Reliable Source - Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts share gossip from inside the Beltway and beyond. - February 21, 2010

Quoted: Stevie Wonder is President Obama's biggest fan

At a benefit concert on Thursday night, Stevie Wonder tells First Lady Michelle Obama that he's her husband's biggest fan -- and "not just because he's a black man."

By The Reliable Source | February 26, 2010; 1:35 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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'Blonde Charity Mafia,' now playing on a computer screen near you

The greatest Washington reality TV show that never was is now available for viewing on the Internet -- and it's basically everything you'd expect it to be.

By The Reliable Source | February 26, 2010; 1:03 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Quoted: Joe Biden finds the vice presidency effortless

C-SPAN cameras caught Joe Biden being very Joe Biden with participants in Thursday's health care summit.

By The Reliable Source | February 26, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hey, isn't that: Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright share a long dinner

The two State Department secretaries spent over two hours at Bibiana Osteri-Enoteca Wednesday night.

By The Reliable Source | February 26, 2010; 1:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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This just in: Levi Johnston ordered to pay child support, Sanford divorce to be televised, Dick Gregory extends Haiti fast

A judge tells Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin to sort out their child support issues. The final phase of Mark and Jenny Sanford's divorce is being opened to TV cameras. And Dick Gregory extends his fast for Haiti through April 5.

By The Reliable Source | February 26, 2010; 1:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Quoted: Donny Osmond on Susan Boyle's woes

Donny Osmond explains why overnight fame is so hard for someone like Susan Boyle.

By The Reliable Source | February 25, 2010; 4:27 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Read this: 'Family Guy,' Bob Ryan, John Michael Farren, interracial romance

Here's what we're reading today: A Sarah Palin-themed episode of "Family Guy" draws criticism. Veteran weatherman Bob Ryan is leaving Channel 4. Writer Karyn Langhorne Folan is encouraging single black women to embrace interracial romance. And Karl Vick dissects the John Michael Farren case.

By The Reliable Source | February 25, 2010; 11:47 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Career-rattling affairs can have happily-ever-after-the-sex-scandal endings

That scandalous love affair that rocks your career doesn't have to end in shame and loneliness. Just ask Marion Barry and Donna Watts-Brighthaupt! Or the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Or Rudy and Judith Giuliani.

By The Reliable Source | February 25, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)

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Quoted: Andrew Young sits on Oprah Winfrey's couch

Andrew Young continues his attrition-slash-book promotion tour with a stop at "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

By The Reliable Source | February 25, 2010; 1:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hey, isn't that: LMFAO wander the Verizon Center after opening for Black Eyed Peas

Fans of LMFAO were surprised to see the rapping duo walking around public areas of Verizon Center after Tuesday night's Black Eyed Peas concert.

By The Reliable Source | February 25, 2010; 1:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Quoted: Rep. Al Green is just going to talk his way through this...

Rep. Al Green has a question, or maybe just a comment -- he won't know until he gets to the end which it is.

By The Reliable Source | February 24, 2010; 4:53 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Read this: Robin Givhan chats with Michelle Obama, Erik Wemple set to leave City Paper

Here's what we're reading today: Robin Givhan chats with Michelle Obama. Erik Wemple is leaving the Washington City Paper. More street art is planned for northwest Washington. And finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner prize are named.

By The Reliable Source | February 24, 2010; 11:59 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Washington gives Charlie Wilson a fond, fitting send-off

Former Rep. Charlie Wilson was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday morning; friends remembered him on the Hill later.

By The Reliable Source | February 24, 2010; 1:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)

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This just in: Whitney Houston disappoints in Australia, Charlie Sheen enters rehab, Placido Domingo to undergo surgery

Fans in Australia storm out of a Whitney Houston concert. Charlie Sheen goes to rehab. And Placido Domingo is set to undergo surgery for abdominal pain.

By The Reliable Source | February 24, 2010; 1:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ESPN suspends Tony Kornheiser for on-air comments about Hannah Storm's clothes

ESPN has suspended Tony Kornheiser from "Pardon the Interruption" for on-air comments trashing his network colleague Hannah Storm's "horrifying outfit," as he called it.

By The Reliable Source | February 23, 2010; 4:32 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (249)

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Read this: Canadian ice dancers take gold, Scientologists hire reporters, D.C.'s 'Art Man'

Here's what we're reading today: Canada takes gold in Olympic ice dancing. The Church of Scientology has paid journalists to investigate a rival: the St. Petersburg Times. Washington's 'Art Man' lets DeNeen Brown into his studio. And Nelson Pressley reviews Signature Theater's "Sweeney Todd."

By The Reliable Source | February 23, 2010; 1:13 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Shakira visits Obama, World Bank for childhood development initiative

Pop superstar Shakira stopped by the World Bank on Monday to promote the Early Childhood Initiative.

By The Reliable Source | February 23, 2010; 1:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Snooki, The Situation of 'Jersey Shore' aim to trademark their nicknames

What's in a nickname? Cast members from MTV's "Jersey Shore" hope for trademarks.

By The Reliable Source | February 23, 2010; 1:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Quoted: Ayla Brown says she could get away with posing nude

In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Scott Brown's daughter Ayla says there's not much her famously-photographed-nude dad could say if she ever decided to pose naked.

By The Reliable Source | February 22, 2010; 4:42 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Love, etc.: Gold medalists Evan Lysacek and Nastia Liukin are dating, Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish are over, Padma Lakshmi has her baby

Figure skater Evan Lysacek, who won a gold medal Thursday, is dating gymnast Nastia Liukin, star of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

By The Reliable Source | February 22, 2010; 2:44 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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