The losers who gave us Sarah Palin
The GOP operatives who championed this incompetent politician should be charged with endangering the country
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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The losers who gave us Sarah Palin
The GOP operatives who championed her should be charged with endangering the country
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Thank God it's "Humpday"
Lynn Shelton's breakthrough bromance comedy is funny, sharp and true -- with no preachy sexual politics
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"I Love You, Beth Cooper"
This summer teen romance hopes to sidestep cliche with doses of sweetness, intelligence -- and Hayden Panettiere
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Overheated by clean energy
As the debate over the Waxman-Markey climate bill rages on, Harvard's top environmental economist sheds some light
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Clergy say, "I won't"
Since gays and lesbians can't say "I do," some churches are getting out of the marriage business
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Red State Update: Nothin' ever good happens in Europe!
Jackie and Dunlap on the G8 Summit, green jobs and ending global warming (which doesn't exist, anyway)
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He binge-drinks -- but never in the U.S.!
He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels
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Ask the pilot
Two Airbus crashes in two months: Should we worry? Plus: Welcome to the Six Continent Club!
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WayLay
Need relief from the dullness of everyday life? Try sleepwalking
Thursday, July 09, 2009
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"Brüno"
It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny?
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Burris won't run in 2010
The Illinois senator had little hope of being elected to a full term
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Miley Cyrus: Too young for "hooker boots"?
The teen is stirring controversy with another raunchy photo shoot
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Google vs. Microsoft: Haven't we seen this movie?
Shades of 1995: A Web-based upstart threatens to topple Windows from its throne
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The significance of McClatchy's act of journalism
Yet another story reflects the danger of assuming the truth of unproven government claims and the use of anonymity
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And still our vote mattered
I marvel at the opportunity lost in the Iran election -- and what might yet be gained
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Why is Palin lying about state ethics probes?
She says Alaska spent "millions" probing "frivolous" issues. The cost was far less and some complaints were serious
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History is bunk after all
Much of what we're taught has been twisted to suit someone's needs
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Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays
Sacha Baron Cohen's character could have been a bold stab at homophobia. Instead it's a mincing minstrel show
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No one can understand an orphan
Only someone who's been through it can know what's like to lose both parents at 16
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The poison of celebrity
While the ersatz mourning for Michael Jackson was merely annoying, the fame of lightweight Sarah Palin is dangerous
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The dong show: Top 10 moments in male full-frontal
Ewan McGregor! Jason Segel! Vincent Gallo! The men who dared to put the penis in pop culture
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Media elite vs. blogger peasants
The White House allowed a mere commoner among the Beltway peerage -- how indecorous!
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Tom the Dancing Bug
News of the times: Protohominid congressman introduces anti-hyena legislation!
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Churches get out of the marriage business
By Lilly Fowler
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Two Airbus crashes in two months: Should we worry?
By Patrick Smith
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"Brüno" is rude, crude and offensive -- but is it funny?
By Stephanie Zacharek
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Thank God it's "Humpday": Sharp bromance
By Andrew O'Hehir
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Shedding light on the controversial clean energy bill
By Katharine Mieszkowski
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