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Smoke Forces White House Evacuation

AP | Posted 05.11.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an ov...

The Surprising Benefits of Corporate Disunity

Wray Herbert | Posted 06.12.2012 | Science
Wray Herbert

The scientists' theory goes like this: As unified leadership teams splinter into factions, the key players become more competitive and more vigilant in monitoring one another.

Paul Cornell Talks About His New Political Comic Book, Saucer Country

Bryan Young | Posted 05.13.2012 | Books
Bryan Young

The new ongoing series, which starts this week, is quite cleverly written and covers American politics with a very keen and knowing eye.

Stage Brothers -- Dule Hill and Mekhi Phifer in Stick Fly

Nancy Doyle Palmer | Posted 02.13.2012 | Black Voices
Nancy Doyle Palmer

Stick Fly opened last week on Broadway -- produced by Alicia Keys, written by Lydia Diamond and directed by Kenny Leon -- to positively mixed reviews. I interviewed both Dule Hill and Mekhi Phifer about their collaboration, the message of the play and what's next.

White House Email Outage Forces Staffers To Use Phones, Fax

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

The White House's email server went down early Thursday morning, forcing staffers to reacquaint themselves with oldfangled forms of communication. ...

Obama's Next Steps

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

We'll have lots of time to examine Obama's new course before he actually formally announces it next year. In the meantime, Obama has two short months remaining to convince the Senate to get something done to bolster his legacy.

Bartlet for President

John Vorhaus | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
John Vorhaus

The left should be shouting righteous indignation at every Beck-O'Reilly-Tea Party departure from reason and sanity we encounter. We should defend our president. Above all, we should stop apologizing for Obama.

The "Let Obama Be Obama" Moment

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

It's about time to start fighting for the little guy and against the fat cats. It's about time to start fighting, when it comes right down to it.

West Wing Gets New Carpeting, Fresh Paint

Politico | Amie Parnes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

Change is coming to the West Wing -- in the form of new carpeting and a fresh coat of paint. As Obama vacationed in Martha's Vineyard and Camp David,...

Friday Talking Points [92] -- The End Of Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Sadly, Obama's speech to school children has become mired in manufactured controversy from the right, with typical sky-is-falling rhetoric about the evil, evil man who occupies the Oval Office.

Grueling Schedules Taking Their Toll On West Wing Staffers

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The White House mess -- the military-inspired term for the West Wing cafeteria -- opens at 7 a.m. each day. And each day, there is a long line of hung...

Bill Maher on Barack Obama: "Hoping for a Bit More Audacity."

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Scott Mendelson

Just remember... this stuff, it's more important than reelection. Scott Mendelson ...

Yoga Forbids Homosexuality?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Waylon Lewis

I run a little old media gone new media publication called elephant journal dot com. A week ago, I received one of the best/most interesting/most offensive/laughable/historically valid comments, like, ever.