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Bill Maher stories: 54 news summaries

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 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

Feb 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jennifer Aniston • Heath Ledger • Ben Stiller • Sean Penn • Bill Maher • Joaquin Phoenix • movies • Jessica Biel • Pineapple Express • Kate Winslet • Hugh Jackman • Oscars • Bill Maher Grid

Phelps Won't
Be Charged

SC sheriff probed swimmer's marijuana use but found no evidence, he says

Feb 16, 09 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • drug possession • arrest • Bill Maher • criminal charges • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

Calif. DMV Sued for Suspending Licenses of Med Marijuana Users

Sober residents have right to drive: plaintiff

Feb 16, 09 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A medical marijuana advocacy group has sued California's Department of Motor Vehicles, demanding a written policy that treats doctor-approved pot like any other prescription drug, reports the Los Angeles Times. The DMV is accused of repeatedly suspending licenses, against state policy, from sober drivers caught with medical marijuana. "It... More »

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California • crime • medical marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Department of Motor Vehicles • Bill Maher Grid

 Latin American Leaders  
 Slam Failed US Drug War 

Group of ex-leaders calls for US to move away from prohibitionist policies

Feb 12, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Some of America's firmest allies in the war on drugs say the battle is shattering their societies while failing to stop the flow of drugs, reports the Wall Street Journal. A report from a panel headed by the former leaders of Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico—all conservatives who hit hard... More »

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Latin America • Mexico • Brazil • Colombia • marijuana • Bill Maher • drug traffickers • Ernesto Zedillo • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

As a Reporter, Joe the Plumber's a Good Plumber

Would-be journo mainly full of crap

Feb 11, 09 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - In our YouTube world, "anyone and everyone can play journalist," but not everyone should, writes James Rainey in the LA Times. Case in point: Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. In his work for conservative Pajamas Media, "Wurzelbacher looks about as capable with a microphone and a... More »

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journalism • Bill Maher • economic stimulus package • Joe Wurzelbacher • Joe the Plumber • Pajamas Media • conservative media

Kellogg's Faces Pro-Phelps Backlash

Fans launch boycott, slam company with wave of complaints

Feb 10, 09 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Kellogg's decision to drop Michael Phelps’ sponsorship deal has created an angry wave of would-be cereal killers, the Baltimore Sun reports. A Facebook group urging consumers to boycott the company has hit 5,000 members and is growing fast. Pro-marijuana groups are also calling for a boycott, labeling the company's... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2012 London Olympics • Kellogg • marijuana • boycott • Bill Maher • USA Swimming • Bill Maher Grid

Coulter Faces Voter Fraud Investigation

Pundit voted in Conn. while living in NYC, accusers say

Feb 8, 09 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Officials are probing whether Ann Coulter committed voter fraud by casting ballots in Connecticut while keeping a residence in New York City, the New York Daily News reports. A blogger prodded the Connecticut election commission over the possible wrongdoing after a private eye brought it to light. “For over... More »

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Ann Coulter • voter fraud • New York • Connecticut • Bill Maher • voter registration • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Phelps Toke Highlights Absurd Drug Laws

We elected a president who once smoked, so what's the big deal?

Feb 4, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Poor Michael Phelps, who will have to be punished for something nearly half the country has also done, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. And poor Sheriff Leon Lott, who "probably doesn't want to press charges because it's a waste of time and resources." The real problems,... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • Bill Maher • sheriff • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Coulter Talks 
 Today 'Ban' 
 ... on Today 

Critics not exactly impressed with Peacock's kowtowing

Jan 7, 09 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Ann Coulter parlayed her non-appearance on NBC’s Today Show yesterday into a session with Matt Lauer this morning, Hamilton Nolan writes on Gawker. “She is that person you didn't want to invite to the party, but did, and then wished you hadn't,” writes Nolan. Fully two minutes... More »

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television • Tony Blair • Ann Coulter • Matt Lauer • NBC News • Bill Maher • television interview • spat • book promotion

 Watch Out, 
 Today— 
 Coulter's 
 Torqued 



Author slams show for bumping her

Jan 6, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Ann Coulter has resumed her rightful place on the warpath, reports TVNewser, and this time hell hath no fury like the conservative pundit NBC scorned. Bumped from promoting her book on NBC's Today show, Coulter promptly went on Hannity & Colmes to denounce the diss as “a set-up... More »

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NBC • Ann Coulter • conservative • Perez Hilton • Bill Maher • pundits • Hannity and Colmes • right wingers • Today show • Bill Maher Grid

Mass. Cops Refuse to Ticket Pot Smokers

Police call new, softer marijuana law 'unenforceable'

Jan 3, 09 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that marijuana is decriminalized in Massachusetts, many cops say they won’t even bother issuing tickets to pot smokers, the Boston Globe reports. “We’re just basically not enforcing it right now,” said the chief of police in one Central Massachusetts town. Officers “probably handled... More »

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War on Drugs • law enforcement • Massachusetts • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher

OPINION

'Unsexiest' Men Alive: Post-Election Edition


Dec 10, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix drew up its  “Unsexiest Men” list in March, but the election season produced some new contenders, while others earned a reprieve.
  • John Edwards: The perennial Dem also-ran wasn't on the first list, but his very public dalliance earns him a spot after a recount
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Mitt Romney • John McCain • John Edwards • Mike Huckabee • list • Bill Maher • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Joe Wurzelbacher • unsexiest man • Boston Phoenix

 Joe the Plumber 
 'Appalled' by McCain 

Campaigning made him feel 'dirty'

Dec 10, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe the Plumber, a sidekick of John McCain's presidential campaign who came to represent the common man, now says he was "appalled" by the Republican candidate, Politico reports. Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who appeared at campaign stops with McCain, told a conservative radio show host his up-close look at presidential... More »

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John McCain • Bill Maher • campaign trail • bailout • Sarah Palin • Joe Wurzelbacher • Joe the Plumber • President Obama

 Swiss Legalize 
 Heroin Injections  

But reject marijuana decriminalization

Nov 30, 08 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a safe-injection program for heroin addicts today, BBC reports. The referendum, backed by 68% of voters, makes permanent a 14-year-old Swiss program that allows doctors to shoot up heroin users while attending to their medical and mental health needs. Switzerland will be the first nation to... More »

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heroin • Switzerland • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher

 Joe the Plumber 
 Grabs Book Deal 

Chooses small publisher, says he's "spreading the wealth"

Nov 20, 08 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Before the 2008 election is a month old, Joe the Plumber plans to have a book on the shelves, the New York Times reports. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has signed a deal with PearlGate Publishing to write “Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream,” due in bookstores Dec.... More »

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Bill Maher • Election 2008 • Joe Wurzelbacher • Joe the Plumber

OPINION

White Comics Lack Nuance Needed to Mine Obama

President-elect not lacking in comic fodder; it's mainstream comedians who are lacking

Nov 7, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Maher recently said Barack Obama “needs to give comedians something to work with.” The President-elect is “too perfect,” he groused, and worse, liberals are afraid to laugh at black people. If only Dave Chappelle were working, laments Salamishah Tillet for the Root. He’d quickly... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • race • comedy • Bill Maher • Fred Armisen • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

BALLOT INITIATIVES

Prop. 8 Backers Declare Victory; Foes Won't Concede

States shoot down abortion limits, ban gay marriage, back assisted death

Nov 5, 08 5:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Backers of a gay marriage ban have declared victory after a tight race in California but opponents refuse to concede until all the ballots are counted, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The Prop. 8 measure was one of several divisive social issues put to a vote yesterday. Measures that would... More »

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abortion • gay marriage • euthanasia • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Election 2008 • propositions • Proposition 8 • Bill Maher Grid

 Chihuahua Marks 
 Box Office Territory 

Religulous has surprisingly successful showing

Oct 5, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beverly Hills Chihuahua hotdogged to the top of the box office heap for a $29 million treat this weekend, Variety reports. Bill Maher's Religulous doc banked a surprising $3.5 million on only 502 screens, while bigger flicks rounded out the top five: Eagle Eye took second with $17.... More »

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film • box office • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

 Report to UN: 
 Dudes, Legalize Weed 

Drug less harmful than alcohol or smoking, report says

Oct 2, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Slick-suited diplomats are not the likeliest advocates for lifting worldwide marijuana bans, but a British scientific report targets the UN, saying a regulated marijuana market would remove most of the drug's harm, since it comes from prohibition itself, the Guardian reports. Legalizing it would also allow governments to tax the... More »

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United Nations • marijuana • cannabis • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • weed

OPINION

 Moore
 to Caroline:
 Pick Yourself

Obama-Kennedy '08 says it all

Aug 20, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Word is that Barack Obama will pick Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, or Tim Kaine as his running mate, but Michael Moore isn't buying. He thinks it’s time for Caroline Kennedy to “pull a Cheney.” In an open letter on his website, Moore implores JFK’s daughter, who... More »

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Michael Moore • Obama 2008 • Bill Maher • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

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