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Sugar Water: Promise Some Peace, Win a Prize!
Robert Cass October 12, 2009 25President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a decision that instantly created controversy. For one thing, Tina Fey wasn’t even nominated. For another, Obama’s been president less than nine months, and
Read More »Sugar Water: Those Shoes Were Made for Throwin’
Robert Cass September 25, 2009 11Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad last December, was released from prison on September 15 after serving nine months
Read More »Sugar Water: Off the Record, I’m a Liar
Robert Cass September 16, 2009 10When things are said off the record in the world of politics, they should stay off the record. Unless I need something to write about, of course. Last week I brought you an exclusive
Read More »Sugar Water: Print, Profits, and “The Paper”
Robert Cass November 16, 2008 19On November 5, the morning after Senator Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America, Oprah Winfrey appeared on her talk show with an American flag in one hand
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