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Archive for December, 2008

The Year In Celebdom: From Beyonce To Tina 'Sarah Palin' Fey – Hartford Courant

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

The Year In Celebdom: From Beyonce To Tina 'Sarah Palin' Fey
Hartford Courant, United States - 57 minutes ago
A similar situation plagues the Jimmy Kimmel-Sarah Silverman matchup. The two comics quit each other after five years. Before long there were rumors that ...
Tina Fey named ‘Entertainer of the Year’ Entertainment and Showbiz!
all 4 news articles

NY Democratic advisers talk up 'caretaker' senator – The Associated Press

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

The Associated Press

NY Democratic advisers talk up 'caretaker' senator
The Associated Press - 4 minutes ago
Ruth Ann Minner, who picked a former aide to Vice President-elect Joe Biden to succeed him in the Senate until a new senator is elected in 2010. ...

Year in Review, Part 4 – Lee’s Summit Journal

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Year in Review, Part 4
Lee's Summit Journal, MO - 6 minutes ago
This weekend, Jill Biden, wife of Democratic Presidential nominee, Joe Biden, was in the Kansas City area in October to discuss the Obama-Biden plan for ...

Will Obama ‘deimperialize’ the presidency? – Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle

Will Obama ‘deimperialize’ the presidency?
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 6 hours ago
As a US senator and presidential candidate, Barack Obama routinely criticized the accretion of presidential power during the Bush years. ...
Support Obama Will Need Washington Post
Another Awful Bush Precedent for President Obama American Spectator
Welcome to 2009 NJ.com
Pasadena Weekly - Hürriyet
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Best of The Streak: Palin and The Bush Doctrine – The Washington Independent

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Best of The Streak: Palin and The Bush Doctrine
The Washington Independent, DC - 1 hour ago
Sarah Palin’s interview with ABC’s Charlie Gibson — with more still to come today — some are debating the fairness of Gibson asking Palin for her views on ...
Quotes and consequences Detroit Free Press
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2008 in review: Low lows and high highs – The Swamp – Tribune’s Washington Bureau

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

BBC News

2008 in review: Low lows and high highs
The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau, DC - 2 hours ago
by Mark Silva • In January, after the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, a hypothetical match-up between Republican John McCain and Democrat ...
Obama, Palin top CNN list of political news of the year Xinhua
Democrats find success in 2008 elections Burlington Hawk Eye
A look back at Obama's historic presidential win NECN
Foster's Daily Democrat - CNN
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Obamabilia For Sale – New York Times

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

New York Times

Obamabilia For Sale
New York Times, United States - 7 hours ago
By Katharine Q. Seelye Selling Barack Obama memorabilia has been lucrative for everyone from souvenir dealers to newspaper publishers to the Franklin Mint. ...
Choice Words Could Let Writers View History Washington Post
Obama Contest to Offer Prized Tickets to Inauguration U.S. News & World Report
Obama should tone down inauguration The Citizen.com
Bizjournals.com - New York Times
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Obama visits gym, takes photos with baby – The Associated Press

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

The Miami Herald

Obama visits gym, takes photos with baby
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has begun his last full day of his Hawaiian vacation with his standard workout on a Marine base and ...
How Good is Barack Obama at Golf? TIME
Make Room for Golf Clubs in the Oval Office New York Times
Barack Obama a native son to Hawaii Chicago Tribune
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Honolulu Advertiser
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Best of The Streak: Reflections on a Sunday at Palin’s Church – The Washington Independent

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Best of The Streak: Reflections on a Sunday at Palin’s Church
The Washington Independent, DC - 2 hours ago
Sarah Palin, I attended services at her church, the Wasilla Bible Church, Sunday morning. I ended up being shooed out of the parking lot — but I’ll get to ...
The Best of TWI in 2008 The Washington Independent
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Sheekey: Only Caroline Backed Obama – New York Daily News

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Gawker

Sheekey: Only Caroline Backed Obama
New York Daily News, NY - 29 minutes ago
... to multiple media reports, he has not backed off his efforts to help his "friend" Caroline Kennedy in her quest for Hillary Clinton's US Senate seat. ...
Report: Bloomberg Aide Pulls Back Lobbying for Kennedy MSNBC
The Quest for Camelot II TIME
Kennedy is confronted by gender gap Bizjournals.com
CNN Political Ticker - New York Times Blogs
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