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News New Questions Raised About DSK Case
A new investigative article has raised more questions about the prosecution of French banker Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sex abuse allegations, raising the possibility that he was set up. The meticulously researched article by Edward Jay Epstein in the New York Review of Books analyzes room key card information and previously unknown video footage to examine…
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Fast Forward They Score! Hoops Season Back on Track
The NBA will tip off its season after all. Basketball owners and players reached a tentative agreement on a new labor agreement Saturday that would end the lockout and have the league up and running by Dec. 25. “We’ve reached a tentative understanding,” NBA Commissioner David Stern told reporters. “We’re optimistic that it will hold…
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Fast Forward Using One Arm, Giffords Serves Dinner to Troops
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped serve a Thanksgiving meal to service members and retirees at a military base in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz., news reports said. Giffords used only her left hand as she served up food to servicemembers, a poignant sign that physical damage remains from the injuries she suffered when she was…
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The Schmooze ‘Hannukah Pricing’ Vodka Ads Are Dumped
A New York vodka billboard featuring the slogan “Christmas Quality, Hannukah Pricing,” was quickly removed after the Anti-Defamation League criticized it as anti-Semitic, news reports said. One billboard for Wodka vodka was taken down from a prominent spot overlooking the West Side Highway in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. The ad, part of a…
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Fast Forward Tea Party’s Allen West Could Be Vulnerable
A new poll shows Tea Party favorite Allen West (R-Fla.) could be vulnerable to a Democratic challenge next year in his Palm Beach-area district. The survey says 42% of voters have a favorable opinion of the freshman Republican compared to 44% who view him unfavorably, reported the Broward Beat, a local political web site. Just…
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News Woody Allen’s Son Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Ronan Farrow, the over-achieving son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, has been named a Rhodes Scholar. The 23-year-old, who graduated college at 15 and already aced Yale Law School, will study international development at Oxford University in Britain. He’s now working as a special advisor for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. “Rhodes is…
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News Berman Beats Sherman in Endorsement Race
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman has lined up support from Democratic colleagues in the increasingly heated Los Angeles race with fellow Jewish Rep. Brad Sherman. Berman has the backing of nearly two-thirds of California’s Democratic congressional delegation, Politico reported. The web site said the 22 endorsements run the spectrum from ultra-liberals like Rep. Maxine Waters to…
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Fast Forward Qaddafi’s Captured Son Dressed as Camel Herder
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, the fugitive son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi, was captured as he tried to escape a desert dragnet dressed as a camel herder, the Guardian reported. The once-omnipotent son of dictator Moammar Qaddafi was hoping to blend in with the locals as government forces closed in on his hide-out in the…
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