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    Is Monica Lewinsky Really Looking At A $12 Million Book Deal

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 11:03AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: national enquirer, tabloids, mistresses, sex, andrew morton, impeachment, scandal, book advances, advance, books, hillary clinton, bill clinton, monica lewinsky

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 5113 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    The Fox News Way

    AUGUST 19, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, fox news, sean hannity, propaganda, right wing, strom thurmond, dixiecrats, southern strategy, trent lott, segregation, republican party, mitch mcconnell, mainstream media, liberal bias, conservatism, liberalism, double standards, rush limbaugh, gay rights, chick-fil-a, bigotry, president obama, democratic party, bill clinton, democracy, authoritarianism, theocracy, big business, states rights, angry left, propaganda, news judgment, joseph pulitzer, conservative movement, plato, noble lie, southern conservatives, ku klux klan, civil rights act of 1964, al gore

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 1866 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    What Makes a Memoir “Great?”

    AUGUST 13, 2012 10:53AM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: how to write a memoir, writing, craft, wild, cheryl strayed, oprah 2.0, bill bryson, mary carr, alexandra fuller, haven kimmel, peter matthiessen, michael ondaatje, david sedaris, bill clinton, mick jagger, narrative tension, dialog, pacific crest trail, narrative tension

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 4450 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Right wing takes aim at public education

    JULY 23, 2012 10:32AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, education, public schools, charter schools, texas board of education, right wing, history, massachusetts education reform act, a nation at risk, william weld, bi-partisanship, curriculum frameworks, teachers unions, tenure, mandatory testing, class size, republican party, rick scott, scott walker, president obama, mitt romney, diane ravitch, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, school vouchers, school choice, evolution, creationism, bible-based math, religious right, christian fundamentalism, outcomes based education, john birch society, john adams, horace mann, civil war, confederates, jim crow, ku klux klan, mccarthyism, education reform, tax cuts, national governors association, federal student loans, privitization

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    • 1 Ratings
    • 1556 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Weiner's Lies Pale Compared to Other Congressmen's Actions

    JUNE 9, 2011 5:40AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: gossip, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, politics, youtube, facebook, twitter, environment, prostitution, pro-choice, u. s. senate, scott pelley, ram productions international, michael russnow, family values, newspapers, nbc, msnbc, magazines, journalism, health care reform, gay rights, gay marriage, environment, education, cnn, cbs, birthers, abortion, abc, obama health care, new york, john ensign, house of representatives, fox news, eliot spitzer, diane sawyer, david vitter, chris matthews, brian williams, bill clinton, anthony weiner, anderson cooper

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    • 4 Ratings
    • 1987 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Degrees of Infidelity – Which is Worse?

    JUNE 8, 2011 2:34PM

    By joanpgage


    Topics: woody allen, shania twain, robin williams, open call, jude law, john edwards, dominique strauss-kahn, cheaters, cad-o-meter, bill clinton, arnold schwarzenegger, anthony weiner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 3745 Views
    • 66 Comments
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    Men Behaving Badly. News at Eleven.

    MAY 17, 2011 10:54AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: news, politics, sex scandal, mark sanford, john edwards, al gore, eliot spitzer, monica lewinsky, bill clinton, imf scandal, imf, dsk, dominique strauss-kahn, schwarzenegger fathered child, arnold schwarzenegger

    • Editor's Pick
    • 69 Ratings
    • 4941 Views
    • 71 Comments
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    Egypt is Rising

    JANUARY 28, 2011 6:53AM

    By cartouche


    Topics: stellaa, opinion, afghanistan, war room, it’s the economy stupid, war room, bill clinton, hillary clinton, obama, political unrest in egypt, riots in cairo, egypt

    • Editor's Pick
    • 49 Ratings
    • 2248 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    ReBooty Call: My Sexiest Suggestions

    NOVEMBER 11, 2010 2:49PM

    By O'Really?


    Topics: sexiest man reboot, sarah hepola, emily holleman, sexiest man alive, salon’s sexiest men, larry david, jon stewart, stephen colbert, george clooney, denzel washington, javier bardem, isaiah mustafa, nelson mandela, bill clinton, bill maher, john edwards, rielle hunter, brett favre, humor, comedy, open call

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1252 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The GOP Won Big: Media Characterized it More Than It Was

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 6:59AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: television, news, gay/lesbian, economy, politics, wisconsin, the financial fix, tea party movement, stimulus package, speaker of the house, south carolina, sharron angle, senate races, sarah palin, russ feingold, ram productions, pennsylvania, obama administration, north dakota, nevada, nbc, nancy pelosi, michael russnow, meg whitman, lyndon johnson, lisa murkowski, ken buck, katie couric, john boehner, joe sestak, joe miller, indiana, illinois, house races, house of representatives, health care, harry reid, gop, george bush, florida, financial crisis, elections 2012, elections 2010, don't ask don't tell, diane sawyer, delaware, colorado, cnn, christine o'donnell, cbs, carly fiorina, carl paladino, california, brian williams, blanche lincoln, bill clinton, barack obama, arlen specter, arkansas, anderson cooper, alex sink, alaska, abc

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 6035 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Now What, Washington?

    NOVEMBER 3, 2010 3:02AM

    By Gwool


    Topics: judd gregg, mike huckabee, harry truman, newt gingrich, mitt romney, bill clinton, bob dole, john boehner, george bush, mcglaughlin group, tip o'neil, morningjoe, ronald reagan, bush the better, mika brzezinski, joe scarborough, jon stewart, james carville, right?), karl rove, dick nixon, wtf, dick morris, james madison (i know, you'll get it), nikki haley, elizabeth taylor (read it, susana martinez, richard burton, charlie crist, mark rubio, john kasich, john mccain, russ feingold, deval patrick, ted kennedy, scott brown, arnold schwatzenegger, jerry brown, meg whitman, carly fiorina, arlen specter, joe sestak, pat toomey, bush, nader, al gore, alex giannoulias, mark kirk, obama, joe miller, lisa murkowski, tea party, sarah palin, sharon angle, harry reid, chris coons, christine o'donnell, rand paul, mid term elections, and last and certainly least ... jimmy carter!, fdr, dick lugar, judd gregg, mike huckabee, mitt romney, bob dole, john boehner, mcglaughlin group, morningjoe, mika brzezinski, joe scarborough, jon stewart, karl rove, dick nixon, dick morris, you'll get it), elizabeth taylor (read it, richard burton

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1534 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Election 2010: It’s 1994 all over again – and that's OK

    NOVEMBER 3, 2010 9:24AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: jimmy zuma, contract with america, newt gingrich, discussion, republican revolution, democratic, republican, ben ginsberg, obama, senate, house, bill clinton, republicans, election

    • Editor's Pick
    • 71 Ratings
    • 2504 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    The Old Man and the C-Section

    OCTOBER 25, 2010 7:18AM

    By cartouche


    Topics: nichola evans, terry mcmillan, william peter blatty, robert ludlum, judith krantz, jacqueline susann, salman rushdie, ernest hemingway, james michener, glenn beck, monica lewinsky, kirstie alley, rielle hunter, john edwards, brett favre, tiger woods, christine o'donnell, bill clinton, sarah palin, celine dion, comedy, humor, best sellers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2055 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Why the Pledge to America bombed

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 12:15PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: pledge to america, failure, contract with america, republicans, bill clinton, democratic, newt gingrich, house of representatives, stimulus, debt, keynesian economics, health, repeal, john boehner, unemployment, house members, corporations, jimmy zuma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 59 Ratings
    • 3930 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    Chelsea, I Still Haven't Received My Invitation!

    JULY 30, 2010 7:56AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: humor, open call, revised memory, chelsea clinton, bill clinton, hillary clinton, chelsea's wedding, chaim stern, monica lewinsky, politics, hrmmph

    • Editor's Pick
    • 58 Ratings
    • 5592 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    The Oval Office after-party

    JUNE 16, 2010 10:01AM

    By Amanda Gulledge


    Topics: penn jillette, bristol palin, pope, pat robertson, obama, limbaugh, bill maher, stephen colbert, jon stewart, jeremiah wright, michelle obama, lewis black, george bush, bill clinton, belief/religion, comedy, environment, fiction, gay/lesbian, gossip, politics, bp, oil spill

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 6478 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    President Obama: Clear As Black and White

    APRIL 7, 2010 3:29PM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: politics, example, integrity, bill clinton, nixon, washington, lincoln, us presidents, hinesty, dna, whites, blacks, obama, census, race

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 1689 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    20 Questions

    APRIL 5, 2010 9:24PM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: news, quayle, rosie, right to life, iraq casualties, bill clinton, obama, hillary, sex, politics, questions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 8644 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Double Dip: Will We Repeat 1937?

    MARCH 4, 2010 8:38AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: federal deficit, does pursuit of self-interest improve society?, john reed, john bogle, keynesians, paul volker, economic meltdown, mortgage crisis, foreclosures, unemployment, jobs, bill clinton, disenfranchised patriots, glass-steagall, jim bunning, wayback machine, sarah palin, mitt romney, ron paul, tim pawlenty, goldman sachs, bank bailouts, aig, tea party, cato institute, tarp, stimulus, commonwealth club of california, andrew leonard, larry summers, barack obama, nobel laureate in economics, dr. joseph stiglitz, recession of 1937, roosevelt, wpa, great depression, double dip recession, business, politics, finance, economics, roosevelt recession of 1937

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2052 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Sex Sells: We'll Worry About the Details Later

    OCTOBER 8, 2009 4:14PM

    By Nikki Stern


    Topics: sex, publishing, storytelling, literary agent, paul mccartney, mick jagger, bill clinton, sean connery, george clooney, david letterman, truth or consequences, fake sex, real sex, imagined sex, comedy

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