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Saul Alinsky Has More in Common with Gingrich than Obama

Newt Gingrich
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has invoking the name of Saul Alinsky often to describe the danger a second term for President Barack Obama could bring to America. Twice, at his victory speech at South Carolina and in a Florida debate, Gingrich has accused Obama of shaping America to reflect the ideals of Alinsky. Who, however, is Saul Alinsky? Is he evil personified, as Gingrich suggests? And why is he unwilling to throw any light on this person? He says nothing ...
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Poe

Edgar Allen Poe's Mysterious Graveside 'Toaster': Who Was He?

he mysteries of Edgar Allen Poe go far beyond his novels. For years an anonymous graveside toaster marked the author's birthday with cognac and roses, but after failing to show up for a third consecutive year, Poe fans have accepted the end of a tradition.
First lady Michelle Obama now has an official Twitter account, @MichelleObama

Michelle Obama on Jodi Kantor Book: I'm Not an 'Angry Black Woman'

The first lady told CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King she hasn't read Jodi Kantor's new book on the Obamas, which describes tensions between her and her husband's staff. But she still took offense to reports she clashed with White House top brass as well as grew frustrated with the constraints of being a president's wife.
Heather Donahue

'Blair Witch' Actress Heather Donahue Ditched Hollywood for Pot

Actress Heather Donahue, star of The Blair Witch Project, is coming out with a book that details how she left Hollywood to follow a very different passion: growing marijuana. Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot will be released on Jan. 5 by Penguin Group imprint Gotham Books.

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