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    The Morning Line: Obama 2.0 Launches

    Nov 29, 2010 01:46 PM EDT

    ... Biden to assume the seat once held by President Obama. On MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Kirk previewed his first move as a senator. "My first bill that I'm going to introduce tomorrow is called the Spending Control Act," Kirk said. One provision of the bill he highlighted is an ...

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    Pitchfork Music Festival, From the Windy City & WBEZ

    Jul 17, 2010 04:43 AM EDT

    Music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are interviewed for a Sound Opinions video segment about Pitchfork. Photo by Kate Gardiner/PBS NewsHour. Don’t even think of trying to get into this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival by just showing up — the epic three-day event has been sold ...

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    Acting White

    Sep 27, 2004 04:00 AM EDT

    ... white mother from Kansas, has a more positive view of blackness. He wants the rest of us to pass that message on to our kids. BILL COSBY: There is a time, ladies and gentlemen, when we have to turn the mirror around. CLARENCE PAGE: So does Bill Cosby. Now 67 ...

  • Bill Nye on his 'codebreaker' mom and how science teachers can change the world

    Bill Nye on his 'codebreaker' mom and how science teachers can change the world

    Apr 03, 2017 07:21 PM EDT

    “These are my people,” Bill Nye said ahead of his lecture to some of the 10,000 science educators who attended the National Science Teachers Association’s (NSTA) National Conference in Los Angeles last week. When Nye, the well-known 1990s television host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy ...

  • Benghazi panel to interview more of Clinton's inner circle

    Benghazi panel to interview more of Clinton's inner circle

    Sep 04, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

    ... day may be used as a cudgel against the likely Democratic nominee for president," he said. Mills, a lawyer who has worked for former President Bill Clinton, said after Thursday's meeting that she was treated with professional courtesy and respect. "Ultimately the tragedy in Benghazi was about the loss ...

  • Ebola, final-stretch campaigning, and “fan-gate”

    Ebola, final-stretch campaigning, and “fan-gate

    Oct 17, 2014 01:25 PM EDT

    ... on the important things, and Crist’s fan became a meme. Buzzfeed listed 25 photos spotting the fan with Crist in public campaign and TV interview appearances. The fan even has its own Twitter handle. So will “fan-gate” make a difference with Florida voters? Hard to say in a ...

  • Gwen’s Take: 5 things you may have missed in my Bill Clinton interview

    Gwen’s Take: 5 things you may have missed in my Bill Clinton interview

    May 16, 2014 08:48 PM EDT

    I won’t lie. It’s always gratifying when an interview gets headlines. We cover the news, but it’s also kind of fun to make news from time to time. So I knew when I walked on stage to interview former President Bill Clinton at the Peter G. Peterson ...

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    Potential Deal on Border Security Could Boost Immigration Bill's Outlook

    Jun 20, 2013 01:05 PM EDT

    The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images The prospects for a decisive vote in favor of a Senate plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system appeared to brighten in the past 24 hours with word that two Republican senators have closed in on an agreement with the Gang of Eight...

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    Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe

    Jul 27, 2012 01:49 PM EDT

    The Olympics! Quite the biannual celebration of international camaraderie. But the two-week event, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics.

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    Opposition to House Tax Bill Not Limited to Traditional Liberal Districts

    Dec 14, 2010 08:40 PM EDT

    Rep. Christopher Van Hollen, D-Md.; Roll Call/Getty Images file photo Although House Democratic leaders said they would not block the compromise tax cuts bill from reaching the floor, it may reveal growing opposition from both representatives of traditional liberal districts and more middle-income districts where the politics are changing. House leaders cautioned Monday that clearing...