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Weekend Roundup: Aliens, Omarosa, 'Mad Men'
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, at the BET Awards, is seminary-bound. (By Matt Sayles -- Associated Press) In today's Names & Faces, Omarosa's headed to a seminary! Also: Trouble in Gosselin-land, the Library of Congress cancels an appearance by Lynndie England, and...
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August 15, 2009; 2:02 PM ET |
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Another Presidential Walk in the Park
Douglas Brinkley (David G. Spielman) The Obama family heads to Yellowstone National Park on Saturday -- thanks, in part, to Douglas Brinkley. The author was among nine historians -- including Garry Wills, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss --...
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August 14, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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Ann Hand is pointing her popular pins away from Georgetown. (Tammy Haddad) Ann Hand -- creator of those patriotic pins favored by power players -- is downsizing. The Washington jewelry designer will close her Georgetown shop on Sept. 1...
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August 14, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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Larry Speakes takes questions at the White House in 1987. (Rick Lipski/The Washington Post) A Mississippi judge ruled Thursday that the Arlington condo owned by former White House press secretary Larry Speakes may be sold by his daughter, Sondra...
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August 14, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Brooks & Dunn. (AP Photo/John Russell) "It's too good a horse to ride it into the ground." -- Kix Brooks, explaining why country duo Brooks & Dunn are breaking up after 20 years. "I'm proud to say we've never...
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August 14, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Silvio Berlusconi (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) "Frankly, I deserve to be left in peace a bit. That's enough violations of privacy." -- Silvio Berlusconi complaining about paparazzi Wednesday in Il Giornale newspaper, which is owned by his family. The...
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August 13, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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Vibe magazine's November 2008 issue Vibe lives! The hip-hop magazine, founded by producer Quincy Jones, has been purchased by a group of investors for an undisclosed amount, reports the Wall Street Journal. The magazine folded suddenly in June due...
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August 13, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Cameron Douglas (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) The parents of Cameron Douglas say they are "very disappointed" by his arrest this week on drug charges. "Any family who has dealt with substance abuse knows how devastating it can be," said actor...
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August 13, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Garrett Graff Gets Top Job at Washingtonian
Garrett Graff (foreground) and Jack Limpert (second from left) attend a meeting at Washingtonian's offices in June 2006. Also pictured are Ken DeCell (left) and Sherri Dalphonse (center). (Michel du Cille/The Washington Post) Huge shakeup at the Washingtonian: After...
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August 12, 2009; 2:31 PM ET |
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Fate of Palin's Wardrobe Is Unknown
Sarah Palin speaks during the 2008 Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) It's been nearly a year since Sarah Palin's wardrobe flap began -- and the mystery of the missing designer duds still hasn't been solved. Who can forget...
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August 12, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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Heartburn Over Two Big Meals
President Obama and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talk in the Oval Office on July 30. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's visit to the White House on July 30 didn't draw much attention, and her dinner...
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Jennifer Hudson (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Born: A son to singer-actress Jennifer Hudson, 27, and fiance David Daniel Otunga on Monday. The pregnancy was never announced to the public, although Hudson's baby bump was visible when she appeared at Michael...
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August 12, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Stevie Wonder (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Stevie Wonder grooving at Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center in Wheaton on Monday evening. Wonder (white caftan, very cordial) arrived with his wife, designer Kai Milla, then sat in the back for two hours,...
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August 12, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Thinking Outside the Ballot Box
A D.C. Vote ad featuring DCist.com editor Martin Austermuhle (D.C. Vote)Enlarge Image The nation's capital has an eye-catching new campaign for voting rights: posters featuring residents who proclaim "I Am DC. I Demand the Vote" -- including one guy who...
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August 11, 2009; 1:04 AM ET |
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Edward Nixon, seen here in August 1972, at one time worked for the Republican campaign to reelect his brother to the White House. (UPI) "I didn't really hear anything of this until I came down the mountain from the...
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August 11, 2009; 1:03 AM ET |
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(AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Thought Levi Johnston's 15 minutes were over? Ha! His date for Sunday's Teen Choice Awards in L.A. was comedian Kathy Griffin -- who, at 48, is three decades older than his baby mama, Bristol Palin. The...
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August 11, 2009; 1:02 AM ET |
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"Two different people": Kate and Jon Gosselin. (AP Photo/TLC, Mark Arbeit) In her first interview since splitting with husband Jon, Kate Gosselin explained why she's still wearing her wedding band, why there's no chance of a reconciliation, and that...
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August 11, 2009; 1:01 AM ET |
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Michael Jackson departs a California courthouse with his mother, Katherine, and father, Joe, after testimony in his 2005 child molestation trial. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) Still no word on what caused Michael Jackson's death. The L.A. coroner released a statement Monday...
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August 11, 2009; 1:00 AM ET |
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Obama's Sis, Being the Quiet Sibling
Maya Soetoro-Ng, her husband Konrad Ng, and baby daughter Saturday at the Mandarin Oriental hotel celebrating an exhibit of her mother's Indonesian batik collection. (Courtesy Jodi King) The Obama family tree is adding another branch in Washington: The president's...
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August 10, 2009; 1:05 AM ET |
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Steven Tyler at a news conference last week in Deadwood, S.D. (AP/Steve McEnroe) Aerosmith fans are out of luck: The band's tour is on hold while lead singer Steven Tyler recovers from a broken shoulder. Tyler, 61, fell off...
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August 10, 2009; 1:04 AM ET |
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Obamas Head to Philadelphia
Independence Hall. (AP/Rob Carr) With just a few weeks of summer vacation left, Michelle Obama took Malia and Sasha to Philadelphia on Saturday for a tour of the city's historic sites, reported the NBC affiliate in that city. The...
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Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck arriving at the White House for a state dinner in 2007. (AP/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Born: A son to "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and husband Tim on Sunday in New York. Isaiah Timothy weighed in...
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Kwame Jackson as a finalist for the "Apprentice" in 2004.(Reuters/Scott Duncan) Kwame Jackson styling Friday at Station 9 on U Street. The former "Apprentice" contestant, in D.C. for a national meeting of his Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, was talking...
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