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Obama Record Brings Call for ‘100 More Days’

by Scott Ott · 34 Comments

(2009-04-25) — The latest Rasmussen poll shows that Americans feel so strongly about the job that President Barack Obama has done in his first 100 days that many of them would join a call for Mr. Obama have up to 100 more days in office.
The public cry to let the president serve for about [...]

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Tags: Media/Journalism · Politics · U.S. News

Newspapers Failing, Pelosi Warns of Tree Overpopulation

by Scott Ott · 25 Comments

(2009-03-17) — With Tuesday marking the end of print publication for the 146-year-old Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and with her own local newspaper facing a similar fate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that failing papers could spark catastrophic overpopulation among trees.
“The primary role of newspapers for the past 50 years or so has been to [...]

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Tags: Business  · Media/Journalism

Obama to Drop Shield if Russia Helps with Limbaugh

by Scott Ott · 49 Comments

Rush Limbaugh read this ScrappleFace story on his March 6, 2009 broadcast. You can hear the brief excerpt using the audio player below…
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(2009-03-05) — President Barack Obama has reportedly written another private note to his Russian counterpart offering to halt deployment of a defensive nuclear missile shield in [...]

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Tags: Global News · Media/Journalism · U.S. News

Cabinet Pick Blames 'Sloppiness' for Tax Overpayment

by Scott Ott · 88 Comments

(2009-02-01) — In the wake of tax scandals involving two of President Barack Obama’s cabinet picks, The New York Times is reportedly sitting on a story about a third wealthy nominee who “made an honest mistake on his 1040 form.”
Unnamed sources in the Times newsroom said Executive Editor Bill Keller “doesn’t want readers to think [...]

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Tags: Law · Media/Journalism

[SNN] Obama’s Muslim TV Interview Sets New Tone

by Scott Ott · 110 Comments

President Barack Obama chose al-Arabiya to grant his first full interview as president of the United States, trying to repair the damage done by his predecessor’s efforts to free 25 million Iraqis from dictatorship and terrorism. The president snubbed CNN, MSNBC, FoxNews, ABC, CBS, PBS and even SNN, according to a White House spokesman because [...]

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Tags: Global News · Media/Journalism · SNN · Video

Golden Globes Vindicate Faith of ‘30 Rock’ Viewer

by Scott Ott · 73 Comments

(2009-01-13) — Tina Fey’s gracious acceptance speech at Sunday night’s Golden Globes capped a thrilling year for the off-beat sitcom’s viewer.
“I feel vindicated,” said the unnamed viewer. “It’s been a long, lonely year, surrounded by family, friends and an entire nation of people who simply aren’t smart enough to laugh at ‘30 Rock’. The only [...]

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Tags: Entertainment · Media/Journalism

Laura Bush Inks Deal for Tell-All Memoir Brochure

by Scott Ott · 56 Comments

(2009-01-06) — First Lady Laura Bush has reportedly inked a deal for an undisclosed sum to write a tell-all memoir recounting her White House years.
A publicist for Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Shuster, said the brochure-length hardcover book, set for release in spring of 2010, “Will fairly pulsate with titillating tales of flagrant marital [...]

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