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Will there ever be a Starbucks on the moon?
Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:18 PM EST
How do you win a war against an enemy that wears exploding underwear? This is just one of the seemingly unanswerable questions faced by President Obama after a turbulent first year in office.
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Paul Solomon's year in review: 2009
Fri Jan 1, 2010 12:23 AM EST
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger became a household name last January 15th when he landed U.S. Airlines flight 1549 safely in the Hudson River despite losing power minutes after takeoff. All 155 passengers and crew, including a baby, were saved.
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A fictional story about why we need health care reform
Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:14 PM EST
Elvin Perelli walked out the front door to look at his new car. Elvin was very proud of his investment, a bright, shiny Lexus with a leather interior...with a lease that in about a year-and-a-half he wouldn't be able to afford.
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Paul Solomon goes Hollywood
Wed Sep 2, 2009 9:13 PM EDT
"The tall, gray-haired man in the tan trench coat made his way up the elevator and stopped at the fourth floor. The receptionist said 'hello'. The man didn't look up. Something was wrong. He didn't belong there. It was clear by his demeanor. An uneasy silence came over the room.
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Paul Solomon Takes Summer Break
Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:07 AM EDT
"There is no perfect crime. We live in an imperfect world. But Gerald Applethorpe thought he could come close (but not too close, or there'd be no story). A gun would be too obvious; an axe too uncommon for contemporary mayhem.
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Dr. Joseph Biederman Plays God With ADHD Meds
Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:20 PM EDT
World-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist Joseph Biederman, whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs in children, has been caught up in controversy since a Congressional inquiry by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) in 2008.
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CIA Assassination Squads? It Sounds Like The Movies
Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:31 PM EDT
"It sounds great in movies, but when you try to do it, it's not that easy." That's what a former intelligence official told the New York Times on Tuesday about the CIA's canceled secret program that involved plans to send paramilitary teams around the world to assassinate top al- …
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Ernie Johnson Weighs In On Joe Jackson
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:11 AM EDT
A few days after Michael Jackson died, his father Joe was smiling and waving to the crowds outside his Encino home while promoting his new record label. Now he's got a new act: "The Jackson 3". He's talking about Michael's kids.
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Michael's Father Plans "Jackson 3" Tour
Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:08 AM EDT
He lived his own childhood in the spotlight. Fame was all he ever knew. But Michael Jackson obsessively tried to keep his own children out of the public eye. They were home-schooled, and when they did go out, they appeared in public wearing a variety of custom masks and veils.
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Botox and Steroids - Rachel Weisz Chimes In
Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:26 PM EDT
What does Nicole Kidman have in common with Barry Bonds? According to Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz, both have used performance-enhancing drugs. In Kidman's case, Weisz is referring to Botox.
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Drug Czar On CNN: "Talk To Your Kids"
Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:22 PM EDT
"This prescription drug problem doesn't know boundaries of race, or ethnicity, or economic class," the Director of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an interview today on "The Situation Room."
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Michael Jackson: Family Man
Wed Jul 8, 2009 7:44 PM EDT
The Michael Jackson memorial set at Staples Center yesterday gave way to the Ringling Bros. Circus, which was scheduled to go on just a few hours later. Jackson would have loved the irony, because a circus atmosphere has followed him throughout his life in the public eye.
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Michael Jackson's Daughter Expresses Her Love
Tue Jul 7, 2009 10:38 PM EDT
"I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just want to say I love him so much." In her first public appearance ever, Michael Jackson's 11-year-old daughter Paris ended the two-hour memorial service with these words.
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Alec Baldwin Eyes New York Politics, Not Connecticut
Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:37 PM EDT
"If I ever run for anything, the thing I would like to be is governor of New York". That's what actor Alec Baldwin told the New York Times in an October 2006 interview.
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The Dodgers' Manny Ramirez - He's Back!
Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:04 PM EDT
I was playing left field for the Dodgers; number 99. Chad Billingsley was on the mound. Carlos Delgado walked off the on-deck circle and approached the plate. He took a few practice swings, then stepped into the batter's box.
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Sarah Palin Quits - What Else Is New?
Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:42 PM EDT
In breaking news which caused the major cable news outlets to cut away from endless tape loops of Michael Jackson's final rehearsal at the Staples center, Sarah Palin has announced that she is stepping down as Governor of Alaska.
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Bubbles The Chimp - Back In The Limelight
Thu Jul 2, 2009 8:36 PM EDT
Born in a small town in Texas in 1983, Bubbles the chimp rose from obscurity to become a part of Michael Jackson's entourage at the young age of eight months.
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Did Prescription Drugs Kill Michael Jackson?
Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:00 PM EDT
The untimely death of Michael Jackson has put the spotlight on the issue of prescription drug abuse.
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Neda Agha-Soltan - The Birth Of An Icon
Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:34 PM EDT
The videotaped killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot to death by an unknown gunman while watching a demonstration in Tehran, spread quickly through the world via the Internet, and has made her the martyred symbol of the protests that followed her country's disputed presidenti …
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Joe Jackson - "I'm Grieving On The Inside"
Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:46 PM EDT
Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson, seemed rather jovial in an interview last night with CNN's Don Lemon at the BET Awards. He has a weird way of showing his grief.
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Paul Solomon Changes Format
Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:49 PM EDT
If you have been paying attention the last few days, you may have noticed a change in the format of this blog. Originally started as way of communicating a short paragraph of my daily thoughts, the commentary got longer and longer as the days went by.
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Other News Besides Michael Jackson
Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM EDT
The last two days, no matter where you were in the world, if you looked at a newspaper or turned on a TV, you saw the face of Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson's Fans Aren't Ready To Say Goodbye
Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:06 PM EDT
A day after his death, Michael Jackson is getting the outpouring of attention he craved so much as his career sputtered in the later part of his life. He died just weeks before he was to start a comeback tour to help resurrect his career and pay his bills.
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Michael Jackson Dies - News Media Caught Off Guard
Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:31 PM EDT
In news that has shocked the world, Michael Jackson has died. The self-described "King of Pop" was pronounced dead today at UCLA Medical Center at 12:26 p.m. Pacific Time, reportedly of cardiac arrest.
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What's Obama Have In Common With Joe Camel?
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:34 PM EDT
It's been almost 12 years since Joe Camel retired. A legal settlement in 1998 prohibited the cool iconic cartoon character from being used in packaging and advertising. It turns out that Joe Camel was becoming as recognizable to kids as Mickey Mouse.
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