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Defend Sarah Palin: Post Katie Couric Party Pics

By | 12.01.09 | 9:44 am

Todd Herman, the new media director of the Republican National Committee, avers that his Twitter comments are “not statements on behalf of my employer.” That’s helpful today, as he’s pointed followers to photos of CBS News anchor Katie Couric dancing at a party, photos that first appeared at Gawker.com.

The Old ‘My Wife Made Me Buy It’ Excuse for the Mortgage Mess

By | 05.29.09 | 8:55 am

When New York Times economic reporter Edmund Andrews penned his memoir of buying an overpriced house that led to his family facing foreclosure, he attempted to depict himself as an everyman caught up the financial crisis. If it happened to someone like him, it could happen to you.

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