Media How To Beat Tim Russert
Get inside his head and shake vigorously.
Already, candidates Lieberman, Kerry, Edwards, Sharpton, Gephardt, Graham, Clark, Moseley Braun, Kucinich, and Dean (twice) have appeared on the show, with Russert humbling practically all. The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz writes this week that Dean's allegedly poor performance on the June 22 Meet the Press has elicited a barrage of what Kurtz calls "negative commentary" from the media, which had previously cuddled up with the candidate.
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Celebrities Kutcher and Moore: Who's pulling the strings?
Nothing Demi Moore has done in her long career has delighted Americans as much as her alleged romance with Ashton Kutcher. The red-carpet spectacle of Demi (40 going on 22) canoodling with Ashton (25 going 16) has been delicious fodder for the tabloids and unbeatable publicity for the couple. Demi, assisted by the best 40-year-old body money can buy and her comeback role in Charlie's Angels, has re-established herself as a sex symbol.
· Is Demi-Ashton all a sham—a Punk'd practical joke? Or something in between? [ Slate]
