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'The Sing-Off' is back, bigger and better
Reality CheckAll right, folks ... you know that on these shows where people vote (at least eventually), I tend to stay pretty neutral. I mean, I always give my opinions on performances, but I wouldn't say I exactly root for people.......Tags: Music, Stevie Wonder, Oakland (Alameda, California), Lady Gaga, Ben Folds
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Dick Cheney, Kindergarten kick-out
The Swampby Mark Silva We knew that Vice President Dick Cheney had left Yale under less than honorable terms - "by mutual agreement,'' as he put it today -- but maybe we had forgotten, until today, that he also was kicked......Tags: Elections, George W. Bush, Teaching and Learning, Radio Industry, Nebraska
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Obama campaign beefs up South Florida team
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsDemocrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign today announced that it's beefing up its campaign team in Florida, including a stronger presence in Palm Beach County. Here's a campaign news release description of the latest Obama campaign hires who will...Tags: Florida, Georgia, Primaries, Beach Vacations, California
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Inaugural cast: Aretha, Yo-Yo and more
The Swampby Frank James The congressional committee handling the arrangements for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration has released the program for the event which will include famous entertainers like Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman and a...Tags: John Boehner, Music, George W. Bush, Elizabeth II, Kofi Annan
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Obama's train ride: Lincolnesque imagery
The Swampby Mike Dorning and Mark Silva, updated at 6:45 pm EST President-elect Barack Obama, arriving in Washington Saturday night at the end of a 137-mile train journey evocative of Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, used the trip as a pre-inaugural......Tags: Music, History, Georgia, Illinois, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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Obama: Job losses demand stimulus
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama sees in the newest report of unemployment today - 3.6 million jobs lost since the start of the recession a little over a year ago - another signal that Congress cannot afford to wait......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Disasters and Accidents, AFL-CIO, Corporate Officers, Barack Obama
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Did a Bush steal Geronimo's bones?
The Swampby Frank James Some news stories leave you wondering just what to believe. A small New York Times story falls into that category. An excerpt: HOUSTON -- The descendants of Geronimo have sued Skull and Bones, a secret society at......Tags: World War I (1914-1918), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Clubs and Associations, Society, George W. Bush
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Gary Locke: Commerce Sec'y nominee
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama today nominated Gary Locke, former governor of Washington, to serve as secretary of commerce. The former two-term Democratic governor who left office in 2005, the nation's first Chinese-American governor when he took...Tags: John Boehner, Primaries, Judd Gregg, Diplomacy, New Mexico
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CDC director named: N.Y. commissioner
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama today named Dr. Thomas Frieden, currently commissioner of the New York City Health Department, to serve as director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Rich Besser, who has served as......Tags: New York City, Health and Safety at School, Police Investigations, New York, Education
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Hillary Clinton: Yale all over again
The Swampby Mark Silva In this season of controversial honorary college degrees, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton collected one today that few could dispute: From Yale University, which conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on the woman who graduated from....Tags: Education, Hillary Clinton, Government, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sonia Sotomayor: Obama's court pick
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 10:50 am EDT President Barack Obama today nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the Supreme Court, positioning the longtime federal jurist to become the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest......Tags: Upper House, Education, White House, National Government, Janet Napolitano
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Michelle Obama's cause: Child obesity
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 9:35 am EST The first lady has embarked on a cause, as anyone near a television set today will see: Michelle Obama will appear on Good Morning America and a run of other shows......Tags: Schools, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Entertainment
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