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Glenn Beck As Political Organizer: Fox News Host Sponsoring 7 Conventions

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

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Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions and start rallying his political base -- for...

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The Year in Technology: 2009

Nicholas Weinstock | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology

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Nicholas Weinstock

1. ME: ... So the three dragons crept deeper into the terrifying castle. They shivered with fear. A knight could be lurking around any corner. ...

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Pundit Contest Would Have Gone Down Better with a Spoonful of Psychology

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Psychological Research, Msm, Opinion, America’s Next Great Pundit, Psychology, Media, Social Influence, Winners, Critiques, Contest, Bias, Mythology, Reporters, Washington Post, Authority, Blogging, Media News
Bella DePaulo

Once upon a time there were well-worn paths to the top of the press pile. America's Next Great Pundit Contest, however, is based on the premise that well-informed voices could come from just about anywhere.

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Anonymous Democratic Strategist Claims White House Discouraged Fox News Appearances

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

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At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presi...

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For the New York Giants...Panic Button Activated

Khai Gordon | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

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Khai Gordon

The questions are mounting, the weeks are blowing by and nothing is being answered by this team. When will they step up and is it too late?

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Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

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Cenk Uygur

If Fox News rises up to the challenge of confessing their real identity and real purpose, then -- and only then -- should Obama take on that conservative voice in an interview on their air.

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Five Things That Annoy Me About Your Blog

Jessica Olien | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

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Jessica Olien

LOLcatz has already been made into a book and it's likely that your bad idea makes it look like Animal Farm.

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Washington Post Looking for "America's Next Great Pundit" -- Could It Be You?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

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Chris Weigant

Newspapers seem to be clinging to blandness as a viable business model in an exciting new world of opinions available to their potential customers -- to their detriment. And then they wonder why they're failing.

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The United States of Anger

Judith Parker Harris | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

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Judith Parker Harris

There isn't much that unites us these days except that a lot of us are really angry. We've got liberal vs. conservative, choice vs. life, young vs. old, rich vs. poor, male s. female, My God vs. your God.

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Start Asking

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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Marshall Goldsmith

Why don't most of us ask, even though we know we should? We don't ask, because we are afraid of the answers.

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Writer Wears Burka For One Week: "It Felt Like A Prison"

Daily Mail | Liz Jones | Posted 09.11.2009 | Style

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Squatting next to me is my burka. It looks so innocuous: just a few yards of black fabric. But, my goodness, how oppressive it is, how suffocating, ho...

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Iran Elections: Quit Turning Your Twitter Avatars Green and Do Something

Kase Wickman | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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Kase Wickman

One click is too easy. One click is not one life saved, one dollar donated, not one ounce of difference made. One click is nothing at all.

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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Who Needs the Right When the Left Has Itself?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This is the nub of it for me with the Lefties: they do not truly understand who they are, nor what they are motivated by. The slightest bump in the road leads to anarchy or dissent.

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Obama's Post-Election Good Outweighs the Bad Remnants of the Past

Russell Simmons | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Russell Simmons

The positive and uplifting spirit of the African American community and all others of goodwill will not be broken by the these latest random acts of madness -- the threats made against Obama.

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Pundits React To North Carolina, Indiana Primaries

Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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With Senator Obama's double-digit victory in the North Carolina primary, and Senator Clinton eking out a very narrow win in the Indiana primary, the p...

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Latest Poll: McCain Beats Clinton, Obama Beats McCain

Jon Wiener | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

The latest national tracking poll - released today, President's Day - shows John McCain beating Hillary Clinton, 49%-42%. The Rasmussen Reports poll ...

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