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Doubletake: Lei down your burdens
The SwampThis week marks the debut of Doubletake, wherein each morning Tribune correspondents James Oliphant and Jim Tankersley give you their thoughts on the news of the moment. It's Friday, so give us a woo-woo. And you have to raise your......Tags: Paris Hilton, Alcoholic Beverages, Baseball, National Government, Political Candidates
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Memphis blacks reject racial vote
The SwampCohen, left, celebrates with his co-campaign manager Randy Wade. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mark Weber) by Frank James In Memphis, Rep. Steve Cohen, a white Democrat, won a decisive primary victory over Nikki Tinker, a black lawyer, in a......Tags: Music, Referenda, Alabama, Minority Groups, Ku Klux Klan
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Peter Puck was a towering media figure in the 1970s
WatchdogExcellent job out of Fang's Bites rounding up these old Peter Puck episodes from the 1970s. I quite enjoy Sundays in late February and early March. No NFL, no March Madness, no baseball. Nothing but cold drizzle and the numbing......Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, Gary Cooper, Hilary Swank
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Daniel Murphy home run controversy has precedent
WatchdogControversy involving the Mets and outfield walls is nothing new. (That's a much younger Morgan Freeman as the ump, BTW.) Thanks to loyal reader Greg Diener for the link.......Tags: New York Mets
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"The Electric Company" Returns
The TV ZoneBlast from the Past alert: "The Electric Company" is back. Seriously - it is back, though not in repeat, but in originals. Sesame Workshop announced the re-launch a little earlier today saying the new series will carry "the same......Tags: Rita Moreno
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Helping Haiti: Time, excuses, run out
The Swampby Mark Silva All right, now that Bill Clinton and Madonna, Steven Spielberg and Morgan Freeman, Sting and Stevie Wonder, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro, a silent Mohammad Ali and any number of other stars in their......Tags: Jon Stewart, Robert De Niro, Haiti Earthquake (2010), George W. Bush, MTV (tv network)
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Washington closed, White House open
The Swampby Mark Silva and James Oliphant The answers may be blowing in the wind, but the snow certainly was -- though this couldn't stop Bob Dylan, Morgan Freeman and a cast of all-stars from acknowledging the struggles of the Civil......Tags: Music, Howard University, Crime, Law and Justice, Michelle Obama, White House
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'Sarah Palin's primaries:' 55 party fights
The Swampby Mark Silva Sarah Palin - fresh from her late-night talk-show duel with fellow Republican Mitt Romney (Palin is appearing with Leno tonight, Romney with Letterman) - will be heading to Ohio for some Right to Life fundraising and stumping......Tags: Brett Favre, Bill Murray, Abortion, George W. Bush, Human Rights
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'American Idol' results: Idol Gives Back night
Reality CheckIn case you missed the 4,000 promos last night, tonight's American Idol is all about Idol Gives Back. So that means lots of guest performers, lots of fund-raising and lots of hard looks at hard situations that children in the......Tags: George Lopez , Alicia Keys, Elton John, Monrovia, Tim Urban
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After Ravens' win, is anything possible?
After hearing where I'm from, many strangers have looked at me as if I'd said I was recently cured of leprosy. Their expressions speak volumes: "How he manages to smile, I will never know. I'm glad he's OK, but, God, I hope he's not contagious." They...
Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Philadelphia Eagles, NASA, Ray Rice, Ray Lewis
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'Olympus Has Fallen' review: Code name: Ridiculous
* (out of four) “It’s like ‘Die Hard’ but at the White House,” a studio executive probably said about “Olympus Has Fallen,” whose title refers to a breach of security in the White House. “What could go...
Tags: Gerard Butler, Channing Tatum, Bleep (euphemism), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Aaron Eckhart
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Big East's Breakup Not The End Of The World For UConn
The Hartford CourantIn my favorite line from one of my favorite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption," Morgan Freeman's character Red goes on about how he has been in prison so long that he didn't think he could ever make it on the outside. Tim Robbins' unforgettable character,...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Big East Conference, Conference USA, ESPN (tv network)
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