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Julian Assange Scares George Bush Away From Speaking Gig
8:13AM Jim Newell | The last decent president we had in this country, George W. Bush, was all set to give tomorrow night’s keynote address at the clunky Young Presidents’ Organization’s Global Leadership Conference, in Denver. But then who shows up at the conference today, via satellite of course, but Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the gravest threat to global civilization since Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties. Can’t have that! So Bush has canceled. More »
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Let’s Ooh And Aah Over William And Kate’s Engagement Pictures
3:02AM Adrian Chen | Prince William and Kate get cuddly. Nicole Richie gets married, elephant in tow. Miley Cyrus soldiers on despite bong-ripping controversy, and Madonna is banned from TV. Sunday gossip round up is a blizzard of titillating details More »
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Did George W. Bush Plagiarise His Memoir?
8:59AM John Cook | He’s an idiot, so probably. The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grimm has identified several passages in Bush’s new book Decision Points that he says are “lifted” from some of his advisers’ books. More »
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Kanye West: Interrupting Taylor Swift Was Like George W. Bush Ignoring Hurricane Katrina
2:40PM Adrian Chen | George W. Bush said recently that the “worst” moment of his presidency was when Kanye West said he didn’t care about black people. Now Kanye has kinda apologized to Bush for calling him racist… in typical Kanye West fashion. More »
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Bush Says Worst Moment Of His Presidency Involved Kanye West
7:45PM Max Read | Former President George W. Bush told Today anchor Matt Lauer that the “all-time low” of his presidency was when rapper Kanye West said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” on live television. Hmm. Is that really the worst moment? More »
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George W. Bush Discusses Memoir In Thrilling YouTube Trailer
4:41AM Jim Newell | Here’s George W. Bush, the last decent president America ever had, just sittin’ in front of a camera and pluggin’ his exciting upcoming memoir, Decision Points. It’s good to hear his sweet, angelic voice again. Video below. More »
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Would You Be Fooled By Any Of These Celebrity Lookalikes?
8:40AM Brian Moylan | Toronto-based photographer John Hryniuk has spent the past couple of years photographing subjects at celebrity lookalike conventions. Do you think these George Bushes, Barack Obamas, Sarah Palins, Tiger Woods(es) and Hillary Clintons are as good as the real thing? More »
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George W. Bush Joins Facebook
9:56AM Adrian Chen | Sometimes you’re browsing around Facebook and discover the page of a random friend you hadn’t thought about for years. That just happened to us, except instead of a friend it was our horrible ex-president. George W. Bush is on Facebook! More »
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Laura Bush Vs German Chef: Was She Actually Poisoned?
3:01PM Glen Runciter | In her new memoir, Laura Bush wonders if she was poisoned while in Germany in 2007. The chef who cooked her food says she’s crazy. Simple stomach flu, or al Qaeda poison conspiracy? Whom do we believe?! The chef, probably. More »
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