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Obama Paying Back Hollywood Donors With Ambassador Jobs?

Posted 12.19.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Obama Hollywood, John Emerson, Political Hollywood, Obama Ambassadorships, Obama, Celebrity Donors, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Video, Obama Celebrities, Obama Hollywood Donors, Ken Solomon, Anna Wintour, Michael Smith, Hollywood Donors, Colleen Bell, Entertainment News

Four big-time Hollywood donors are on Barack Obama's shortlist for ambassadorships, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A number of other entertai...

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$1 Million Phone Bill!

The Associated Press | Posted 07.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Fraud, AT&T Phone Bill, Small Business, Phone Hacking, Fraudulent Charges, Michael Smith, AT&T, Home News

IPSWICH, Mass. — A Massachusetts businessman is engaged in a legal battle with AT&T Inc. over what he calls a fraudulent million-dollar phone bill. ...

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Restaurateur: 'Music For Us Is Part Of Our DNA'

AP | MICHELE KAYAL | Posted 08.01.2012 | DC
Read More: Audiostiles, Video, Sweetgreen, Michael Smith Playlist Generation, Le Bernardin, Restaurant Music, Restaurants, Sweetgreen Music, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Michael Smith, Jonathan Neman, Restaurant Soundtracks, DC News

WASHINGTON — Walk into any Sweetgreen restaurant and alongside your locally grown mesclun topped with organic dressing you're likely to get a he...

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Artistic Angelenos Celebrate Peter Schlesinger

Posted 01.27.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Elizabeth Taylor Iran, Duke and Duke, Firooz Zahedi, Duke and Duke Gallery, Don Bachardy, Eric Boman, Peter Schlesinger, La Around Town, Michael Smith, Los Angeles News

Peter Schlesinger was surrounded by friends and memories last night at a private reception hosted by Michael Smith at the Duke and Duke Gallery in Wes...

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VIDEO: Soldier Returning From Afghanistan Pops The Question At MIA

Posted 02.11.2012 | Miami
Read More: Video, Soldier Proposes to Girlfriend, Engagement, U.S. Army, Lindy Gonzalez, Michael Smith, Proposals, Soldier Proposed to Girlfriend at Miami Airport, Miami News

A woman planning to surprise her soldier boyfriend at Miami International Airport Friday night got the shock of a lifetime when he dropped to one knee...

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Twenty-Five Years Ago, We Lost More Than a Space Shuttle

Jim Noles | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Nasa, Challenger, Space Shuttle Challenger, Challenger Explosion, Judith Resnik, Killeen High School, Ronald McNair, Francis R Dick Scobee, Fort Hood, Space Science Education, Christa McAuliffe, Ellison Onizuka, Sandra Christa Corrigan Mcauliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Michael Smith, Naval Academy, Technology News
Jim Noles

Today, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the loss of Challenger, it is particularly fitting to pause and remember that the Challenger Seven were more than just names.

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Where Should I Stay in Los Angeles?

David Dixon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: hotels.hotelier, Kelly Wearstler, Peninsula Hotel, Jeff Klein, La Getaways, Travel, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, The Standard Hotel, Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, New York, Palihouse, Bel Air Hotel, Hotels, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills Hotel, Boutique, Miami, Bel Air, Michael Smith, Hollywood, The Standard, Los Angeles News
David Dixon

The options of quality independent hotels in Los Angeles are plentiful, distinct, and impressive. The first qualifier in LA is beach or city? The next is price.

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THE SKINNY: West Of Rome's Public Art Benefit In Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Michael Smith, Mike Kelley, The Farley Building, West-of-Rome, Arts News

WHO: Mike Kelley and Michael Smith WHAT: A Voyage of Growth and Discovery WHERE: The Farley Building 1669 Colorado Boulevard Eagle Rock, Los Angele...

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Interview With West of Rome Public Art's Emi Fontana

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Marnie Weber, Foryourart, Emi Fontana, Creative Time, Public Art Fund, Tate Modern, Jennifer Bolande, West of Rome, Mike Kelley, Olafur Eliasson, Michael Smith, Arts News
Bettina Korek

A Night of Growth and Discovery will be an unforgettable night for art in Los Angeles; we have over 20 artists involved in different capacities, it will be a performance festival in a benefit disguise.

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Clips' Broadcasters Suspended For Haddadi Remarks

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Clippers, Los Angeles Clippers, Ralph Lawler, Hamed Haddadi, Michael Smith, Haddadi, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Pr...

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Clippers Announcer Faces $735K Grand Theft Charge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Fraud, Grand Fraud, Michael Smith, Los Anggeles Clippers, Los Angeles News

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Los Angeles Clippers announcer Michael Smith is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from the alleged thef...

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Obama's Modern Art (PHOTOS): White House's New Art On Display

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: White House, Glenn Ligon, Michelle Obama, National Gallery, Obama Art, Modern Art, Slidepoll, Jeri Redcorn, Richard Feigin, Rothko, Obamas Paintings, Ruscha, Barack Obama, Obamas Art, Modern Art White House, William Allman, White House History, Interior Decorating, Hirshorn Museum, Hirshorn Musuem and Sculpture Garden, Art Collection, Harry Copper, Jasper Johns, Abstract, Alma Thomas, Michael Smith, Patents, Alma Thomas Obama, Obama White House Art Collection, Style News

WASHINGTON (AP) You can't see it, but there's a quiet cultural revolution under way at the White House. The Obamas are decorating their private space...

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Ralph Lawler, Michael Smith VIDEO: Clippers Announcers' Controversial Comments About Hamed Haddadi

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Video, Michael Smith Video, Los Angeles Clippers, Ralph Lawler Video, Michael Smith Suspended, Memphis Grizzlies, Ralph Lawler, Hamed Haddadi, Ralph Lawler Suspended, Michael Smith, Nba, Sports News

Fox Sports Prime Ticket suspended announcer Ralph Lawler and analyst Michael Smith earlier in the week for offending some viewers with their comments ...

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Girlfriends' Guide...Who Needs A Therapist When You Have The Obamas' Decorator?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Success, Cameron Diaz, Contentment, The Inner Life, Redecorating, Decorating, Career, Relationships, Divorce, Romance, Houses, Emotional Home, Identity, Moving, Home, Family, Michael Smith, Healthy Living News
Vicki Iovine

Two days in a row I've been in a funk. Actually, yesterday felt like a long road of flat highway in Texas somewhere -- empty and endless. Today feels...

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Michelle Obama To Decorate White House With Pottery Barn

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.13.2011 | Style
Read More: White House Redecorating, Michelle Obama, White House Decorator Michael Smith, DC Real Estate, Michelle Obama Pottery Barn, Michelle Obama in the White House, Obama in the White House, Obama Pottery Barn, Michael Smith, Pottery Barn White House, Pottery Barn, Style News

Michelle Obama loves to dress in J. Crew, and now she's bringing her affordable aesthetic to her new home. According to Us Weekly, the First Lady will...

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John Thain's $1.2 Million Redecoration: Obama Decorator, $87,000 Rug

The Daily Beast | Charlie Gasparino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: John Thain Decorator, Michael Smith White House Decorator, John Thain, Michael Smith John Thain, Michael Smith, White House Decorator Michael Smith, Business News

In early 2008, just as Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain was preparing to slash expenses, cut thousands of jobs and exit businesses to fix the ailing secur...

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Michael Smith Named White House Decorator: 20 Questions With Domino's Editor (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Deborah Needleman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Deborah Needleman

Domino magazine has just announced that Los Angeles-based designer Michael S. Smith will be the new White House decorator. Mr. Smith's clients includ...

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