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The historical researcher Stephen Ellis responds to a column by Bill Keller, “Nelson Mandela, Communist.”

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/opinion/cia-and-mandelas-arrest.html

People post on Twitter or write stories for online news organizations like The Huffington Post or Gawker that spread quickly on the web as if factual, when they really aren’t.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/business/media/if-a-story-is-viral-truth-may-be-taking-a-beating.html

Police officers in 14 of the country’s 23 provinces have staged work stoppages in recent days, local news media said.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/americas/argentina-looting-spreads-as-police-officers-stage-strikes.html

It sets the stage for a potentially explosive race between tea party and establishment Republicans.

via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/steve-stockman-john-cornyn-texas-senate-primary-100924.html

Last week’s Sound of Music Live allowed NBC to relive its Must-See TV ratings if only for a brief evening, so it’s not surprising that they’re looking to make lightening strike twice. Since that broadcast gave the Peacock its highest Thursday night ratings since the ER finale in 2009, according to The Wrap, NBC announced Monday that it is planning yet another live musical for the 2014 holiday season. Chairman of NBC’s entertainment Robert Greenblatt told the New York Times: “All weekend, people have been calling us and e-mailing us. Rights holders of musicals have said, ‘Please do one of our shows.’ We’re excited to try it again.” He added, "There’s enough to do a handful of these over the next years…I think we could do this again — and again and again.” Since they’re taking suggestions, we’d like to start off with Starlight Express Live.

Read more posts by Delia Paunescu

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,the peacock
,live tv
,the sound of music live
,bob greenblatt
,musicals

via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/nbc-is-doing-another-live-musical.html

The leader of the group helping oversee the destruction of Syria’s chemical arms said that meeting a Dec. 31 export deadline would be difficult.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/middleeast/delay-foreseen-in-removing-syrian-chemicals.html

Abercrombie & Fitch has revealed some fresh ideas about plus sizes — and they don’t involve clothing. CEO Mike Jeffries — who has courted controversy by openly shunning larger-size customers…

via Business | New York Post http://nypost.com/2013/12/09/abercrombie-renews-controversial-ceos-contract/

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a trusted Democratic operative, will join the White House staff as a senior counselor to President Barack Obama, two persons familiar with the move said late Monday.

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Andrew Cuomo’s presidential ambitions have been a constant source of speculation since he was elected in 2010, but now several Democratic activists in early primary states tell Politico it’s already too late for the New York governor to run. While other potential candidates have been speaking, networking, and fundraising across the nation, Cuomo has avoided the national stage (possibly because he insists he isn’t running) and with only 1065 days until the 2016 election he doesn’t have time to make those connections. At the end, Cuomo’s 2016 campaign regretted spending so much time doing its job, rather than enjoying all the ridiculous speculation political life has to offer.

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,cuomolot

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Steve Stockman’s challenge of John Cornyn, the second-ranking Senate Republican, offers the potential for yet another ideological showdown in the 2014 Republican Senate primaries.

via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/texas-conservative-steve-stockman-to-challenge-senator-john-cornyn/