned Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit appears healthy and talkative in a video released to the Israeli government by his captors in exchange for 20 Palestinian prisoners. In the video, Shalit talks of wanting to return home after his 3-year detention and holds up a copy of a newspaper dated September... More »

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Hamas • Benjamin Netanyahu • Gilad Shalit • video • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • prisoner exchange • Israel Defense Force

 New 'Vooks' Sex Up 
 Books With Video Clips 

Video-text hybrids seen as way to keep 21st-century readers interested in books

Oct 1, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Publishers are scrambling to attract readers weaned on video games and social networking by jazzing up a format little-changed since Gutenberg started churning out Bibles in the 15th century. "Vooks" add video segments, either embedded in the text or available online, to electronic books. The hybrids are being created... More »

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publishing • video • publisher • novel • books • vook

 Chicago Student's 
 Beating Death 
 Caught on Tape 

Police beef up patrols after savage gang melee

Sep 28, 09 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago police are stepping up patrols today at a high school where a 16-year-old honor student's gruesome beating death in a gang melee was captured on video. Students scream in horror as Derrion Albert crumples to the ground and covers his head in vain as he's repeatedly pummeled with wooden... More »

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high school • Chicago • crime • murder • gangs • video • death • gangsters • honor student • Derrion Albert

OPINION

 ACORN Sting 
 Raises Media 
 Ethics Questions 

Hidden video subterfuge made news, but where was the reality check?

Sep 23, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - “You've got to give James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles credit for abundant chutzpah and guile,” writes James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times. The pair’s hidden camera ACORN takedown “likely will do for guerrilla video what Ashton Kutcher did for Twitter—popularize and expand the... More »

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prostitution • video • sting operations • hidden camera • scandal • undercover video • Acorn • mainstream media • James O'Keefe • Hannah Giles

OPINION

ACORN Takedown Campaign Overblown, Misguided

The actions of a half-dozen employees doesn't represent the huge organization

Sep 18, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The conservative campaign against ACORN—which has now, thanks to a few video “sting” operations, lost its federal funding—is built on an outrageous set of exaggerations and falsehoods, writes Joe Conason for Salon. “No doubt it was fun to dupe a few morons into providing tax advice... More »

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prostitution • voter fraud • DC Madam • video • David Vitter • hidden camera • activists • Acorn • Ken Calvert

(Newser) - While most footage of DJ AM’s memorial is still hush-hush, a tribute video from last week's service has hit the Internet, E! Online reports. The video, compiled by friends, shows the DJ behind his turntables with pals such as Jay-Z, Travis Barker, and Sam Ronson. It also shows him... More »

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entertainment • Internet • video • memorial service • Jay-Z • tribute • Samantha Ronson • Travis Barker • DJ AM

Tongue-Tied Groom, Tickled Bride Storm YouTube

Hysterical wedding video attracts tens of thousands of views in just 2 days

Sep 4, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An exchange of marital vows that took a break for hysterical laughter has become a viral-video hit, the Daily Mail reports. First a nervous Andrew Engstrom fumbles with the ring. When the celebrant asks him to repeat “to be my lawfully wedded wife,” he says “waffle-y”—... More »

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YouTube • video • wedding • wife • laughing • weddings • Andrew Engstrom • Melissa Warren

(Newser) - A horrifying car crash video graphically highlighting the gory dangers of texting behind the wheel has been viewed some 4 million times online. But experts doubt that it will significantly change teen driver behavior, reports the New York Times. The video-gone-viral has been the buzz of schools since it... More »

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YouTube • video • car crash • accident • driving • viral video • texting • teenage drivers • teenager • reckless driving • viral marketing

(AP) - ESPN reporter Erin Andrews tells Oprah Winfrey that having secretly videotaped nude footage of her distributed on the Internet was a "nightmare." In an interview taped last week and scheduled to air Sept. 11 on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Andrews also tells Winfrey she "opened up... More »

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ESPN • Oprah Winfrey • video • invasion of privacy • Erin Andrews • nude video • peeping tom

NFL to Dallas: Don't Move the Scoreboard

If a punter smacks
it again, he gets
a do-over

Aug 28, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a preseason punt hit the high-tech video screen at the Cowboys’ fancy new stadium, it prompted talk of moving the board. Now, the league says it can stay where it is, at least for this season, the Dallas Morning News reports. If another punter hits it—the team thinks... More »

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entertainment • NFL • Texas • Dallas Cowboys • Dallas • HDTV • video • high definition • Dallas Cowboys Stadium

(Newser) - A new "conspiracy" video making the rounds on YouTube purports to show Michael Jackson being escorted from a coroner's van after his death, reports the Telegraph. The poster claims to have received the video from a "trustworthy" source, though there is absolutely nothing on the video that supports... More »

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YouTube • video • death • conspiracy • Michael Jackson • Elvis • conspiracy theory • Tupac Shakur • resurrection

 Cops Investigate Nude Tape 

Nudie vid could include evidence of illegal activity

Aug 21, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The McSteamy nudie vid could turn into more than just an embarrassment for the stars involved: The LAPD is investigating the tape for evidence of “celebrities engaging in illegal activity,” detectives say in a statement. An unnamed source handed the DVD over to cops on July 30 with... More »

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entertainment • nudity • video • celebrity • police investigation • nude • naked • Eric Dane • Rebecca Gayheart • Kari Ann Peniche

(Newser) - NBC has obtained a video capturing Saturday’s mid-air collision over the Hudson River. Shot by an Italian tourist who was on a boat on the river, it’s the first known video of the crash. In it, the plane appears to come up behind the helicopter, climbing and turning.... More »

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video • plane crash • Hudson River • Hudson crash • Hudson video

(Newser) - Suspected Pittsburgh shooter George Sodini left behind an unsettling video diary which includes a tour of his home and a discussion of his romantic plans, the New York Post reports. In one of two videos posted to the web, Sodini points out his furniture: “Couch and chair—they match.... More »

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video • dating • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • gym • George Sodini

(Newser) - Washington Post political writers Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza are taking a drubbing over a video spoof in which they suggest brands of beer for the top names in politics—including "Mad Bitch" for Hillary Clinton. When bloggers drew attention to that line, in particular, the Post pulled the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Washington Post • beer • video • reporters • Dana Milbank • Chris Cillizza

NY Times Video Obits Give the Departed 'The Last Word'

Non-Bush ex-president  has already made one

Jul 30, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obituaries are a newspaper standby, but the New York Times has removed the journalistic middleman with its series of video obits, Editor & Publisher reports. After starting 2 years ago with humorist Art Buchwald’s greeting of “Hi, I’m Art Buchwald and I just died,” the Times... More »

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New York Times • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • obituary • video • George HW Bush • George W. Bush • former presidents • celebrity death • Art Buchwald • video obituary

(Newser) - The Erin Andrews video scandal is just another sick symptom of “male sports culture,” Bonnie Erbe writes in US News & World Report, but the fairer sex does have recourse. “If women didn’t attend NFL games or NBA games, or even watch them on TV to... More »

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television • sports • ESPN • video • male • scandal • professional • Erin Andrews

 Got $40K? Own 
 Madonna's Naughty Messages 

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

Jul 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute... More »

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entertainment • Bob Dylan • Jimi Hendrix • auction • video • celebrity • Madonna • voicemail • love letter • faxes

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