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Still, as Richard Nixon put it in the early 1970s: "We're all Keynesians now" - that is, there's wide acceptance of the theory, advanced by early-20th-century British economist John Maynard Keynes, that governments should use fiscal and monetary measures to ease recessions. Stating this conventional view, the Conference Board asserted last week that "a huge problem demands bold policy action.". (660 News)
Hayes and Royals Great 1967 Freshman Class Dec 23, 2008
" There would be no need for any overtime. USC, the defending national champ with a point to prove, bolted to a 10-0 early lead. The Trojans superstar O.J. Simpson electrified the capacity crowd of over 102,000 by bursting through left tackle, cutting back to the right, and blazing past Buckeye defenders on his way to an 80-yard gallop. But OSUs Rex Kern, true to his character, brought the Buckeyes back into contention by engineering a 70-yard drive. With the score tied 10-10 at halftime,... (InsideTexas.com)
Barack, Hillary and the Founders Dec 23, 2008
I believe that if there had been a colorable re 000003F5 ason to stall or defeat Ford s nomination and add to Richard Nixon s woes, Congress would have seized on it. There is no doubt that Cabinet members are Civil officers, not elected ones, otherwise Congress would not have been so thorough in characterizing the Vice Presidency. (Human Events Online)
Obituary: Mark Felt Dec 22, 2008
It was one of America's greatest mysteries: Who was the anonymous source who had leaked information about the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in 1974. Mark Felt, a former deputy head of the FBI, revealed in 2005 that it was he who made the suggestion that led to the discovery of the link between the burglary at the Democratic National Committee HQ in Washington's Watergate complex in June 1972, and the financing of Nixon's re-election campaign. (BBC News -- Americas)
An American Home: The History of the White House Dec 21, 2008
Richard Nixon spoke to the portraits of past presidents in a quiet attempt to channel their wisdom. John F. Kennedy discovered a new interest in roses. (Pekin Times, IL)
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson, Alex Gibney, 119 ... Dec 21, 2008
His choice passages, silkily read by Johnny Depp, are a venomous joy, especially when directed at Richard Nixon: "so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw on his pants every morning". Gibney has mustered a wonderfully heteroclite bunch of character witnesses: among them Jimmy Carter, former Nixon speechwriter Pat Buchanan, and Hell's Angels veteran Sonny Barger, now a wizened gnome chuckling through his tracheotomy about the beating Thompson received from his boys. (Independent)
How the New Deal built N.C. Dec 21, 2008
Richard Nixon, a Duke law student, earned $30 a month working in the school library. Jesse Helms, a Wake Forest College student, made $18. (News & Observer)
Rhetoric versus cold reality Dec 21, 2008
Richard Nixon, when running for president, was said to have a secret plan to end the Vietnam War. But for the next five years, President Nixon had no easier time withdrawing than his predecessors. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The GOP - in search of its resurrection Dec 21, 2008
Not unlike the old men who once stood atop Lenin's Tomb, each waiting his turn to rule, four of the Republicans' past five nonincumbent presidential nominees were 64 or older; even a 55-year-old Richard Nixon (a pup by GOP standards) was working on his fourth national election campaigning when he captured the White House in 1968. Then there's the elephant party's elephant in the room: Sarah Palin. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
In the face of loss, celebrating ties that bind Dec 21, 2008
Richard Nixon was a monster. Literature is good for you. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Guild gives Ledger a boost Dec 20, 2008
But the film did score a nomination for overall cast performance, along with the Catholic school drama Doubt, the Richard Nixon saga Frost/Nixon, the gay-rights drama Milk and the poor-boy-makes-good tale Slumdog Millionaire. Brad Pitt, who stars opposite Blanchett, was nominated for best actor alongside Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Our views: Man of honor Dec 20, 2008
He was W. Mark Felt, the Deep Throat source of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, whose inside knowledge of the Watergate scandal gave the reporters the information they needed to bust the story wide open and topple President Richard Nixon. Felt was second-in-command at the FBI and angry at the slow pace of the 1972 investigation when he decided to provide the tips in the hopes the press could pressure the White House to cooperate. (Florida Today)
Woodward: Felt Wanted To Play By The Rules Dec 20, 2008
Felt traded answers for anonymity - and repeatedly denied being the secret source behind the revelations that ultimately brought down President Richard Nixon. On "Face the Nation" on Aug. 29, 1976, Felt said, "No, no, I am not Deep Throat.". (CBS News)
Obituaries in the news Dec 20, 2008
The shadowy central figure in one of the most gripping political dramas of the 20th century, Felt insisted his alter ego be kept secret when he leaked damaging information about President Richard Nixon and his aides to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. While some - including Nixon and his aides - speculated that Felt was the source who connected the White House to the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, he steadfastly denied the accusations until... (Anchorage Daily News)
'Not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing'... Dec 20, 2008
What they did for Richard Nixon may they do for Blago ... Hillary Clinton was proud to have been a part of the investigation of Richard Nixon. (The Drudge Report)
Little good news for Siegelman or Scrushy Dec 20, 2008
Tjoflat was appointed by President Richard Nixon to a federal district court in 1970 and elevated to the appeals court by President Gerald Ford in 1975. Hill was named to a district court by Nixon in 1974 and to the appeals court by Ford in 1976. (Madison County Record, AL)
Watergate spy dies Dec 20, 2008
Mark Felt (aka 'Deep Throat'), the informant who played a key role in bringing down Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal ... The man known as Deep Throat, the secret informant in the Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of US president Richard Nixon in 1974, has died, the Washington Post said on Friday. (iAfrica.com)
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Obama's War - HUMAN EVENTS. Obama's War by 12/19/2008. (Human Events Online)
History Points to GOP Gains in 2010 Dec 20, 2008
But the Democrats' archenemy, Richard Nixon, took back the White House in 1968 and won re-election in a landslide four years later. Then came the Watergate scandals that pundits said would sweep the Democrats into power by a landslide in 1976, but Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford by an eyelash, though the elections swept an army of Watergate Democrats into Congress. (Townhall.com)
Deaths in the news: Mark Felt Dec 20, 2008 In Blago's Defiance, Echoes of an Idol; Richard Nixon Dec 20, 2008 Mark Felt, Watergate's 'Deep Throat,' Dies Dec 20, 2008 Watergate scandal informant dies Dec 19, 2008 Cockburn: Honeymoans from the left Dec 19, 2008 Wategate 'Deep Throat' dies Dec 19, 2008 Doubt tops SAG Awards pack with 5 nods Dec 19, 2008 Obama and Rev. Warren Dec 19, 2008 Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Dec 19, 2008 Mark Felt, "Garganta profunda" en Watergate, muere a los 95 años Dec 19, 2008 Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Dec 19, 2008 Reform of health care up in air as economy sinks Dec 19, 2008 The Blago Episode: Obama's "Bimbo Eruption"? Dec 19, 2008 Deep Throat, Watergate's secret informant, dies at 95 Dec 19, 2008 Winder honored Dec 19, 2008 Impeachment is the best solution Dec 19, 2008 White House Might Push Bankruptcy on Automakers Dec 19, 2008 Pieces falling into place Dec 18, 2008 Obama named TIMEs Person of the Year Dec 18, 2008 Ninth Circuit sides with science - and the law Dec 18, 2008 OBAMA'S GAME: Change is coming to Washington, and sports, too Dec 18, 2008 The day the door to China opened wide Dec 18, 2008 Book Reviews: 'The War Behind Me' and 'Frontier Medicine' Dec 18, 2008 'Knight' tops annual sales in 1 week Dec 17, 2008 Famed photographer to visit Hudson Valley Dec 17, 2008 The Final Word Dec 17, 2008 Impeachment is the best solution Dec 17, 2008 Pinochet display Dec 16, 2008 Langella thaws Nixon in docudrama Dec 16, 2008 * Kowtowing to Beijing would be ill-advised Dec 16, 2008 Reporters should keep their shoes on Dec 16, 2008 Kerry to Head Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dec 16, 2008 Straw man? Historians say Obama is no Lincoln Dec 15, 2008 Presidential election pulled most votes ever Dec 15, 2008 'Dark Knight,' 'Milk' make AFI film list Dec 15, 2008 Ten things you should know about Golden Globe nominees Dec 15, 2008 SAG calling off strike authorization? Dec 14, 2008 Cockburn: Honeymoans from the left Dec 13, 2008 Media should move on, and Bettie dies Dec 13, 2008 The week in video Dec 13, 2008 Snubs, surprises at Globe nominations Dec 13, 2008 Playing Nixon is a tricky treat Dec 12, 2008 Hopes on Ledger amid Australia's drought Dec 12, 2008 Brings History To Life Dec 12, 2008 'Frost/Nixon' is a battle of wills Dec 12, 2008 Globes spotlight British talent Dec 12, 2008 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS Dec 12, 2008 Globes snub Dark Knight, Sex and the City Dec 12, 2008 Ron Howard On Nixon's Fall From Grace Dec 12, 2008 Revealed: Globe nominees Dec 12, 2008 Crisis makes Daschle's roles challenging Dec 12, 2008 Claude Kirk was last governor groom Dec 12, 2008 Bob Woodward shares Watergate memories Dec 11, 2008 Whole new ballgame with Obama as president Dec 11, 2008 Right-wing Liberal Dec 11, 2008 Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Dec 11, 2008 Not at Top of the News . . . Dec 11, 2008 'It's exciting if you don't puke' Dec 11, 2008 How Much Did Obama Know? Dec 11, 2008 Marathon of Mirth Dec 11, 2008 Bush and Nixon both let things get 'out of hand' Dec 11, 2008 Nixon was a tragedy, Bush a travesty Dec 10, 2008 Axelrod Flashback: 'I know he's talked to the governor and there are whole range of names'... Dec 10, 2008 Oscar smackdown: Nixon vs. Batman? Dec 10, 2008 What Did Obama Know About His 'For Sale' Senate Seat? Dec 10, 2008
The shadowy central figure in the one of the most gripping political dramas of the 20th century, Felt insisted his alter ego be kept secret when he leaked damaging information about President Richard Nixon and his aides to The Washington Post. Some speculated that Felt was the source who connected the White House to the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Inside Watergate's Last Chapter Dec 20, 2008
In the public memory, Watergate is generally summed up like this: the Post and its inseparable reporting team of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein brought down President Richard Nixon by unraveling the Administration's cover-up of political espionage in a thrilling journalistic chase led by the spectral figure known as Deep Throat. But if the secret of his identity, held fast by four men for 33 years, is no more, there is still mystery in the nature and meaning of his role in Watergate. (Time.com)
In its combativenss, it called to mind especially to some who know the governor intimately one of his political heroes, another besieged politician who overstayed his welcome on the national stage: Richard Nixon. While going to school at Northwestern University, Blagojevich idolized Nixon, according to friends, frequently defending him during the Watergate scandal. (Time.com)
The shadowy central figure in the one of the most gripping political dramas of the 20th century, Felt insisted his alter ego be kept secret when he leaked damaging information about President Richard Nixon and his aides to The Washington Post. (). (Time.com)
The scandal ultimately led President Richard Nixon to resign in disgrace in August 1974. Mystery surrounded the identity of Deep Throat - named after a popular pornographic movie of the time - for decades, until Mark Felt admitted being the source in 2005. (BBC News)
Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976, after eight years of Richard Nixon. The hopes of the liberal left were similarly high. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Mark Felt, the Watergate 'Deep Throat' whose information in the scandal helped lead to the downfall of president Richard Nixon in 1974, has died aged 95. The "most famous anonymous source in American history" died in his sleep at a California hospice, said Bob Woodward, one of the two Washington Post journalists who helped exposed the Watergate affair. (Times Online)
Doubt also has a nomination for overall cast performance, along with the romantic fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the Richard Nixon saga Frost/Nixon, the gay-rights drama Milk and the poor-boy-makes-good tale Slumdog Millionaire. . (MSNBC -- News)
Jay, Billy Graham has given every invocation at every inauguration since Richard Nixon. He s gotten so old that he can t do it anymore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
His "Tonight Show" guests included 1960 presidential candidates John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, boxer Cassius Clay (who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali), evangelist Billy Graham and Kennedy's brother, Robert, who was then counsel to a Senate committee investigating the Mafia. Paar crusaded against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and admiringly interviewed Fidel Castro. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
SANTA ROSA, California, EE.UU. (AP) W. Mark Felt, el ex subjefe del FBI quien se revel; como "Garganta profunda" 30 despu;s de filtrar a periodistas el esc;ndalo Watergate que depuso al presidente Richard Nixon, falleci; a los 95 a;os de edad. Felt muri; el jueves de insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva, inform; John D. O'Connor, el amigo de la familia que en el 2005 escribi; en la revista Vanity Fair el art;culo que expuso el secreto de Felt. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
W Mark Felt, the FBI official who helped bring down Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal, has died. A technique that allows stem cells to be created without the need to destroy embryos has been named as the scientific breakthrough of the year. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Other presidents, including Democrat Harry Truman and Republican Richard Nixon, also have tried unsuccessfully to enact major health care changes. "There is no consensus in Congress or the country on what a comprehensive health care bill would look like," Laszewski says. (USA Today -- News)
And so -- in re Obama -- we come to variations on the question Howard Baker made famous about Richard Nixon in the aftermath of Watergate. What did he know and when did he know it. (Townhall.com)
WASHINGTON (AFP) The man known as Deep Throat, the secret informant in the Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of president Richard Nixon in 1974, has died, his family said Friday. He was 95. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
National Volunteer Week was established by President Richard Nixon in 1974. A proclamation was read recognizing Winder for his many contributions by Mayor Whitlow. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
As we have seen in the cases of Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, clouds of scandal impede governing, and when there s a real storm and all hands are needed to keep the ship afloat, we should spend as little time as possible trying to decide who didn t clean the decks. Article Rating. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Felt was the FBI's associate director during the Watergate scandal and became "the most famous anonymous source in American history" () when he helped guide the WP's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the break-in and conspiracy that brought down President Richard Nixon. When Felt decided to identify himself as Deep Throat in Vanity Fair, he ended a mystery that had kept people guessing for. (Slate)
Here's Richard Nixon speaking to Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office in 1972: "Never forget, the press is the enemy . . . " Was young Billy Belichick listening. Belichick after all, once caddied for Spiro Agnew, Nixon's vice president. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
A number of people have been featured on the list twice: Joseph Stalin (1939, 1942); Winston Churchill (1940, 1949); Gen. George Marshall (1943, 1947); Dwight Eisenhower (1944, 1959); Harry S. Truman (1945, 1948); Lyndon Johnson (1964, 1967); Richard Nixon (1971, 1972); Ronald Reagan (1980, 1983); Mikhail Gorbachev (1987, 1989); Bill Clinton (1992, 1998); and George W. Bush (2000, 2004). Only one person has been named three times: Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, 1934 and 1941. (MSNBC -- Politics)
This mandate is no different from what is outlined in the federal Environmental Protection Act, which was signed into law nearly 40 years ago by President Richard Nixon. In the past eight years, the service has disregarded the law's directives, taking instead a no-holds-barred approach to oil and gas development in the Arctic Ocean. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Not quite like Richard Nixon calling in a play to Redskins coach George Allen, but. "It's one thing when he would ask me about pitching as a senator, but now he's going to ask the question as president, and I have to say, 'Mr. President,'" Williams told the Chicago Tribune during the general managers meetings last month. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
The opening with China by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in 1971-1972 is justly remembered as a historic breakthrough ... In January 1979, Deng made his historic trip to the United States, which began with a private dinner at Brzezinski's house and climaxed with the most sought-after state dinner of the Carter years (also noteworthy for Richard Nixon's first visit to Washington since his resignation; I sat at Nixon's table, and retain a menu everyone signed that night). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
"Get the Army off the front page," President Richard Nixon reportedly said. Investigations were a good way to do that. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Frank Langella trailers; frost nixon; Frost/Nixon trailer; Richard Nixon; Variety Video; Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connolly star in Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the sci-fi classic. The Day the Earth Stood Still' trailer; december 12th; Fox; jennifer connolly; keanu reeves; movie trailers; Remake; variety; Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in director Oliver Stone's portrayal of the controversial President. (Variety)
By the time she left the magazine, ten years later, she had shot one hundred and forty-two covers and published photo essays on scores of stories, including her accounts of the resignation of Richard Nixon and of the 1975 Rolling Stones tour. She joined the staff of Vanity Fair in 1983 and in 1993 also began working for Vogue. (Henrietta Post, NY)
To say this girl's father is somewhat fastidious is to say Richard Nixon was mildly paranoid. Everything is in its place in this man's house. (USA Today -- Life)
As we have seen in the cases of Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, clouds of scandal impede governing, and when there s a real storm and all hands are needed to keep the ship afloat, we should spend as little time as possible trying to decide who didn t clean the decks. Article Rating. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The items on display include Pinochet's black military beret, swords, coins and gifts from former US Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. "We want to allow Chileans to get to know Pinochet, the man, the general, the president, and what better way to do that then by opening a small, boutique display of his personal effects," said Major General Luis Cortes Villa, executive director of the President Pinochet Foundation which oversees the museum. (BBC News)
Known for celebrity interviews (and a Playboy-like personal life), he hardly seemed the guy to challenge Richard Nixon and give him the trial he never had. Yet Frost doggedly pursued the idea and emerged with a series of interviews that stand as the former president's definitive word on things like Watergate. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
US presidents since Richard Nixon have made the mistake of going to China before inviting a Chinese leader to Washington. In Chinese eyes X and for many others in Asia X this puts the president in the position of supplicant. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"This is a farewell kiss, you dog," al-Zeidi yelled as he flung his shoes toward President Bush Sunday, in the most entertaining presidential news conference moment since Dan Rather confronted Richard Nixon 35 years ago. As someone who has attended hundreds of news conferences, including dozens at the White House, sometimes I have wanted to scream far worse at politicians spewing predictable and self-serving pabulum. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Speaking on behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, he said, "We are angry because we feel we have been used in the worst fashion by the administration" of President Richard Nixon. Kerry is one of a number of Senate Committee chairs recommended by Reid. (Newsmax)
Richard Nixon famously spoke with portraits of former presidents in the White House, during the darker days of his presidency. Bill Clinton summoned the ghosts of multiple presidents during his eight years. (Yahoo News)
6 percent of the nation's eligible voters, the highest turnout rate since 1968, when Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey, said Michael McDonald, a political science professor at George Mason University. States finished certifying their election results this weekend, including California on Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Among Globe best-drama nominees were "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," David Fincher's drama about a man who ages backward, starring Pitt and Cate Blanchett; and Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon," based on the Peter Morgan play about the famous TV interview of Richard Nixon by David Frost, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen. The AFI also released a top 10 list of TV shows for 2008, featuring "Breaking Bad," "In Treatment," "John Adams," "Life," "Lost," "Mad Men," "The Office," "Recount,"... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Frost/Nixon: In these left-leaning times, what do you get when you put together one of Hollywood's most admired directors and a searing takedown of notorious Republican president Richard Nixon ... Director Ron Howard has done a great job converting an award-winning play into a movie that exposes the manoeuvring that helped British interviewer David Frost reveal the real Richard Nixon in a series of interviews three years after Nixon left office. (Antara)
"; 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' trailer; isla Fisher; trailers; Variety Video; Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in writer Charlie Kauffman's directorial debut, "Syndecdoche, New York"; Charlie Kauffman; New York trailer; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Synecdoche; variety; video; "Atonement" director Joe Wright composes Robert Downey Jr. and Jaimie Foxx inthe story of a schizophrenic musician in Los Angeles. ; Rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s life is documented in the upcoming feature from Fox Searchlight. ;... (Variety)
Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976, after eight years of Richard Nixon. The hopes of the liberal left were similarly high. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
To Broke tax payer from Jimmy wrote on Dec 12, 2008 3:33 PM:" Not entirely so; just look at the post from a few days ago regarding the latest Nixon tapes. In that piece I refer to both Richard Nixon and George Bush without identifying them as Republicans. I do agree, however, with your implying that the major media leans left, but I have never considered that a bad thing. Thanks for your comments, though, and for reading my blog. ". Broke tax payer wrote on Dec 12, 2008 2:50 PM:" Jimmbo I reread... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
A scratchy, long-lost recording reveals a rambling Richard Nixon struggling to discuss trade issues in the Oval Office with a wily and eloquent Pierre Trudeau, someone the president had referred to hours earlier as a 'son of a bitch ... The recordings had some Canadian content, with a passage containing conversations between Richard Nixon and then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau. (Globe and Mail)
Benjamin Button--starring nominee Brad Pitt in an F. Scott Fitzgerald story about a man who ages backward--and Frost/Nixon --with nominee Frank Langella as Richard Nixon in a drama based on historic TV interviews--have five nominations each, including Best Drama. Other pictures in that group are Revolutionary Road, with nominees Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as an unhappy couple in the 1950s; Danny Boyle's feel-good rags-to-riches story Slumdog Millionaire; and The Reader, a drama about the... (Calgary Herald)
FRANK Langella is not an obvious choice to play the divisive character of Richard Nixon on either stage or screen. Given that he's spent much of the past three years evoking Nixon to much acclaim in the play-cum-movie, , that is impressive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Also up for five awards are Doubt, about a nun who confronts a priest about suspicions of sexual abuse, and Frost/Nixon, which dramatises the TV face-off between the interviewer David Frost and the US president Richard Nixon. Slumdog Millionaire, a feelgood tale of an Indian contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has four nominations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Frost/Nixon" is based on Morgan's Broadway hit of the same name and brings back its two principals: Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon. The film, directed by Ron Howard, tells of the events surrounding Frost's 1977 series of interviews with the former president, the first Nixon gave following his resignation in 1974. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Frank Langella (left) as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost in ''Frost/Nixon ... In 1962, bruised and shaken by his loss in California's gubernatorial election, Richard Nixon infamously told the press, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." How wrong can one man have been. (Boston Globe)
However, the British producer said he was "upset" that Michael Sheen - who plays Sir David Frost to Langella's Richard Nixon - was passed over. "He's a key component of the piece, so it's a real shame he wasn't able to get a nomination," he said of the Welsh-born actor. (BBC News)
Focused on ending our Indochina war, Richard Nixon was blindsided by an oil-price shock (thanks to our eternal buddies, the Saudis). Jimmy Carter literally woke up to find the Soviets in Afghanistan - and our embassy staff held hostage in Iran, a collapsed ally. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Now, its as David Frost in Frost/Nixon, for which his co-star, Frank Langella, received a best-actor nomination as Richard Nixon. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Movies)
He is now an Oscar winning-director with a new film out called "Frost/Nixon," based on the post-Watergate TV interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon ... "Well, thank you. It was a challenge, sure. But a really exciting one. And, you know among all of the cinematic aspects and opening it up and developing the story further and all of those things that were fun for me as a director, working with the actors is probably the most exciting thing and a... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Pitt's rivals in the best actor drama race include DiCaprio, who plays a frustrated 1950s suburbanite in 'Revolutionary Road', Sean Penn, a trailblazing gay politician in 'Milk', Frank Langella, disgraced US President Richard Nixon in 'Frost/Nixon' and Mickey Rourke, a washed up brawler in 'The Wrestler. In the best actress drama race Pitt saw partner Jolie nominated for her performance as a mother searching for her son in Clint Eastwood's period film 'Changeling. (iAfrica.com)
Health care initiatives by Harry Truman and Richard Nixon met similar fates. POLITICS BLOG. (USA Today -- News)
His name was Richard Nixon. The newspaper people of the day say that's when Nixon started his comeback. (The Palm Beach Post)
They were grayer now, thinner at the hairline and thicker around the middle, than when they behaved as Fourth Estate bulldogs, in a pack that included reporter Carl Bernstein, and kept gnawing at the heels of President Richard Nixon in the face of considerable personal and professional risk. On this morning, Woodward could offer no greater praise of Rosenfeld, 79, a columnist and editor-at-large of the Times Union, than this: "He's a tough sonofabitch.". (Albany Times Union)
"Lately he's focused all his time on dealing with the economy and putting together his administration. But he used to be a huge fan of SportsCenter. He loves watching sports and talking sports.''White Sox general manager Ken Williams learned that a long time ago.Obama has lived on the South Side since he moved to Chicago, and is a more die-hard White Sox fan than some natives. At his first news conferences as president-elect, rather than dividing the room into left and right sides, he split... (MSNBC -- Sports)
He brought some of Wattenberg and Scammon s findings to Richard Nixon s attention as they tried to peel the Silent Majority away from their ancestral home in the Democratic Party. Wattenberg graciously thanks Buchanan for this by smearing him as someone who sees an evil Mexican wetback in every bathtub. (The American Conservative)
His "Tonight Show" guests included 1960 presidential candidates John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, boxer Cassius Clay (who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali), evangelist Billy Graham and Kennedy's brother, Robert, who was then counsel to a Senate committee investigating the Mafia. Paar crusaded against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and admiringly interviewed Fidel Castro. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Richard Nixon used this to make Ohio Sen. Willian Saxbe attorney general and again for Lloyd Bentsen to become treasury secretary in the Clinton admnistration. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
In 1960, Illinois became the centre of a national controversy after John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon in the presidential election. Rumours of election fraud in Chicago blossomed into theories that the state had been stolen by Democrats, and that then-mayor Richard J. Daley had used his suspect political machine to deliver victory for his party. (Globe and Mail -- International)
How Much Did Obama Know About His 'For Sale' Senate Seat. How Much Did Obama Know. (Human Events Online)
On one sits a , a tradition started by Richard Nixon, and on another squat of the White House pets, a tradition that one hopes will begin and end with Bush. The press release promoting the decor reads like Southern Living: "The color schemes of tangerine, lime green and hot pink boldly accent the traditional touches of the holiday decorations.". (Slate)
Last weekend, I happened onto the 1976 movie "All the President's Men," the story about Watergate, Richard Nixon and the downfall of his administration ... And finally, the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation released taped Oval Office conversations wherein the former president had unflattering things to say about blacks, Jews, Ivy League graduates, Spiro Agnew and George McGovern, as well as others. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The movie, based on a Broadway play, is a recreation of almost 14 hours of interviews by David Frost with Richard Nixon three years after Nixon's resignation ... Anyone with the slightest knowledge of Richard Nixon knew that was not something he'd gone into the interview planning to do ... As someone who thought that Richard Nixon epitomized evil until Dick Cheney came along, I can only say, "George Bush, you are no Richard Nixon." And I don't mean that in a flattering way. (Anchorage Daily News)
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Frank Langella portrays Richard Nixon, left, and Michael Sheen portrays David Frost in a scene from the film, "Frost/Nixon." Could the film take home this year's Oscar ... LOS ANGELES - It promises to be a colorful Academy Awards season when films featuring Richard Nixon and Batman could go toe-to-toe for best picture. (MSNBC -- News)
How Much Did Obama Know About His 'For Sale' Senate Seat. What Did Obama Know About His 'For Sale' Senate Seat. (Human Events Online)
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