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British create a petition to keep Piers Morgan in U.S.
After a petition to deport the pro-gun control CNN host gains momentum, a counter-petition emerges Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
The Pro-Gun Movement Is Too Often Anti-Liberty – Conor Friedersdorf
Its recent suggestions include imposing armed guards on every school in America and deporting a critic of the Second Amendment. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
53,000 sign U.S. petition to deport CNN host over gun views – World
Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Freeman denies making statement about school shooting
From Yahoo! News: LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Actor Morgan Freeman said on Sunday that he did not issue a statement blaming the media for sensationalizing the Newtown School shootings that left 20 children and several adults dead. The award-winning actor added that he never made or posted the statement that became a Facebook and Internet sensation, saying it was a hoax. His publicist Stan Rosenfield told TheWrap that the actor’s camp was trying to determine the origin of the hoax statement. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Freeman hoax: actor denies statement about Newtown shooting, spokesman says – The Clarion-Ledger
The words scrolling across Facebook timelines and twitter posts attributed to Morgan Freeman concerning the media’s involvement with the Newtown, Conn. shooting are misattributed according to the actor’s spokesperson, a source reported. Original post on clarionledger.com Comments on reddit.com
People Are Already Going Crazy For Morgan Freeman’s Obama Ad
The voice of god phones one in for the President. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
MSSB Worth $13.5 Billion, Morgan Stanley Wins The Pricing Battle Against Citi
The final price tag on the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture is $13.5 billion. That’s $9 billion less than what Citigroup was hoping for. Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
This Man Is the Face of Facebook’s Failed IPO – Technology
More than three months after Facebook’s IPO, chief financial officer David Ebersman is getting the blame for the social network’s failure on the stock market, at least that’s how DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin sees it. Original post on theatlanticwire.com Comments on reddit.com
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney rainmakers consider exit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several dozen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisers who manage tens of billions of dollars of client money are considering leaving the firm, saying that widespread technology problems Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Akin’s No-Show on ‘Piers Morgan’ Is Boon for Program – NYTimes.com
When Representative Todd Akin abruptly cancelled an interview with Piers Morgan on Monday night, Mr. Morgan trotted out an empty chair instead. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Freeman On Marijuana: Criminalization Of Weed Is ‘Stupidest Law Possible’
Morgan Freeman is a long-time advocate of marijuana legalization, a point he recently reiterated in a wide-ranging interview with Newsweek. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Freeman donates $1 million to pro-Obama ‘super PAC’ – latimes.com
Looks like Morgan Freeman has a new million-dollar baby. Original post on latimes.com Comments on digg.com
Manipulation of California energy market gives consumers a jolt – latimes.com
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is accused of manipulating the California energy market for its own profit and at a cost to residents and businesses in the state that could be $100 million or much more. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Stanley Says RIM Is a Total Disaster – John Paczkowski – Mobile – AllThingsD
Moody’s Downgrades Morgan Stanley, Other Banks – WSJ.com
Moody’s Investors Service dealt a fresh blow to the financial sector, downgrading more than a dozen global banks to reflect declining profitability in an industry being rocked by soft economic growth, tougher regulations and nervous investors.. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Jon Stewart demolishes senators for swooning over JP Morgan CEO – The Raw Story
Charting the Cozy Connections Between JPMorgan and the Senate Banking Committee – Mother Jones
A rundown of the long list of connections between JPMorgan Chase and the Senate Banking Committee leading the financial firm’s hearing. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on digg.com
National Guard Sgt. Joel Morgan Allegedly Refused Apartment by Janice Roberts in Boston Because of Veteran Status – Afghanistan and Iraq Wars – Video – TheBlaze.com
A Boston-area landlady is under fire after she allegedly refused to rent out an apartment to a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, because of her anti-war political beliefs. In a voicemail dated to April 9, played for the Boston Herald in the presence of the… Original post on theblaze.com Comments on digg.com
Facebook stock performance, IPO said to be under investigation by SEC – The Washington Post
Two weeks after Facebook’s initial public offering, the hand-wringing over its dismal stock performance hasn’t died down—and neither have the questions over how the IPO was carried out. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Morgan Stanley may offer refund to Facebook investors – Telegraph
Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook’s flotation, will compensate investors who overpaid, according to a person familiar with the matter. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Obama: JP Morgan Loss Shows ‘Exactly Why Wall Street Reform’s So Important’ – ThinkProgress
JP Morgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss is Original post on thinkprogress.org Comments on digg.com
Elizabeth Warren Calls on JP Morgan Chief to Resign from NY Federal Reserve Bank Board – Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts
Robert Reich (How J.P. Morgan Chase Has Made the Case for Breaking Up The Big Banks and Resurrecting Glass-Steagall)
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the nation’s largest bank, whose chief executive, Jamie Dimon, has lead Wall Street’s war against regulation, announced Thursday it had lost $2 billion in trades over the past… Original post on robertreich.org Comments on reddit.com
This Is Why JP Morgan Isn’t Giving You Any Details About The Trade That Caused Its $2 Billion Loss – Business Insider
Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing
As much of the country follows the Trayvon Martin case, activists in Chicago are hoping to bring some of that attention to Howard Morgan, a former Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by white officers — and lived to tell his side of the story. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
Popcorn lawsuit: A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit accusing a movie chain of price gouging. – latimes.com
A Michigan man fed up with the high price of movie theater popcorn and other treats has filed a class action lawsuit against price gouging. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Tracy Morgan Rushed to Hospital After Falling Unconscious at Sundance [Update] – TMZ.com
Tracy Morgan was rushed to a hospital moments ago at the Sundance Film Festival — after the actor fell unconscious at an award ceremony… TMZ has… Original post on tmz.com Comments on reddit.com Other tmz.com posts Other posts in Entertainment