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  • September 2008

    • Oprah Won't Host Palin

      ABC News  |  5 hours, 56 minutes ago

      Oprah Won't Host Palin

      (Newser) - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will not host Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on her program—and some viewers are hopping mad, ABC News reports. “She's doing an injustice to women,” said one likely former fan. The Drudge Report had suggested that the Oprah camp was at loggerheads over a possible Palin appearance. But Oprah denied the report, insisting she has no intention of inviting any political guests—at least until after the election. More »

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      election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • endorsement  • Oprah Winfrey  • interview  • television personality

  • August 2008

    • Office Actor Charged With Possession, DUI

      People  |  Aug 15, 08 8:42 PM CDT

      Office Actor Charged With Possession, DUI

      (Newser) - The Office actor Craig Robinson has been hit with drug possession and misdemeanor DUI charges, according to a complaint released today. Los Angeles police say they pulled Robinson over for a traffic violation this summer, discovered drugs in his car, and found him high on amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis. The Pineapple Express co-star is slated to be in court later this month, People reports. More »

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      actor  • DUI  • The Office  • television personality  • Craig Robinson

  • July 2008

    • Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough

      New York  |  Jul 14, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Why Liberals Like Joe Scarborough

      (Newser) - Joe Scarborough was a conservative Republican congressman who gained office in the 1994 House sweep that launched Newt Gingrich. His MSNBC show Scarborough Country was initially devised as a like-minded answer to Bill O’Reilly. But, as Mark Binelli puts it in New York magazine, "Scarborough never quite mastered the voice of perpetual outrage." Which could be why his new show, Morning Joe , has a surprisingly liberal following. More »

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      election 2008  • Don Imus  • MSNBC  • interview  • talk show  • pundits  • Joe Scarborough  • television personality

    • Another Shock Jock Gets TV Tryout

      New York Times  |  Jul 9, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Another Shock Jock Gets TV Tryout

      (Newser) - Wendy Williams, the blunt, compulsively personal, sometimes snarky radio host whose syndicated morning show reaches 12 million people, mostly in New York, is about to debut on TV. Next week, Williams launches an hour morning show on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit, directly competing with more staid programs she's enjoyed shaking up in guest appearances, the New York Times reports. More »

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      celebrity  • television  • radio  • celebrity interview  • Mariah Carey  • television personality

  • June 2008

    • Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT

      Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      (Newser) - Citibank has filed suit against former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon to recover $200,000 it loaned to the struggling actor, the AP reports. McMahon, 85, who has not worked since falling 18 months ago, also faces foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. “If you spend more money than you make,” McMahon recently told Larry King, “you know what happens.” More »

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      Hollywood  • debt  • Countrywide Financial  • Tonight Show  • Ed McMahon  • television personality  • Johnny Carson  • Citibank

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