From health-care reform to Afghanistan, Joe Biden has bucked Obama—as only a good Veep can.
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Joe Paterno Top Of The World, Pa!
He’s 82. He has the career-wins record. Isn’t it time to quit? Bite your tongue. As long as he has an impact at Penn State, Joe Paterno is staying put.
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Big Trouble at 11:35
Even before CBS 48 Hours Mystery producer Joe Halderman allegedly caught David Letterman kissing his girlfriend, Late Show staffer Stephanie Birkitt, the cash-strapped veteran newsman and the multi-millionaire entertainment star were on a collision course.
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The Hero Who Vanished
Sixty years ago the U.S. upset mighty England in the World Cup on a single goal by Joe Gaetjens. In most countries Gaetjens would have been idolized. But in the U.S. he was ignored, and in his native Haiti he was marked for death.
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Thank You for Not Screaming
If everyone on television were like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, television would be a much more civilized place. Really
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The Salesman
Experienced, emotional, marked by personal tragedy and political setback, Joe Biden is in many ways the antithesis of the president he serves.
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The Social Network
The Social Network Jose Canseco says he has regrets. The man is reportedly broke. The man is a pariah — he has been excommunicated by the high priests of baseball. He seems to believe this is because he told the truth about some things, because he admitted using steroids and named a few other players […]
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In Haiti, a Relationship Built on Adversity
In Haiti, a Relationship Built on Adversity He asked me whether I would be his daughter’s godfather and I said no, foreseeing how that would be used to wheedle more money out of me. Joe, you can’t let your goddaughter suffer. I know he was hurt by that. The disturbing part was that his family […]
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A Basketball Carol
A Basketball Carol “The Washington Generals always lose: to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. They lose on indoor basketball courts and outdoor courts. They lose on ships, they lose on aircraft carriers, they lose in prisons and they lose on the back of trucks. … This must be distinctly understood, or […]
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An Evening with J.D. Salinger
An Evening with J.D. Salinger In the apartment, which was a brownstown further uptown, Salinger asked us what we would like to drink. I offered my help getting out the ice, but no, he’d prefer to do it himself. The bar’s bottles and glasses were arranged at one end of a counter between the small […]
