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Blog Entries by Karen Dalton-Beninato from 11/2007

John Edwards: America's Attention has Moved Away From New Orleans

| Posted 11.06.2007 | Huffington Post
Read More: Gulf Coast Restoration Network, John Edwards, Global Green, Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village, Ron Paul, Huffington Post News

At an event in NO to raise awareness for global warming, John Edwards said other candidates aren't returning to the region as regularly as he does "because the nation's attention has moved on."

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Blogging for the Strike: They Sure Can Fit a Lot of ___ Into Their ___

| Posted 11.08.2007 | Entertainment
Read More: Gout, Eyebeenframed, Fair Game, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Polar Ice Caps, ReDefine 8/29, Nostradamus, Fabio, George Clooney, K-Ville, Hollywood Writers Strike, The Office, Writers Strike Opinion Page, Redacted, Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, Wombat, Writers' Strike, Hollywood Strike, WGA Strike, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Nostradamus proceeded to ________ the ________ between a wombat and Dick _______, and break up a slap fight between George Clooney and Fabio Lanzoni.

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A General Area of Dignity and a Turducken in Every Pot

| Posted 11.10.2007 | Media
Read More: James Thurber, Richard Simmons, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Saving NOLA, Habitat for Humanity, Fats Domino, What Not to Wear, Global Green, Writers Guild Strike, Norman Mailer, Hollywood Writers Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, The Late Show With David Letterman, Writers' Strike, Media News

My production note to studio chiefs: come film New Orleans' alternate reality and then give your writers a piece of the new media pie.

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Gandhi Liveblogs Project Runway Philanthropy Product Placement

| Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment
Read More: Heidi Klum, MySpace Impact Awards, Project Runway, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Tim Gunn, Gandhi, Brad Pitt, Waiting for Godot, Habitat for Humanity, Make It Right, Easter Seals, Saving NOLA Now, Global Green, Gulf Restoration Network, New Orleans, Nina Garcia, Entertainment News

After completing your designs tonight, you will all be taken back to the Habitat for Humanity Designers Village in a single Toyota Prius.

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Steven Paul Mark On Colbert, Writers' Strike

| Posted 11.18.2007 | Huffington Post
Read More: Writers Strike Opinion Page, Stephen Colbert, Linda Ellerbee, Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Cokie Roberts, The Daily Show, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Lou Dobbs, Dr. John, Writers' Strike, Writers' Strike News, George Bush, Huffington Post News

I recently sat down with Steven Paul Mark, formerly of Comedy Central, and chatted about the writers' strike, Colbert For President, and the Daily Show blackout's impact on campaign overage.

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Warn the Villagers, It's Thankenstein

| Posted 11.21.2007 | Healthy Living
Read More: Thanksgiving, Dr. John, Larry David, Nomrf, New Orleans, The Simpsons, Milwaukee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Healthy Living News

The challenge of reflecting on two years of generosity from strangers after Hurricane Katrina is a thank you column that could fill the blogosphere and swallow Thanksgiving.

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Goofball: The Evolution of a Candidate's Image

| Posted 11.26.2007 | Huffington Post
Read More: Abraham Lincoln, The Cure, Beer Nuts, Barack Obama, Mike Gravel, Hillary Clinton, Fred Thompson, John Edwards, Offthebus, Huffinton Post Off the Bus, Off the Bus, Huffington Post's Off the Bus, 2008 Election, Huffington Post News

As the inevitable YouTube moments wait to surface for 2008 presidential contenders, the following is one of the first documented cases of a candidate's goofball photo. I like to call him Emo-ham Lincoln.

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The Negotiator: "Do You Like the Internet? That Was Me"

| Posted 11.27.2007 | Entertainment
Read More: Variety, Thomas Edison, Will Farrell, Huffington Post, Funny or Die, Ascap, The Soprano's, Writers' Strike News, Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America Strike, Writers' Strike Opinion, Writers' Strike, Hollywood Strike, WGA Strike, Hollywood, New Orleans Musicians, The New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Entertainment News

With both sides back to the table over internet royalties, how about getting Nobel Prize winner Al Gore in there to oversee negotiations.

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New Orleans Council: Oh That Czar!

| Posted 11.28.2007 | Media
Read More: New Orleans, Crepe Nanu, Jackie Clarkson, Ed Blakeley, Susan Cowsill, Alex Chilton, New Orleans City Council, NOLA.Com, Wdsu, New Orleans Musicians, Media News

Newly elected New Orleans City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson, actress Patricia Clarkson's mother, seems to be asking the recovery czar to take a brief ...

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