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Helen Thomas' Front-Row Seat Goes to AP; Fox News Moves Up
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyIt's like being back in elementary school again in the White House briefing room: Some seating assignments have finally changed in the wake of Helen Thomas' retirement earlier this summer. The Associated Press has gotten Thomas' front-row-center seat, with Fox News moving up to the front row, ensconced in AP's old seat. NPR shifts to the second-row seat previously held by Fox. The changes were approved by the board of the White House Correspondents Association. "It was a very difficult decision," the board said in a statement, noting that it "received requests from Bloomberg and NPR ...
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Celebs and Parties Galore
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyBehold the coming journo-celebrity mash-up known as the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The actual meal -- this year featuring eco-friendly organic food and carbon-offsets for travel -- is Saturday night. The 2,600 guests include the president and first lady, of course, many of the bright lights and dim bulbs from Old and New Media alike, and of course, politicians, campaign operatives, bureaucrats, lobbyists, lawyers, 17 high schoolers receiving journalism scholarships, and a large slice of the Hollywood-NewYork FamousPeople axis. Justin Bieber! Jessica Simpson! Chelsea ...
Jay Leno to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe week's most unpopular stand-up comic -- NBC's Jay Leno -- will host the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on May 1, the Washington Post reports. The association had asked Leno to host weeks ago, before a high-profile conflict with NBC and fellow late-night host Conan O'Brien took his public approval rating south. Leno has been hosting a prime-time show that has not performed well in the ratings. NBC recently announced that it would move his show to later at night, effectively ending O'Brien's stint hosting "The Tonight Show" after only seven months. "I have chosen to stay on ...
White House Denounces Wanda Sykes' Limbaugh Joke
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAt Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Wanda Sykes got a decidedly mixed reception for this joke about Rush Limbaugh:The White House, today, made no bones about the President's reaction, reports Jake Tapper: ...
"I Don't Need To See Your Nipples"
By Helena Andrews - Politics DailyI too am bored of President Obama's man mammaries. So whatever her designs on Rush Limbaugh's kidneys, comedian Wanda Sykes did something on Saturday's roast of the president that most Washingtonians are simply unfamiliar with -- she killed. ...
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