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Can Men and Women Be Funny Together?

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

The Hangover 2 may be the big opener this weekend, but A.O. Scott has a fine essay appreciating its female box-office rival, Bridesmaids, in Sunday’s New York Times. “This is only formally a comedy of marriage,” Scott writes. “Its real subject, the…

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New graduates face devastation

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Like nearly every high school senior who has ever donned a cap and gown, Scott Lauridsen was excited.

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New graduates face devastation

West Ham buoyed by Parker return

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

West Ham midfielder Scott Parker returns to training and is set to return for their must-win game at Wigan on Sunday.

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Florida to Cut Unemployment Benefits

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Florida is close to cutting unemployment benefits down to shortest term in the country. The new benefits, part of a bill that will go into effect in January if Republican Gov. Rick Scott signs it as expected, will cut unemployment taxes on businesses…

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Scots Lib Dem leader quits post

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Tavish Scott quits as leader of the Scottish Lib Dems with immediate effect, after the party’s election night disaster.

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The Office Ratings Drop

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Michael Scott is sorely missed. Ratings for NBC’s The Office were significantly down in the first week following Steve Carell’s last episode. Thursday night’s episode had 6.8 million viewers and a 3.5 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. The rating for the…

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‘Thor’ Made A.O. Scott Want to Die

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Among A.O. Scott’s first instincts after seeing Thor, he writes in The New York Times, was to seek shelter “under a passing bus.” Director Kenneth Branagh’s pop-Shakespeare do nothing to save the new superhero flick: Thor, Scott writes, “is an example…

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VIDEO: A close-up look at damaged M1

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Richard Scott takes a close-up look at the repair work being done to a damaged bridge, which has kept the M1 closed for several days.

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Ritter convicted in sex chat case

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation.

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Ritter convicted in sex chat case

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation.

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Ritter convicted in sex chat case

Front-Runner for CBS Anchor Is ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Some of Scott Pelley’s colleagues worry that becoming the anchor of the third-placed “CBS Evening News” would be a demotion.

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Front-Runner for CBS Anchor Is ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter

Biden Apologizes to Reporter

Monday, March 28th, 2011

One would think Alan Ginsburg’s mansion might have had a bigger “hold room” for the press than a broom closet. Unfortunately for Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers, the small storage space had to suffice. “Scott-you have our sincere apologies for…

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Giffords, returned NASA relative meet

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords saw her brother-in-law, NASA commander Scott Kelly, for the first time since she was shot in January, her spokesman told CNN Sunday.

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Walker Signs Anti-Union Bill

Friday, March 11th, 2011

All the protests couldn’t stop it: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has signed the controversial bill stripping public workers of their collective-bargaining rights. Walker heralded the move as a job-saving measure and directed two state agencies to…

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Walker Threatens Mass Layoffs

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Things in Madison, WI are nasty. Governor Scott Walker threatened to lay off as many as 12,000 state and local workers if lawmakers don’t pass his bill stripping them of most of their collective bargaining rights. As long as the state’s 14 Democratic…

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