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(Newser) - Damon Weaver, not yet out of elementary school, made his name on the Internet when he interviewed Joe Biden during the 2008 campaign for his school's TV station. Yesterday, the grizzled journalistic veteran bagged his biggest sit-down yet following 8 months of requests—a 10-minute grilling of Barack Obama at... More »

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education • Barack Obama • White House • student • elementary school • school lunch • interview • President Obama • Damon Weaver

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Birther Queen Has Some Bees in Her Bonnet

Taitz shares theories on Obama (he's gay), conspiracies, flu shots

Aug 13, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama or one of his operatives has tried to kill birther leader Orly Taitz many times—according to Taitz. The lawyer/dentist/real estate agent gives Gabriel Winant of Salon an earful of accusations, including:
  • Obama may have had his gay lovers killed. Taitz says a few homosexuals from
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vaccine • flu shot • Hugo Chávez • conspiracy theory • interview • Obama administration • President Obama • H1N1 virus • birther • Orly Taitz

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Manson's Prosecutor Looks Back

...But he'd rather be prosecuting
George Bush

Aug 8, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vincent Bugliosi is sick of talking about Charles Manson. He’d rather discuss his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. But as the man who prosecuted Manson and co-wrote Helter Skelter, that’s what people ask him about to this day. “They’re... More »

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murder • Charles Manson • interview • Manson Family • Vincent Bugliosi

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 Boyle: I Did It for My Mom  

Fame hasn't gone to singing sensation's head

Aug 6, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring to stardom was “too big for anyone to handle,” says Susan Boyle. But in her first major magazine interview, the singer doesn't pause when asked whether she’s glad she went on Britain’s Got Talent: “Come on! It goes without saying,” she tells... More »

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music • celebrity • singer • interview • fame • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Daughter 'Astounded' by Berlusconi's Indiscretions

And says pols can't expect much private life

Aug 4, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter says she was “astounded” by allegations that the Italian premier consorted with model Noemi Letizia before she turned 18, Bloomberg reports. “I never hung out with elderly men,” Barbara Berlusconi, 25 and the mom of two, tells the Italian edition of Vanity Fair.... More »

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sex scandal • Italy • Silvio Berlusconi • interview • Noemi Letizia • Barbara Berlusconi

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Anti-Business? Didn't I Just Bail You People Out?

Obama rips financial- industry critics, refutes 'stereotypes' on Dems

Jul 30, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama says anyone calling him “anti-business” has an awfully short memory. “It was just three or four months ago when, at great political expense, we yanked them out of the fire,” he tells BusinessWeek in a lengthy interview. And of Chrysler and General Motors bondholders, “... More »

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Barack Obama • Chrysler • taxes • General Motors • bailout • interview • President Obama • economic policies • anti-business

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Graham Blasts GOP's 'Blind Ideology'

Republican embraces bipartisanship on Sotomayor nomination

Jul 24, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsey Graham’s been on the Republican hot seat since throwing his support behind Sonia Sotomayor, but he doesn’t think much of the purity police attacking him. “I have no desire to be up here in an irrelevant status,” the senior senator from South Carolina tells Politico.... More »

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South Carolina • Senate Judiciary Committee • Senate Republicans • Senate confirmation hearings • Lindsey Graham • US Supreme Court • interview • Sonia Sotomayor

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 Lynch on Prowl for 
 American Dreams 

Director takes time-out from surreal films to study reality

Jul 21, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - All of David Lynch's work, writes Lee Siegel on the Daily Beast, seems to take as its starting point Norman Mailer's observation that the essence of America is the smell of gasoline and cheap perfume. For his latest project, the director of “bare-knuckle surrealist films” takes a 20,000... More »

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entertainment • online videos • documentary • interview • David Lynch

(Newser) - In her first formal interview since losing Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle tells the Today show she never wants to lose her unlikely star status, Access Hollywood reports. “Being plucked from obscurity, it’s like a long journey, really,” Boyle says to Meredith Viera in a segment... More »

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entertainment • interview • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Media Sucked Up to Sanford
to Get Access, Emails Show

News outlets offered aides a 'friendly' ear

Jul 15, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - No surprise that a lot of media outlets tried to butter up Mark Sanford’s aides in order to win interviews with the governor when he was AWOL in Argentina. But their emails, obtained by the State, show the lengths they were willing to go to, some coming about... More »

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ethics • media • South Carolina • press • sympathy • governor • scandal • interview • Mark Sanford • media frenzy

(Newser) - Jeb Bush has a pretty dim view of President Obama, but he wouldn’t go so far as to call him names. When Tucker Carlson asks the former Florida governor if Obama is “a socialist” in an interview for Esquire, Bush demurs. “I don't know,” he... More »

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Bush administration • socialism • Republican Party • Jeb Bush • budget deficit • interview • Obama administration • President Obama

 Cohen: 'Bruno' 
 Interviewed a Real Terrorist 

Comedian appears as himself for once to discuss film

Jul 8, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen made a rare appearance as himself last night on the Late Show, telling David Letterman about Bruno’s interview with a real terrorist, the Huffington Post reports. “When we were making this film, we thought, what could people see that they’ve never seen before on... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • terrorist • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • interview • Bruno • Late Show

 Palin: Politically, 'If I Die, I Die' 

Slams critics in first interview since resignation

Jul 7, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Giving a round of TV interviews in her fishing gear, before heading out on a salmon-fishing excursion, soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin slammed President Obama, her own party, and critical bloggers this morning—but wouldn’t say whether she plans to run for president. “Don’t know what the... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Republican Party • blogger • governor • Sarah Palin • interview • President Obama

Twitchy Jacko Denies He Molested Boys in 1996 Video

1996 tape shows an uncomfortable Michael

Jul 5, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 1996 video of Michael Jackson being interviewed by lawyers has surfaced, the News of the World reports. The tape shows the star squirming and groaning in annoyance throughout a barrage of questions from lawyers representing several Neverland employees who sued Jackson after being fired. At one point, the King... More »

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child molestation • video • lawyer • Michael Jackson • interview • accusation • Neverland Ranch

(Newser) - Lifelong runner Sarah Palin tells Runner's World magazine that she could beat Barack Obama in a long-distance race. "I betcha I'd have more endurance," she says in response to a question. "If you ever talk to my old coaches they'd tell you, too. What I lacked in... More »

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runner • Sarah Palin • interview • jogging • President Obama

(Newser) - Mark Sanford met his Argentine mistress more times than he’s originally let on, he told the AP today. Sanford, who’d originally copped to only four meetings with Maria Belen Chapur during an 8-year relationship, described five in the past year alone, including two romantic getaways in New York,... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • interview • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • María Belén Chapur

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Legendary Hacker: It Was
'a Huge Game'

Mitnick reflects on the road from 'computer terrorist' to consultant

Jun 22, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tagged a “computer terrorist,” Kevin Mitnick served jail time after eluding the FBI for 3 years; today, he’s a security consultant. The best-known hacker ever tells CNET his infiltration of firms like Motorola and Sun “was like a huge game”: “thrilling, adventurous,” and “... More »

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FBI • law enforcement • hacker • Sun Microsystems • Motorola • computer security • cybercrime • interview • Kevin Mitnick

 Sotomayor 'Tough 
 as Nails': Brother 

Calls them 'derogatory' and 'off-base,' praises sister in interview

Jun 10, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor’s brother considers criticism of his sister “insulting, derogatory, off-base," the Supreme Court nominee's only sibling tells Good Morning America. “Angry is just the beginning” of how he feels about the attacks, Juan Sotomayor said, calling Sonia a “wonderful woman” and “the perfect... More »

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racism • Good Morning America • US Supreme Court • interview • Sonia Sotomayor • Juan Sotomayor

(Newser) - Some are complaining that NBC used Brian Williams’ interview with President Obama to hawk its late night shows, Deadline Hollywood reports. The interview featured plugs for both Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show takeover and Fred Armisen’s impression of Obama on Saturday Night Live. “Obama owes... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • NBC • Conan O'Brien • Brian Williams • Fred Armisen • interview

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 Freeman: It's Easy 
 Being Mandela 

Hollywood legend says Eastwood made role
a snap

Jun 3, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - When you’ve had the career Morgan Freeman’s had, “there aren’t many challenges in making movies,” the venerable actor tells Vogue. But he found one: Freeman’s taking on the role of Nelson Mandela in a big-budget biopic. “You've got to do this... More »

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Morgan Freeman • Clint Eastwood • Nelson Mandela • interview • celebrity interview

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