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ANALYSIS

 Media May Need 
 Rahm-to-English Dictionary 

Incoming White House chief of staff Emanuel leaves trail of mangling idiom

Politico Politico Nov 11, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that Rahm Emanuel is back in the spotlight, political junkies can look forward to more of his malapropisms, Politico reports. Emanuel is affectionately remembered from his first White House stint as an inveterate phrase-mangler. When the President-elect’s chief of staff appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday, he talked of “crises you can no longer afford to kick down the can.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • speech • Rahm Emanuel • press • Sundays • chief of staff

OPINION


 Mourning
 Russert,
 We Mourn
 an Era 

Mainstream political media being diluted by anonymous bloggers

New York Times New York Times Jun 16, 08 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - For those who still see politics as important and noble, Tim Russert was like a high priest presiding over a Sunday morning mass that drove the week's news cycle, writes David Carr in the New York Times. But as much as Russert was a key Beltway player, that mass was losing relevance fast—and his passing may be its death knell. More »

More about:  Internet • media • Meet the Press • Tim Russert • Sundays

Eat Cake? Let Them Shop
on Sundays

Sarkozy takes steps to scrap law keeping stores closed

Bloomberg Bloomberg Dec 4, 07 9:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy wants to ax a 1906 law that shutters most retail outlets on Sundays, Bloomberg reports. The move would modernize the country, the maverick president says, energizing an economy that has dragged behind that of other EU countries. "Previous governments, left and right, always dodged the issue," says a retail exec. "This government has more political will." More »

More about:  France • Nicolas Sarkozy • Paris • shopping • Louis Vuitton • Sundays

Pope Blasts Wasted Weekends

Sundays are time to reflect on dangers posed by humanity, he says

RTE (Ireland) RTE (Ireland) Sep 10, 07 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict has urged Catholics to  keep Sunday special amid the  "mad rush" of the modern world. He encouraged people to set the day aside for reflection on faith and the dangers humans pose to the world, including destruction of "God's creation," an apparent reference to environmental harm. More »

More about:  religion • Pope Benedict XVI • Austria • Catholicism • Vienna • Sundays • weekend

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