Monthly Archives: January 2009

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Posted by: J. Dakar

POLITICS: OBAMA ISSUES FIRST VETO THREAT / CLINTON TESTIFIES AT CONFIRMATION / MEEK SEEKS SENATE SEAT / OBAMICON.ME

President-elect Barack Obama and his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel leave the weekly Senate Democrats luncheon at the US Capitol on Tuesday. Obama attended the meeting to talk with Democrats about approving President George W. Bush’s request for the second $350 million of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

On Tuesday, Obama also issued his first veto threat in the closed-door meeting. According to Sen. Joe Lieberman, Obama told former colleagues that if Congress passes a resolution blocking release of the second half of the financial bailout funds, he will veto it. Continue

Posted in POLITICS
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Posted by: TIANNA

TV BIT: VH1 PRESENTS “FOR THE LOVE OF RAY J”

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Well looky here – VH1 found a suitable replacement for “Flavor Of Love” fans with this new series coming from Brandy’s brother Ray J. Its his turn to find his main squeeze, with “For The Love Of Ray J”, which is set to debut on VH1, Feb 2nd.

The cable channel recently revealed the 14 contestants competing for the playboy’s heart. You may recognize a few of them from some candids we posted in November that featured Ray J and the group on a shopping date in Hollywood.

Catch the show when it premieres February 2nd at 10:30/9:30c…it looks to be an entertaining one.

FOR THE LOVE OF RAY: CASHMERE FOR THE LOVE OF RAY: CAVIER FOR THE LOVE OF RAY: DANGER

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Posted by: BRIAN

♫ NEW MUSIC: LETOYA LUCKETT – “NOT ANYMORE”

We just spoke of LeToya Luckett in our music news section about her new single, “Not Anymore,” and here it is, exclusively serviced to us by our good friend Ced from LeToyaOnline.com! “Not Anymore” is the lead single from LeToya’s sophomore album, Lady Love, which hits stores April 7th.

The single is pretty cool, nothing like I expected it to be, and it doesn’t really sound like the classic Ne-Yo penned song. I’m glad that Toya chose not to stick to the same formula of “Torn.” I was just sure she was going to serve up another popular sample to tap onto some nostalgia. “Not Anymore” will fit nicely on the radio for this first music quarter.

Posted in MUSIC, NEW MUSIC
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Posted by: TIANNA

ROUNDUP: BEYONCE, MARY & OTHERS IN DC / LIL WAYNE GIVES BACK / FANTASIA GETS HOME BACK

beyoncelincoln.gif Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and a number of others plan to be at Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial this weekend for a mega Pre-Inaugural Concert:

Beyonce, U2, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Usher, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban and James Taylor are among the musicians scheduled to perform Sunday afternoon. The president-elect and his family are due to attend, with Obama expected to speak.

Other performers include Stevie Wonder, Renee Fleming, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend and Jennifer Nettles. Historical passages will be read by Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington, with other celebrities expected to join them.

HBO will televise the show at 7 p.m. EST. SOURCE

There will be plenty of other star studded events happening as you can imagine. Stay tuned to CL for more Inauguration Week coverage…

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