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From The Baltimore Sun -
The Sinclair Broadcast Group will yank Nightline from its seven ABC stations tonight because of a plan to devote the show to reading the names of the hundreds of American service members killed in Iraq, which Sinclair says is intended to damage support for U.S. actions there.
… The decision to […]

MOSUL, Wednesday (FA wire) - In a sign that the American “hearts and minds” campaign might finally be taking hold, coalition forces today uncovered an Iraqi civilian who unreservedly approves of the US occupation.
“I think they’re just swell,” said Ibrahim al Kufari, 32, who resides in a suburb north of Mosul. “Yeah, fighting’s bad, […]

This evening (yesterday, really - it’s late), we men of the Irwin Smalls Trio finished fine-tuning our act for our upcoming (today’s) performance at the Comedy Central Stage. We accomplished this by presenting one of our sketches at a friend’s show, a daring exploration into the world of New Vaudeville.
The slot for our goofy […]

Nothing could have prepared me for the reception I’ve received here on the west coast. As a New York writer/performer with a lot of fresh, new ideas to offer to the entertainment industry, I was excited to rush out here and begin to reshape the TV networks and movie studios. After all, everyone […]

Last night’s show in Chicago was terrific. The afterparty was wonderful. The 4AM wake-up call… less so.
So this funnyman needs a nap. Talk amongst yourselves…

From: Karl Rove
To: All Personnel
Re: I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
There have been murmurings and mutterings lately, murmurings and mutterings in the ranks. I am displeased. I remind you all that I am under no obligation to explain my methods. But still, if these qualms can be quashed […]

From last week’s press conference:
THE PRESIDENT: John, my response is, I don’t think people ought to demean the contributions of our friends into Iraq… I’m proud of the coalition that is there. This is a — these are people that have — the gut leaders have made the decision to put people […]

In the next week, America has a couple of chances to see me performing live and in person. This is a unique opportunity for our nation, and it shouldn’t be squandered.
First off, this Thursday, we’ll be taping “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” at the Bank One Auditorium in Chicago. Come on down to […]

From “From One Commission to Another: Shut Up,” in today’s New York Times:
“In August 1999, we were appointed to the independent National Commission on Terrorism…
“From that moment until the commission released its report in June 2000, we did not speak to the news media. Following a voluntary gag order, we and the eight other commissioners […]

THOMAS KEAN: Mr./Ms. [WITNESS], I’d like to welcome you to these hearings, and thank you for all the time you’ve already spent with us. I understand that you have an opening statement prepared…
WITNESS: Thank you, Commissioner Kean. [Heavy sigh, fiddling with glasses/papers.] I was, as you know, the [TITLE] of […]