440. Kim Jong Un: The Great Successor

Kim Jong-un (Korean: 김정은, IPA: [ɡim dʑʌŋ ɯn]), also known as Kim Jong-eun or Kim Jung-eun, formerly Kim Jong-woon or Kim Jung-woon (born January 8, 1983 or 1984), is the third and youngest son of deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his consort Ko Young-hee. Since late 2010, Kim Jong-un has been viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the nation, and following the announcement of his father's death, he was announced as the "Great Successor" by North Korean state television. (read more http://alturl.com/o23mg)

439. Howard Stern: Ameirca's Got Talent Judge

(tags: Entertainment Series, America's Got Talent, Stern, Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel,  AGT, Booey, America,  Talent, Music, Comedian, TV)

438. The Unhappy Meal

San Francisco’s new ordinance prohibits fast-food restaurants from including free toys in children’s meals that do not meet specific nutritional standards. While McDonald’s has taken steps to improve the nutritional quality of its Happy Meals, reducing the amount of French fries and adding fruit, among other things, they still did not meet the standards set in the city’s regulation, and thus could not include free toys in the meals. (read more: http://alturl.com/7y78v)(tags: Political Series, McDonald's, Ronald McDonald, Happy Meal, San Francisco, California, Obesity,  Children, Kids, Toys)

437. Cain and Clinton Didn't

US Republican Herman Cain is expected to announce on Saturday whether his run for the White House will continue.The Georgia businessman has been under mounting pressure to quit following an adultery allegation, which he denies. He held talks with his wife, Gloria, on Friday about whether to press on with the campaign, which has also been rocked by sexual harassment claims.

(tags: Political Series, Herman Cain, Bill Clinton, 2012, GOP, election, Infidelity, Sex)

436. 2012 GOP Candidates in No Particular Order

(tags: Political Series, GOP, Republican, Politics, 2012, Candidate, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, election)

435. Happy Halloween U.S.A.

(tags: Holiday, Halloween, Trick or Treat, haunted house, black cat, batman,  white house, Political Series, Politics, War, Terrorism, gwot, Saddam, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Gaddaffi, Qaddafi, Libya, Iraq, cartoon, humor)

434. Muammar Gaddafi, RIP

(tags: War, Gaddafi,  Muammar Gaddafi, Ocuupy Wall Street, Libya, VC, execution, Terrorism, gwot, Political Series, Obituary Series)

433. Occupy Wall Street

Thousands of people across the world railed against corporate power, grinding poverty, and government cuts Saturday as the Occupy Wall Street movement spread to the streets of Europe, Asia and Australia -- and took a particularly violent turn in Rome. (read more: http://preview.alturl.com/b6p3b)

(tags: Political Series, Politics, Economy, Global, Earth, Wealth, Poverty, Economics, Finance, Money,  Power, Greed, Protest, Wall Street, 1%, Bull)

432. Steve Jobs, RIP

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)[5] was an American inventor and entrepreneur. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.[6] Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney.

(tags: Obituary Series, RIP, Steve Jobs, Jobs, Culture, technology, Ipod, Iphone, Imac. Ipad, Computer, Innovation, Leadership, Inventor)

431. GOP 2012

Chris Christie hasn't even entered the 2012 GOP presidential race, but pundits and others are already suggesting his weight would be the "elephant" in the room. (read more)

(tags: GOP, 2012, election, Political Series, Politics, Republican, Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, President)

430. The X Factor

After all the hype, Fox's The X Factor debuted to a relatively underwhelming 12.1 million viewers with an 8.7 household rating and a 4.2 among 18-to-49-year-olds, preliminary Nielsen data show — far shy of American Idol's numbers for its Season 10 opener.

X Factor creator Simon Cowell previously stated that he wanted the US version of The X Factor to perform better than American Idol in the ratings, but the first show attracted only about half the audience numbers of the rival talent show.



(tags: Entertainment Series, Television, Reality TV, Reality TV, Simon Cowell, X Factor, Paula Abdul, American Idol)

429. 9/11 Tribute

WASHINGTON — Undaunted by talk of a new terror threat, New Yorkers and Washingtonians wove among police armed with assault rifles and waited with varying degrees of patience at security checkpoints Friday while intelligence officials scrambled to nail down information on a possible al-Qaida strike timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

(tags: Political Series, Obituary Series, Holiday, nine-eleven, 9-11, World Trade Center, New York, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, War)

428. Humanity

(tags: Political Series, Politics, War, Military, Animals, gwot, Afghanistan, humanity)

427. Kim Kardashian Humphries

Kim Kardashian married Kris Humphries on August 20, 2011. The 30-year-old star of Keeping Up With the Kardashians wed the 26-year-old New Jersey Nets star in a Saturday ceremony. She is reportedly taking his last name and forever altering the "Kardashian Brand."

(tags: Kim Kardashian, Kardashians, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kris Humphries, Entertainment Series, Sport Series, Sports Series, Basketball, New Jersey, Nets)

426. Reality TV

(tags: Entertainment Series, Reality TV, Television, TV, Death, Suicide, Noose)