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Entries by Marty Kaplan from 07/2009

The Importance of Being Michael

| Posted 07.06.2009 | Media
Read More: Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Media, Michael Jackosn Death, Michael Jackson Media Coverage, Media News

As stories go, the tragedy of Michael Jackson has everything: death, mystery, celebrity, pop, money, custody, revenge, sex and drugs. You can't blame audiences for being addicted.

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Cheney Meant Well

| Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics
Read More: War Crimes, Cheney Torture, Cheney, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Criminal law says that facts aren't enough to establish guilt. There also has to be mens rea -- a guilty mind. Here's the best I can do on Cheney's behalf: He meant well and he knew better.

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My Daughter, the Best-Selling Novelist

| Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment
Read More: Isabel Kaplan, Books, Writing, Entertainment News

By the way, have I mentioned that my daughter's novel is a bestseller? Hancock Park by Isabel Kaplan has now made it onto the Los Angeles Times hardback fiction bestseller list for two weeks running.

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The Best Speech I Ever Wrote

| Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics
Read More: Elie Wiesel, Walter Mondale, Walter Mondale Speech, Politics News

I'll never forget the moment when Mondale finished delivering the speech. I'd been told that the most we could hope for was a smattering of polite applause; instead, there was a sustained standing ovation.

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