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 'Drunk' Ewoks Storm 
 Today Show, Blogosphere 

Halloween segment turns into fun-size free-for-all

Nov 1, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The weekend's hottest viral video is a Today show segment that began with Halloween decorating tips and ended with a pair of Ewoks running wild. The Star Wars-themed show saw the Return of the Jedi supporting players earn a leading role by fighting, moonwalking, swilling a Boo-tini, and humping Al... More »

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television • NBC • Al Roker • Star Wars • Today show • drunk • live television • drunkenness • morning TV • Ewok • Return of the Jedi


 Jenna Bush Hager 
 Joins Today as 
 Contributor 

Ex-president's daughter will report on education, not politics

Aug 30, 09 11:11 PM CDT
(AP) - The Today show's newest hire has extensive White House experience—she's Jenna Hager, the daughter of former President Bush and Laura Bush. The new correspondent will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education, not politics, Today executive producer Jim Bell tells the AP, adding that the unsolicited... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • Jenna Bush • journalism • Today show • George W. Bush • Jim Bell

Obama on
The Jeans: 'I'm
a Little Frumpy'

Prez makes no apologies for All-Star get-up: 'I'm not 20'

Jul 21, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will go to bat for his health care plan, but he won’t defend his pants. Asked on NBC’s Today Show about the “dad jeans” he wore at last week’s All-Star Game, Obama punted. “I’m a little frumpy,” he confided. “I... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • All Star Game • jeans • baseball • Today show • President Obama

 Speidi to Roker: We Forgive You 

...but who are you, again?

Jun 16, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heidi and Spencer Pratt still aren’t sure exactly who Al Roker is, but they forgive him for taking them to task yesterday on Today. “I forgive you,” Heidi told Roker through Us. “It’s OK. The devil gets into all of us sometimes. You’re forgiven.... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Al Roker • celebrity • feud • Today show • Spencer Pratt • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Heidi Pratt

(Newser) - An interview with Al Roker on NBC’s Today show took a lot out of Heidi and Spencer Pratt, RyanSeacrest.com reports. “I'm still trying to figure out, was the weatherman asking us questions?” Spencer asked, befuddled. “I thought we were getting interviewed by Matt Lauer or... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • NBC • Al Roker • Today show • Spencer Pratt • celebrity interview • Heidi Montag • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Speidi

Prosecutors Eye Savio Divorce in Peterson Case

Ex-cop risked losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in split

May 15, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson prosecutors are scrutinizing his divorce from Kathleen Savio as they ready their murder case against him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Peterson could have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pair’s split—but Savio was found dead in a bathtub one month before the trial that... More »

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divorce • crime • Matt Lauer • murder • arrest • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • divorce settlement • Today show • murder charges

Interview

 Edwards 
 Responds 
 to Critics 

She agreed to book before affair surfaced

May 11, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards responded today to the critics who’ve been lambasting her for releasing her tell-all book, telling Matt Lauer she’d agreed to write the book before John’s affair surfaced, and hadn’t intended to write about it. She said that during John’s presidential run she’d... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • Matt Lauer • Today show • extramarital affair

 Captain: 'I Didn't Think I'd 
 Ever Get Out of That Boat' 

Capt. Richard Phillips credits Navy

Apr 25, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips thought he'd never escape the Somali pirates holding him hostage, MSNBC reports. “I didn't think I'd ever get out of that boat," Phillips tells Matt Lauer in a Today Show interview airing Tuesday. He had resigned himself for the worst. “It was just settling... More »

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Somalia • Matt Lauer • Vermont • pirates • Navy SEALs • Today show • Richard Phillips

 Spitzer: 'What I 
 Did Was Egregious' 

Former guv has tried to address his 'gremlins'

Apr 6, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer opened up about his “egregious” call-girl dalliance and subsequent resignation on NBC's Today this morning. Spitzer, who also discussed his re-emergence as a Slate columnist, claimed that he didn’t hire prostitutes frequently—“not long in the grand context of my life”... More »

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Matt Lauer • Eliot Spitzer • Today show • Silda Wall Spitzer • call girl • prostitution scandal • Slate



 Lauer Has 
 Deer Run-in, 
 Misses Today

Anchor skips hosting Today

Mar 23, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Lauer was forced to skip Today this morning, after being slightly injured by a deer that jumped into the path of his bike over the weekend, Us reports. But where did the deer come from? Lauer “thinks the deer was hired by the competition,” said co-anchor Meredith... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • accident • deer • Today show

(Newser) - NBC is taking globetrotting out of Today host Matt Lauer’s job description, the AP reports, shelving his “where in the world” segment for fear of looking too extravagant during the recession. Rather, the network said today, the morning show will profile affordable US vacation destinations during a week... More »

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NBC • Matt Lauer • Today show • financial crisis

(Newser) - In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight—Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Matt Lauer • marijuana • Today show • television interview

 Mom: I'll Raise 14 Kids 
 on Student Loans 

Octuplets' mother has 'an alternative way'

Feb 10, 09 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has no income “at the moment” and will "temporarily" use student loans to raise her children, she said on the Today show. “I am providing for my children,” Suleman said. “I have my own way. It’s an alternative way, but... More »

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personal finance • student loans • baby • multiple births • Today show • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octuplets' 
 Mom Offers 
 First Look 
 at Kids 

Suleman: 'This is my choice'

Feb 9, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman gave the Today show the first look at her babies—while maintaining that she can handle raising 14 children, MSNBC reports. “This is my choice, to be a single parent,” said Suleman. “I will do the best I possibly can. And in my... More »

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baby • single parenting • multiple births • Today show • medical ethics • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Illinois Pols Offered 
 Me Easy Out: Blago 

Replacement denies deal to keep him on as 'incapacitated governor'

Feb 3, 09 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich said today that shortly after his December arrest by federal authorities, he was approached by “leading senators” who offered him a chance to stay on as an “incapacitated governor,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The deal, which the now-impeached governor rejected, would have been contingent on... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Today show • Illinois State Senate • Pat Quinn • Senate seat

 Your Ad Free on Today 
 —Just Bring a Sign 

Well-placed posters benefit from nearly 5M viewers

Feb 2, 09 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - It costs $50,000 to get a 30-second ad spot on NBC’s Today, but advertisers needn’t pay to get their messages out if they’re willing to brave the weather, Advertising Age reports. All they have to do is stand in the Rockefeller Center Plaza with a sign... More »

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advertising • Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • Today show • signs

Christian School Axes Hard-Driving 100-0 Coach

Coach defended team's 100-0 blowout against learning disabled team

Jan 26, 09 2:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The coach of a Dallas high school girls basketball team that trounced a rival 100-0 has been fired, reports the Dallas Morning News. The Covenant School coach was canned after posting a message on a youth basketball internet site disagreeing with his school's apology for the cagers' massacre of a... More »

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CBS • basketball • ABC • Good Morning America • Today show • Dallas Academy • The Covenant School

 Lauer Meets Older Self: Abe 


Jan 23, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Matt Lauer took some ribbing this week when Today co-host Meredith Vieira unveiled side-by-side photos of him and Abe Vigoda to demonstrate what he'll look like in old age. Vigoda got the last laugh today in a light-hearted appearance on the show, People reports. Vigoda, 87, says he has... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • aging • The Godfather • Today show • Abe Vigoda • lookalike

 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

 Cruise, Lauer Grip and Make Up 

Calmer interview follows 2004 Today showdown

Dec 15, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer met on Today for the first time since an infamously tense 2005 interview, and this time, things were more relaxed, People reports. The pair chatted about their previous meeting. "I came across as arrogant," Cruise said, adding, "that's not the person I... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • psychiatry • Matt Lauer • Today show • interview

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