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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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Fed Prods Banks for
TARP Repayment Plans

BofA, Citi, 7 others asked to submit outlines

9 minutes ago
Farhad Manjoo

 What Not to Buy on Black Friday 

Netbooks, e-books and other bad deals

18 minutes ago
FIGHTIN' IRISH

 Fan Punches Notre Dame QB 

Jimmy Clausen mixes it up outside a bar after UConn loss

27 minutes ago
AND SO IS MEDIA COVERAGE

 New Moon Sexist, Say Critics 

Do needy Bella and the big, strong men in her life reinforce stereotypes?

43 minutes ago
Golf well? No, he can't

What Happened to Our
Basketballer-in-Chief?

Obama has traded basketball for golf

49 minutes ago
ENTOURAGE FOR HER DOGS?


 Mariah Carey's 
 Diva Demands 
 Get Weirder 

Singer apparently needs 2 people just to sit down properly

1 hour, 3 minutes ago

 Students School 
 Kirk Cameron 
 on Darwin 

Child actor-turned-creationist gets schooled by UCLA students

1 hour, 4 minutes ago
'LEE' WAS A BAD IDEA

 Cursed Celeb Name Changes 

Should Heidi Klum really go by Heidi Samuel? Maybe not.

1 hour, 8 minutes ago

 Fading Hope 
 T-Shirt Blasts 
 Obama 

Streetwear maven FreshJive says president hasn't lived up to hype

1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Eugene Robinson

We Must
Reduce Health Care Costs*

*But please don't
touch mine, no
matter how wasteful

1 hour, 20 minutes ago
150 years ago today...

 Brits Hunt Stolen Darwin Notes 

Missing Galapagos notebook sought

1 hour, 32 minutes ago

 Best Soap Opera Cameos 

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

1 hour, 37 minutes ago
STEAMY TELL-ALL

 Playmates Doubled 
 as Call Girls: Madam 

Michelle Braun hooked up rich clients and Playboy bunnies

2 hours, 2 minutes ago

Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap May Be Imminent

But German FM tight-lipped on deal to free Gilad Shalit

2 hours, 13 minutes ago
FUZZY MATH DEPT


 Q3 GDP Growth More 
 Like 2.8% Than 3.5% 

Spending and home prices are up, but not enough to help jobs

2 hours, 28 minutes ago

Fallout From Hacked Climate Change Emails Intensifies

Scientists worry backstabbing could derail emissions agreement

2 hours, 34 minutes ago
WHITE HOUSE SECRETS SLIP


 Jennifer 
 Hudson to 
 Sing at State 
 Dinner

White House still mum on first lady's outfit

2 hours, 35 minutes ago
who needs pearls?

What She Always Wanted: Reindeer Dung Necklace

Zoo aims to plug budget holes with droppings

2 hours, 50 minutes ago


 6 Reasons Avatar 
 Will Suck 

Does anyone else see the Jar Jar Binks similarities?

3 hours, 0 minutes ago
ITALIAN STALLIONS

Lovers Dish on Sex
With Berlusconi, Mussolini

Turns out El Duche was a douche

3 hours, 6 minutes ago

 Galileo's 
 Missing 
 Fingers 
 Found 



Jar of astronomer's digits donated to Italian museum

3 hours, 23 minutes ago
they overestimate risk, too

Women Refuse to Cut Back on Mammograms: Poll

But most are misinformed about the risks

3 hours, 26 minutes ago

China Executes Two Over Tainted Milk

But popular villain
Tian Wenhua gets off with life in prison

3 hours, 51 minutes ago

 Report: Obama Will Send 
 34K Troops to Afghanistan 

Prez finalized decision last night, will address nation next week 

3 hours, 59 minutes ago


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar

0
Nov 24, 09 | 10:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Microsoft is a company that Rupert Murdoch understands. When he talks about the technology business or about the Internet or Google, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call Gadget, he invariably reverts to talking about Microsoft, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call IBM. What is Microsoft going to do? he asks, oddly echoing—indeed anticipating—Jeff Jarvis’ book, What Would Google Do? Murdoch’s question... More »

Books Are Bad for You

18
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

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