VIDEO! Here is the Rep. Virginia Foxx Matthew Shepard YouTube “hoax” video. Virginia Foxx’s hoax comments were the following:

“I also would like to point out that there was a bill — the hate crimes bill that’s called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery.

“It wasn’t because he was gay. This — the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it’s really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”

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Requests for comments from press following her remarks were denied.

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LIVE VIDEO! Here is live streaming video and transcript of Obama’s first 100 days press conference. LALATE has Obama’s 100 Days press conference live streaming video for you below (starting at 8 PM EST, 5 PM PST.)

Advance Excerpts From Obama’s Remarks:

We are continuing to closely monitor the emerging cases of the H1N1 flu virus throughout the United States. As I said this morning, this is obviously a very serious situation, and every American should know that their entire government is taking the utmost precautions and preparations.

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This budget builds on the steps we’ve taken over the last one hundred days to move this economy from recession to recovery and ultimately to prosperity. We began by passing a Recovery Act that has already saved or created over 150,000 jobs and provided a tax cut to 95% of all working families. We passed a law to provide and protect health insurance for eleven million American children whose parents work full-time. And we launched a housing plan that has already contributed to a spike in the number of homeowners who are refinancing their mortgages, which is the equivalent of another tax cut.

But even as we clear away the wreckage of this recession, I have also said that we cannot go back to an economy that is built on a pile of sand – on inflated home prices and maxed-out credit cards; on overleveraged banks and outdated regulations that allowed the recklessness of a few to threaten the prosperity of us all.

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We are now at a pandemic swine flu level 5 (out of 6) says the WHO! Pandemic swine flu level 5 has prompted emergency meetings by the WHO. Not the rock group, the World Health Organization.

But how are people responding?

Online reports say people are more concerned about the 31 cent Baskin Robbins ice cream tonight than any pandemic threat.  Why?

Because no contraction of swine flu outside of Mexico has been anything more than mild, with the exception of one toddler in Dallas passing. In fact, CombiMatrix is reporting it has ready an early influenza-detection system to know if you have swine flu within hours to treat victims early on.

Some parents say they are keeping their children out of school.

What are you doing? Says one doctor’s suggestion:

There are simple steps you can take to protect yourself and your family. Like a natural disaster, a pandemic may be a time when you have to stay indoors or plan for a time when stores are closed. These are some ways that can keep you prepared for a pandemic or any natural disaster, such as a flooding or an earthquake.

Stock up on supplies, including canned goods, bottled water and paper products. Also get alcohol-based hand cleaner and electrolyte drinks. Don’t forget baby and pet foods if needed.

Keep medical and first-aid supplies on hand. This includes a thermometer, your prescription medications and over-the-counter medicines for fever and diarrhea.

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Baskin Robbins’ 31 cent Scoop Night is tonight!  Baskin Robbins’ “31 flavors” will each be 31 cents tonight for Scoop Night to benefit the National Volunteer Fire Council’s National Junior Firefighter Program.

Yes, if you are like LALATE and missed the Scoop of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream promotion last week, tonight’s your chance for scoops at B&R!

Select locations are participating. The Baskin-Robbins promotion starts at 5 pm and goes to 10 pm!

Yum!

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A Phishing attack by FBaction.net is underway on Facebook. Facebook says of the Fbaction.net phishing attack:

We are aware of this phishing domain and have already begun to take action. Specifically, we have passed the domain on to Markmonitor who pushes the domain to the browsers for blacklisting. They will also actively try to disable the site at the server/domain level for people who don’t have updated browsers. Our user operations team has blocked the domain from being shared on Facebook and is removing the content retroactively from any messages. They will also be resetting passwords of senders to remove access from an attacker. We’re also reaching out to the ISPs to get information and will attempt to build a civil and/or criminal case against the owners.

Techcrunch says the message generally reads as follows:

YOURFRIEND sent you a message.

Subject: Hello

“Visit http://www.facebook.com/l/4253f;http://fbaction.net/”

Mashable reports the following about the attack:

I’ve got a number of messages in my Facebook inbox with links to “FBAction.net”, a site that displays a fake Facebook login. Enter your details there, and it will spam all your friends with the same message and link. More worrying: you might get locked out of your account for a time until Facebook sorts out this mess…. As always, don’t enter your Facebook password if the URL is not Facebook.com, and contact Facebook if you’re no longer able to access your account.

Even Tori Spelling warned followers about it on Twitter:

Phishing Attack Underway At Facebook. Don’t Sign In To Fbaction.net http://tcrn.ch/x1about 2 hours ago from web

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