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Sam Stein

Helen Thomas Ridicules Obama Torture Investigation Stance With Bush Comparison

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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For the fourth time this week, the White House press briefing was dominated by questions over the president's stance -- seemingly souring -- on the id...

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After Pirates, Tea Partiers, Obama To Fight Vikings, Dinosaurs

Lee Stranahan | Posted 04.14.2009 | Comedy

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Lee Stranahan

Republicans were critical of the President even though they were unaware of the specifics of what they were critical of.

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Sam Stein

Coulter: McCain v. Obama Was Like Helen Thomas v. George Foreman In His Prime

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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One of the more interesting dynamics of the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend in D.C. has been how eager conservatives have been t...

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Whoopi Knocks O'Reilly Over Helen Thomas Comment: "If You're Gonna Do Humor, Learn How To Do It" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media

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During an appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show Tuesday night, Whoopi Goldberg criticized the Fox News host for calling longtime White House reporter Hel...

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Weekend Late-Night Joke Round-Up: Helen Thomas, Tony Robbins, And Chris Brown (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 02.16.2009 | Comedy

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Jimmy Kimmel was both informative and self-deprecating on Friday, telling his viewers that despite the recession condom sales are on the rise, which i...

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O'Reilly Tries To Make Up With Helen Thomas

Craig Crawford | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill O'Reilly, Helen Thomas, Media, Obama Press Conference, Media News
Craig Crawford

Is FOX entertainer Bill O'Reily apologizing for calling Helen Thomas a wicked witch after the President's press conference this week? You be the judge...

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O'Reilly Pummeled By Helen Thomas And The Grand Dame of Presidential Press Corp Didn't Even Have To Show Up

Steve Young | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

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Steve Young

Hey Bill, sensitive much? Oh, to be a FoxNews fly on the wall at the O'Reilly Factor preproduction meeting putting together Wednesday night's show. ...

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O'Reilly Defends Calling Helen Thomas "Wicked Witch Of The East" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media

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Bill O'Reilly's top story tonight on his Fox News show was devoted to defending remarks he made calling legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas th...

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WMC Demands Apology From O'Reilly For Helen Thomas Insult

Carol Jenkins | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media

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Carol Jenkins

We urge you to join the Women's Media Center in sending an official complaint to Fox News about Bill O'Reilly. His sexist and ageist comments about legendary reporter Helen Thomas require an apology.

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Bill O'Reilly Calls Helen Thomas "Wicked Witch Of The East," Does Impression (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 02.10.2009 | Media

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Bill O'Reilly called legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas the "wicked witch of the east" Monday night following President Obama's press confere...

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Why Did Obama Diss Helen Thomas?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 02.10.2009 | World

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MJ Rosenberg

Why did Obama refuse to answer Helen Thomas' question alluding to Israeli nuclear weapons? Simple. Because if he did, the media would have reported it as a gaffe.

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Maybe We Can

Kate Clinton | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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Kate Clinton

With Obama's Inauguration, help may be near, but remedy is far. Church and state are one. Democracy is capitalism. War is peace. Memory is shredder. Our national glands are fatigued from the shock of the Bush Doctrine.

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Helen Thomas Returns To White House To Harass Obama (VIDEO)

Mediabistro | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media

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via Mediabistro: Our thanks to our sister blog FishbowlDC for this. Helen Thomas has sat in the White House Press Corp for seven presidents. Preside...

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Sarah Palin: Washington's Silent Movie Star... But She's No Greta Garbo

Lily Koppel | Posted 09.25.2008 | Style

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Lily Koppel

The American people should demand that Sarah Palin talk to the press. We are not watching a movie -- this is real life and it is getting increasingly scary. Who does she think she is, Garbo?

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Rory Kennedy, RFK's Daughter, Chats About Her HBO Film on Helen Thomas

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Greg Mitchell

The HBO doc about journalism legend Helen Thomas, Thank you, Mr. President, is now slated for is first airing next Monday. Joe Strupp of E&P interviewed the director, Rory Kennedy.

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Happy Birthday, Queen Helen

Steve Young | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media

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Steve Young

HELEN THOMAS TURNS 88 The single word that strikes the most fear in the heart of George Bush's press secretaries,, especially when it emanates direct...

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Bush to EPA: "Hi. Thanks for Writing. Between Now and January 20, I Won't Have Access to Email."

Marty Kaplan | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Executive Power, Helen Thomas, Bush Envrionmental Policy, Mike Allen, Bush EPA, Epa, George W. Bush, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

The Bush White House has come up with an ingenious new way to take care not to faithfully execute the laws of the land.

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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

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Is Coverage of Arabs, Islam Good? Western Media Under Scrutiny

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

While media in the Muslim and Arab worlds have opposed the war in Iraq and in other Muslim countries, their reports and editorial lines can hardly be viewed as monolithic.

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Dana Perino Has Her "Oops" Moment

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

Perino put herself on the hot seat doing The Daily Show, so she gets points for that. What she doesn't get points for is sliming one of the legendary journalists in American history, Helen Thomas.

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Dana Perino Disses Helen Thomas On The Daily Show

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.14.2008 | Media

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Dana Perino gets points for bravery, both for going on The Daily Show and for doing so in hot pink — but otherwise last night's interview with t...

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Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: FISA And Contradictions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fisa, Dana Perino, Helen Thomas, Politics News

One of the things that's easy to lose sight of as the Bush Administration continues to battle over the future of placing taps on whoever's phone they ...

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Helen Thomas Outside the Press Room

Cristina Pippa | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, First Lady of the Press, National Press Club, Helen Thomas, White House Correspondent, Media News
Cristina Pippa

You might think that a woman feared by Castro would be intimidating, but as long as you're not a president, Helen Thomas is quite the opposite.

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I Am Incurious and Yellow

Steven Weber | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Steven Weber

The recent duh-bates evoke fashion shows where propped-up models strut their cotton-mouth pouts and spout the season's latest trends.

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My Favorite Mistake: Helen Thomas Talks About The Mistakes She Could Never Make

Seema Kalia | Posted 12.04.2007 | Living

Read More: White House Press Corps, Mistakes in Washington, Helen Thomas, Political Journalism, My Favorite Mistake, Political Ethics, Journalism Ethics, Ethics in Journalism, Living News
Seema Kalia

"My Favorite Mistake" is a new biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia interviews various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the mo...

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