Christopher Hitchens
Controversial writer Christopher Hitchens, whose works slammed religion as well as such public figures as Mother Teresa and Henry Kissinger, has died, according to the Vanity Fair. He was 62.
Hitchens, who was a contributing editor to the magazine for nearly two decades, died of pneumonia at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a long battle with esophageal cancer.
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Lauren Bush and David Lauren
Lauren Bush, the niece of former President George W. Bush, married David Lauren, the son of fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Sunday in Colorado, The New York Post reports.
Bush, 27, and Lauren, 39, tied the knot at...
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George W. Bush
George W. Bush will speak for the first time about the killing of Osama bin Laden in a National Geographic Channel special honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the network announced Wednesday.
George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview premieres Sunday, Aug. 28 at 10/9c, and will anchor the network's weeklong tribute to 9/11. It features an in-depth, two-day interview with the former president by filmmaker Peter Schnall. The interview had been planned months in advance and coincidentally took place just a couple of days after Navy Seals killed bin Laden during a raid May 1 at the 9/11 mastermind's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
U.S. military operations kill Osama bin Laden
"President Obama called me [and] told me that ...
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Michele Bachmann
Tom Petty is insisting that Republican Michele Bachmann stop using his song, "American Girl," at campaign rallies, according to Rolling Stone.
Bachmann announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential election on Monday in Waterloo, Iowa where she...
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Katie Couric
Katie Couric signed off as the anchor of CBS Evening News on Thursday, calling the last five years an "incredible journey."
It was business as usual for most of Couric's last night behind the desk, which kicked off with a piece from her Evening News successor Scott Pelley. The broadcast also included a rare interview with...
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George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter
All four living former U.S. presidents will come together for NBC's special All Together Now: A Celebration of Service, the network announced Thursday.
George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will honor the importance of American service and volunteerism. It will also include...
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Kanye West
Kanye West has been named MTV's Man of the Year.
The rapper won the honor for his "compelling" comeback story after starting the year as a villain, thanks to his infamous mic-swipe from Taylor Swift, and ending it as a "hero."
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After a self-imposed hiatus, West started his comeback in May, releasing "Power." Two months later, he joined Twitter, unleashing infinitely entertaining ...
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Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live head writer and "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers has been selected as the key speaker for the 2011 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
Meyers, 36, follows recent speakers such as Jay Leno, Wanda Sykes and Craig Ferguson.
In 2006, Stephen Colbert used the gig to...
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George W. Bush; Kanye West
George W. Bush says he forgives Kanye West after the rapper expressed regret for calling the former president a racist.
In an interview with Today's Matt Lauer, West said he "didn't have the grounds" to call ...
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Kanye West; George W. Bush
Kanye West says he understands why George W. Bush says the "all-time low" during his presidency was when the rapper claimed the former president "doesn't care about black people" — because he went through the same criticism after interrupting Taylor Swift.
"I definitely can understand the way he feels, to be accused of being a racist in any way, because the same thing happened to me, where I got accused of ...
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