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ABC News' David Westin exits after 13 years
The major upheaval at ABC's challenged news operation continues, as ABC News chief David Westin has announced plans to ankle after 13 years at its helm. ABC revealed the departure late on Labor Day, traditionally a time to bury rough...
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The Convergences Contest (8/25/10)
-- - - Darin Strauss' Half a Life, a nakedly honest, ultimately hopeful examination of guilt, responsibility, and living with the past, has arrived. To mark the occasion, get your copy today at a reduced price. -- - - A Convergence of Convergences: A ...
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TNR on the Labor Movement
It'sLabor Day,a time to commemorate and reexamine the role oforganized labor in American life.The best way to do so, of course, is to browsethis collection of classic TNR pieces on labor, written bysenior editors John B. Judis and Jonathan Cohn
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Useful Idiots: Captive Minds, Empty Heads
The BBC World Service recently broadcast a two-part investigative documentary, hosted by John Sweeney, on the useful idiot, a concept that Lenin didnt invent so much as expropriate to denote the semi-witting accomplices of Western imperialism. ...
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Feature "Announcing the 2010 Amanda Davis Highwire Fiction Award" (9/1/10)
ANNOUNCING THE 2010 AMANDA DAVIS HIGHWIRE FICTION AWARD. -- - - When Amanda was writing the stories that would become her first collection, Circling the Drain, she worked a number of ridiculous jobs to make ends meet. ( At one point she was writing ...
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Cloud over Manx Grand Prix
A dark cloud has been cast over the Manx Grand Prix as a result of Wednesdays tragic and controversial race when two riders Jamie Adam (28) from Prestwick and Chris Bradshaw (38) from Tamworth lost their lives. Related Stories Rallye Mont-Blanc:
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Mission: Impossible: The Art of McSweeneys
Impossible, you say? one of the early pages asks rhetorically in Art of McSweeneys , a study of the art of the quirky periodical McSweeneys Quarterly . Nothing is impossible when you work for the circus. With David Eggers as the ...
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Fired-up Keith Cronin still impresses despite his early exit
For a driver who lasted less than nine stages before crashing out, Keith Cronin did much to enhance his growing reputation on the Barum Rally. Related Stories Formula One: Red Bull rally around Sebastian Vettel Junior Manx Grand Prix: Sweeney has high ...
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Junior Manx Grand Prix: Sweeney has high hopes in Junior Manx
Skerries rider Michael Sweeney will start favourite in todays four lap Junior Manx Grand Prix on his R6 Yamaha, ridden to success last year at the TT by Ballymoneys Michael Dunlop. Related Stories Formula One: Red Bull rally around Sebastian Vettel .
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An Open Letter to My Self Respect (9/2/10)
O P E N L E T T E R S T O P E O P L E O R E N T I T I E S W H O A R E U N L I K E L Y T O R E S P O N D. -- - - [ Send your open letters to openletters@mcsweeneys.net. ]- - - - AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SELF RESPECT. September 2, 2010- - - - Dear Self ...
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Dems to Christie: Apologize to feds for comments on grant application
TRENTON The Democratic leadership in the state Senate today called on Gov. Chris Christie to apologize to the Obama administration for criticizing the federal Department of Education's response to an error that helped doom New Jersey's application ...
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Summer Skin
by Zoe Pollock In another of Caroline Lazar reports from McSweeney's "Oh My Gawd: A Column About A Teenager Navigating Religion" we get her very contemporary and contemplative read on the end of the season: We pack up trunks of... ...
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How badly does it hurt? Research examines the biomedical diagnosis of pain
Sociology research investigates the challenges of patients experiencing pain symptoms that don't visibly turn up on any test.
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Our Second Annual Columnist Contest (8/20/10)
OUR 2nd ANNUAL COLUMNIST CONTEST. -- - - For the second year running, McSweeney's Internet Tendency is looking for some hot, fresh blood to fill the semi-regular columns that run at the bottom of this page. That means we 're inviting you to submit your ...
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Trio nets 'sensationnel' finishes at Continental Tire race in Quebec
Three of P1 Groupe?s pilots emerged triumphant in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Series at the recent Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, Canada.
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Feature: "Ask the Sexperts" (8/24/10)
ASK THE SEXPERTS. BY Jason Roeder and Mike Sacks- - - - Longtime McSweeneys.net contributors Jason Roeder and Mike Sacks are two of the founding members of the Association for the Betterment of Sex. They, along with their colleagues, Ted Travelstead( ...
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Kevin Dolgin Tells You About Places You Should Go in Europe (8/17/10)
K E V I N D O L G I N T E L L S Y O U A B O U T P L A C E S Y O U S H O U L D G O I N E U R O P E. -- - - As a public service brought to you, by us, from time to time, Kevin Dolgin will be writing about out of the way spots that we think you might want ...
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I'll miss Newstalk pals, says Claire
NEW RTE presenter Claire Byrne will host her last breakfast programme for Newstalk radio this Friday.
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Ray Winstone set to star in film version of 'The Sweeney'
Ray Winstone could be set to play policeman Jack Regan in the new film adaption of the small screen hit The Sweeney.
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The Sweeneys Back On The Beat
Ray Winstone still in as Regan
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Visuals: Forms and Functions
A roundup of art and design books, including visual histories of McSweeneys and Penguin books and a Maira Kalman catalog.
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Ray Winstone wants the 'Sweeney'
Ray Winstone is attached to star as tough cop Jack Regan in the big-screen adaptation of the 1970s British cop show`` The Sweeney. '' According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nick Love will write and direct the adaptation. James Richardson of the U.K.` s ...
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Tim Burton Reteams with 'Ed Wood' Writers for 'Addams Family' and 'Big Eyes'
Deadline confirms that Tim Burton ( Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, The Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas ) will reunite with Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski , the screenwriters behind one of Burton's better films, Ed Wood . ...
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Ray Winstone attached to 'Sweeney' feature
Writer-director Nick Love is gearing up for his long-gestating big-screen adaptation of hard-hitting cult 1970s cop show "The Sweeney," with Ray Winstone attached to star as no-nonsense policeman Jack Regan.
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Primary school questionnaire aims to discover prevalence of autism
A NEW study plans to get a better picture of autism prevalence in Ireland by asking consenting parents of primary-school age children to fill out questionnaires.
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Feel Sick? Click Here
health: article MEDICAL WEBSITES Feel Sick? Click Here Privacy be damned! People are swapping medical histories, test results, and trial treatments online. WH goes inside a whole new form of group therapy Brigid Sweeney Deena Biengardo, 26, is always ...
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NPSP helps servicemembers with parenting challenges
The New Parent Support Program addresses the many concerns and challenges that military families with children, from infancy to 3, face during early childhood with an emphasis on family strengths.
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How badly does it hurt? Research examines the biomedical diagnosis of pain
Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing, and the additional emotional suffering that can ...
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Laborers return to AFL-CIO
In another blow to the shrinking Change-to-Win Federation, the Laborers union has rejoined the AFL-CIO.The move casts more dou
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Sile reveals surprise at finding new love
RTE presenter Sile Seoige yesterday spoke of her "surprise" at finding love again following the high-profile break-up of her marriage.
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