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Crowdsourcing the "D.C. Madam" List

In case you missed it, the so-called 'D.C. Madam' released 13 years worth of phone records from her escort agency last night. Already one Senator has come forward and apologized for his connection when his number showed up on the list.

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MSNBC Gets Question On Own Citizenship Quiz Wrong

You'd be amazed at the difference one letter can make sometimes. Take for instance this recent quiz on MSNBC.com that aimed to replicate questions on the real-life civics test one must take to become a naturalized citizen of the United States.

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iPhone Not Quite the Cash Cow eBay Sellers Were Hoping

In case you've been under a rock, Apple launched their much-hyped iPhone over the weekend. Across the nation local news stations reported on the long lines forming at Apple and AT&T stores up to 12 hours before doors opened.

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The College Student Who 'Knew' About the Benoit Murder-Suicide Before Police

Note: Information gathered in this report and more information not published here was turned over to ABC News who subsequently attempted to contact one of the subjects involved. According to their report, the subject flatly denied any involvement.

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NBC, Media Buy into Killer's Game

"We are sensitive to how this will be seen by those affected," said a somber Brian Williams on the NBC Nightly News. "And we know we are in effect airing the words of a murderer here tonight."

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The History Channel Has Finally Run Out of History

Let me preface by first saying I like The History Channel. At least that is to say, I did like The History Channel before they completely ran out of history stuff to talk about.

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Yes, 'Blades of Glory' is Just One Big Gay Joke

If you've been watching the non-stop commercials for the new Will Ferrell / Jon Heder comedy Blades of Glory and thinking to yourself "I bet that movie is just one gay joke after another," then you're absolutely right.

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Amy Poehler's Rocketship to the Moon

Entertainment journalism is largely a thankless job. The pay sucks, you work weekends, and even if a large volume of people read or appreciate your work, you probably won't hear the phrase "good job" from them anytime soon.

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Reno Sheriff's Department Takes a Field Trip to 'Miami'

If there is one law enforcement agency you don't want on your side during an emergency, it's the Reno Sheriff's Department.

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December Earnings Posted

Earnings for the month of December have been posted, check out your Earnings page to see how you did. Will Miss Dev buy a six-pack of craft beer? Will Aine get that shiny RAM chip to install into her brain to become an even more efficient seeding machine?

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International 'That's What She Said' Day

The most important holiday in February has finally arrived. I'm not talking about Valentine's Day and I'm sure as hell not talking about President's Day: I'm talking, of course, about International 'That's What She Said' Day.

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The Saddam Video: Journalism or Voyeurism?

Television networks and other news outlets have had their hands full this New Year's Eve as the video of Saddam's execution has emerged and producers and management are left trying to strike a balance between 'reporting the whole story' without being tasteless.

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Colbert and The Decemberists Face Off on Wednesday

Well, it's taken about 14 months of being on the air, but someone has finally mustered the gravitas to challenge Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report to a showdown - and it's happening next week.

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The Complex Life of a Christmas Tree

If you're celebrating Christmas this year, there's an excellent chance that you've got a tree in your living room right now filling your home with its aroma, and why not? The Christmas tree has become as much of a symbol of the holiday as Santa or even baby Jesus.

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Disney: Cheapening Their Own Classics

Last night I curled up on the couch with some tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich after a long weekend and flicked on the television. Instead of some relaxing Monday Night Football or a rerun of the adventures of Dr.

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A Festivus for the Rest of Us

The price of Christmas trees got you down? Has the search for that TMX Elmo for your child left you exhausted? Are you wholly unsatisfied with the commercial and/or religious aspects of Christmas? Well my friend, it may be time to join the scores of others who have found another …

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The D Rocks, Detroit Does Not

Up until Saturday, I had never been to Detroit. In fact, there have only been a handful of times I've visited 'That State Up North' of Ohio, almost all of them for football games.

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Review: Déjà Vu

Déjà vu is a phenomenon that, loosely translated, means 'ripping off a variety of different movies, throwing Denzel Washington in it, and hoping to God something sticks.' At least that's what I think it means, French never was my strong suit.

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Thanksgiving: A Forgotten Holiday

(There is a light at the end of this article)I'm told that on the 4th Thursday of November, many Americans celebrate a holiday known as 'Thanksgiving.' I can't actually verify whether or not this is true though, because Halloween seems to segue right into Christmas without a ment …

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Review: Bobby

At his funeral service, Senator Ed Kennedy said of Robert Kennedy, "My brother need not be idolized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life, to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war …

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Review: Stranger Than Fiction

'This is a story about a man named Harold Crick, and his wristwatch...' says an an omniscient voice at the beginning of Stranger Than Fiction. It's actually a little more than that, though.

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Election 2006: Mistakes, Lies, and Squirrels

For a country that is teaching other nations around the world how to conduct democratic elections, we still don't seem to have a very good grip on how to handle our own.

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For #@$%'s Sake: Go Vote Tomorrow

There are a lot of irritating things in this world: the rising cost of gas, sleepless nights, a co-worker who encases your stapler in Jello... but few things are as irritating to me as those who can vote but do not do so.

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Borat Be Have a Great Success!

Save for Snakes on a Plane, no other movie in recent memory has generated as much positive buzz before its release date than Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, or simply, 'Borat.' Almost always, a film fails to live up to its hype …

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The Second Coming of The Greatest Band on Earth

In 2001, Jack Black and Kyle Gass released the debut album of their cult hit band Tenacious D. Over the last five years, the band has gained a sizable following among college students and rock fans.

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