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Jay Leno, the man in the middle
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:54 in Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments
Back in 1987, the man hired to crack wise at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner had a case of jagged nerves. Ronald Reagan was president, and Jay Leno was just turning 37 — already a celebrated comic, not yet... (Continue reading)
Crist’s cash: What will donors do?
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:51 in Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments
If Charlie Crist follows through on plans to abandon the Republican Party Thursday evening, the next most important issue on his political agenda is what to do about his Senate campaign donors. A host of GOP donors is already... (Continue reading)
Will the Arizona boycotts go bust?
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:48 in World News | viewed times | 3 Comments
Controversy over Arizona’s tough new immigration law is hardly fading. Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva, whose sprawling district covers much of Grand Canyon State’s eastern half, was the first to call for a boycott. That was just the beginning: – In Minnesota... (Continue reading)
Prep and circumstance
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:44 in Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments
President Barack Obama, his oratorical skills already the stuff of political legend, has spent much of his young presidency demonstrating the limits of the power of presidential speechmaking to rivet the American public or to bend Congress... (Continue reading)
It’s all show business - KIKI RYAN
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:43 in Business | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Creative Coalition is always a presence at the Saturday night White House Correspondents’ Dinner. But Thursday night, the show was all theirs. The group’s two-part event started at the Library of Congress — which itself was kicked off... (Continue reading)
The high-wattage party circuit
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:33 in World News | viewed times | 0 Comments
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, the ostensible main event for Oscar Night on the Potomac, has created more demand than ever before. But it’s really the parties surrounding the dinner for 2,700 that have people... (Continue reading)
Networking with the stars - Patrick Gavin and Anne Schroeder Mullins
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:27 in World News | viewed times | 0 Comments
At the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, one part of the agenda for the journalists, politicians, elected officials and other Washington types who show up is pretty clear: to bask in the reflected glow of Hollywood glamour,... (Continue reading)
Bill Nelson wants drilling plans postponed
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:20 in World News | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill menacing Louisiana’s coast and beaches is now threatening to muck up the White House’s plans to expand offshore drilling along the East and West coasts, as President Barack Obama and his... (Continue reading)
Parents of vanished teenage student fear he was murdered over £300,000 inheritance
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:15 in World News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Russell Bohling, 18, was about to be given a house and cash by his parents to give him ‘independence’ and help him start his own company, but the teenager disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The college student, who... (Continue reading)
Palin endorses Minn. ‘hockey dad’
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 18:12 in Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is weighing in ahead of this weekend’s Minnesota Republican Party Convention, announcing Thursday on her Facebook page she’s supporting “hockey dad” Tom Emmer for governor. The 2008 vice presidential nominee wrote that Emmer, a... (Continue reading)