Forget dieting dogs and Ferris Bueller — or Mario Manningham’s clutch catch for that matter. As far as Washington was concerned, the biggest moment in last night’s Super Bowl was that Clint Eastwood ad touting Chrysler. Read full article > >
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Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad: What do political ad folks say?
— Join me and Tarik El-Bashir now for a live Q&A . Alex Ovechkin spoke with reporters this afternoon about Coach Bruce Boudreau benching him late in regulation last night against the Ducks. A full transcript is below, with more from practice to come soon: Have you talked to Boudreau about being benched late against Anaheim? Read full article > >
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Alex Ovechkin: Getting benched was ‘frustrating’
As no doubt you have seen, Ban Ki Moon officially put himself in the running for Secretary General. On Al Jazeera English last night, I discussed why I think Ban deserves another five years at the helm of the UN. (Longer, fleshed out rumination [1] here). I’m not the only one who thinks Ban should get the nod for a second term. The P-5 is quickly lining up behind him. The White House just released…
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P-5 Lining Up Behind Ban Ki Moon’s Re-Nomination
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark came back to Broadway last night, and nobody was hurt. Aside from a few technical glitches and one late entrance, the newly streamlined show ran relatively smoothly after its three-and-a-half week hiatus. The break was…
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Spider-Man Back On
Gay rights activists staged a protest outside a pub in London last night after two men were asked to leave it because they were kissing.
President Barack Obama stopped by the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, telling visitors that they were able to see the sights because of last night’s budget deal. (April 9)
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Obama surprises tourists at Lincoln Memorial
A House source involved in the negotiations tells me, “Talks ended a few hours ago at an impasse largely over the size of cuts — and their composition. While nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to, there has been some narrowing on the riders, but there has not been much movement on the cuts. Dems last night essentially wouldn’t consider or work off of anything above their spending level, which is a huge problem.”
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Boehner pushes the spending cut number higher
Mayor Bloomberg got the last laugh at Saturday night’s Inner Circle 2011, a series of comedy skits poking fun at politicians and acted out by City Hall reporters. The theme of last night’s show was “Meet the Focker-Uppers,” pegged to the terrible third…
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Mayor Bloomberg Steals the Show
It’s a new day in Japan, and many people there are waking up to missing loved ones and widespread destruction. The official death toll from last night’s massive earthquake and tsunami still hovers around 200, but officials expected it to eventually…
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Japan Wakes Up to Destruction
Although she didn’t come home with a Golden Globe last night for her riveting performance as a mother grieving the loss of her child in Rabbit Hole, Nicole Kidman did welcome a baby girl-via surrogate-on December 28, 2010. The child, named Faith, was…
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Nicole Kidman Welcomes Baby Girl
Watch out, Julian Assange. Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska took the Miss America crown in Las Vegas last night, and she’s no fan of WikiLeaks. “It was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security…
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Nebraskan Crowned Miss America
Up to 20cm of snow fell in some parts of North Wales and the Midlands last night and caused more problems on motorways and major roads.
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Wales and Midlands hit by more snow
In an act that Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said “brought shame to Capitol Hill” last night, the House Republican leadership banded together at the last minute, and on purely specious grounds, to defeat a piece of legislation six years in the making aimed at preventing child marriage worldwide. The bill was supported by a wide-ranging coalition of groups including the International Women’s Health Coaliti on and CARE-USA. read more
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In "Shameful Act," Republicans Kill Bill to Prevent Child Marriage
When LeBron James brought his talents back home to Cleveland last night for the first time since turning his back on the city, the fans let him know just how they felt. Amid stepped up security, they came with signs too vulgar to print to boo and taunt…
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LeBron Thumps Cleveland in Return
Bristol Palin may have lost on TV last night, but her mother won in the court of law. HarperCollins and Gawker reached a settlement in which the gossip blog agreed not to repost scanned excerpts from Sarah Palin’s new book America by Heart. A federal…
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Gawker Settles Palin Book Dispute
Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad: What do political ad folks say?
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