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Wolf Blitzer tells Donald Trump he sounds 'ridiculous' on Obama birther talk

2012-05-29 14:47:00

Finally, someone in the TV news business told Donald Trump he's ridiculous. Now, if they would just stop giving him airtime. Wolf Blitzer, one of the most evenhanded interviewers in the news business, had enough of Trump playing his games of...

Anthony Bourdain to join CNN in 2013 as host of prime-time weekend show

2012-05-29 08:15:00

Anthony Bourdain will join CNN in 2013, the network announced today. The chef, author, actor will host a weekend show�focused on food, travel and 'cultures'. CNN has been under�much corporate�pressure to do something about its ratings, and the news of...

What to Expect movie reviews

2012-05-18 11:41:00

The reviews are lukewarm at best for "What to Expect When You're Expecting," a movie loosely based on the hot-selling book series by Heidi Murkoff. Charming moms-to-be, including Anna Kendrick and Cameron Diaz, deal with the emotional and physical...

Alan Gross, in Cuban prison, asks to see his ailing mother

2012-05-11 16:05:34

Alan Gross, the Maryland man who is serving 15 years in a Cuban prison after taking communications equipment into the communist nation, is asking authorities there to let him return to the United States to visit his ailing mother before she dies. Gross,...

Spartan Death Race may be 'brutal,' but it gains in popularity

2012-05-12 13:27:00

Katy McCabe spent six years in the Marines, including a 13-month tour in Iraq and two shorter stints in Afghanistan. So when she signed up for last year's Spartan Death Race, McCabe didn't think it would be more difficult than being in the military. "I...

Bin Laden anniversary a reminder of Obama's foreign successes

2012-05-01 14:25:00

We are a nation that loves anniversaries — of births, weddings, deaths and everything else under the sun. We're now celebrating the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden and arguing whether President Barack Obama, who gave the order,...

Monday Meltdown: 'Minecraft' invades Xbox, 'Avengers' and 'Family Guy' coming to consoles

2012-05-07 10:54:00

News Roundup •••• CNN published an extensive and interesting piece about the genre of game commentary videos and its most popular producer, “SeaNanners.” I suppose it depends on the game, but it seems this whole “...

Biography: Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III

2012-05-03 13:05:00

This official biography of Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III was provided by the Baltimore Police Department. Frederick H. Bealefeld, III was appointed Police Commissioner of the City of Baltimore, Maryland on November 20th, 2007 and commands the...

O'Malley woos national press at D.C. breakfast

2012-04-20 07:39:00

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley fielded questions about the Annapolis budget meltdown, the newly drawn 6th congressional district, the Wisconsin recall election and his own 2016 presidential ambitions at an on the record briefing with national press this...

Mommy wars: Both sides work hard, and both sacrifice

2012-04-20 10:30:00

Mitt Romney's wife Ann is at the center of a renewed battle in the mommy wars, which have raged since the end of the Ozzie and Harriett days. Should the leading Republican presidential candidate be consulting his wife, as he says he does, on issues...

Chelsea Clinton and the journalistic bankruptcy of NBC News - Part 5

2012-04-21 05:21:00

In December, I called the hiring of Chelsea Clinton as a special correspondent for the newsmagazine "Rock Center"�a "journalistically bankrupt decision by NBC News." In February, after seeing Clinton's second report for the show, I wrote that Clinton...

Monday Meltdown: 'Hunger Games' completes world takeover by invading 'Minecraft'

2012-04-23 08:03:00

News Roundup� •••• A trio of geniuses made an art installation that uses real-time traffic data to populate a “Frogger” arcade game. While obviously smacking of a classic “Seinfeld” episode, “5th Ave....

While most of us just rolled our eyes at Trump's latest round of grandstanding -- which included a heated interview with CNN 'sWolf Blitzer and a tweet calling George Will the dumb -- Jon Stewart welcomed the return of the Donald.

2012-05-31 12:37:33

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2012-05-30 20:21:00

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2012-05-29 07:01:00