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The Hollywood Gossip Week in Review: December 5-11, 2009

If you like watching a good old-fashioned train wreck, the fall from grace of Tiger Woods has been one for the ages. And it shows zero signs of abating. Needless to say, Woods and his many mistresses dominated celebrity gossip again as one of the year’s biggest scandals keeps on getting worse (for him).

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The Hollywood Gossip Week in Review: December 5-11, 2009

Left and right, pundits applaud Obama Nobel Peace Prize speech

…more noteworthy is the largely positive, or at least hopeful, tone of reaction across the political spectrum. From conservative former House speaker Newt Gingrich to writers at the liberal Nation magazine, the insta-analyses found hope in Obama’s words, either in his justification for the war in Afghanistan or in his ultimate aspiration: to replace war with peace. “I thought the speech was actually very good,” Mr

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Barack Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Amid controversy at home and abroad, U.S.

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Barack Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

China growth biggest story of the decade

Beating Obama's election and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the growth of China is the biggest story of the decade according to a new study. Media analysts found four times as many news articles about the financial dominance of China online than the Iraq War, which was the second biggest story of the last 10 years. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6772836/China-growth-bigges..

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Michelle Obama: The Most Fascinating Person of 2009

Whether you love or hate her husband’s politics, and whether you revere or loathe her celebrity fashion icon status, Michelle Obama is a compelling individual. Barbara Walters picked the First Lady of the United States as the most fascinating person of 2009, a choice she revealed tonight on her annual ABC special. Obama bested music stars Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert , political phenom and lightning rod Sarah Palin, Kate Gosselin; and Michael Jackson’s three children

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Michelle Obama: The Most Fascinating Person of 2009

Tiger Woods Is Not the Most Fascinating Person of 2009

Love her or hate her, revere or loathe her style, Michelle Obama’s story is a compelling one. And that’s why Barbara Walter’s picked the first lady as the most fascinating…

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Tiger Woods Is Not the Most Fascinating Person of 2009

MTV’s ‘Get Schooled’ Works To Help Students Complete College In Tough Environment

College enrollment has increased in recent years, but completion has drastically declined, study shows.

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Sarah Palin’s Washington Post Op-Ed Debunked

The Washington Post has run another Sarah Palin op-ed. And this time it’s worse than ever — it’s about the myth of global warming and how she is the true defender of science because she kills polar bears. The piece essentially says that because man-made global warming is clearly non-existent, based on leaked emails from climate change scientists, Obama should boycott Copenhagen.

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Sarah Palin’s Washington Post Op-Ed Debunked

Obama’s Fake ID

BIRTHER ALERT: Obama had a fake ID when he was 10 (because he couldn't get a real one in “Hawaii,” obv). He used it to get into R-rated movies, which is Step One in the 12-step terrorist program. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Presenting the Worst Health Care Issue Spot, Ever: "I Guess I’m a Racist"

Any video emailed to you with the words “oh christ” as the only context with which to view it is worth a look. This did not disappoint. Via Andrew Sullivan , presenting the worst issue-ad I’ve seen in a long time

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Presenting the Worst Health Care Issue Spot, Ever: "I Guess I’m a Racist"