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75 — count 'em — costumed super characters attending White House Easter Egg Roll
The 30,000 guests attending the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday may not get much presidential pomp and circumstance. But spectacle? Oh, yes indeed.
Days of yore: George W. Bush's favorite recipe for deviled eggs
White House archives reveal that once upon a time, the Easter dinner menu for President George W. Bush and his family on April 7, 2007, consisted of Texas grapefruit, avocado and mozzarella salad; fire-glazed ham; green chili cheese grits souffle; roasted orange molasses sweet potatoes; roasted asparagus; Brazos Valley cheeses; fresh yeast rolls and coconut cake with Blue Bell ice cream.
'Friend of Obama's political campaign' could be the next FCC director
The current front-runner, according to a number of sources, is Tom Wheeler, the managing director of a venture capital fund based in Washington, says Russ Choma, an analyst with the Center for Responsive Politics.
Tucker Carlson joins up with Fox News
A match made in heaven? Well, maybe. Tucker Carlson, who has been both an MSNBC and CNN correspondent in recent years, has joined up with Fox News Channel.
Bloomberg takes on Arkansas guns
Here comes the long arm of a certain New York official, reaching all the way to the heart of Dixie, or thereabouts. Mayors Against Illegal Guns has begun to broadcast advocacy ads in Arkansas, demanding that Sen. Mark Pryor - a Democrat - take action to pass "commonsense" gun reforms in his state.
Not so supreme: Approval rating of Supreme Court 'close to an all time low'
"As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on two same-sex marriage cases, and with several other high-profile cases on its docket, the court's favorability rating remains close to an all-time low," says a Pew Research Center survey, which also revealed that just 9 percent of Republican conservatives say the court steered by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is actually conservative.
'Unintimidated' - Gov. Scott Walker tells his story in a new book
It will be out in the fall. That would be "Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge" - penned by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, with a little help from a former Bushie.
Bloomberg's big DEMAND day: The canny nanny mayor's next move
Mark the calendars, get out the noisemakers. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared Thursday to be the "National Day to Demand Action."
Jerry Sandusky interview draws fire for NBC 'Today' show amid ratings grab
NBC's "Today" show has gotten mixed reactions Monday after airing some audio-only recordings of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, produced from a recent jailhouse interview by conservative filmmaker and talk radio host John Zeigler as part of a larger film project on the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
CBS: 'We want to apologize to veterans...'
A week ago, CBS broadcast an episode of "The Amazing Race" that used an unwise prop: a B-52 that had been shot down over Vietnam in 1972. This week's show opened with an apology.
CBS: the Clueless Broadcasting Network for dishonoring Vietnam vets
The 2.4 million-member American Legion is mighty vexed with one CBS reality TV show for using the wreckage of a B-52 shot down in Vietnam - as a prop.
Cruz follows up Palin's jab at Bloomberg soda ban with the 'Big Gulp Amendment'
Sarah Palin speech at CPAC, in which she used a Big Gulp as a prop to mock NYC's Mayor Bloomberg and his soda regulations, went over well with the crowd. Now, Texas Senator Cruz is following suite; he proposed a "Big Gulp Amendment" to limit the federal government's ability to enact similar legislation.
Texas school officials: state curriculum had nothing to do with controversial 9/11 quiz
"When did it become okay to teach our children that the United States is to blame for the September 11th terrorist attacks?" asks Kara Sands, whose son took a quiz suggesting just that, following a classroom video on 9/11.
Obama retweets image of John Lennon's bloody glasses
More than 30 years later after John Lennon was shot and killed in New York, President Obama used his official Twitter account to link the shooting to the ongoing gun-control debate by retweeting a photo of the blood-stained glasses Lennon wore when he died.
Death Wish Coffee, strongest in the world
For those who can't stay awake as the politicians drone on and on, it's "Death Wish Coffee," which contains 780 mg of caffeine — about three times as much as the typical brew.
