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February 4, 2012
Updated 10:55 AM

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Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood

thescoopblog.dallasnews.com — Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and the Susan G. Komen Board of Directors: The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen.
Ann Marie Kerwin Editor, Advertising Age Insights, Advertising Age @akerwin
RT @natives: Komen reverts to original story a day after Komen prez claims cutoff unrelated to congress probe http://t.co/AOXNRvcF http: ...
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @shannonbuggs: The Komen apology to the American public does not include a specific apology to Planned Parenthood: http://t.co/rk2MFQj9
Sarah Jaffe Associate Editor, AlterNet @seasonothebitch
RT @emptywheel: Komen's statement SHOULD still require it withdraw funding from PSU and Catholic Church. http://t.co/BNm9Sgh8 Will it?
Leslie Brenner Food Critic, Dallas Morning News @lesbren
More on Komen http://t.co/XSF8BHcC
Liza Gross Freelance Journalist @lizabio
People have the power! MT @KQEDscience Komen apologizes for 'recent decisions,' pledges to cont. funding #PP http://t.co/nKpwBOW8
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News from The Associated Press

hosted.ap.org — BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) -- George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who covered the Vietnam War for nearly a decade, has died at 79. Esper's son, Thomas, said Friday that his father died in his sleep Thursday night. He was the AP's bureau chief in Saigon during the last two years of the war.
Jon Gambrell Chief Correspondent in Nigeria, Associated Press @jongambrellAP
RT @AP: George Esper, Associated Press correspondent who covered fall of Saigon, dies at 79: http://t.co/ECTs4dSs -CC
Frank Jordans Geneva Reporter, Associated Press @wirereporter
RT @anthonyted: Sad news just arrived about the death of @AP legend George Esper, a gentleman and a friend. http://t.co/YYLQ3tFt
Mark Scolforo Reporter, Associated Press @houseofbuddy
RT @DConMan: Sad to hear George Esper died. I remember a motivating meeting with him when I was a young reporter. http://t.co/wvXZ76Sx
Doug Ferguson Golf Writer, Associated Press @dougferguson405
Last journo out of Nam RT @AP: George Esper, Associated Press correspondent who covered fall of Saigon, dies at 79 http://t.co/pp93kz9D -CC
Nancy Armour Reporter, Associated Press @nrarmour
RT @AP: George Esper, Associated Press correspondent who covered fall of Saigon, dies at 79: http://t.co/ECTs4dSs -CC
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UN votes to call for Syria's Assad to step down

live.reuters.com — Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, entertainment, technology, and more in video and pictures.
Hannah Thomas-Peter New York Reporter, Sky News @hannahtpsky
RT @columlynch: This is smart; Reuters running live feed of all UN reporters tweets on Syria http://t.co/6N6y98Gw @AntDeRosa
Stephanie Jenzer News and Doc Producer, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @StephJenzer
RT @Reuters: FLASH: President Barack Obama calls for Syria's President Assad to step down immediately http://t.co/2xZQYDiG
Anthony De Rosa Social Media Editor, Reuters @AntDeRosa
RT @Reuters: FLASH: President Barack Obama calls for Syria's President Assad to step down immediately http://t.co/PfG2cG0r
Anthony De Rosa Social Media Editor, Reuters @AntDeRosa
Live updates from UN Security Council meeting, expected to vote on calling for Syria's Assad to step down from power: http://t.co/PfG2cG0r
Craig Newman Media Desk Editor, Chicago Sun-Times @craignewman
RT @Reuters: Live updates from UN Security Council meeting vote for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down http://t.co/fqVc6wM6

The Incredible Shrinking New York Times

businessinsider.com — Henry Blodget and Kamelia Angelova | Feb. 4, 2012, 8:19 AM | 0| just reported its fourth-quarter results to finish out 2011. Despite the launch of an online paywall that has, by any measure, been a big success, the company's revenue for its core news business shrank again in 2011.
Mathew Ingram Senior Writer, GigaOM @mathewi
pretty devastating chart -- MT @romenesko: NYT's operating profit doesn't approach the fat years of a decade ago. http://t.co/T6a4hUnk
Jim Romenesko Journalist and Media Blogger @romenesko
.@hblodget's chart shows how NYT's operating profit doesn't approach the fat years of a decade ago. http://t.co/P3jPCDeH
Edmund Lee Media Reporter, Bloomberg News @edmundlee
Nice analysis RT: @hblodget: The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/zT8JtAfI
Henry Blodget Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider @hblodget
The Incredible Shrinking New York Times http://t.co/ys1s9xG7

Sherine Tadros: We just got seriously tear ...

twitter.com — We just got seriously tear gassed. Ouch. http://t.co/nWQFMDmk
Linda Perry Barr New York Network News Producer, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation @lindaperrybarr
RT @SherineT We just got seriously tear gassed. Ouch. http://t.co/Rk2VZt4a #Egypt
Sherine Tadros Jerusalem Correspondent, Al Jazeera English @SherineT
We just got seriously tear gassed. Ouch. http://t.co/nWQFMDmk
Hadeel Al-Shalchi Middle East Correspondent, Associated Press @hadeelalsh
RT @sherinet: We just got seriously tear gassed. Ouch. http://t.co/93WNoKS2

News from The Associated Press

hosted.ap.org — LONDON (AP) -- Demonstrators have stormed five Syrian embassies in Europe and the Middle East after Syrian forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in the city of Homs. In Europe, protesters forced their way into the Syrian embassies in London and Athens on Saturday, prompting some arrests and causing minor damage.
Tamer Fakahany Deputy Managing Editor, Associated Press @TamerFakahany
#Homs outrage MT @CassVinograd: Police using batons,riot gear to contain protesters outside Syria embassy in London http://t.co/RFPheoSU
Karen Sloan International Online Video Editor, Associated Press @sloan_5
RT @CassVinograd: Police using batons, riot gear to try and contain protesters outside Syrian embassy in London http://t.co/jWSVRe86 #homs
Cassandra Vinograd Correspondent, Associated Press @CassVinograd
Police using batons, riot gear to try and contain protesters outside Syrian embassy in London http://t.co/q8ZSjMYw #homs
Cassandra Vinograd Correspondent, Associated Press @CassVinograd
Demonstrators have stormed 5 Syrian embassies in Europe, Mideast http://t.co/q8ZSjMYw . London demo kicking up again, stay tuned. #syria

Arnette Moultrie's transfer to Miss. State, not Auburn, appears to leave frosty feelings between coaches

al.com — AUBURN, Alabama -- Mississippi State's Arnett Moultrie is one of the SEC's most talented big men, its top rebounder, its fourth-leading scorer, and he's likely on his way to the NBA. That he's doing all this in Starkville rather than acting as a program-changing transfer at Auburn remains a very sore subject with Tigers coach Tony Barbee, who originally plucked Moultrie out of Memphis and recruited him to UTEP.
Jon Solomon Sports Columnist, Birmingham News @jonsol
RT @auburnbeat Arnette Moultrie's transfer to MSU, not Auburn, appears to leave frosty feeling between coaches. http://t.co/gTF8hWKt
Dan Wolken National Sports Columnist, The Daily @DanWolken
Really? RT @auburnbeat: Moultrie's transfer to MSU, not Auburn, appears to leave frosty feelings between coaches http://t.co/MYEbDxyT
Evan Woodbery Sports Reporter, Birmingham News @auburnbeat
Arnette Moultrie's transfer to MSU, not Auburn, appears to leave frosty feelings between coaches | http://t.co/1lN1XyPA http://t.co/8u2QjjHe

Sean Tuohy campaigns for Ole Miss athletic director's job

commercialappeal.com — Ole Miss is just a few weeks from the start of formal interviews by candidates vying for the school's soon-to-be-vacant athletic director job. But former Rebels' basketball player and Memphis businessman Sean Tuohy can't wait to get his shot at the position, which opens June 30 when current AD Pete Boone resigns.
Mike Herndon Sports Columnist, Press-Register @MikeHerndon_PR
RT @jonsol: Interesting Commercial-Appeal story on how Sean Tuohy, the Blind Side dad, wants the Ole Miss AD job. http://t.co/WMbTj9VD
Jon Solomon Sports Columnist, Birmingham News @jonsol
Interesting Commercial-Appeal story on how Sean Tuohy, the Blind Side dad, wants the Ole Miss AD job. http://t.co/WMbTj9VD
Dan Wolken National Sports Columnist, The Daily @DanWolken
Sean Tuohy wants the Ole Miss athletic director job. Read all 800 words, still don't know his qualifications for job. http://t.co/NTIsTtMH

EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer Secretly Helped Guide Komen Strategy On Planned Parenthood

thinkprogress.org — Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, secretly helped guide Komen Foundation’s disastrous strategy regarding Planned Parenthood. Fleischer personally interviewed candidates for the postion of “Senior Vice President for Communications and External Relations” at Komen last December. According to a source with first-hand knowedge, Fleischer drilled prospective candidates during [...]
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @KagroX Ari Fleischer brought Bush admin. DOJ hiring practices to Komen, playing the role of Monica Goodling. http://t.co/KiA0XFiY
David Waldman Contributing Editor, Daily Kos and Congress Matters @KagroX
Ari Fleischer brought Bush admin. DOJ hiring practices to Komen, playing the role of Monica Goodling. http://t.co/nLD6GemV
David Waldman Contributing Editor, Daily Kos and Congress Matters @KagroX
Bushies in gov't screened job applicants for ideological purity. Now Bushies in the nonprofit sector do the same. http://t.co/nLD6GemV
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
OMG, Ari Fleischer helpd guide @komenforthecure in its @ppact "strategy." http://t.co/k1L2LE25 (The strategy being self annhilation?)
David Waldman Contributing Editor, Daily Kos and Congress Matters @KagroX
Count on a Bushie to turn illegal hiring practices of that admin. into unethical hiring practices in nonprofit sector. http://t.co/nLD6GemV
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Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81

nytimes.com — Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died on Friday afternoon in Manhattan. He was 81.
Dan Rodricks Columnist, Baltimore Sun @DanRodricks
If Mr. Gazzara never achieved Brando’s stature, that was partly because of a certain laissez-faire approach to his... http://t.co/2tounLTw
Dan Rodricks Columnist, Baltimore Sun @DanRodricks
Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 http://t.co/SAjrAIpM
Damon Darlin Technology Editor, New York Times @ddarlin
NYTimes: Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81 http://t.co/RZ4EQj7c
John Kelly Writer and Broadcaster, RTÉ @johnkellytweets
Sorry to hear of the death of Ben Gazzara. One of those iconic New Yorkers you would actually run into on the street. http://t.co/9ErzVJ8i
Roger Ebert Film Critic, Chicago Sun-Times @ebertchicago
Ben Gazzara, 81, dies on the same day that his soulmate John Cassavetes died in 1989. http://t.co/vf8B4kzb
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