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The Schmooze How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stole SOTU Show
Getty Images So, you may have heard that the President gave an important speech last night. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first — let’s talk about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s mad style chops. The Supreme Court Justice, rocked a beaded Egyptian-style style collar, and BLACK. FISHNET. GLOVES. as she gave President Obama a…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Vows To Veto New Iran Sanctions in State of Union
President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he will veto any new Iran sanctions. “There are no guarantees that negotiations will succeed, and I keep all options on the table to prevent a nuclear Iran,” Obama said in prepared remarks the White House posted online just minutes before the speech, a…
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The Schmooze What If Miss Israel Photobombed Others?
Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, made headlines this week after allegedly photobombing a selfie Miss Lebanon was taking with Miss Slovenia and Miss Japan and posting it on her own Instagram feed. In doing so, she may have tapped into a new peace-brokering technique. So, what if she did it to others? To test the theory,…
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Breaking News Republican Sorry for Comparing President Obama to Hitler Over Paris No-Show
Representative Randy Weber, a Republican from Texas, apologized on Tuesday for a tweet he issued comparing President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend a rally in Paris to Adolf Hitler’s visit to the city after the Nazis invaded. Weber, known for his anti-Obama rhetoric, tweeted on Monday: “Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Talks Iran and ICC With Benjamin Netanyahu
President Barack Obama spoke by phone on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about ongoing nuclear talks with Iran and about the Palestinian move to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the White House said. “President Obama underscored that the United States does not believe Palestinian accession to the ICC is…
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Breaking News White House Admits Blame for Paris No Show
The White House on Monday conceded that the United States should have sent a higher-level representative to a Paris unity march after deadly Islamic militant attacks there and said President Barack Obama would have liked to attend. Some Republican lawmakers and U.S. media outlets criticized Obama’s administration for not sending a top leader to the…
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Breaking News Why Did Barack Obama Skip Paris March Against Terrorism?
The absence of President Barack Obama or any top members of his administration from a huge march in Paris on Sunday to honor victims of Islamist militant attacks raised eyebrows among some in the U.S. media. French President Francois Hollande and some 44 foreign dignitaries, including leaders from Germany, Italy, Britain, Turkey, Israel and the…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Blasts ‘Cowardly’ Terror Attack on Paris Magazine
President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned what he called the “cowardly, evil” attack against a satirical newspaper in Paris and offered U.S. assistance to the French government. “We will stand with the people of France, through this very, very difficult time,” Obama told reporters in the Oval Office during an appearance with Vice President Joe…
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