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Bill Maher stories: 54 news summaries

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(Newser) - Fat? Out of shape? Otherwise unhealthy? Then shut your trap about health-care reform until you do something about your own well-being, comedian Bill Maher writes for the Huffington Post. “Unlike most liberals, I’m glad all those teabaggers marched on Washington last week,” he snickers. “Because judging... More »

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obesity • entertainment • fat • health care reform • Bill Maher • political protest • President Obama • tea parties • teabaggers • unhealthy

OPINION

 Vixen Author 
 Embraces 
 Her Inner 
 Betty Crocker 

And, surprisingly, some would benefit from listening to her

Aug 20, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Karrine Steffans has had drama-riddled relationships with famous rappers and celebs such as Mike Tyson and Bill Maher. Her “relationships have been major public train wrecks,” writes Jo Piazza for DoubleX, from allegations of abuse at the hands of Tyson to her suicide attempt following her breakup with... More »

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entertainment • Mike Tyson • celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • book • rap music • Bill Maher • advice • Jay-ZTV • Karrine Steffans

OPINION

Maher: Birthers Stupid, But Dangerous

Ridiculous crap has a way of getting out of hand in America

Jul 31, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lately, liberals have “been laughing heartily at the wacky antics of ‘birthers,’” the goofballs who think “President Obama is an African sleeper spy,” writes Bill Maher in the Los Angeles Times. But we need to stop laughing, because this is America, “where... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Maher • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • birther

OPINION

OK, Mr. President, Enough With the TV: Maher

Obama should focus on getting things done, Bill Maher writes

Jun 12, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The country needs more presidential action and fewer presidential TV appearances, Bill Maher writes for the Los Angeles Times. "Every time you turn on the TV, there's Obama. He's getting a puppy! He's eating a cheeseburger with Joe Biden! He's taking the wife to Broadway," he writes. Not... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Michelle Obama • Bill Maher • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama • Bo Obama

OPINION

Dear GOP, Americans Are Just Not That Into You: Maher

It's time to move on; Republican obsessing getting creepy

Apr 24, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP is not coping well with loss. After a long, torrid affair with America, Republicans have gotten dumped, and they're hurting, writes Bill Maher in the Los Angeles Times. Now they’re going a little crazy, worrying about all the wrong issues, talking about secession and reeducation camps, throwing... More »

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Rick Perry • Republican Party • Bill Maher • Obama administration • paranoia • Michele Bachmann • President Obama • tea parties

(Newser) - Being honored at a Washington event last night skewering the liberal media made Samuel Wurzelbacher—better known as Joe the Plumber, of Campaign ’08 fame—“horny,” the Washington Post reports. “God, all this love and everything in the room—I’m horny,” the Republican everyman... More »

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Chris Matthews • Bill Maher • liberal media • Joe the Plumber • conservative media • Samuel Wurzelbacher • Media Research Center

Russia Starts
to Admit Heroin Problem

Some blame West's failures in Afghanistan; others see bad policy

Mar 11, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an estimated 2 million drug addicts in Russia—about one in 50 adults—the nation is finally admitting it has a problem. One ally of PM Vladimir Putin faults the West’s anti-terror efforts in nearby Afghanistan for allowing poppy cultivation to bloom; others say Russia’s sweep-it-under-the-rug policies... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • War on Terror • rehab • heroin • Bill Maher • HIV/AIDS • drug addicts • methadone • Bill Maher Grid

 Coulter, Maher Duke It Out 


Mar 10, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ann Coulter and Bill Maher generated much buzz for their conservative vs. liberal road show last night, and the sparring continues tonight as part of the 2009 Speakers Series. Still, while the two will stake out enemy positions, they confess to being friends, writes Dave Itzkoff in the New York ... More »

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Ann Coulter • conservative • Bill Maher • pundits • Bill Maher Grid

US Can Turn 70% of Afghan Taliban: Biden

Largest group of insurgents just hired mercenaries, VP says

Mar 10, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A majority of the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are just hired guns whose loyalties could be bought by the US, Joe Biden said today. “Five percent of the Taliban is incorrigible, not susceptible to anything other than being defeated,” the vice president said. “Another 25% or so... More »

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Joe Biden • NATO • Taliban • mercenaries • Anbar • Bill Maher • Sunni insurgents • NATO summit • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Obama Foreign Policy Takes 
 Cue From Aretha 

US is right to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, says Rachman

Mar 10, 09 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aretha Franklin gave a roaring performance at Barack Obama's inauguration in January—and maybe, writes Gideon Rachman, she's had a bit of influence on his foreign policy. "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" has been the guiding principle for the new administration's rhetoric and engagements with Iran, Iraq, Russia, and China. Neocons might see... More »

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China • Russia • Barack Obama • US foreign policy • foreign policy • Aretha Franklin • Bill Maher • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

 Mac Junior Rips 
 'Train Wreck' 
 Coulter 

Meghan calls pundit 'poster woman' for GOP extremism

Mar 10, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's daughter Meghan has ripped into right-wing media harpy Ann Coulter as a hate-spewing "train wreck." "I straight up don't understand this woman or her popularity. I find her offensive, radical, insulting, and confusing," wrote McCain, 24, in a Daily Beast column. She lashed Coulter... More »

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John McCain • Ann Coulter • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Republican Party • Bill Maher • Meghan McCain • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - President Obama stated flatly today that the US is not winning the war in Afghanistan and said he is considering reaching out to less extreme elements of the Taliban, the New York Times reports. He likened the strategy to the successful American efforts in Iraq of convincing Sunni insurgents to... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • extremists • Bill Maher • President Obama

 Drug Cartels' Latest Ploy: 
 Ultralight Planes 

Ultralight aircraft are the Mexican cartels' newest tactic

Mar 6, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican pot smugglers have come up with a new tool in their never-ending quest to outsmart US border patrols: ultralight aircraft, USA Today reports. An ultralight is a small plane resembling a scooter with a hang glider attached, and authorities have found several crashed or in mid-flight over the border... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Mexican border • marijuana • Mexican drug war • Border Patrol • smuggler • aircraft • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid


 Joe the Plumber Sues 
 Over Privacy Violations 

Snooping part of pattern of hostility, claims Wurzelbacher

Mar 6, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - “Joe the Plumber” is suing former Ohio officials for violating his privacy, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Employees of the state’s family services department (since resigned) checked Samuel Wurzelbacher for unpaid child support obligations, after Sen. John McCain elevated him to prominence. “You shouldn't have to regret... More »

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lawsuit • Bill Maher • invasion of privacy • Joe the Plumber

 US Inviting 
 Iran to 
 Afghanistan 
 Meeting 

Rejecting Bush approach, she wants Tehran at conference table

Mar 6, 09 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has announced the US is inviting Iran to a major conference on Afghanistan this month, setting up the first possible face-to-face meeting between Tehran and the Obama administration. The secretary of state said at a NATO meeting in Brussels that Iran could play a critical role in stabilizing... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • Hillary Clinton • NATO • secretary of State • nuclear weapons • Bill Maher • NATO summit • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - This apparently isn't going away anytime soon. Rush Limbaugh today challenged Barack Obama to a debate on his radio show, Politico reports. “If these guys are so impressed with themselves, and if they are so sure of their correctness, why doesn't President Obama come on my show?" he asked.... More »

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radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • debate • Bill Maher • right-wing media • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

 360K US Troops 
 Suffer Brain Injuries 

As many as 20% of war vets have had concussions or worse

Mar 4, 09 5:53 PM CST
(AP) - The number of US troops who have suffered wartime brain injuries may be as high as 360,000, say Defense Department doctors. They estimate that between 10% and 20% of the roughly 1.8 million Americans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan had such injuries—the vast majority of... More »

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soldier • concussions • Bill Maher • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • traumatic brain injury • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh thrilled an overflow crowd of conservatives in Washington, DC, tonight by urging them to "take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate." Following speeches by Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Ann Coulter at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Limbaugh surprised attendees... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Bill Maher • economic stimulus package • CPAC • conservatives • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Supporters of medical marijuana are celebrating a remark by Attorney General Eric Holder that went largely unnoticed this week, MSNBC reports. Asked about federal drug raids on state-approved dispensaries that led to 775 arrests, Holder said such busts are a thing of the past. What President Obama "said during... More »

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California • medical marijuana • DEA • raids • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

Calif. Legislator Wants to Tax, Legalize Pot

Knows 'jokes coming,' but says his broke state could net $1B

Feb 24, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A California lawmaker thinks he has a solution for the state’s fiscal woes: Tax marijuana. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has introduced a bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax pot, treating the drug like alcohol or tobacco, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I know the jokes are going to... More »

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California • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • state budgets • Tom Ammiano • Bill Maher Grid

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