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‘That’s Not What I Said’: TMZ Falsely Reports Concerns Of Election Officials

By Jessica Huseman/ProPublica

TMZ posted an article Tuesday declaring voter fraud to be “a real concern.” (Yes, that TMZ.) Here’s how the story begins:

NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and most blogs are trying to convince you there is virtually NO EVIDENCE of voter fraud, so Trump’s fears are bogus . . . but we drilled down and some officials who run the voting systems around the country are VERY worried about fraudulent voting.

But here’s the thing: Two of the three election officials the story cites told us TMZ attributes things to them they did not say, and that they have no concerns whatsoever about the possibility of voter fraud.

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Posted on October 29, 2016

What I Watched Last Night: Blades Of Bad-Assery

By Scott Buckner

Eventually, 24-hour news-channel coverage of Donald Trump’s campaign of crash-and-burn turns into droning redundancy, so it was nice to find the History Channel in the middle of a Forged in Fire marathon all day Tuesday. I’ve lived a cable TV-deprived existence for a number of years, so it was refreshing to spend a few hours with a cable program not devoted to The Orange Man proclaiming every single thing under the sun “a total disaster.”
Given my total lack of aptitude for anything involving tools, I’m always interested in seeing how true craftsmen end up manufacturing awesome shit out of basically nothing. If I learned anything from the three-round, $10,000 winner-take-all elimination competition between four bladesmiths that is Forged, it was this: It might take a village to raise a child, but it takes a guy with an anvil to arm the village.

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Posted on October 26, 2016

Chicago Casting Call: Match Game Starring Alec Baldwin!

This Saturday At Dave & Buster’s

“Get ready to match the stars as Alec Baldwin hosts the revival of the iconic TV game show . . . Match Game!” reports Casting Call Hub.
“One of the most popular game shows from the 1970’s, Match Game is comprised of two contestants guessing how a panel of six celebrities will fill-in-the-blank to a series of various (somewhat silly) questions. The player with the most matches at the end of two rounds goes on to play the big money Super Match where they could win up to $25,000!”

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Posted on October 13, 2016

Celebrating Chicago’s Hard Cover

30th Anniversary Of CTVN Flagship Show

You are invited to the Hard Cover 30th Anniversary and Benefit event! Please join us for a night celebrating Community TV Network’s youth-produced cable-TV show.
Date: Thursday, October 20
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: CAN TV Studio, 1309 S. Wood St.
“CTVN’s flagship program is Hard Cover: The Voices and Visions of Chicago’s Youth, a TV show produced entirely by youth, for youth.
“More than just a show, Hard Cover is a platform for authentic and articulate youth voices – an opportunity for underrepresented youth to share their compelling stories with an ever-expanding audience of their peers.

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Posted on October 11, 2016

Hallmark Channel Adds Worst Junkie Ever To National Christmas Tree Lighting Special

By Crown Media Holding Inc.

WASHINGTON – James Taylor has been added to the lineup for the 94th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.
Find out who else has been announced so far at www.thenationaltree.org.
Taking place on Thursday, December 1, on the Ellipse at President’s Park (White House), the special event wraps the National Park Service centennial year and celebrates the launch of a second century of stewardship.
Through a partnership with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, the National Christmas Tree Lighting will be telecast exclusively on the Hallmark Channel on Monday, December 5, and simulcast on DirecTV 4K Ultra HD.*

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Posted on October 10, 2016

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