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Exhausting the insignificant
WASHINGTON -- Oh, to be 12 again, the better to enjoy the presidential debates. Or rather, the better to appreciate the Twitterverse, where America's obsessive-compulsive, attention-deficit population holds the zeitgeist hostage with tweets and memes...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney, Elections
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In next debate, remember Benghazi
By the time President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet in their second debate Tuesday, what happened last week in the vice presidential debate should be almost forgotten. Except for Benghazi. That subject came up in the debate between Vice President...Tags: CNN (tv network), White House, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama, Christopher Stevens
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Masterful Move By Girardi The Genius
The Hartford CourantAt 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, Joe Girardi became a genius. Either that, or like millions of other Yankee fans, he finally had seen enough of Alex Rodriguez. Maybe the bigger truth is Joe Girardi just couldn't take it anymore. At 10:25 p.m., Girardi pulled one...Tags: Eric Chavez, Baltimore Orioles, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Torre, Adam Jones (baseball)
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They're 'Mortified,' we're entertained
As a genre, the celebrity interview hasn't changed much over the years. The standard talk show appearance is home to the carefully sculpted anecdote. In-depth magazine profiles tend to pivot around a contrived field trip or two, or leave you with the...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Halloween, The Playboy Club (tv program), Cougar Town (tv program), Entertainment
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New ideas? GOP would rather just say 'no'
After declining to give details of the Romney-Ryan tax plan during a testy back-and-forth with host Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday," GOP Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate, offered a novel excuse. He didn't want to put viewers...Tags: Barack Obama, William F. Buckley, Republican Party, Paul Ryan, Parties and Movements
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Sighting: Prince shows draw a celebrity crowd
Prince doesn’t tour nationally often, so when he does you know it’s going to create a buzz. And where there’s buzz, there are celebrities. That was the case when the “Purple Rain” singer performed three shows early last week...
Tags: United Center, Jennifer Hudson, Prince (music artist), Twitter, Inc., Fall Out Boy (music group)
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Capitol Hill cronyism targets Rice
Do race and gender bias fuel the raging Senate fight that has erupted for remarkably little reason over United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice's possible nomination to be secretary of state? I think not. If anything is standing in the way of this highly...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency, Marcia L. Fudge, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama's pricey gaffe that's worth talking about
Under President Barack Obama, the national debt has ballooned past the $16 trillion mark — a number once inconceivable — and is growing by the second as the federal leviathan feeds on borrowed money. And as the debt grows, devouring future...
Tags: White House, Christopher Stevens, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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Life Out Here: Getting the bounce back
Back when I was a boy, practicing and playing basketball in the driveway under meager lighting at night, I loved the bounce. Yes, I’m referring to the basketball bounce, but I’m referring to the atmospheric bounce of AM radio, too. I was...
Tags: Basketball, Bruce Springsteen, Disc Jockeys, Beck, Linkin Park (music group)
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With bitter campaign in full swing, you need to watch some movies
What are the three most important films for American voters to watch as we prepare for Election Day in November? Is your choice "The Great McGinty"? That's an almost ancient but wickedly clever Preston Sturges film about a drunken bum picked out of the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Preston Sturges, Peter Sellers, Hal Ashby, Television
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Costas commentaries stand out in cluttered TV land
Every day, it seems, there's an announcement of a new NFL-oriented talk show debuting. Earlier this week, the "NFL Monday QB" debuted on the CBS Sports Network, and at 10 p.m. Wednesday on the NBC Sports Network, the season premiere of "NFL Turning...Tags: Art Modell, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc., National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cleveland Browns
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If Only Lying Politicians' Noses Grew Longer
The Hartford CourantSeveral elections ago, when fact checkers began checking and presenting the veracity of the words and numbers that candidates were slinging about in speeches, commercials, news interviews and talk shows, one might have thought it would bring some...Tags: Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Elections, Politics
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