David Flumenbaum

Bill Clinton's Cookie Recipe Copied from Betty Crocker

Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Cindy McCain isn't the only spouse of a presidential candidate to pass off a recipe as her own. Bill Clinton, who entered Family Circle magazine's 5th...

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China Blocks Comedy Central Site Ahead of Games

Posted 06.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Beijing Olympics, Comedy Central, China Censorship, Censorship, Olympics, Media News

Comedy Central fans in the Middle Kingdom will have to do without Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and South Park for the next couple months, at least unt...

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Tsutomu Miyazaki, Japanese Cannibal Who Drank Schoolgirls' Blood And Ate Limbs, Executed

Posted 06.17.2008 | Huffington Post

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Japan's most reviled serial killer - a "cannibal nerd" who preyed on primary-school girls and drank their blood - has been executed in Tokyo. The han...

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Michael Phelps Entered in 9 Events at US Trials

Posted 06.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps, Entertainment News

OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Phelps is entered in nine events at next week's U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The six-time Olympic gold medalist plans an ...

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NBC to Stream 2200 Hours of Olympic Coverage

Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

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The 2008 Summer Olympics, which begin on August 8, will captivate audiences worldwide: No other sporting event captures the spirit of sportsmanship an...

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Huffington Post Blocked in Mainland China

| Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Internet Censorship, Chinese Censorship, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Media News

As the Chinese government begins its pre-Olympics media crackdown, the Huffington Post appears to be the latest victim in a recent wave of Internet censorship.

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China Unleashes Olympic Anti-Terrorism Commando Unit

Posted 06.19.2008 | Huffington Post

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BEIJING - China had mobilized a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force to guard against threats to the Beijing Olympics, the official Xinhua News Agency ...

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Obama Shops NBC Olympic Ad Packages

Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, NBC Advertisers, Olympics Advertisers, Beijing Olympics, Olympics Ads, Barack Obama, Olympics, Media News

Those tuning in to NBC Sports' Olympics coverage this year will see spots from General Motors, McDonald's, Budweiser, Nike and -- just maybe -- Sen. B...

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Beijing Bans Half of City's Cars During Games

Posted 06.20.2008 | Huffington Post

Read More: Olympics, China, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, 2008 Olympics, Traffic, China Traffic, Huffington Post News

BEIJING — Half of Beijing's 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads during the Olympics to help clean the city's noxious air for the g...

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NBA Source: Wade And Four More Confirmed for Beijing

Posted 06.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: US Olympic Team, Chris Paul, Beijing Olympics, Nba, Tayshaun Prince, Dwyane Wade, Michael Redd, Dwight Howard, Olymics, USA Basketball, Entertainment News

Barring a last-moment change of plans, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, D...

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Chinese Couples Line Up for 'Olympic Wedding'

Posted 06.21.2008 | Healthy Living

Read More: Marriage, Opening Ceremony, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, China Weddings, Weddings, Healthy Living News

Thousands of Chinese couples are applying to tie the knot on 8 August, to help celebrate the opening of the Beijing Olympics, state media say. The nu...

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Lepers, AIDS Patients Not Welcome in Beijing

Posted 06.21.2008 | Huffington Post

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Olympics, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, China, Aids, Leprosy, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Huffington Post News

China is putting out the welcome mat for foreign tourists during the Olympics -- as long as they're not sick. Kyodo News reports that Beijing plans t...

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US Diver Dumais Makes 3rd Olympic Team

Posted 06.22.2008 | Huffington Post

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INDIANAPOLIS — Troy Dumais made it 3 for three. Dumais earned his third trip to the Olympics with a dominating performance in 3-meter springboa...

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USA Olympic Mens Gymnastics Team Finalized

Posted 06.22.2008 | Entertainment

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 22, 2008 - USA Gymnastics today announced the six men and two replacement athletes it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Commit...

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Study: China Will Win More Medals Than U.S. in Beijing

Posted 06.23.2008 | Huffington Post

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LONDON: China should win one more medal than the United States at the Beijing Olympics -- 88 to 87 -- and top the overall table for the first time, ac...

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Kobe, Lebron Lead US Basketball Team in Beijing

Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: US Basketball, USA Basketball, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, 2008 Olympic Basketball Team, Los Angeles Lakers, Entertainment News

CHICAGO — MVP Kobe Bryant has a shot at another big prize after falling short of the NBA championship, and he'll have plenty of help along the w...

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China Kills Olympic Tourism With Visa Restrictions

Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tourism, Beijing Olympics, China Tourism, China, Olympic Tourism, Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Politics News

With the Beijing Olympics less than two months away, hotel operators, travel agencies, and foreign businessmen say new Chinese visa restrictions are p...

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High-Emission Vehicles Banned from Beijing Roads

Posted 06.24.2008 | Green

Read More: High-Emission Vehicles, China Emissions, Beijing Olympics, China Pollution, Beijing, Pollution, Air Pollution, China, Olympics, Green News

High-emission or yellow-labeled vehicles will be banned from Beijing roads from July to September to ensure green Olympics and Paralympics as promised...

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Falun Gong, Other "Troublemakers" Confined to Shanghai During Games

Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Falun Gong, Chinese Dissidents, Human Rights, China, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai, Politics News

BEIJING — Shanghai has banned dissidents, Falun Gong members and other regime critics from leaving the city during the August Olympics, a human ...

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An Interview with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys

| Posted 06.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Adam Yauch Documentary, Yauch Film, Gunnin for That #1 Spot, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Mca, Adam Yauch Movie, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Documentary, Tibet, China, Entertainment News

Adam talked to the Huffington Post about the release of his new film Gunnin' for that #1 Spot, the current state of the Free Tibet movement, Obama, and why Brooklyn should secede.

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Beijing Hotels Shockingly Empty Ahead of Games

Posted 06.26.2008 | Huffington Post

Read More: Olympics, Tourism, Beijing Olympics, China Tourism, China, Beijing, Hotels, Huffington Post News

BEIJING — The Olympics are looking like a bust for the city's hotels. The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, ...

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Beijing Introduces Free Citywide Wireless Internet

Posted 06.26.2008 | Business

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June 25 is first day in the test phase of the 'Beijing Wicity Project' which aims to provide citizen's wireless internet access in much of downtown Be...

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China Lifts Tibet Tourist Ban for Olympics

Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Olympics, Tibet, China Tibet, China, Tibet Tourism, Beijing Olympics, China Tibet Crackdown, Politics News

BEIJING — Tibet reopened to foreign tourists on Wednesday, three months after the Chinese government banned such visits in the wake of violent a...

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Yao Back in China, Ready for Olympic Action

Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment

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Yao Ming is as excited as anyone about the upcoming Olympics on home soil. But the basketball superstar is worried that, with only 42 days left until ...

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Olympics Get Greener: Sailing Venue Plagued By Algae

Posted 06.27.2008 | Huffington Post

Read More: Olympic Sailing Venue, Beijing Olympics, Olympic Sailing, Science, Algae, Olympics, Huffington Post News

Beijing Olympics organizers grappling to cut pollution in time for the Summer Games face a new threat: a plague of algae at the sailing venue in Qingd...

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