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‘The View’ For Men? Barbara Walters Eyes Bryant Gumbel Panel Show

Barbara Walters is eyeing a spinoff of “The View” geared at men, the New York Daily News’ Gatecrasher column reports.The newspaper reports that Walters and partner Bill Geddie are “quietly developing a ‘unisex’ spinoff of ‘The View’ that will attempt t… Continue reading

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Fareed Zakaria Jumps To Time From Newsweek

Newsweek has lost one of its most high-profile figures to its archrival, Time.Fareed Zakaria, a columnist for the magazine and editor of Newsweek International, will join Time as Editor-At-Large. Zakaria will write a biweekly column for the magazine.Mo… Continue reading

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Rachel Maddow Takes On Bill O’Reilly: ‘Stupid,’ ‘Bullpucky’ (VIDEO)

Rachel Maddow took on Bill O’Reilly again Friday night, responding to his syndicated column in which he called her a “far-left loon” and an “uber-leftist” and wrote that her claims about Fox News are presented “without a shred of evidence.”"This time t… Continue reading

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Inception’s Dream Science: Fact or Fiction?

Christopher Nolan’s film “Inception” has came in number one all three weekends since its release and looks likely to do so again this coming weekend. As a dream researcher, I’m pleased to hear everyone talking about dreams–what they are, what’s possi… Continue reading

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Our Military: Yes, They Are All Heroes

In his column, “Why It’s Wrong to Equate Military Service With Heroism,” Lt. Col. William J. Astore discusses all the technical, logical and semantic reasons why our fighting men and women should not be collectively called “heroes.”I am one of those mi… Continue reading

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An Invitation to Oliver Stone: Come Live With Us in Venezuela

The simple truth is that Oliver Stone does not know Venezuela very well. If he did, he would have spent more time addressing the arguments in my previous column, rather than attacking the messenger in his response.In his country, Mr. Stone has famousl… Continue reading

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The Writers Workbench: The Windows 7 Column, Part Two.

Peripheral Vision…Last month, The Writers Workbench took a look at Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7. This time around, we check out Windows 7 again but with an eye on updating your home office.More… Continue reading

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Howard Kurtz Takes On Politico’s Patrick Gavin (VIDEO)

Washington Post writer and host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” Howard Kurtz takes on Politico’s Patrick Gavin Sunday.Kurtz responds to Gavin’s column criticizing him for booking the same cast of characters on “Reliable Sources.”More… Continue reading

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The "Pad" Race Is On!!!

Ask me two years ago if I ever thought I would be using the word “pad” in a tech column, and I would have said “not a chance in hell”. Two years later, I am witness to a race to see whos “pad” will become this years “king” of high technology devices.Ah… Continue reading

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Of “Epic Foolishness” And Epic Fails

Bob Herbert’s latest New York Times column, "Our Epic Foolishness," could (and perhaps should) serve as the introduction to a book about how America got into the various messes we’re in — from the ongoing ecological disaster in the Gulf, to the unrepentant and un-remedied recklessness of Wall Street, and beyond. Herbert, a featured speaker at America’s Future Now!, deftly puts into context the considerable crises facing the country, hitting the high (or, perhaps, low) points of a long, depressing story that still more voices would tell in greater detail.

It is the story of a great nation whose people for too long placed the reins of government in the hands of those who did not — and do not — "believe in" government, and left the public interest in the care of people whose primary interest was– and remains — profit.

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