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Mourdock puts 'non-combatant' Daniels in Romney ad
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock is adding Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to his effort to move past his comment that pregnancy resulting from rape is something "that God intended." The Mourdock campaign inserted a...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Mitch Daniels, Richard Mourdock, Republican Party, Politics
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Viacom decides not to block 'Daily Show' online
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viacom has decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed last week in a fee dispute with DirecTV. Tuesday'...Tags: Viacom Inc., MTV (tv network), The Daily Show (tv program), Nickelodeon (tv network), DirecTV Group Inc.
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Late night wars erupt again, over ice cream
NEW YORK (AP) — The late night wars have erupted again, this time over ice cream. Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon faced off on Thursday's "The Colbert Report" in a mock feud over their respective Ben & Jerry's flavors. The ice cream maker years...Tags: Foods and Beverages, NBC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ice Cream, Jimmy Fallon
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Stephen Colbert writes a Dan Brown novel
Bestselling author Dan Brown appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night to promote his new thriller "Inferno," which is out this week. The novel, which once again features symbologist Robert Langdon (or, as host Stephen Colbert...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Tom Hanks, Religion and Belief, Microsoft Corporation, Comedy Central (tv network)
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LETTER: Austerity Debunked
The debunking of conservative fiscal logic and austerity as a strategy for economic recovery reached the mainstream Tuesday night when "The Colbert Report" featured UMass doctoral student Thomas Herdon, whose paper last week detailed the gross research...Tags: Paul Ryan, Research, Labor Markets
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Steve Harvey hits on winning daytime formula
"Steve Harvey" is not everyone's cup of afternoon tea. Devotees of, say, "The Colbert Report" will find "Harvey's" right-down-the-middle humor uninspiring. Funny newspaper headlines and jokes about how men behave versus how women behave — where...
Tags: Television, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC (tv network), Tribune Company, Stand-up Comedy
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Stephen Colbert says public should be on the lookout for ... him
Stephen Colbert issued a warning to the American people that they need to be on the lookout -- for Stephen Colbert. The host of "The Colbert Report" was pointing out that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings were white. "We should be on the...
Tags: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Stephen Colbert parodies 'Accidental Racist' with 'Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe'
RedEyeI don't know of anyone who actually likes the Brad Paisley-LL Cool J track "Accidental Racist." But Stephen Colbert may have expressed his displeasure best. "This song suuuucks," he said on Wednesday night's edition of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy...Tags: Racism, Homophobia, Brad Paisley, Social Issues, Starbucks Corp.
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Stephen Colbert sings a sour note for 'Accidental Racist'
Brad Paisley's controversial song "Accidental Racist" was subjected to an intentional scorching by Stephen Colbert. Colbert on Wednesday's "The Colbert Report" went after the song in which Paisley questions assumption about race relations. In the song,...
Tags: Music, Racism, Brad Paisley, Social Issues, Starbucks Corp.
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Play in New York without peeling off the bills
New York is one of the most expensive cities in the world to visit, but there are ways to cut corners while having fun. Play: The Upright Citizens Brigade offers improv, stand-up and open-mic shows nightly. Even with $5 tickets most nights, it gets some...Tags: Upright Citizens Brigade, Travel, Greenwich Village, Lincoln Center, Tourism and Leisure
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Stephen Colbert reacts to Boston bombing
As if we needed another reason to love Stephen Colbert, his intro to Tuesday night's edition of "The Colbert Report" was pitch perfect. (A heads up: The link contains profanity.) Interrupting his own bombastic set piece lead-in, he addressed the recent...Tags: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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This week: 'American Idol' five; Ricky Gervais, Tom Cruise visit Jon Stewart
Staff writerReality rules this week, whether the topic is dancing, singing, Australia or Jon Stewart. Some highlights to keep in mind: "Dancing With the Stars" brings back Maks Chmerkovskiy and Chelsie Hightower to perform at 8 p.m. Monday on ABC. The show offers...Tags: The Big Bang Theory (tv program), NBC (tv network), American Idol (tv program), Bones (tv program), Entertainment
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