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[ABC]

Found inside: Macaulay Culkin.

NY Post

Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria’s state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.

The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria.

We don’t dare.

Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal [BBC, via TPM]

Threatdown!

So we’re checking out the homepage of Press TV, Iran’s state-supported English-language satellite service, and we notice the blurb for the second video: “Hate filled commentary on U.S. media outlets growing”.

And then we notice the image they’re running with it.

The story, filed from Washington and posted at 2:05 GMT Friday, highlights Rush, O’Reilly, Beck, Dobbs, and Uncle Pat, with expert commentary from the SPLC and Media Matters, among others. But in the entire 2:37 video, there’s no sight or mention of Stephen Colbert.

Pizza delivery!

The Plum Line

Yeah, we know: Golf. Your point?

There’s no context like out of context.

WTOC-TV [Savannah, Georgia]

American Family Association spokesman Randy Sharp, celebrating AFA’s victory in convincing General Mills to stop sponsoring Family Guy:

“It’s beyond me how a network finds humor in the deviancy of human nature.”

Hell, that’s the only reason to watch Fox News.

Advertisers backing away from ‘Family Guy’ raunch [WorldNetDaily]