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We know we’re not famous actors who earn a living playing make-believe, but would it be OK if just for today we pretended all of this righteous outrage was inspired by the Kermit Gosnell trial?

After sternly warning college students to stop harassing his wife or they would face consequences, former Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., now finds himself the target of a complaint.

Rob Thomas, singer/songwriter and front man for the band Matchbox 20, has successfully proven an old adage: Don't Keep quiet and let people think you're a fool. Open your mouth and remove all doubt. He has also shown us all that the American system of education is in pretty sorry shape. But, one thing is sure, Mr. Thomas "feels good" about himself, so he's got that whole self esteem thing down nicely. Sadly, he lacks some basis for the conceit. In a Huffington Post entry from May 27, Thomas made to ingratiate himself with the cool, the hip, and the...

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Rob Thomas sat down at a computer and typed out a message. Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas says the band had to work out its personal and musical issues. It was a missive to fans about the release of Matchbox Twenty's first single in five years. He told them about a few changes in the band. He told them about their new greatest hits-with-a-twist album. And he told them what so many fans had waited to hear -- he was happy to be back, making music again with his friends. And then he signed off:...