In one of her final roles Jill Clayburgh plays on-screen mom to Jake Gyllenhaal in “Love and Other Drugs.” Gyllenhaal said Clayburgh’s ability to live life to its fullest, cherishing every moment, left an “indelible impression” on him. (Nov. 7)
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Hampered by heavy election losses at home, President Barack Obama promised from India on Sunday to make “midcourse corrections” to reinvigorate his embattled domestic agenda in the face of a testier American public and more combative Congress. (Nov. 7)
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A Chilean miner who jogged miles underground while waiting to be rescued joined some of the world’s best marathoners in the NYC Marathon Sunday. Edison Pena, runner No. 7127, kept a steady pace while being cheered on by a crowd of admirers. (Nov. 7)
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Voters in the secretive military-ruled nation of Myanmar cast their first ballots in 20 years, as slim hopes for democratic reform faced an electoral system built to ensure that most power will remain in the hands of the junta and its proxies. (Nov. 7)
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Stepping back briefly from the economic mission of his visit to India, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, stopped by a local school and danced with the children. (Nov. 7)
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Highlights of this day in history: Bolshevik Revolution takes place; America’s 2000 presidential vote faces limbo; Nixon loses Calif. governor’s race; Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses; Evangelist Billy Graham and singer Joni Mitchell born. (Nov. 7)
Continue reading …Editor's Note: MRC President Brent Bozell issued the following statement in reaction to news that MSNBC had suspended Countdown host Keith Olbermann “indefinitely” for donating to three Democratic candidates in violation of NBC's policy. In October, Olbermann had blasted political donations from Fox News owner News Corp, slamming Fox as “a media outlet that has now put its money where everybody has known its mouth has always been.” Keith Olbermann is officially the Worst Hypocrite in the World. He rails about a ‘national cable news outlet’ that ‘starts to donate to partisan groups of one party,’ then does exactly that. But it begs a bigger questions: why did it take NBC so long? This man has been using his perch as a newsman at MSNBC to promote a radical left-wing and hate-filled agenda for years. And they fire him over three contributions? NBC needs to review its own policies.” (Video below page break) read more
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A Michigan couple has filed a lawsuit claiming their room at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel was infested with bedbugs. (Nov. 5)
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More than halfway through their inaugural college football season, Georgia State University has seen a rise in student applications and stronger support from alumni. Positive returns for a school that spent $8.6 million to add the program. (Nov. 5)
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A twin-engine turboprop operated by Cuba’s state-run airline crashes in a remote area on the island, killing 61 passengers and a crew of seven. It is the nation’s worst air disaster in more than 20 years. (Nov. 5)
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