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Posted at 05:49 PM ET, 05/21/2013

Happy Birthday, Al Franken -- with love from the Senate Judiciary Committee
By The Reliable Source
Hang on there, Sen. Chris Coons -- did you bring enough for everyone? The Delaware Democrat lightened the mood at Day 5 of the Senate Judiciary Committee markup session on the immigration bill Tuesday by presenting his panel neighbor, Sen. Al Franken, with a beautiful sprinkles-laden cupcake.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:49 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:32 PM ET, 05/20/2013

Georgetown's Jim Coury wins $100,000 Jeopardy College Championship
By The Reliable Source
The Georgetown sophomore kept it under wraps for six weeks, but on Friday he finally revealed that he won the $100,000 grand prize.

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Posted at 06:02 AM ET, 05/20/2013

Toots Hibbert injured by flying bottle at Toots and the Maytals concert
By The Reliable Source
The singer had to cut his performance short to go to the hospital.

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Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 05/17/2013

Justin Bieber letting clock tick down on monkey ownership
By The Reliable Source
The German customs officials who confiscated the pop star's capuchin when he arrived in March without the proper monkey-having papers said Friday they were preparing to send "Mally" to a zoo or animal park.

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Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 05/12/2013

Chris Brown battling with neighbors over 'monster' murals
By The Reliable Source
City officials cited the singer for "excessive signage" and ordered him to get rid of the art within 30 days. But Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, said that's not going to happen.

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Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 05/09/2013

Amanda Knox attends 'Gatsby' screening in Washington
By The Reliable Source
She may have had a grueling interview schedule this past week, but she gamely sallied forth to mingle with Washington media types Wednesday night.

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Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 05/08/2013

Miss America loses 'there she is. . .' theme song
By The Reliable Source
The kitsch-classic Miss America theme song is no longer a part of the pageant, having been snarled in copyright dispute.

By The Reliable Source  |  04:38 PM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 05/08/2013

Trailer for 'The Butler,' based on life of the White House's Eugene Allen
By The Reliable Source
Five years after Washington Post readers were gripped by the story of Eugene Allen -- the White House butler who served eight presidents, beginning in an era of segregation, and lived long enough to cast a vote for the first black president -- the movie version, "The Butler" is on its way to theaters this fall. And now, finally, the preview.

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Posted at 09:39 AM ET, 05/06/2013

Helen Mirren, dressed as the Queen, confronts drummers outside theater
By The Reliable Source
Of course they stopped immediately when the Oscar winner -- clad in her costume as the reigning monarch -- told them to. Wouldn't you?

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Posted at 06:08 PM ET, 05/05/2013

Justin Bieber sued in Virginia over hit song
By The Reliable Source
Two Hampton Roads men claim that the pop star and his mentor Usher lifted significant parts of their song for the hit "Somebody to Love."

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Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 05/02/2013

'Captain America' shoot scheduled for Teddy Roosevelt Bridge Sunday
By The Reliable Source
Hollywood will once again stop traffic in D.C. Sunday when city officials will shut down Teddy Roosevelt Bridge for two brief periods.

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Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 04/30/2013

Kara DioGuardi had radical surgery to reduce cancer threat
By The Reliable Source
The songwriter had her uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after learning she carries the BRCA2 gene that put her at high risk of ovarian cancer.

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Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 04/25/2013

Justin Bieber experiences first tour-bus drug bust in Sweden
By The Reliable Source
They grow up so fast! Barely a month after his first onstage collapse, Justin Bieber underwent another rock star rite of passage when police said Thursday they found a small amount of drugs on his tour bus in Stockholm.

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Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 04/25/2013

Gwyneth Paltrow's side-view gown: A brief history of VIP dresses designed to draw stares
By The Reliable Source
Will we always remember where we were the first time we saw Gwyneth Paltrow's derriere? Certain dresses have that effect on the public consciousness -- and let's face it, they're designed to, as Elizabeth Hurley and Jennifer Lopez can testify.

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Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 04/22/2013

Maryland sorority letter-gone-viral gets menacing reading by Michael Shannon
By The Reliable Source
A certain University of Maryland sorority member has a future in Hollywood, don't you think?

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Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 04/22/2013

John Leopold pens a poem, literary essay, from Anne Arundel jail
By The Reliable Source
John R. Leopold turned to literary pursuits during his 30 days behind bars. After completing his time for misconduct in office, the former Anne Arundel County executive sent a poem and essay to the Capital newspaper.

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Posted at 07:12 PM ET, 04/21/2013

Reese Witherspoon arrested in Atlanta after traffic stop gone bad (updated)
By The Reliable Source
No matter who you are, don't pull the "Do you know who I am?" routine with cops. Always backfires. Even for Reese Witherspoon.

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Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 04/18/2013

Flavor Flav's felony case won't keep him from Hall of Fame induction
By The Reliable Source
The rap icon is facing 12 years in prison for allegedly chasing his girlfriend's teenage son with a butcher knife -- but a court delay means he gets to be honored alongside Public Enemy tonight.

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Posted at 07:02 AM ET, 04/18/2013

Bassem Youssef, Egyptian satirist, honored for 'Time 100' by Jon Stewart
By The Reliable Source
He's often referred to as "the Jon Stewart of Egypt." So, with Time magazine honoring him in its list of the world's most influential people, editors appropriately enough enlisted Stewart to pay tribute to him.

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Posted at 01:26 PM ET, 04/17/2013

Amanda Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher's granddaughter, is a University of Richmond student (video)
By The Reliable Source
She's young, cute, well-spoken, and wore an amazing hat at the funeral. And now we know that Margaret Thatcher's granddaughter runs track at University of Richmond.

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Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 04/11/2013

Ivanka Trump didn't really look pregnant in Washington yesterday. . .
By The Reliable Source
But she just announced that she is (her second child), and we believe her. Here are some photos of her from her visit to Washington Wednesday.

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Posted at 04:23 PM ET, 04/10/2013

Madonna criticized by Malawi government over VIP treatment
By The Reliable Source
The star has had a major falling-out with the government of the African nation she once took on as her pet cause.

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Posted at 06:56 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Chef Sam Kass among furloughed White House staff
By The Reliable Source
Among the ranks of furloughed federal workers, a VIP name: The photogenic White House assistant chef who doubles in an out-front role as a food policy advisor.

By The Reliable Source  |  06:56 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:26 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Al Green has back injury, cancels White House performance
By The Reliable Source
Sorry, there will be no "Let's Stay Together" sing-off with the president tonight. The soul legend has cancelled his performance at the White House tonight.

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Posted at 12:49 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Vladimir Putin leered like Benny Hill at a topless protester
By The Reliable Source
If you were this Ukrainian protester, you would probably be so irritated to get this reaction out of the Russian president.

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Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 04/07/2013

Beyonce and Jay-Z trip to Cuba under congressional scrutiny
By The Reliable Source
Beyonce and Jay-Z's paparazzi-trailed trip to Havana has prompted questions from two members of Congress about how they managed to get past the U.S. embargo on tourism to Cuba.

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Posted at 04:55 PM ET, 04/04/2013

Lance Armstrong drops swimming race before he can "harm more organizations"
By The Reliable Source
International swimming federation officials raised objections, even to the idea of the confessed doper competing on the Masters level.

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Posted at 10:39 PM ET, 04/03/2013

Anne-Marie Slaughter to lead New America Foundation
By The Reliable Source
The former State Department official who ignited a firestorm last year with her story about "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" has seen the future of the work-life balance -- and it's a job at a Washington think tank.

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Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 04/02/2013

Marty Baron (yes, our boss) to be portrayed in film about church scandal reporters
By The Reliable Source
Imagine a Bay State version of "All the President's Men," with bishops instead of White House aides: That's the soon-to-be movie about the Boston Globe's investigation of the Catholic Church, in which our new executive editor will be a character.

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Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 03/28/2013

King memorial foundation drops MLK Jr. from name, denies rift with family
By The Reliable Source
The foundation president told reporters his group had a longstanding agreement with King's estate to change its name from the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation -- it's now simply The Memorial Foundation -- once construction was complete

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Posted at 03:36 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Charlie Daniels gets a pacemaker, keeps on ticking
By The Reliable Source
The Grand Ole Opry star, 76, checked into a hospital earlier this week with a mild case of pneumonia and then was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.

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Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Shia LaBeouf shows just how gracious he is about Broadway firing
By The Reliable Source
Shia LaBeouf is so gracious. No hard feelings whatsoever about getting fired from that Broadway show. How do we know? Because he physically manifested just how supportive he is of his fellow actors during a preview performance of "Orphans."

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Posted at 02:26 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Dionne Warwick files for bankruptcy
By Amy Argetsinger
The singer, in debt for more than $10 million, blames unscrupulous managers.

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Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Bill Clinton to speak at Howard University graduation
By The Reliable Source
The annual race for VIP commencement speakers continues. Does this trump Kerry Washington speaking at GWU?

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Posted at 05:27 PM ET, 03/25/2013

White House uses new Seder plate for Passover
By The Reliable Source
Tonight's White House Passover dinner will have a new dish at the table: Spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed that the Obamas will use the silver Seder plate that Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gave to the president last week during his trip to Israel, reports our colleague Juliet Eilperin.

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Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 03/25/2013

'Kid President' Robbie Novak to appear at White House Easter Egg Roll
By The Reliable Source
The White House's annual egg roll is a window into the mysterious parallel universe of 11 years olds.

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Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 03/25/2013

Prince Harry is returning to Washington
By The Reliable Source
The spare to the throne has more receptions, polo matches, charity work planned for his trip to the U.S. in May. But sorry, no stop in Vegas.

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Posted at 06:44 PM ET, 03/24/2013

Tilda Swinton sleeps in a box: Is this (still) art?
By Amy Argetsinger
Tilda Swinton climbed into a glass box at NYC's Museum of Modern Art Saturday and went to sleep — a bit of performance art entitled "The Maybe," which quickly drew a crowd.

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Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Bobby Brown serves jail sentence in only eight hours
By Amy Argetsinger
Bobby Brown spent a mere eight hours behind bars Wednesday, getting released almost as soon as he reported to serve a 55-day sentence for DUI.

By Amy Argetsinger  |  05:26 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:02 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Michelle Shocked's bizarre, cut-off radio interview
By Amy Argetsinger
Michelle Shocked quarreled with a talk-radio host and quickly hung up Thursday during what was supposed to be her first interview since the anti-gay rant that has concert halls across the country cancelling shows.

By Amy Argetsinger  |  02:02 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 03/17/2013

Lil Wayne survives the weekend, but Tone Loc and Morrissey aren't doing so well either
By Amy Argetsinger
Lil Wayne spent the weekend in the hospital, triggering the most overheated celebrity deathwatch in recent years.

By Amy Argetsinger  |  04:49 PM ET, 03/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Steven Seagal joins Vladimir Putin for photo-op
By Amy Argetsinger
Steven Seagal has been hanging out in Moscow with Vladi mir Putin, touring a martial-arts school where the Russian president called for a revival of Stalin-era school phys-ed programs.

By Amy Argetsinger  |  07:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Ed Asner rushed to hospital midway through 'FDR' performance
By Amy Argetsinger
Mr. Grant!!! Ed Asner was rushed off a stage in Gary, Ind., Tuesday after he appeared disoriented. His rep told the local newspaper he was hospitalized for exhaustion. The sitcom legend, 83, had been performing a one-man show about FDR.

By Amy Argetsinger  |  07:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:25 PM ET, 03/05/2013

Schwarzenegger returns to publishing; Carly Rae Jepsen drops Boy Scout gig
By Amy Argetsinger
In other news: Schwarzenegger returns to publishing; Carly Rae Jepsen drops Boy Scout gig

By Amy Argetsinger  |  02:25 PM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 04/12/2011

In other news: Justin Bieber is having a tough time in Israel
By The Reliable Source
The paparazzi won’t lay off. Binyamin Netanyahu doesn’t want to hang out, after all.

By The Reliable Source  |  05:40 PM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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