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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88
From the Washington Post: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 88, a member of a political dynasty who devoted her life to improving the welfare of the mentally disabled by founding the Special Olympics, died Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., after a series of strokes. Shriver, a sister of President John F. Kennedy and…
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She's Focused, Man…
From the NY Times: On weekends, the subway and bus trip can take two and a half hours — each way, that is. Alexis Page, 13, is pursuing her sport, her art, from uptown Manhattan to the outer fringes of Brooklyn. Millions of hopeful American youths ride to practice in team vans or their parents’…
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Marion Jones, Role Model?
The silences in Marion Jones first public speech since she was released from prison last fall were as percussive as the words she actually spoke. Since serving six months for perjury after being convicted of fraud and the use of performance enhancing drugs, the disgraced Olympian has been interviewed by Oprah and Good Morning America’s…
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Obama and His Big Awkward Mouth
I’m not sure what I feel about Obama and his bowling joke. Well, his “bowling like he’s in Special Olympics” joke. He’s allowed to be make a mistake. Right? He’s the president; he’s not Gandhi or Mandela. Well, they made a few mistakes, too. Anyway… as an uncle of a Down’s Syndrome albeit mainstreamed nephew,…
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Bowling Giveth, Bowling Taketh Away
I have a theory about that campaign stop almost exactly a year ago, where President Barack Obama bowled miserably at Pleasant Valley Bowl in Altoona, Pennsylvania. For better or worse, most of the time a black candidate doesn’t have to worry about convincing voters that he’s got some basic coordination and rhythm. Since Obama already…
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Working the Late Show Shift
PHOTO GALLERY: The Tonight Show with… President Obama? READ Why Obama’s Special Olympics joke was a wrong move by David Swerdlick. READ Jimi Izrael’s take. INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT BY JAY LENO, “TONIGHT SHOW” Burbank, California Q The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.)…
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Obama Working the Late Show Shift
JAY LENO The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama. (Applause.) PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) MR. LENO. Good to see you. MR. OBAMA: It is good to see you and –- (applause.) Thank you. Let me just say, I think Kevin looks good in a suit. (Laughter.) MR. LENO. Thank…
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Obama: First Guest
President Obama repped quite nicely on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” last night. He caught some flack for doing a TV show, but at least he’s not reading from the funny pages, like Franklin Roosevelt often did when he was on the radio. I understand the objections, though. There was room to crash and burn, but…
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Mr. Obama's Neighborhood
Chicago, the town where Barack Obama arrived without knowing a soul in 1985, is suddenly the center of the political world and—if past and present trends are any indication—will continue to wield considerable influence after Obama sets up shop in the White House. Obama loves Chicago and doesn’t mind governing from home. He held his…
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Serena at Center Stage
Great athletic careers typically come in three acts. In act one, a player bursts onto the scene, possessing skills that immediately put them in the elite of their game and exuding charisma that make them media friendly and accessible. In other words, they are the sports version of a star is born. In act two,…