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The upcoming “Celebrity Apprentice” stars for the first time spoke to reporters on Wednesday about what to expect this season, although they didn’t reveal much about what will happen on the show which will air on Feb. 12. “This season we had the biggest cast we’ve ever had,” said Aubrey O’Day, a veteran of MTV’s “Making the Band” and Oxygen’s “All About Aubrey.” “We had, I think, crazier challenges than I’ve ever seen on past seasons. In relation to other shows I’ve been on, this was the most real,” the former member of the girl group Danity Kane added. Continue

Ohio this afternoon, Barrack Obama, the president of Uncle Sam Country, America, dialogue about the competition to help secure a better future for the mid class and Obama’s choice to assign Richard Cordray to  be chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At Shaker Heights High School, the President said shielding consumers is very important for waiting: When Congress refuses to act, and as a result, hurts our economy and puts our people at risk, then I have an obligation as President to do what I can without them. I’ve got an obligation to act on behalf of the American people. And I’m not going to stand by while a minority in the Senate puts party ideology ahead of the people that we were elected to serve. Not with so much at stake, not at this make-or-break moment for middle-class Americans. We’re not going to let that happen.

The general of Ohio, Richard Cordray united President Obama as he spoke, and the President drew his authorizations: You know, you look at him and you think, this guy is not somebody who is going around picking fights. And yet, this fight on behalf of consumers is something that Richard has been waging here in Ohio for the better part of two decades.
Richard Codray as attorney general, he helped pension funds, billions of bucks. Consumers also were protected by him from unfair lending practices. Obama stated that’s why I want Richard to keep standing up for you — not just here in Ohio, but for consumers all across the country. The job ahead of Mr. Cordray is nothing less than ensuring the integrity of our financial system.

The Christian conservative former Pennsylvania senator, Rick Santorum, has come from nowhere to take the lead in the first race of the Republican race. Even if he doesn’t come in first place, it’s still a major win for Santorum. a day ago, His 25% of the vote is a marked improvement from his poll numbers. He gets supports from Jim Bob Duggars, his wife and his 19 children; it makes great change from the past few days. In front of voters, Jim Bob says, “I’m asking families, Christians all over American to get behind Rick Santorum for the next president of the United States.”

Fox411.com, Duggars also says “We have been praying about who to support and narrowing it down and decided Rick is the one to get behind because he has a proven record at lowering taxes, supporting less government and he is the author of the bill banning partial birth abortion,” Duggar, the patriarch of the family featured on the hit reality series “19 and Counting.”

“There have been so many candidates over the past few months who have risen to the top and dropped off and they had all kinds of baggage in their closet, and I think that has caused a lot of confusion,” Duggar said. “We are coming to Iowa to let people know that if you are looking for a family values candidate this is your man. He supports traditional marriage, he is pro-life, pro-gun and someone we can whole-heartedly get behind.”

Leading by a margin of just several dozen votes, Yet regardless of who finds more votes in the final boxes, it seems clear that Iowa’s conservatives have chosen Santorum.

The top tier of candidates, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul, are fighting to gain votes. Rick Santorum is running in only a digits in polls a month ago, was neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney for first place in Tuesday night’s Iowa caucuses — the first contest in the 2012 caucus and primary season — early results showed.

CNN has projected Ron Paul will finish third in Iowa, but the race for first was still too close to call late Tuesday.

With 89% of precincts reporting, Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, had 25% of the vote. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, also had 25% of the vote, and Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, had 21%.

Early numbers from entrance polls — a sampling of Iowa voters as they headed into their caucus sites throughout the state — showed a similar breakdown in support, with Paul, Romney and Santorum in a virtual first-place tie.

Republican and CNN contributor Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary say that the Iowa results typically are important because they give the top finishers the fuel they need, including fundraising, to keep their campaigns going. The top three or four finishers in Iowa should be in a good position to compete in New Hampshire and the January 21 South Carolina primaries.

When holiday season has just got begun for people to enjoy it, Snooki seems like stressful starting this hoilday. A whopping $7 million lawsuit over a merchandising deal has gone horribly wrong for Snooki. SRG Ventures hit her in a counterclaim in her legal battle. Snooki partnered with SRG Ventures to create a line of “Snooki” merchandise, but then Snooki sued to end her contract in October, alleging SRG did not do enough for her in terms of what she was getting paid and creating partnerships. Snook says they didn’t fulfill obligations while SRG says otherwise. Continue

The Insider posted the shot of Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy cover on Wednesday and the blogosphere has been blowing up ever since which made the photoshoot has leaked online. The official cover image from the January/February issue, featuring a nude photo spread of Lohan channeling Marilyn Monroe. In the picture, she is seen straddling the icon Playboy logo, which strategically covers her vital parts a bit. It’s reported that the photo included on the magazine won’t be out until December 15. Actually she promised fans they would get a sneak peek of the sexy shots on America’s Ellen DeGeneres Show on the date, ahead of the release of the January/February issue of the men’s magazine. Continue

10.3 million people watched as the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” strutted down the runway on Tuesday night. The record of the audience is 15% higher from last year’s fashion show of the well-known underwear corporation. It was 9 million watchers last year and its largest audience since 2002, according to Broadcasting & Cable reports. According to the demographic coveted by Nielsen advertiser, the audiences were among adults age 18 to 49 who made “Victoria’s Secret” climbed a big 35 percent for CBS rating. Continue

Retail sales broke records during the Thanksgiving weekend, giving a needed boost to a long-suffering economy and raising retailers’ hopes for the best holiday shopping season ever. Retailers pulled out all the stops to lure foot traffic on Black Friday. Now, they’ve battling for consumer dollars in cyberspace for Cyber Monday. Last year, more than 100 million consumers shopped online on Cyber Monday to get the best deals and things they want, according to personal finance security service, BillGuard. Thus, if you don’t want miss the opportunity and leave Cyber Monday with empty hand, you have to be sharp in observing the deal and goods you want to take home online. Continue

Being aroused with the battle between Apple and Samsung around the globe, Samsung has decided to take its battle by releasing an advertisement. The campaign is made of a number of TV commercials that are set on a city street with people waiting in line for a new phone to be released. Though Samsung doesn’t come out and actually use the words “Apple iPhone”, it is obvious what the people are in line for. Although the latest advert for the Samsung Galaxy S II was not exactly subtle about which phone it mocked, the advertisement showed the iPhone 4S head to head with Samsung’s new device at the end of the scene. Continue

On Monday, President Obama signed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act into law. The President urged every business owner who is hiring to hire a veteran right away, because hiring veterans is smart business. As more than 1 million service members return to civilian jobs as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, connecting veterans with jobs here at home will help the economy grow. This Saturday, November 26th, is a day to recognize the crucial role that small businesses play in driving our economy and creating American jobs according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Continue