Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, one thing is increasingly clear: Boy, do the Republicans miss communism. For Republicans, being anti-communist didn’t merely mean opposition to the Soviets and their ideology. That kind of anti-communism was all but universal in the United States, from the Republican right to the small, democratic socialist left (and encompassing European socialists as well). For the 45 years after World War II, however, anti-communism was also the Republicans’ ultimate wedge issue in U.S. politics. Read full article > >

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The GOP scrambles for a bogeyman

After the Nationals engaged in negotiations with Prince Fielder and the baseball world deemed them the favorite to sign him , Fielder agreed Tuesday on a nine-year contract worth $214 million with the Detroit Tigers, pending a physical, according to reports by Yahoo! and CBSSports.com. Read full article > >

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Prince Fielder, Tigers reportedly agree to a nine-year, $214 million deal

Most swing voters disapprove of how President Obama has dealt with the economy and are not clear on his aims for a second term, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.

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Poll Shows Obama’s Vulnerability With Swing Voters

Influenced by cable and the Internet, the network news divisions of ABC, CBS and NBC have shifted the focus to differentiating their nightly shows.

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At ABC, CBS and NBC News, Accentuating the Differences

“Last week, when [Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-] Maliki visited the president, one of the people in his entourage is a commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.” –Newt Gingrich, on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Dec. 18, 2011 Read full article > >

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An Iranian ‘terrorist’ in the White House?

Two-thirds of likely Iowa voters say they remain open to changing their minds, the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll said.

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Gingrich Leads G.O.P. Rivals in Iowa, Poll Finds

A survey of likely caucus-goers shows Newt Gingrich’s support at 31 percent, with Mitt Romney in second place with 17 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.

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The Caucus: Times/CBS Poll: Gingrich Surges Ahead in Iowa

In case you missed it, the Victoria’s Secret annual “Fashion” Show strutted into American homes last night. What qualified as a progressive element to this year’s CBS telecast was the number of featured models who are new mothers. Some tidbits from an unintentionally hilarious Associated Press story on mothers who joined the underwear extravaganza: Read full article > >

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Victoria’s Secret revealed: Mothers apparently wear bras better

CBS Radio will start an all-news station in the Washington area next year, taking on news powerhouse WTOP for a share of the lucrative market for round-the-clock news, weather and traffic broadcasts. WTOP, which has not had a direct competitor for decades, is by far the dominant station in news-hungry Washington, with the highest annual revenue of any station in the nation. Read full article > >

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CBS Radio to start all-news station in D.C. area

Andy Rooney, a humorist whose deadpan wit, perpetually furrowed brow and insights on the illogic and quirkiness of modern living defined his long-running commentary segment on CBS’s weekly news program “60 Minutes,” died Friday night in New York. He was 92. The death, nearly five weeks after announcing in late September that he was ending his regular appearances in ”60 Minutes,” was confirmed by CBS. Read full article > >

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Andy Rooney, former ‘60 Minutes’ commentator, dies at 92

Veteran newsmaker Janet Jackson’s right breast is back — eight years later ! A federal appeals court Wednesday tossed out — again — the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission slapped on CBS stations in 2004, after the network aired a half-second of Janet Jackson’s right nipple during that year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Read full article > >

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Court tosses out FCC’s fine on CBS stations for Janet Jackson episode

Herman Cain does not endorse smoking, despite his campaign’s decision to prominently feature an aide smoking a cigarette in a recent Web video , the businessman and GOP presidential candidate said Sunday. During an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” host Bob Schieffer — who survived a bout with bladder cancer that he attributes to smoking — said the ad “sends a signal that it’s cool to smoke,” a charge Cain denied. Read full article > >

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Herman Cain explains viral campaign video

Herman Cain does not endorse smoking, despite his campaign’s decision to prominently feature an aide smoking a cigarette in a recent Web video , the businessman and GOP presidential candidate said Sunday. During an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” host Bob Schieffer — who survived a bout with bladder cancer that he attributes to smoking — said the ad “sends a signal that it’s cool to smoke,” a charge Cain denied. Read full article > >

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Herman Cain explains viral campaign video

A New York Times/CBS News poll found that despite enduring hardships and pessimism about the economy, unemployed Americans were optimistic about landing a job.

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Jobless Go Without, but Stay Hopeful, Poll Finds

An open letter to CBS: What is it with car keys? They all have a chip in them these days — and I don’t mean a chocolate chip, which might come in handy on long drives if you don’t have a sour stomach all the time like I do. No, they have those modern computer chips, which means that every single time you misplace your keys in the icebox or behind the toilet, like we all do sometimes, you can’t just go to a hardware store to get a new copy made, even if you can find an actual hardware store anymore and not one of those do-it-yourself super chains like Home Depot where grown men walk around in aprons. Instead, you have to go to a dealership to get your key “programmed,” which is a fancy word for charging you an arm and a leg for something that once was inexpensive, just like greeting cards, which used to cost a nickel and were from husbands to their wives or children to their parents, but now cost five bucks and are in categories like To my yoga instructor on the death of his goldfish . Also, roses come in many colors, not just red, and violets aren’t blue at all. They’re purple. But what are you gonna do? I need a nap. Read full article > >

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