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Public relations
Famed golfer might have brought the media whirlwind on himself, not just because of his alleged illicit behavior but also because of his mishandling of the aftermath of the accident outside his estate.
Media
Network offers its chief Washington correspondent the coveted job of co-hosting "Good Morning America" and intensive negotiations are underway, according to sources. Talks involve not just the level of compensation, but also the details of his duties if he replaces Diane Sawyer.
The Gate-Crashers
State will look into the America's Polo Cup, the firm run by Michaele and Tareq Salahi that the couple says raises funds for their charitable organization, as other problems become apparent for the couple.
Mark Sullivan, the Secret Service director, tells a high-profile House hearing that three of his agency's employees associated with Tareq and Michaele Salahi's uninvited entry into the White House have been put on administrative leave.
On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to create "an unprecedented level of openness in government" -- an executive memorandum that his administration now says does not apply to calls for his social secretary to testify on Capitol Hill.
Galleries
Laurel Lukaszewski's latest exhibition looks like two shows in one. The first is a meditation on the fleeting beauty of nature. The other, an ungainly ode to pasta.
The TV Column
The network dumps the "American Idol" runner-up from not one but two more programs: "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and its "New Year's Rockin' Eve" while batting its eyes coyly. It declined primly to comment on either decision.
Book World
"The Lexicographer's Dilemma," by Jack Lynch Walker, a delightful look at efforts through the centuries to define and control the English language, turns out to be a history of human exasperation, frustration and free-floating angst.
Advice
My sis is getting married this weekend. She and her fiance broke up last year over an affair but have gotten back together. She loves the guy but doesn't "necessarily expect it to last forever."
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