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Snaps for Elle Woods! Why 'Lady Lawyers' Are Indebted to Legally Blonde's Main Character

Christina Pesoli | Posted 05.08.2013 | Women
Read More: Women in the Workplace, Attorneys, Miss Congeniality, Women's History Month, Elle Woods, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Norma Rae, Legally Blonde, Sally Field, Women News
Christina Pesoli

I realize Elle is not real, but that doesn't make her contribution to contemporary society any less significant. In order to properly explain my debt of gratitude to this fictional character, a little background is in order.

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Whitey Bulger's Beauty Pageant Connection

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 12.09.2011 | Home
Read More: Anna Bjornsdottir, Miss Congeniality, Miss Universe, James Whitey Bulger, Home News
Hilary Levey Friedman

He was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for twelve years. But Whitey Bulger was ultimately brought down by Miss Congeniality. No, not Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock's eponymous female FBI character in the 2000 film), but Anna Bjornsdottir.

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From "Mr. Gravitas" to "Miss Congeniality"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: John McCain, Republican National Convention, Vice President Choice, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Cheny Palin, Miss Congeniality, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The choice of Sarah Palin must really rub Dick Cheney the wrong way because it makes him and his gravitas act all these years nothing but a big joke.

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Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Troopergate, Vice President, Fired, Creamery Board, Ted Stevens, Small Town, Commander-in-Chief, Comics, Baby, Matanuska Maid, Cheney, Agriculture, Bristol Palin, Leno, Campaign, Bush-Mccain, Sarah Palin, Lieberman, Hail Mary, Brother-in-Law, Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Hurricane, Vp, Miss Congeniality, Alaska First, Charisma, 2008, Katrina, 2008 Campaign, Country First, Matanuska Maid Dairy, Police Chief, John McCain, Alaska, Tax Increase, Dairy, Pregnant, Running Mate, Letterman, 2008 Elections, Fire, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Muckraking, Gonzales, 08 Campaign, Tax, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Hypocrisy, 527, Alberto Gonzales, Alaska Independence Party, Republican National Convention, Earmark, Aip, Wasilla, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

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