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Comedy, central

For the Webcast today we took another look at comedian Rob Riggle's attempts to find comedy in Iraq (FREE VIDEO HERE)... As you may recall, my attempt to do so didn't turn out so well. (WATCH HERE or HERE)... Speaking...

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August 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

BGR Allawi documents

My colleague Miguel Marquez, currently in Baghdad, obtained a copy of the documents Barbour Griffith & Rogers filed with the Justice Department. You can view them HERE. -- jt

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August 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Shadow White Houses?

We took a look at Vlad Putin's baring of his midriff (as opposed to his soul, which is more President Bush's expertise) for Nightline last night. HERE'S THE DOT-COM VERSION. Of perhaps far more international consequences that Putin's beefcake photos...

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August 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Bigotry on the Bayou?

Ugly religious charges and counter-charges have emerged in the Louisiana gubernatorial race, with the Louisiana Democratic Party running a TV ad accusing the frontrunner, GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Bobby Jindal, R-La., of having once called Protestants "scandalous, depraved, selfish and...

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August 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (18)

Shadow White House communications shop?

A new Republican group, "Freedom's Watch," burst onto the scene yesterday with $15 million worth of TV, radio, and internet ads in favor of continuing the fight in Iraq. Watch the new ads HERE. Read more about it HERE… What...

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August 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

White lines

White lines On GMA this morning, we took a look at a recent cocaine bust in the Pacific….(YAHOO VIDEO HERE). Excuse me now, for some reason I have the sudden impulse to pace around my office rubbing my gums. More...

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August 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Comedy in Iraq, opposition to illegal immigration in Newark

Sorry no blogging yesterday. Ran to New York City to interview Rob Riggle, the comedian filing dispatches from Iraq for "The Daily Show" (WATCH THAT HERE or READ ABOUT IT HERE)... We then hopped to Newark to look at the...

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August 22, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Paging John Kerry, John Kerry White Courtesy Telephone

Shockingly, former President Bill Clinton channeled John Kerry last week. Around the world, the former President said in Nevada Friday night, "every single political leader I talk to says, 'I hope your wife wins. We want the world to like...

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August 20, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Is Fred Thompson Skirting Election Law?

A liberal activist today lodged a complaint (LINK HERE) with the Federal Election Commission against former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., contending that Thompson's "testing the waters" committee has long since surpassed that designation and that he, for all intents and...

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August 20, 2007 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Huckabee praises the Clintons

On NPR's "Bryant Park Project," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said some nice things about his fellow razorbacks -- Bill and Hillary Clinton. Huckabee, like President Clinton, hails from Hope, Arkansas, and was president of the state's Baptist Convention when...

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August 20, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (17)