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Fox has decided not to air President Obama's first-100-days press conference this Wednesday—the only Big Four network to turn down the White House's request for time. ABC, CBS and NBC have all announced plans to carry the president's appearance. But Fox today said: No go. “The Fox Broadcasting...
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President Obama has joined Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of "Cheers" in the pantheon of guests who have given Jay Leno his best "Tonight Show" ratings. Thursday's presidential appearance—the first by a sitting president on a late-night talk show—scored...
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President Barack Obama made it official today, nominating Julius Genachowski to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. “I can think of no one better than Julius Genachowski to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission,” the president said in a statement. “He will bring...
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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will sit down with David Letterman on CBS’ “Late Night” on Tuesday. After being accused of trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama, Mr. Blagojevich last week made the round of news shows. The media tour had little affect and the Illinois...
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"The Today Show" host Matt Lauer has snagged a Super exclusive, landing a one-on-one interview with President Obama. Mr. Lauer's interview will be broadcast Sunday during NBC's three-hour Super Bowl pregame show. The network is expected to announce its scoop during this morning's...
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The inauguration of President Barack Obama scored a 29.2 overall household television rating in the top 56 local TV markets, Nielsen said in releasing preliminary numbers. The Raleigh-Durham market had the largest TV audience with more than 51% of households tuned into the events. The Nielsen audience...
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Let us all hope that he can be for America and by extension, the world, what we all hope... an honorable man, a muscular politician, a force for a moral ideal... a beacon. Bless America and our best dreams.
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For years Keith Olbermann has ended his "Countdown" show on MSNBC with a reference to the Iraq War—the number of days since George W. Bush appeared in front of a “Mission Accomplished” banner on a Navy aircraft carrier. President-elect Barack Obama may be set to take over, but Keith Olbermann...
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Federal Communication Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin used his last agency meeting as chairman to announce he will leave the commission, rather than staying on in the Obama administration. Mr. Martin’s departure was expected, but he had previously declined to disclose his plans. President-elect Barack...
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CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in the running to be named surgeon general of the United States, according to two reports. ABC News reported on its Web site that President-elect Barack Obama has made the decision to appoint Dr. Gupta to the position. However, CNN.com was a bit more...
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You know... a guy has two shoes thrown at him... and comes up smirking... gotta kinda admire that kind of Maverickiness. True, these are the only shoes that have come Bush's way that didn't end up in his mouth, but... seriously folks... tip your waitresses...
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I don't have the time to get into this in any detail, as I am about to catch a plane. And to quickly throw something up would be unfair. But I wanted to leave a space where people can discuss it if they like. And here it is...
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The greatest irony is that so many feel so bad for a nice young man with a family because he might, at some point, lose his job because he helped fund the Prop 8 effort.. But he will not lose his right to work. If people in the film festival business choose not to hire him under the circumstance, it...
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The discussion of post partum blogging came up before the election, so I thought I would speak to it... Really, I'm just not watching a minimum of 5 hours a day of political shows, reading 15 websites, clicking on Sullivan hourly, checking HuffPo and Politico, and jonzeing for NYT editorials at 8...