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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: Veep (tv program), Feminism, In the Loop (movie), National Geographic Channel (tv network), Four Lions (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, Alzheimer's Disease, Executive Branch, Israel, Government
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Kanye West, Kris Jenner join list of celebrity hacking victims
More than a dozen celebrities and other high-profile people, including FLOTUS and the vice president, have had personal financial information hacked and posted on a public website — and on Tuesday the list was growing. Kim Kardashian, Mel Gibson,...
Tags: Hulk Hogan, Personal Data Collection, Donald Trump, Computer Crime, Celebrities
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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: Paul Ryan, Democratic Party, Interior Policy, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden
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President Obama: When making nice can be naughty
Does it matter that President Obama was right? That Kamala Harris is “the best-looking attorney general in the country”? Not really. As a quip, it failed; as an attempt at gallantry, it didn’t need saying. The president cushioned his...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Feminism, John McCain, White House
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Obama calls Kamala Harris 'best-looking:' Accurate, but sexist?
Let’s just get it out on the table: California, quite simply, has freakishly good-looking elected officials. Between the stunning Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and the gorgeous Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, this, as they say, is the objective truth. I&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Government, White House, Levi Strauss & Co.
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Why is GOP self-destructive?
Why do Republicans keep attacking their members? They bicker and denounce each other. That's not how you win elections. Case in point is the ill-fated 2008 ticket of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. Ms. Palin and her family were ruthlessly...
Tags: John McCain, Politics
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How come we don't hear about 'conservative media bias'?
Liberal media bias. So incessant is this complaint from conservatives that the three words string together as one, like Holy Roman Empire. But like the old saw about that infamous regime being neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, liberal media bias...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Television Networks, Abusive Behavior, Satellite and Cable Service, Newspapers
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Republicans rediscover tolerance
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants "wetbacks." For Young, now in...
Tags: Elections, Richard Mourdock, Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage, John McCain
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Oval Office may be Floridian's home
With each passing day, Jeb Bush looks more and more like a presidential candidate. At this stage, he's striking the obligatory, non-committal tone, but he's just come out with a book on immigration reform, is showing up on radio and TV talk shows, and...Tags: Elections, The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, Jeb Bush
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Sarah Palin plans holiday book about keeping Christ in Christmas
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has a new book coming, the Associated Press reports. The book, "A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas," will discuss the "over-commercialism" and "homogenization" of Christmas, publisher Harper...
Tags: Elections, Mike Huckabee, Religious Festivals, Mark Twain, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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