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Trump Claims Obama's 'Dreams of My Father' Ghost Written by Bill Ayers
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsApparently, the birth certificate was just the beginning. Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality TV star recently turned birther, now says that liberal activist Bill Ayers wrote President Barack Obama's signature book, "Dreams of My Father." "'Dreams of My Father' was genius, and they give him full credit," Trump said of Obama in an interview Wednesday with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. "But now it's coming out that Bill Ayers wrote it. And [Obama's] only there because of 'Dreams of My Father.'" Ayers, a co-founder of the radical Weather Underground movement that carried ...
200 Blank Pages: Book on What Men Think About Besides Sex Outsells 'Harry Potter,' 'Da Vinci Code'
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsIt is perhaps no surprise that a book titled "What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex" is a best seller. It is also perhaps no surprise that such a book has recently outsold a Harry Potter title and "The Da Vinci Code" on Amazon.com. But what about the fact that the book contains only blank pages? The joke is on, well, all of us. London PR Sheridan Simove's book "What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex" has become a surprise best seller on Amazon.com. The book has 200 blank pages and is currently outselling two of the biggest books of all time. "I am fiercely proud that I ...
Female Politicians Earn Place in Fashion World
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsThey say clothes make the man, but when it comes to politics, the only real "power dressers" are the women of that world: first ladies and female politicians. Think about it. We're constantly gossiping about what first lady Michelle Obama is wearing, but we seldom explore -- or even care about -- President Barack Obama's fashion choices. Unless, of course, he's frolicking topless on a beach. According to Robb Young, author of the new book "Power Dressing: First Ladies, Women Politicians & Fashion," this occurs because the feminine wardrobe is far more varied, vibrant and memorable than ...
Rumsfeld Files Reveal Pre-9/11 Focus on Iraq
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsThousands of documents made available by Donald Rumsfeld to coincide with the publication of his memoir today reveal an early focus on Iraq, even before 9/11, and his willingness to consider a variety of options that critics might consider hypocritical but that the former defense secretary regarded as thoroughly rational. "At the right moment, we may want to give Saddam Hussein a way out for his family to live in comfort," Rumsfeld wrote on Sept. 21, 2001, in a one-sentence memo. Rumsfeld's so-called "snowflake" memos -- he issued hundreds of them from 2001 to 2006 -- are now available as ...
NYT Editor Unloads on 'Arrogant,' 'Manipulative' Julian Assange
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsThe story of how The New York Times' once-promising relationship with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange turned sour sounds like the kind of mud-slinging breakup between Hollywood celebrities you read about at TMZ.com. Times Executive Editor Bill Keller, in an excerpt from an e-book, writes about his newspaper's rocky partnership with WikiLeaks, tossing as many barbed adjectives at Assange as Camille Grammer has hurled at her soon-to-be ex-husband, Kelsey Grammer. To start with, Keller repeatedly refers to Assange as "our source," although Assange calls himself a journalist and that is key for ...
Waterproof Notepad Helps You Record Ideas in the Shower
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsSome people do their best scrubbing in the shower; others do their best thinking. Just ask Mark Knudsen, a Michigan-based, self-professed "shower thinker" with a penchant for coming up with great ideas while showering. A couple of years ago, Knudsen's watery brainstorming habit led to something big: the invention of a simple little novelty that helps shower thinkers like himself record their every thought mid-cleansing. After a "splash" of genius in his very own shower, Knudsen created "AquaNotes," a nontoxic, recyclable, waterproof notepad designed to withstand exposure to ...
More Than 1 Million Copies of New Bush Memoir Sold
By not in system - AOL NewsGeorge W. Bush's return to the spotlight has resulted in big sales for his memoir, "Decision Points." His publisher, Crown, said Wednesday that the former president's book has sold more than 1.1 million copies since hitting shelves two weeks ago, The Associated Press reported. ...
George W. Bush's 'Decision Points' Sales Exceed 1 Million
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyGeorge W. Bush's return to the spotlight has resulted in big sales for his memoir, "Decision Points." His publisher, Crown, said Wednesday that the former president's book has sold more than 1.1 million copies since hitting shelves two weeks ago, The Associated Press reported. More than 135,000 copies were sold as e-books, according to the publisher. Bush kept a low profile after leaving office last year, declining interviews and avoiding comment on his successor and politics in general. But he emerged this month to promote the book, appearing in interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, ...
4 Highlights of Sarah Palin's 'America by Heart' Leaked Excerpts
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- The holidays have come early this year. Excerpts from Sarah Palin's new book, "America by Heart" -- scheduled to be released Nov. 23, just in time for the Black Friday holiday shopping spree -- leaked across the Internet this week. Now, with Bristol's "Dancing With the Stars" "conspiracy," the Wisconsin senior citizen who shot his television because of Bristol's advancement on "DWTS," Willow's homophobic Facebook slurs, Sarah's New York Times Magazine profile and the leaked book excerpts, Nov. 17 may forever be considered a Palin public relations holiday. Clearly Harry Potter ...
The Chilling Story Behind the Making of 'The Exorcist'
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Oct. 22) – The 1973 film "The Exorcist" is regarded as one of the scariest movies of all time. But what's even spookier is the true story of the real-life exorcism that inspired it. With that in mind, paranormal filmmakers Philip and Christopher Booth set out to make "The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist," based on the infamous, truly terrifying story of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly possessed by the devil in St. Louis in 1949. To delve into the gritty details, the twin filmmakers went straight to the source: tracking down an old, secret journal written by the Rev. ...
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