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'The Big Valley' Actor Passes Away

Posted 02.10.2012

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Peter Breck, known for his roles in "The Big Valley" and "Maverick" has passed away at the age of 82. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Breck's wif...

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LeBron James Missed Major Opportunity

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jordan, King James, Contract, Carter, Nike, Miami Heat, Maverick, Lrmr Marketing, Basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers, Nba, LeBron James, Sports News
Mike Green

In this monumental circumstance, in which Maverick and LeBron caused the sports world to stop spinning and hold its collective breath, I believe a mistake was made. A big one.

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Lebanon's Samir Geagea: A Maverick

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Samir Geagea is proving to be the only man of principles in Lebanon. He should be applauded as the last freedom fighter in the Middle East.

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McCain's Mavericky Maverick Denial: The Videotape, Unlike the Senator, Doesn't Lie.

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Ostroy

The once highly-respected, independent-thinking "maverick" seems to have gone bonkers, no doubt brought on by his cornered-rat-like panic and desperation as August's GOP primary nears.

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Obama vs. McCain: Who's The Maverick Now?

Politics Daily | Jill Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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Throughout the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican nominee John McCain called himself a political maverick with "the record and the scars" to prove...

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Can Obama Lead Again?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Gop, Bill Clinton, White House, John McCain, Experience, George W. Bush, Jobs, Maverick, Iraq, Obama Agenda, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republican, 3am Phone Call, Agenda Setting, Georgia, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Health Care Reform, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Health Care, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Obama's loss of control over the political agenda threatens to make his presidency irrelevant.

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Scent of a Maverick -- Palin Uncorks New Perfume Inspired by Her Memoir

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maverick, Perfume, Going Rogue, Sarah Palin, Comedy News
Roy Rivenburg

A companion fragrance, Tundra for Men, will be released next week. Also in the works: a $150,000 Palin wardrobe set called Going Vogue, and I Can See Russia designer eyeglasses.

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DVDs: I Heart "Firefly"

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Giltz

Firefly is quirky, with the offbeat and clever dialogue we expect from Whedon. But it's also wholly satisfying and fun from episode one

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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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List Of Words To Be Banished Released: See What's On It

AP | JEFF KAROUB | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Superior State University's List of Words to Be Banished From the Queen's English for Mis-Use Over-Use and General Uselessness, List of Words to Be Banished, List of Words to Be Banned, Banned Words List, Maverick, Bailout, Wall Street to Main Street, Style News

DETROIT — A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing"...

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Sarah we hardly knew ye

Dave Winer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Lipstick, Hocky Mom, Obama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Pit Bull, Red States, Punchline, Palin, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, New Hampshire, Georgia, Katie Couric, Expensive Clothes, Maverick, Republican Party, North Carolina, Detroit, Politics News
Dave Winer

Cleaning up some loose ends. Obama won Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, two states that were on McCain's slim path to a win. Once those were decided, ...

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Palin Says Something Smart

R.W. Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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R.W. Sanders

I finally heard Sarah Palin say something intelligent. This proves that no matter how much lipstick you smear on a blind pig, he (or she) can find an acorn now and then.

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Out of Line: No Maverick

Mort Gerberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mort Gerberg

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An Obama Victory Is a Lesson for McCain

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles J. Zaremski

While McCain may bill himself as a maverick, he allowed himself to be molded, and then morphed into, a follower of what mainstream Republicans in his campaign wanted him to become for this general election.

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What Is a Maverick Anyway?

Sarah Moglewer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Moglewer

According to Webster's Dictionary, maverick means "unbranded calf." In the case of McCain, could it mean someone who goes out against the pack? Well, in this case, that definition doesn't apply.

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Dear Sarah Palin, Please leave - we don't need your sort in Ohio!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Denlinger

In the old days of the West, when someone did irreparable harm to a community, the Sheriff took the culprit to the edge of town. He told that person ...

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Foreign Journalist Translation Woes: "Maverick" Is "Dog Without A Leash"

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.25.2011

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NYCity News Service

by Rima Abdelkader at NYCity News Service Joe Sixpack. Hockey Mom. Maverick. Even for those passionately following the presidential election, the ...

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McCain Brings Out NFL Two Minute Offense

Christopher Ingram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Government, Fat Lady Sings, John McCain, Bib Schiefer, Arizona Cardinals, Third Debate, George W. Bush, Real Mccain, Maverick, Chris Ingram, Nfl, Dallas Cowboys, Tom "Snooze" Brokaw, Barack Obama, Hail Mary, Presidential Debates, Politics News
Christopher Ingram

The third and final debate was hands down the best of the three. Last week's "town hall" hosted by Tom "Snooze" Brokaw being the worst. This debate was actually a debate.

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Joe the Plumber's Imaginary Empire

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Papantonio

The truth about Joe is that he is not a licensed plumber and he's never made more than $40,000 dollars a year in that trade.

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Who Won the Final Debate? Drudge Votes Early...

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Treul

The results of Drudge's Mid-Debate Post-Debate Winner's Poll have John McCain as the overwhelming winner of the still-running face off. As of 10:22 EST, the Republican wins handily, 75 percent to 23 percent!

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McCain Didn't Report Ties To Contra Group

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maverick, John McCain, Nicaragua, Politics News

As a freshman congressman in the early 1980s, John McCain did not disclose his connections to a controversial group that was implicated in a secretive...

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New Obama Keating Five movie

Alison Teal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Garner, McCain Nightmare, Swing States, David Axelrod, Maverick, Colorado, Presidential Debate, Keating Five, Terrellita Maverick, Obama Campaign, Tv Ads, John McCain, Politico, Bob Schrum, Negative Campaigning, Keating Economics, Barack Obama Chicago, Smear Tactics, Mccain Senate Trial for Corruption, Politics News
Alison Teal

Voters in swing states -- and this, Colorado, appears to be the mother of all swing states -- are treated to a nearly endless barrage of political advertising and discussion.

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McCain/Palin No Mavericks, Say Real Mavericks

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Maverick, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Palin, Sarah Palin, Fontaine Maverick, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

Fontaine Maverick, great-great-granddaughter of Samuel Augustus Maverick, for whom the word was coined, would like John McCain and Sarah Palin to stop misusing the word.

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Defining a Maverick

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robbie Gennet

If both candidates have voted overwhelmingly with their party do you want the one who voted with Bush 90% of the time or the one who voted against Bush 96% of the time?

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Friday Talking Points [50] -- Can I Call You Joe?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.

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