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NRA convention gets underway; Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent on tap
HOUSTON -- The National Rifle Assn.’s annual convention begins in earnest Friday in Houston, with leaders who have spent the year defending the group in the wake of mass shootings emboldened by the recent defeat of federal gun control legislation...
Tags: Human Interest, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Parties and Movements, Gun Control
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Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...Tags: Democratic Party, Joe Miller, Interior Policy, Elections, Gun Control
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Sarah Palin is right about Washington's press
We call it the "nerd prom," hoping that a dose of irony will inoculate us. But there's no use denying it: The White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner is a deeply narcissistic event. I realize I'm jumping on the bandwagon late here...
Tags: Miss America Pageant, POLITICO LLC, George Clooney, Entertainment Events, Journalism
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TV picks: Louis C.K., 'Veep,' Wonder Woman, woolly mammoths
"Louis C.K.: Oh My God" (premieres Saturday, HBO). Funny, deep and unsparing of himself, Louis C.K. is arguably the most important comic going, both for his adventures in form -- his FX series "Louie," now on hiatus between its third and fourth seasons,...
Tags: National Geographic Channel (tv network), Four Lions (movie), Veep (tv program), Beacon Theater, In the Loop (movie)
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Not all states and capitals are obvious
My daughter was studying for a test on states and their capitals, so I was trying to help her. As we drove along, I would say a state name, expecting her to say the capital. She remembered many of the capitals because she had learned them in previous...Tags: Mardi Gras
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Did Margaret Thatcher diss Sarah Palin?
The death of any iconic global figure is often the occasion for colorful anecdotes, but the one that has been repeated Monday in the wake of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death—that she snubbed former Alaska Gov. Sarah...Tags: Elections, Political Candidates, Ronald Reagan, Executive Branch, Government
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Will Obama's brain initiative unlock the mysteries of the Republican mind?
President Barack Obama wants to invest an initial $110 billion in a study of the human brain that could have benefits as great as those achieved by the Human Genome Project. Maybe the first study should be done on the one-track minds of tea party...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Tourette Syndrome, David Horsey, Same-Sex Marriage, Entertainment Events
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White House Correspondents Dinner: What the Media Is Saying About 'Nerd Prom'
ReutersApr 28 (TheWrap.com) - The White House Correspondents' Association may have said it was going to turn down the celebrity quotient for this year's dinner, but the media said it turned up the thermostat instead of turning it down. They may have disagreed...Tags: The Washington Post, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, NBC (tv network), Elections, CNN (tv network)
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Not even the Boston bombing can unite a fractured America
Ordinarily, I'd thank you for writing. But truth is, I am not grateful you wrote; your note last week was one of the more troubling things I have read. I do not blame you for leaving it unsigned. "We stand together," I had written. "We stand defiant....
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, The Miami Herald, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Saturday Night Live' on Yahoo!: Where to start?
Beginning in September, Yahoo! will become the exclusive online home of "Saturday Night Live's" massive 38-year archive of shows. That's roughly 742 episodes, not including the promised additions of behind-the-scenes clips, rehearsal video and selected...
Tags: Concerts, Primetime Emmy Awards, Music Theater, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Tina Fey
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Even in tragedy, a nation divided
Leonard PittsOrdinarily, I'd thank you for writing. But truth is, I am not grateful you wrote; your note last week was one of the more troubling things I have read. I do not blame you for leaving it unsigned. "We stand together," I had written. "We stand defiant....Tags: Barack Obama, The Miami Herald, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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McManus: Let's talk GOP and fantasy politics
Almost four years ago, long before the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, CNN took a poll to learn who Republicans might choose as their party's next nominee. There were two clear front-runners: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov....
Tags: Gun Control, Government, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, Politics
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