Alan Simpson. We miss him every day. He was the most colorful quote-meister ever when he was the distinguished Republican senator from Wyoming. And he clearly hasn’t lost a step since his retirement in 1997. Read full article > >
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Alan Simpson shows retirement hasn’t softened his tongue much
It was a little over two years ago that John Mayer soaked his career in kerosene and lit a match, sitting for a Playboy interview in which he compared a certain part of his anatomy to David Duke, and gratuitously overshared about his relationships with ex-girlfriends Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. It was one of pop history’s most spectacular (and purposeful? Freud would say yes) acts of self-sabotage. Read full article > >
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Quick Spins: John Mayer’s ‘Born and Raised’
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $3.5 trillion budget plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on a 228 to 191 vote, largely along party lines. It was a dramatic departure from the night before, when lawmakers took up a plan based on the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal. Read full article > >
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Over time, reality TV has exploited a variety of racial and ethnic groups who, once processed through the magic machine, all came out looking and acting very much the same. A Snooki is a Khloe is a NeNe. Read full article > >
Animated comedy The Simpsons passes a major TV milestone with its 500th episode, guest starring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the time has come to abandon Queen Elizabeth as head of state and become a republic.
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Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the time has come to abandon Queen Elizabeth as head of state and become a republic.
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Jessica Simpson is expecting her first child, a fact she revealed after months of speculation by tweeting a photo of herself in a “mummy” costume. Now that the news is out, Simpson seems more than willing to share — and in some cases overshare — details about her pregnancy. As we did with fellow expecting famous person Beyonce , Celebritology presents Simpson’s five best quotes about her pregnancy thus far. Read full article > >
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Sister Mona Simpson pens eulogy.
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Fox has renewed “The Simpsons” for two more seasons, ensuring that Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will stick around long enough to celebrate their 25th anniversary in primetime. The network issued a press release late Friday that announced the animated series mainstay will continue for two additional seasons following the currrent one, bringing the total number of episodes to 559. Read full article > >
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‘The Simpsons’ renewed for two more seasons with cast on board
About 8 p.m. Thursday, the students in Suite 208 of the Christa McAuliffe residence hall were getting ready for what should have been a fun night out at Bowie State University’s homecoming week comedy show. Alexis Simpson, a 19-year-old newcomer to the college, abruptly turned off the iPod playing in the suite. Everyone asked her to turn the music back on. “No,” she said, according to an account in court papers. Read full article > >
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Bowie State student accused of fatally stabbing roommate
State Representative David Simpson has sponsored what he calls an “antigroping” bill to ban airport screening searches that many feel have gone too far.
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The BBC’s John Simpson profiles the life and reputation of Ratko Mladic.
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At Wednesday’s appropriation hearing on the National Endowment for the Arts, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) questioned why the agency supported San Francisco mimes and an international accordion festival. A story by Erik Wasson in The Hill described the exchange. NEA chairman Rocco Landesman received some support from the subcommittee chairman Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.). Read full article > >
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Republican congressman questions NEA grants to mimes and accordion festival
This isn’t very reassuring. Retired Republican Sen. Alan Simpson, who sits on the president’s deficit commission, said Monday that Social Security was a “Ponzi scheme” that was never intended as a retirement program. “It was set up ’37 and ’38 to take…
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Alan Simpson shows retirement hasn’t softened his tongue much
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012House approves $3.5 trillion budget plan proposed by Paul Ryan
Thursday, March 29th, 2012‘The Simpsons’ renewed for two more seasons with cast on board
Saturday, October 8th, 2011Asked and Answered | David Simpson: Texan Defends Proposed Ban on ‘Intrusive’ Airport Searches
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Republican congressman questions NEA grants to mimes and accordion festival
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