Greg Smith Creates A Firestorm, But Is He Giving The Full Story?

Herman Cain has "Suspends Presidential Campaign" which is a polite way of saying "I Quit". Republican Herman Cain suspended his campaign Saturday, saying that allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace and an extramarital affair have “sidetracked and distracted” a run for the White House. The accusations of personal misconduct, which he repeatedly denied, “had a tremendous painful price on my family,” he said.

At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, the Twitter feed of the Associated Press told us that Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion at the White House. The tweet was fake — the product of a hack — but given the events in Boston last week, the news spread like wildfire, garnering more that 4,000 retweets. The AP quickly addressed the situation, suspending it’s Twitter account, and alerting readers through associated accounts that the tweet describing an explosion at the White House was the result of a hack.  No harm, no foul, right? Well, not exactly.

At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, the Twitter feed of the Associated Press told us that Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion at the White House. The tweet was fake — the product of a hack — but given the events in Boston last week, the news spread like wildfire, garnering more that 4,000 retweets. The AP quickly addressed the situation, suspending it’s Twitter account, and alerting readers through associated accounts that the tweet describing an explosion at the White House was the result of a hack.  No harm, no foul, right? Well, not exactly.

January isn't usually known as a time when Wall Streeters start passing around their resumes, but that's starting to change, and it's all because of bonus season. Since the financial crisis, bulge bracket Wall Street banks have been handing out smaller bonuses made up of less cash. Now when bankers aren't happy with what they've taken home at the end of the year, they start to look for options elsewhere.

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Many people have serious misconceptions about who Ron Paul is and what he stands for. In a riveting video on the Jay Leno show, to a wildly enthusiastic audience, Ron Paul explains his position on numerous subjects.

Ashton Kutcher steps back from Twitter after tweeting in support of Joe Paterno, without realizing he was fired for covering up a sexual molestation scandal, not for being old.