Variety: Grammy Awards

February 9, 2009

An overlooked legend and one of Grammy’s most honored artists were golden at the 51st edition, as “Raising Sand,” the collaboration of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, took home all five awards for which they were nominated, including record and album of the year.

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Tourism Returns to Iraq

February 9, 2009

BAGHDAD: “I am a tourist” were his first words. The telephone line from Falluja was bad, but there could be no mistake. Possibly Iraq’s, and certainly Falluja’s, first Western leisure visitor was in town.

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16 Illegal Immigrants Sue Arizona Rancher Who Stopped Them at Border

February 9, 2009

An Arizona man who has waged a 10-year campaign to stop a flood of illegal immigrants from crossing his property is being sued by 16 Mexican nationals who accuse him of conspiring to violate their civil rights when he stopped them at gunpoint on his ranch on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Goldman CEO: Risk Management and Global Regulation

February 9, 2009

Goldman Sachs CEO breaks down the global economic crisis into six parts, argues for continued self-regulation (well, at least for his firm), and urges governments to “resist a response, however, that is solely designed around protecting us from the 100-year storm.”

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Krugman: Obama Caves

February 9, 2009

What do you call someone who eliminates hundreds of thousands of American jobs, deprives millions of adequate health care and nutrition, undermines schools, but offers a $15,000 bonus to affluent people who flip their houses?

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POTUS to Hold First Prime Time Presser Monday Night

February 8, 2009

President Obama will hold his first formal press conference as president in prime-time on Monday night. During his daily briefing today, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that Mr. Obama will answer questions from reporters at 8 p.m. eastern time this coming Monday.

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Mediating Obama 2.0

February 8, 2009

Washington reporters have surprisingly elongated necks, capped by heads that are both hard and difficult to evade. The latest proof came last week, when the techno-savants of Obamaland joined the long list of White House occupants who have tried to “go over the heads” of the press and speak “directly” to the American people – […]

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Weight of the World Descends on New POTUS

February 8, 2009

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia – if only it was just Iraq. Is Biden’s prediction that the world would “test” him coming true? “Everybody wants to figure him out. What is he? Who is he? It’s obviously very important.”

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Will Ferrell's Bush Imitation Still Hilarious, But Show Insults Troops

February 8, 2009

“Ferrell mouths a few Bush malapropisms backed by the words “actual quote” projected on the screen behind him. If I were Bush, I’d reply: ‘If you think you’ve never screwed up, I’ve got three words for you: Semi-Pro.’”

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Times Writer & Friends Share Fantasies About Barack

February 8, 2009

Yes, it’s those kind of fantasies – the tingle up your leg kind. Maybe if they just believe it enough and think about it enough, someday their prince will come. And Michelle better pay attention: someone at Sidwell has a book club opening. Batter my heart thou three person’d God!

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