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TWD Condolences For 2/10/10: Charlie Wilson Has Passed At 76

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Just two days after the passing of John Murtha , another well known Democratic figure has passed away. That person is one Charlie Wilson. Wilson was 76 A hopsital spokeswoman in Lufkin says Wilson died Wednesday of cardiopulmonary arrest. Wilson represented the 2nd district in East Texas in the U.S. House from 1973 to 1996. He was the subject of the movie starring Tom Hanks in 2007. The film was about Wilson's efforts to arm Afghani mujahedeen during their war against the Soviet Union. Wilson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, helped secure money for weapons. Wilson was known as "Good Time Charlie" when he was in Washington. TPM's Christina Bellantoni documents how Wilson felt about the need to withdraw from Afghanistan It's not quite the "bombshell" that Buzzflash calls it, but former Rep. Charlie Wilson opined on Afghanistan in an interview with the Scranton Times. Wilson (D-TX), whose role in the covert operation in Afgha...

Music Thread for 6/16/09: Mariah Carey Sets Release Date For Her 12th Album

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Photo from Billboard Nick Cannon's wife is releasing her 12th album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" on August 25th. She is certainly dropping a lot of albums of lat, because the last one wasn't really well received at all. And the numbers she has on Twitter is massive by the way Since entering the studio earlier this year, Carey has been giving updates about the album with regularity to her 600,000-plus followers on the microblogging site. Damn. Cassie's time has already pass. And that's absurd to say that about someone who is 22, unless it's true. And I'm 22. Timbaland and Nelly furtado are getting sued.......by a record label.......... from Helsinki, Finland . I wonder if a label in Antarctica exists? I never heard of him until now sadly, but TWD Condolences to Bob Bogle of rock band The Ventures. He passed away day at 75. If this true, damn Nas, Damn. And I don't like to get into marriage details because it stupid gossip, but here's anot...