Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a post-mortem Grammy for his technological innovations in a arts.
Christmas comes though once a year. Thankfully, for some voters, presidential elections are most reduction frequent.
Still, as we're small days from a Jan. 3 Iowa caucus, a nation's leaders could use a few profitable Christmas presents -- now some-more than ever.
Yahoo! News asked readers and writers from Yahoo! Contributor Network to enclose their Santa hats and tell us who's naughty, who's good and who's, well, really naughty. And, as you'll see below, infrequently a best gifts are a gifts of necessity.
Here is a preference of their ideas. Have one yourself? Leave a criticism or to write about politics and more.
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Rick Perry would like a "" guide. Once a toast of a GOP, Perry has taken a nosepe Howard Dean would be unapproachable of. The Texas administrator is a gaffe machine, incompetent to name , a volume of justices who lay on a court, or a he would eliminate. His discuss performances have been zero reduction than embarrassing. Yet Perry continues to ask for a support of ... um, we meant 18-year-olds, for a New Hampshire caucuses, er, we meant primaries. .
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For Joe Biden, how about some channel tape? From to , a male clearly doesn't know when to stop talking.
For Barack Obama, a long-range remote-controlled Biden taser. .
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With his apparent affinity for a ladies, we would give Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate, a 9 ladies dancing from " we suspicion about adding a 8 maids-a-milking, though that would usually be pier on.
For Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, a no-expenses-paid, one-week stay in L.A.'s Pico Union neighborhood: "You don't get food stamps, we get a credit label and a credit label can be used for anything," transcribed Gingrich during a Dec. 6 Situation Room program. Gingrich went on to opine that millionaires accept food stamps. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program () disagrees with his sentiment. Romney's $10,000 gamble -- held in all a excellence on a -- shows that he, too, has taken a vacation from genuine life for too long.
It is transparent that possibilities Gingrich and Romney need a vacation from a ivory tower; a no-expenses-paid outing to Pico Union -- identified by as one of L.A.'s lowest neighborhoods -- serves to deliver these Republicans to a food stamp target millionaires vital in a path of luxury. .
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, a aging Newt Gingrich, 68, has been offering $1 million to dump out of a Republican debate by radio horde Michael Savage, who pronounced that Newt looks like a "fat, old, white man." Old Mr. Gingrich apparently needs a surgically extended makeover. The regressive foil to President Bill Clinton during a '90s, Gingrich certainly possesses a present of gab... if he has a looks to match, he competence be unstoppable!
Rick Perry, a administrator of Texas who is trailing abysmally in a polls after a clever start late in a summer, should ask Santa for a proxy box of laryngitis. The gaffe-prone regressive who has landed himself in some-more difficulty with his outspoken stumbling than anything else. .
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With usually a 16 percent capitulation rating, Congress doesn't unequivocally merit any Christmas gifts during all. Voters feeling a need to give something can send their inaugurated member a pile of spark and a duplicate of Barry Gordon's "." Sorry, Congress, though we "ain't been nuttin' though bad."
Newt Gingrich has scored a desired publicity from a American Family Association. The Ticket reports , Rev. Donald E. Wildmon, will debate on interest of a Republican in Iowa since "Newt Gingrich recognizes a hazard to a nation acted by judges and lawyers commanding values on a nation unsuitable with a eremite heritage."
In sequence to say that endorsement, a best present for Gingrich is a purity belt. Be certain to send a pivotal to Rev. Wildmon. .
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Sen. John McCain needs a Vladamir Putin movement doll and a blood-pressure checker connected to his to forestall him from posting reactions to other people until his numbers are lowered to a healthy level.
Speaker of a House John Boehner could use a span of bones and a pirate-style eye patch. The bones for all a gambling that he and his associate Republican members of Congress have been indicted of doing lately. And a eye patch? Just since it would be fun. .
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Anthony Weiner and Chris Lee could uncover dual old-school rotary phones, as conjunction one of them should be authorised nearby camera phones again. Maybe a time-consuming act of dialing will assistance them remember to keep their shirts on and cameras off?
Rick Santorum should review "SEO for Dummies." Maybe he'll be means to repair that small Google problem?
Rick Perry wants a note label so and lift it with him: "18 years old, Nov 6, Department of Energy." .
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Michele Bachmann could use a set of health textbooks. With her saying that , Bachmann apparently could use a bit of preparation in a margin of simple health. .
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A mop, bucket, disinfectant, and toilet brush would make a ideal present set for Newt Gingrich. He astounded electorate with his to residence misery by contracting bad kids as propagandize janitors. Such jobs would learn poverty-stricken kids work ethic and pride, Gingrich suggested. As a claimant who claims to be prepared to be a country's arch leader, certainly he recognizes a best approach to lead is by example. I'm certain there are copiousness of schools that could use some additional assistance cleaning adult over a holiday break. .
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For Ron Paul, a globe, so he can see that a U.S. is indeed not alone in a world.
For Sarah Palin, a telescope, since that's a usually approach she's ever going to see Russia from her house.
For Herman Cain, a small black book, so he can keep all his dates -- we meant "business contacts" -- straight. .
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DEAR ABBY: we have listened of interventions for drug and ethanol addicts. Could we theatre one for my daughter "Aileen's" obsession to texting on her cellphone and Facebook?
She and a grandson live with us since her matrimony pennyless up. we am apropos a boy's default mom since Aileen is constantly texting or spending hours on Facebook. She'll say, "I have to send a discerning message," afterwards reappear an hour later. By then, we have fed a grandson and altered his diaper.
When we try to plead this with her, she says her work requires this consistent communication, though we know it doesn't. There have been times when Aileen's feelings have been harm since her son doesn't wish to go someplace with her and prefers to stay with us instead. we think that he feels abandoned when he's with her since her ride is constantly drifting opposite her phone. How can we get her to know how this competence be creation her child feel? -- FULLY PRESENT IN ARIZONA
DEAR FULLY PRESENT: You could and should theatre an involvement with your daughter. Aileen is neglecting her son. It's a contrition that before couples are authorised to detect that they aren't forced to take parenting classes. The time she spends on Facebook and texting is time she should be interacting with him.
Because she is so simply distracted, we and her father should announce your home to be a digital-free section unless your grandson is asleep or in bed for a night. Consider creation discussions with a boy's pediatrician -- and maybe parenting classes -- a condition of her staying in your home. She won't like it, though it would be in your grandson's best interests.
DEAR ABBY: I'm a masculine in my 60s who has been active all my life and still try to be. However, I'm not traffic with a aging routine really well. we have only been told that I'm going to remove my eyesight.
I have never been ill or hospitalized, no damaged bones, no operations, ate right and cruise myself in good health. But now we find myself holding naps a lot and not wanting to consort really much. we have to force myself to do things.
I have always pronounced one of these days it's going to start raining on me, and afterwards it will be over. we don't like this opinion and I'm a good follower in faith. Any suggestions? -- MALE READER IN THE U.S.A.
DEAR MALE READER: we wish we had enclosed your residence and phone series since we would have contacted we personally. The initial thing to do is get a second opinion per your prophesy loss. If a diagnosis is confirmed, there are inclination accessible that can assistance some sight-impaired people. There are also programs to assistance we adjust to your prophesy detriment and live an eccentric and full life. But we should start now.
Some of a symptoms we report could be signs of depression. Please deliberate your medicine about them. With conversing and medication, a "rain" in your life could be reduced to a drizzle we can handle. And hang onto your faith since it will offer we well.
DEAR ABBY: My father brought me roses a day a porce was final. We had been married roughly 30 years. When we asked him why, he said, "Aren't we happy? Isn't this what we wanted?" He was a one who instituted a porce. What kind of male would do this? -- STUMPED IN FLORIDA
DEAR STUMPED: Someone who is indignant or sadistic, or one who got his wires severely crossed.
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NEW YORK (AP) â€" Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says he would support a rejecting of involuntary bids to a Bowl Championship Series as prolonged as a teams from his joining get to play in a Rose Bowl.
But if college football's leaders wish to spin a BCS into a four-team playoff, Delany skeleton to pull back. And Notre Dame jaunty executive Jack Swarbrick would be on Delany's side of a debate.
Delany was during a Intercollegiate Athletics Forum on Thursday, partial of a row contention with Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford, Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky and Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson.
The commissioners, university presidents and jaunty directors who control a BCS are in a early stages of final a destiny of vital college football's argumentative postseason system.
Among a many probable changes is expelling involuntary bids to a highest-paying play games and carrying a BCS set usually a matchup for a No. 1 vs. No. 2 national championship game. The other play games would be giveaway to make deals with whatever schools and leagues they would like, most a approach it was before a BCS.
Banowsky pronounced automatic-bid standing had turn pisive. C-USA, that does not have an automatic bid, only mislaid 3 members â€" SMU, Houston and UCF â€" to a Big East, one of 6 conferences that has an involuntary bid by a 2013 season. Thompson's league, that also is a non-AQ conference, is losing Boise State and San Diego State to a Big East.
"I feel strongly that it has been a disastrous motorist from a perspective," Banowsky said. "I wish that as we develop a BCS we do it in a approach that can emanate a some-more happy BCS though formulating these category systems. we consider it's probable to do it, emanate a rival format that requires teams to be rival teams in sequence to attend and rewards a teams that are competitive."
Delany followed with a response that drew laughs from those in a swarming hotel contention room.
"As prolonged as we can go to a Rose Bowl, I'm OK though involuntary bids," Delany said. "If Brit doesn't wish involuntary bids, that's excellent with me. And if he doesn't wish me to have one, that's OK, as prolonged as we can go to Pasadena."
Delany told reporters later: "If they (Banowsky and Thompson) are saying, essentially, let a complement be marketplace based, we can't intent to that."
The Big Ten and a Pac-12 have a prolonged and remunerative attribute with a Rose Bowl. In a stream BCS set up, a champions of those leagues play in a Rose Bowl unless they are in a inhabitant championship game. The BCS has authorised teams from other conferences some-more opportunities to play in a prestigious California game, including TCU of a Mountain West final season.
"That event wouldn't have come about if a BCS complement hadn't existed," Thompson said. "However, is it a improved universe for that event to exist for a Big Ten and a (Pac-12) though these involuntary subordinate standards? That contention has started and I'm vehement about a event to continue to have that and see where it comes out."
Thompson has due both an eight- and 16-team playoff complement to a other 10 vital contention commissioners.
"It hasn't left genuine well," he pronounced with a smile.
Swofford, along with Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive, due in 2008 a four-team playoff format famous as a plus-one. It was shot down by not only a Big Ten and a then-Pac-10, though a Big 12 and a Big East as well.
There seems to be flourishing support for a plus-one entering into this turn of BCS negotiations.
On Wednesday during a forum, that is sponsored by IMG and hosted by SportsBusiness Journal/Daily, Stanford jaunty executive Bob Bowlsby pronounced a plus-one indication was "inevitable" and Washington's Scott Woodward pronounced he upheld it and believed it would "eventually" happen.
Swofford pronounced he suspicion college football's leaders were some-more open to changes in a BCS than ever before, and he still supports a plus-one.
"Two some-more teams would have a event to play for a inhabitant championship," he said. "It wouldn't discharge a controversy. It's a mini-playoff that concerns people, since that can be a sleazy slope if we demeanour during a story of a NCAA and a playoffs. They start with one series and they really fast grow to incomparable numbers, and that bothers people.
"I consider there could be some-more support for it if there were a approach to assure some people that it would be contained as a plus-one."
Count Delany and Swarbrick among those who fear that sleazy slope.
"That's what happened in I-AA (football). It's what happened in a (NCAA) basketball tournament. It's what would fundamentally occur here," Delany said. "I don't indispensably consider a sleazy slope is theoretical. we consider a sleazy slope is practical."
Notre Dame, a football independent, also has a opinion in a BCS negotiations.
Swarbrick pronounced he's "not a fan of a plus-one."
"I consider there is movement for change," he said. "I'm substantially a small reduction certain than Bob (Bowlsby) of a form of a change."
As she grown her story about lovers on conflicting sides in a Bosnian War, Angelina Jolie drew on all she had schooled roving to fight zones. But she started during home, devising herself and partner Brad Pitt during such extremes.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two Dutch TV hosts baked and ate any other's flesh, sampling boiled buttock and boiled belly, and pulling a bounds of bad ambience on Wednesday night in a module aired by Dutch broadcaster BNN.
A grocer suggested presenters Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno on that were a best cuts of human flesh, and a surgeon private a strips of strength from Storm's left buttock impertinence and Zeno's abdomen.
A cook boiled a flesh, and served it to Storm and Zeno with immature asparagus on a side.
Zeno described a knowledge as identical to eating a square of automobile tyre, and took a while to swallow his food on air.
Storm spotless his image a bit faster, and jokingly likened his possess "meat" to Kobe beef since he takes good caring of his physique and health.
"It's sick," pronounced Anna Mees, 25, who watched a show.
Storm and Zeno pronounced they got a thought after saying a film "Alive" about how members of a rugby group ate tellurian strength to tarry after their craft crashed in a remote spot.
"Since afterwards we have always wondered what tellurian strength would ambience like," Zeno told Reuters.
Both Zeno and Storm pronounced they would not do it again since it would engage some-more surgery.
Cannibalism is authorised in a Netherlands.
"Only when it involves maltreatment or when it violates common goodness is cannibalism illegal," Gerard Spong, a Dutch counsel who specialises in rapist law, told Reuters.
Some media, citing BNN, reported that a stunt, shown on scholarship module "Guinea Pigs," was a hoax.
But BNN press officer Thijs Verheij told Reuters that BNN had never pronounced it was a hoax and that a flesh-tasting unequivocally took place. Zeno showed Reuters a injure on his swell where his strength was removed.
The Netherlands has turn a tact belligerent for new TV formats, and brought a existence uncover "Big Brother" to a universe in 1999.
In 2007, BNN aired a "donor show" where an allegedly terminally ill lady would present her kidney to one of 3 possibilities with a kidney problem.
At a finish of that show, a presenter announced that a lady was an singer and that a uncover was a hoax, and that a goal had been to startle people into a realization that a nation lacked adequate donors.
(Editing By Sara Webb and Paul Casciato)
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