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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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music review

 Rihanna's 
 Rated R 
 a Dark Treat 

Singer channels tumultuous year into great music

 Emotional Oprah: 'It's Time' 

Winfrey tells fans 25 seasons the 'perfect number' to end on

survey says

 Palin Not Fit for Presidency: Poll

Voters think Hillary Clinton would be swell, though

 Prison in Illinois 
 May Replace Gitmo 

Thompson site is top contender, but local congressmen are opposed

Blame Sosa's New Look on 'Cleansing': Pal

Despite lightened skin, 'he's not trying to be Michael Jackson'

feud? what feud?

 White House 
 Warns Dems 
 to Avoid Fox 

Strategist reports intimidating phone call after appearance

fort hood shooting

 Pregnant Soldier 
 Among Victims 

Bases observe minute of silence 24 hours after shooting

16 Tips for Cheeseburger Eating

Skip the mundane (ketchup, lettuce) and the overly fancy (brie, Kobe)

FORT HOOD SHOOTING

 Flags at Half-Staff Through 
 Veterans Day: Obama 

President calls the move a 'modest tribute' to Fort Hood victims

Famed Man-Eating Lions Not That Hungry: Scientists

Kenyan duo credited with 135 kills ate just 35 humans

OPINION

Your Birthday Wall Post Isn't Impressing Anyone

Technology makes it too easy to send insincere greetings

Clarence Page

Actually, Fox Is
a Legit News Operation

Obama must start following through on campaign promises

identity crisis
bottoms up

 Town Fights 
 Public Boozing 
 With Warm Beer 

Hope is drinkers won't crack a can on the street if it's not frosty

check, please

 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

 Michelle Drops By Leno Friday 

First lady will reunite with Jay for 10 quick questions

worth crying over

White House Doesn't Take Glenn Beck 'Very Seriously'

Administration not sweating Fox host's campaign against Anita Dunn

White House-Fox Spat Now Involves ... Mao

In old video, communications director Anita Dunn calls Chinese leader a favorite

 Oprah Flight Attendant 
 Sues Over Sex Allegations 

Claims co-workers made up story about her and the pilot

Lawmakers Get Court Date
With Obama

Rep. who walked out on health speech among hoops invitees

Onion Peels Into Greeting Card Business

Yesterday's fake headlines become today's salutations

Chicago Teens: 'Fighting
Is What We Do'

Neighborhood rivalry blamed for teen's beating death

TRAVEL

For $249 Annual Fee, United Will Waive Bag Charges

Fee covers two bags per flight, and up to 8 passengers booked at same time

Autism Much More Common Than We Thought: CDC

New survey shows 1 in every 100 kids autistic



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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Books Are Bad for You

9
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell and then not selling—I wrote the line “books suck,” subjecting me to much middlebrow opprobrium. I’d like to revise that line: Books are evil. They’re pernicious. They represent themselves as being one thing, when they’re insidiously the opposite. Sarah Palin, for instance, did not write her... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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