Bye bye, 'Obama girl'? Media paid 100K RMB to promote Wang Zifei
The secret is out and her fifteen minutes are up: yesterday, Global Voices and ESWN reported that Wang Zifei (
Shanghaiist,
Thu Dec 03 21:40:25 PST 2009
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Leukemia-Stricken Girl Gets 10 Minutes With Obama
A 6-year-old Manhattan girl who has bravely been battling leukemia for the last year finally got her wish
NBC New York,
Thu Dec 03 05:07:13 PST 2009
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Years After Death, Obama's Mom Gets Her Wish
A few years before her death, Barack Obama's mother completed her doctoral dissertation. Nearly two decades later, S. Ann Dunham's fieldwork has been published
NPR,
Sat Dec 05 11:32:37 PST 2009
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Video: Obama Sacks Unemployment
In an effort to seek new ideas to create jobs, President Obama will be making a series of visits to local main streets across America after Thursday's White House job summit with major busi...
CBS News,
Fri Dec 04 05:05:46 PST 2009
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Video: President Obama's Full Plate
Harry Smith spoke with Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer about President Obama's jobs summit and the continuing case of the Salahis.
CBS News,
Fri Dec 04 04:57:02 PST 2009
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Russ Lemmon: Turns out Obama campaign didn't tie up all loose ends
Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for Tiger Woods to announce the formation of the Transgression Institute:
Indian River Press Journal,
Sat Dec 05 12:33:14 PST 2009
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Video: Obama's Jobs Summit PR Stunt?
The White House says the purpose of the jobs summit is to find new ways to stimulate job growth, but some critics are saying it's just a PR stunt for President Obama. Chip Reid reports.
CBS News,
Thu Dec 03 16:55:21 PST 2009
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Britney Spears ' camp dismisses Courtney Love 's molestation claims
Reps for Britney Spears and her father, Jamie, are brushing off Courtney Love 's recent claim that Jamie molested Brit as a girl.
New York Daily News,
Sat Dec 05 22:51:00 PST 2009
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World-famous Brooklyn Steppers band a shadow of its former self
The sex scandal that rocked the world-famous Brooklyn Steppers has left it in tatters - a shell of the group that was the only city band to march at President Obama's inauguration.
New York Daily News,
Sat Dec 05 22:11:00 PST 2009
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Today in History - Dec. 6
Today is Sunday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2009. There are 25 days left in the year.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Sat Dec 05 21:18:10 PST 2009
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Wells Street's alive with the sound of comic timing
Actor and Second City alumnus Jim Belushi
Chicago Sun-Times,
Sun Dec 06 03:42:14 PST 2009
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The challenge of Copenhagen
The United Nations climate conference that opens in Copenhagen today presents the world's leaders with an opportunity to show what leadership should be about: having the courage to face up ...
Sydney Morning Herald,
Sun Dec 06 05:09:51 PST 2009
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'Shop' Talk: Afghanistan, 'Crasher Gate' and Tiger Woods
Freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and NPR Senior Producer JJ Sutherland discuss President Obama's call for a surge ...
NPR,
Fri Dec 04 13:03:36 PST 2009
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'Obama Girl in Red Coat' fires up Chinese cyberspace
A young woman caught taking off her coat on camera at US President Barack Obama's town hall meeting in Shanghai earlier this month has been propelled into temporary stardom, as netizens hav...
China Daily,
Mon Nov 30 19:36:01 PST 2009
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National news briefs
Murder trial set in death of girl, 8
Deseret News,
Fri Dec 04 21:06:54 PST 2009
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Disney waives historical wand
Seventy-two years after Snow White first emerged on the silver screen, Disney's exclusive pantheon of fairytale royals is about to crown its first African American princess.
Brisbane Times,
Sun Dec 06 05:18:39 PST 2009
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Video: Background of Knox Case
"48 Hours Mystery" has been following the Amanda Knox case from the beginning. Peter Van Sant examines a key piece of evidence used to link the killing to Knox and her former boyfriend.
CBS News,
Sat Dec 05 18:34:09 PST 2009
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Video: Protesting N.Y. Terror Trials
Hundreds rallied in NYC to protest the government's plans to hold major terrorism trials in a Manhattan federal courthouse. As Randall Pinkston reports, the courthouse is just blocks from g...
CBS News,
Sat Dec 05 18:39:55 PST 2009
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Video: Nuke Deal Not Reached with Russia
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have both announced significant cuts to their nuclear arsenals. But a new arms control agreement has not been reached.
CBS News,
Fri Dec 04 12:03:21 PST 2009
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