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Bret Baier Replacing Hume
on Fox's Special Report

Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM CST

Bret Baier Replacing Hume on Fox's Special Report

Chief White House correspondent will take over cable network's nightly newscast

(Newser) - Bret Baier will host Special Report, Fox News’ nightly broadcast from its Washington bureau, after veteran Brit Hume departs, Politico reports. Hume’s farewell show is tonight, but he will continue to work for the channel as a political analyst. Baier is currently Fox’s chief White House correspondent and...

Cash-Poor Newspapers Decamp From Washington

ANALYSIS

Dec 18, 2008 2:43 PM CST

Cash-Poor Newspapers Decamp From Washington

Cost of covering DC wins out over concerns about informing the public

(Newser) - US newspapers are shuttering their Washington bureaus—though hardly for lack of news, the New York Times reports. Consolidation and a steep fall-off in ad dollars have forced many to reevaluate their coverage in recent years, leading to a focus on local news and a reliance on agencies for coverage...

Meet
Blago's
Political
Hero

Dec 16, 2008 5:12 PM CST

Meet Blago's Political Hero

(Newser) - A photo of Richard Nixon with Rod Blagojevich has surfaced in what Time Out Chicago describes as an ironic twist of fate and a reminder that politicians should rely on better role models. “In 1980, most twenty-something men probably pined to bump into one of the Beatles or maybe...

McGraw: I'm
Not Running
for Guv. Yet.

Dec 16, 2008 7:00 AM CST

McGraw: I'm Not Running for Guv. Yet.

Singer still interested, but not yet

(Newser) - Those of you drooling at the thought of Gov. Tim McGraw will have to wait a little longer. The country star is not running for governor of Tennessee—yet, People reports. A rep for McGraw denied the rumors, sparked by an item in The New Republic earlier this month, but...

Kennedy Center
Salutes Freeman, Streisand

Dec 8, 2008 6:37 AM CST

Kennedy Center Salutes Freeman, Streisand

DC meets LA in annual cultural celebration

(Newser) - Entertainment’s elite descended on Washington last night for the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors, this year saluting Morgan Freeman, Twyla Tharp, George Jones, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Barbra Streisand, the Washington Post reports. They were honored by performances and speeches by a no-less star-studded roster. “It's like...

Iman Crosson for Prez...
on SNL: Bloggers

Nov 27, 2008 12:09 PM CST

Iman Crosson for Prez... on SNL: Bloggers

Should he be Fred Armisen's replacement?

(Newser) - The race to find a new comedian to impersonate president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live continues, reports ABC News, and bloggers such as Andrew Sullivan and Anovelista have the man for the job. Meet Iman Crosson, whose Obama imitations can be found on his YouTube AlphaCat channel.

Olmert
Will Face
Corruption
Charges

Nov 26, 2008 1:26 PM CST

Olmert Will Face Corruption Charges

PM double-billed travel, police allege

(Newser) - Outgoing PM Ehud Olmert will be charged with fraud, abuse of confidence, and falsification of documents, Israel’s attorney general said today, a move that could force Olmert to leave office sooner than his intended February departure, the Times reports. The scandal—involving Olmert’s political appointments, travel expenses, and...

Meet the Press May Get
New Anchor(s) Soon

Nov 26, 2008 1:20 PM CST

Meet the Press May Get New Anchor(s) Soon

PBS' Gwen Ifill, NBC's own Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory among candidates

(Newser) - NBC could name a new anchor, or anchors, for Meet the Press by Dec. 7, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sources at the network say that could be interim moderator Tom Brokaw’s last day on the show. Up for consideration are NBC’s David Gregory, Chuck Todd, and Andrea...

Rosie: View 'Camaraderie' Fake

Nov 20, 2008 10:32 AM CST

Rosie: View 'Camaraderie' Fake

(Newser) - The co-hosts of The View are not friends, Rosie O’Donnell says. “I'm not saying they loathe each other, but the fact of the matter is there was not a lot of camaraderie off camera,” the talkfest's onetime lightning rod says. During an appearance to promote her upcoming...

Interviewers Let
Palin Off the
Hook: Couric

Nov 20, 2008 9:37 AM CST

Interviewers Let Palin Off the Hook: Couric

Couric wonders why Palin wouldn't answer reading question

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s non-answer to Katie Couric’s question about what periodicals she reads still has the CBS anchor puzzled. Couric visited with David Letterman last night, and he quizzed her about why post-election interviewers haven’t asked the VP wannabe about her non-response, Gawker reports. Meanwhile, Letterman has a...

Clooney Slams
Gay Marriage Ban

Nov 13, 2008 10:09 AM CST

Clooney Slams Gay Marriage Ban

(Newser) - George Clooney is none too happy with residents of California for passing Proposition 8, reports E! Online. The actor says he looks forward to the day when opponents of gay marriage “will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the...

Enquirer 'Catches'
Cindy McCain
in Tryst

Nov 12, 2008 2:01 PM CST

Enquirer 'Catches' Cindy McCain in Tryst

Tabloid says wife cheating for years on GOP candidate

(Newser) - The National Enquirer says it has caught Cindy McCain “passionately” locking lips with a long-haired, “washed-up ‘80s rock musician” type. The tabloid revealed its “world exclusive” spy photos—admittedly grainy—of the pair at a 2006 music festival in Phoenix. A Huffington Post reader shed doubt...

New Addictions
for Election Junkies

Nov 6, 2008 7:45 PM CST

New Addictions for Election Junkies

Games and Google Trends, Webisodes and Weaving, there's lots to choose from

(Newser) - With the election finally over, Web-surfing news junkies are in need of a new fix. Slate offers a few ways to fritter away the hours:

Follow the financial crisis: Exciting, depressing, full of numbers—the best way to keep that election high going just a little longer. Sites such as

...

Maddow's Success
Defies TV's Formula

GLOSSIES

Nov 3, 2008 12:57 PM CST

Maddow's Success Defies TV's Formula

MSNBC's unlikely hit powered by brains, drive

(Newser) - Rachel Maddow is an unlikely cable-news pundit: butch lesbian, holder of a doctorate from Oxford, erstwhile drive-time radio sidekick. But her MSNBC show, launched in September, has been wildly successful, not least because of her good humor and outsider credentials. She plays well with Pat Buchanan, and still snags a...

The Real Father of the Modern Presidency

Nov 2, 2008 4:54 PM CST

The Real Father of the Modern Presidency

Not George or Abe, but Andy Jackson started today's political culture

(Newser) - Most people probably remember Andrew Jackson as an Indian-fighter, if at all, but Abraham Lincoln looked to him for inspiration, and so should we, writes Jon Meacham in Newsweek. Jackson had a hand in making America what it is, for better and for worse—the legacy of this uneducated orphan...

Bachmann Flap
Leads to Poll Dip

Oct 24, 2008 4:02 PM CDT

Bachmann Flap Leads to Poll Dip

Minnesota Rep. in statistical dead heat with Dem challenger after 'anti-American' gaffe

(Newser) - Republican Michele Bachmann is now trailing the Democratic challenger for her House seat, Minnesota Public Radio reports, with Elwyn Tinklenberg up 45%-43%. Bachmann’s recent comments about “anti-American” sentiment in Congress appear partly to blame; 40% of respondents said her remarks had made them less likely to vote for...

Mac Irked at Powell
for Not Calling

Oct 20, 2008 7:37 PM CDT

Mac Irked at Powell for Not Calling

(Newser) - John McCain is disappointed that longtime friend Colin Powell didn't even call him before backing Barack Obama, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. McCain didn't like Powell's criticism of Sarah Palin, either. "I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin," McCain said. "I'm proud to have...

Drenched in Watercooler Moments, SNL Is Hot Again

Oct 18, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

Drenched in Watercooler Moments, SNL Is Hot Again

Late-night is the standout hit of the fall season

(Newser) - The fall TV ratings are in, and while Heroes needs saving and House is collapsing, Saturday Night Live has emerged as the biggest hit of the season, Maureen Ryan writes in the Chicago Tribune. Unlike other shows, SNL’s live ratings have jumped nearly 50% in its 34th season. “...

'Dysfunctional' Campaign Must Go: Kristol

OPINION

Oct 13, 2008 12:44 PM CDT

'Dysfunctional' Campaign Must Go: Kristol

Attacks haven't and won't work, so it's time to go back to basics

(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign isn’t working, and if he’s smart, he’ll “junk the whole thing and start over,” William Kristol writes in the New York Times. McCain’s current “combination of strategic incoherence and operational incompetence has become toxic,” the high-profile conservative argues....

Trick-or-Treaters
Vote for Palin

Oct 2, 2008 3:15 PM CDT

Trick-or-Treaters Vote for Palin

Mask retailers scramble to stock likeness ahead of Halloween

(Newser) - Costume shops are scrambling to stock enough masks of Sarah Palin, who looks to be a popular choice this Halloween, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Trick-or-treaters who want to transform into either of the presidential candidates—or most of their early competitors—are in luck, but heavy demand for Palin's likeness...