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Promises on the campaign trail
The Swampby Katie Fretland Nominees for president make promises. But do they keep them? In the new National Journal magazine, writer Ashley Johnson studies historical promises of presidential campaigns and found that it is very likely, if history is any...Tags: New Mexico, Illnesses, George H.W. Bush, Political Candidates, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Fannie and Freddie, hardball experts
The Swampby Frank James If you want to read a disturbing tale of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used their clout in Washington to try to brush back their critics like pitchers throwing at the heads of batters, check out......Tags: Freddie Mac, Florida, Mortgages, Lobbying, Economy, Business and Finance
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More on the Obama humor deficit
The Swampby James Oliphant We discussed last week at length the problem late-night talk show hosts and others (such as a certain New York-based magazine) have had satirizing or mocking Barack Obama. Media critic Howard Kurtz took on the topic on......Tags: Osama bin Laden, Periodicals, Literature, Chelsea Clinton, Los Angeles
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Page: A big story is media's biggest bias
The Swampby Clarence Page A respected group of media researchers has found that Barack Obama gets a lot more coverage than John McCain. I didn't need a think tank to tell me that. After all, Madonna gets more coverage than McCain......Tags: Newspapers, John McCain, Political Candidates, Periodicals, Madonna
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Since when does Time Mag ID relatives' religion?
Spin CycleThe Sun in London tracks down and interviews Obama's half-brother Bernard, who runs a car-parts firm in Kenya, while he's visiting his mother in the UK. Promoted as a first-ever interview -- he's a younger brother from a second marriage......Tags: Connecticut, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman
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The death of real interaction
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsWhat do the deaths of a long-time Fort Lauderdale bartender and a homeless newspaper vendor have in common? They both drew a tremendous response when I wrote about them on this blog and in the print newspaper. Here???s what I......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Death, Social Issues, Wii
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Tyra Banks portrays Michelle Obama
The Swampby Katie Fretland Supermodel Tyra Banks appears as the First Lady of fashion in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine, posing as Michelle Obama. The photo shoot captures Banks beside a Barack Obama look-alike model in an Oval Office......Tags: John McCain, Periodicals, Cindy McCain, Government, Arts and Culture
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Obama Muslim-outreach staffer resigns
The Swampby Frank James The Wall Street Journal reported today the resignation of Mazen Asbahi, a Chicago lawyer who served as Muslim outreach liaison for the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. Evidently, Asbahi briefly served eight years ago on the......Tags: Christianity, Islam, Political Candidates, Florida, Religion and Belief
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McCain vs. Bush: Russians in Georgia
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush will have lunch today at the George Bush Center for Intelligence, the headquarters compound of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., named for his father, the former president and CIA director. He will get......Tags: Stephen Hadley, Newspapers, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dmitry Medvedev
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Breaking News: Chris Russo has left WFAN
WatchdogTwo weeks shy of its 19th anniversary, the "Mike and the Mad Dog'' show is no more. WFAN announced early Thursday evening that Chris Russo is leaving the company, making Mike Francesa the sole host of the popular afternoon drive......Tags: Radio Industry, Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., Satellite Technology
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Dissecting McCain, Obama campaign ads
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Welcome to this week's edition of Swamp Clearing, where we dig into some of the week's biggest talking points to bring you the truth, at least as far as we can tell. This week, in honor......Tags: John McCain, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Disasters
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Mag blogger interviews mag writer about blogging
WatchdogI met Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio at ESPN's NFL kickoff breakfast Tuesday, which was a bit of a shock given the less-than-warm-and-cuddly relationship Daulerio's predecessor, Will Leitch, had with the ESPN p.r. department. (Not to mention a frosty...Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Football League
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