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It's No Joke: Colbert Boosts Democracy

New book blasts talk shows but hails
political satire

Apr 5, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Political satire that "means it" is missing from late-night TV, Russell L. Peterson argues in his new book, Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke. In Salon, Louis Bayard applauds Bedfellows for advancing a "decidedly moral argument," even if it undervalues Conan O'Brien and... More »

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television • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

Kevorkian Declares Bid
for House Seat

Assisted suicide advocate vows to
tout individual rights

Mar 24, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian declared a bid for Congress in Detroit today, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a free-wheeling press conference, he admitted to being apolitical but vowed to trumpet individual rights in his campaign. “You can’t take my innate rights away from me without a fight,... More »

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Detroit • assisted suicide • House of Representatives • euthanasia • right to die • Jack Kevorkian • Ninth Amendment to the Bill of Rights • Bill Maher Grid

 Mass. Rep Vows to Legalize Pot 

Barney Frank says public is ready for change

Mar 23, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Barney Frank will move to legalize “small amounts” of marijuana, Politico reports, citing Americans who think use of the drug is no big deal. “It's time for the politicians to catch up to the public,” said the Massachusetts Democrat on "Real Time with Bill Maher.... More »

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Congress • drugs • medical marijuana • Massachusetts • marijuana • marijuana legalization • late night talk show • Barney Frank • Bill Maher • decriminalization • Bill Maher Grid

Dr. Death Set to
Make House Call

Kevorkian plans to run for Congress as a Michigan independent
 

Mar 12, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan doctor who says he's helped at least 130 die and who's been convicted of second-degree murder in one such assisted suicide, says he plans to run for Congress in a Detroit suburb, the Oakland (Mich.) Press reports. Kevorkian, 79, will make an independent bid against... More »

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Congress • murder • assisted suicide • Michigan • Jack Kevorkian • Bill Maher Grid

Ron Paul Is
Not Alone

Libertarians are on
the rise, aiming to
get government
out of private life

Nov 25, 07 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Maverick Texas congressman Ron Paul is riding a surge of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum now calling themselves libertarians. They tend to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal voters turned off by government intrusions, from warrantless wiretapping to broadcast censorship. And their numbers are up to 9%... More »

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Ron Paul • Drew Carey • Markos Moulitsas • Bill Maher • fiscal conservatives • Republican candidate • libertarians • social liberals • Election 2008 • Bill Maher Grid

Huffington Is Made for the Web

Former 'political opportunist's site has grown into a web fixture

Oct 29, 07 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Since 2005, Arianna Huffington has built her huffingtonpost site into an Internet media fixture with about 3 million monthly viewers. The site has also reversed Huffington's image, from that of oft-derided social climber to semi-mystic web guru. Fortune argues that her extensive networking, and the army of celebrity bloggers she's... More »

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Arianna Huffington • huffingtonpost.com • Bill Maher Grid

Hacker Pranks Ann Coulter's Website

Columnist's career 'a sick joke,' says fake confessional

Oct 17, 07 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The website of vituperative talking head Ann Coulter suddenly became apologetic when visitors discovered a short letter by the columnist claiming that her entire career was a "sick  joke." A few blogs and media outlets picked up on Coulter's amazing mea maxima culpa—until it turned out to... More »

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Ann Coulter • hackers • Bill Maher Grid

Gurus Rack Up Ratings With Love and Hate

Who is America's most-watched pundit? Not the politico that most might think

Sep 25, 07 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits—political and cultural commentators with big opinions—are today's media darlings and Nielsen lightning rods.  Forbes picks the loudest, most volatile and incendiary, i.e.: the ones we love to watch:
  1. Roger Ebert
  2. Bill Maher
  3. Bill O'Reilly
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Bill O'Reilly • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Roger Ebert • Al Franken • Bill Maher • Geraldo Riviera • pundits • Bill Maher Grid

Richardson
Backs Medical Marijuana Law

Presidential
contender downplays political costs

Mar 18, 07 10:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who's been pushing for a law to legalize marijuana for medical use since he took office in 2002, will finally get a chance sign one. And he's not going to sweat the political consequences, he says. The bill that passed the New Mexico legislature Wednesday,... More »

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Bill Richardson • health • New Mexico • medical marijuana • Bill Maher • Election 2008 • Bill Maher Grid

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