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Robert Gibbs Outsmarts Chris Matthews

Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Who was the winner of Monday night's "Jeopardy!" Power Players game? It's former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs, cur...

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Who Will Compete In 'Jeopardy!' Series In D.C.?

Posted 04.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Ever want to know how basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's trivia skills stack up against those of George W. Bush's former press secret...

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'New Girl': Winston's New Co-Worker Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Posted 04.11.2012

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Jess and Russell have been progressing nicely in their relationship, but it's been almost exclusively at his place thus far. She wanted to immerse him...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Children's Book Highlights Black Achievements

Posted 03.28.2012

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George Washington Carver and Madame C. J. Walker are names at the top of virtually every black inventors list, but how about fellow creators such as J...

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Blank

Peter Mehlman | Posted 04.08.2012

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Peter Mehlman

Blank is the story of Eugene Brusca, a man who had absolutely no opinions on anything, yet became an overnight sensation as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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PHOTO: Can You Caption This?

Posted 01.18.2012

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SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALL THE CAPTIONS! We spend most of our days coming up with funny things to say about ridiculous photos, so it's only fair that ...

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Guess Who?!

Posted 01.18.2012

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Check out that height difference! Andrea Mitchell sat down with NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Wednesday to discuss his new post as a St...

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NBA Legend Appointed Global Cultural Ambassador

AP | JOHN CARUCCI | Posted 03.19.2012

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By JOHN CARUCCI, Associated Press NEW YORK -- In a move to engage young people worldwide, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has named Karee...

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On the Red Carpet at the Ford's Theater Annual Gala With Richard Dreyfuss, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julie Andrews

Liz Glover | Posted 08.07.2011

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Liz Glover

I'm on the red carpet chatting with Richard Dreyfuss about playing Dick Cheney in W, asking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about 2012, and talking to Julie Andrews about being just a Tony Award away from an EGOT.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Not Happy With Lakers

Sporting News | Steve Greenberg | Posted 07.18.2011

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But for all of Abdul-Jabbar's influence, for all of his accomplishments, the man feels "slighted" by the Lakers organization, as he explains in a six-...

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Jessica Prois

One-On-One With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: He Talks About His New Classroom Documentary

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 08.29.2011

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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is helping teachers bring history alive in their classrooms. He's produced a new documentary, "On the Shoulders of ...

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Above-the-Rim Dreams

Larry Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Strauss

2011-02-18-jordancrop.jpgThe dunk has, for some young men, become a rite of passage, a losing of their basketball virginity.

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Cancer At 'Absolute Minimum'

NBA FanHouse | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few days after putting a comment on his Twitter account that he was cancer free, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Thursday that it was a "m...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Islamophobia On The Rise'

Posted 05.25.2011

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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke over the phone with Katia Couric on Wednesday and told her that he believes Islamophobia is on the rise. "I thin...

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PHOTOS: Buy Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Harlem Townhouse

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blame the tough real estate market for the recent price slashing of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Harlem townhouse. Originally on the marke...

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A Message of Sanity -- Jump Rope With a Muslim

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gerdy

As I sat on the National Mall this weekend looking over the thousands of people at the Capitol, I couldn't help but think that the people who gave birth to the United States had this in mind when they talked about freedom of speech.

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Jon Stewart vs. the Perpetual Panic Conflictinator

Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Aaron

One might hope that Stewart's clever and clear-headed critique would serve as something of a wake-up call for the mainstream media. But, alas, their reaction was far more predictable.

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Armstrong, Wonder Join Anti-Cancer Telethon

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Lance Armstrong, Robin Roberts and Michael C. Hall are among the celebrities affected by cancer who will take part in a TV fundrai...

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Magic and Jordan's LeBron-Induced Amnesia

Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asher Smith

We can now include Magic Johnson's name on the list of NBA legends officially holier-than-LeBron.

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Lakers Fans, Be Ever So Grateful!

Dan Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Siegel

Before the usual Lakers drama heats up, LA fans should kick back, relax and enjoy the latest NBA crown over the coming months--or until our beloved purple and gold champs are dethroned.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

The home team has to be favored in any Game 7, so the Lakers have the edge tonight over the Celtics. You have to go back to the 70's to find road teams winning a 7th game in the Finals.

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A Celtic Yankee in King Kobe's Court: Confessions of a Celtic/Laker Fan

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bennet Kelley

I will be rooting for the Celtics in the NBA finals, but should Kobe match the feat of Magic's game-winning hook shot from Game 5 of the 1987 series, there will no heartbreak.

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Kareem Abudl-Jabbar Has Leukemia, In Treatment

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Jeopardy: NBA Legend Drops The Ball On Easy Question (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared on Jeopardy! last night, but things didn't go too well for the Hall of Fame center. The UCLA alumnus selected a category ...

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Surviving Cancer: Today is my Cancerversary

parenting.com | Erin Zammet Ruddy | Posted 11.17.2011

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I may never be cured, but eight years later, I am still here. And I am a wife, a mother, a pregnant lady and (pretty much) cancer free. I could never ...

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