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Month: October 2016

FBI Director James Comey’s Letter to Congress — A Game Changer or a Nothingburger?

FBI Director James Comey’s Letter to Congress — A Game Changer or a Nothingburger?

October 31, 2016

  OCTOBER 31, 2016 Photo: AP On Friday afternoon, just before Exact Change Today went to press (like I actually go to press — it’s just me and my dopey…

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At the End of a Not-So-Great Week for the Clinton Campaign, Michelle Obama Offers Some Hope and Light

At the End of a Not-So-Great Week for the Clinton Campaign, Michelle Obama Offers Some Hope and Light

October 28, 2016

  OCTOBER 28, 2016 Photo: Getty Once again, it’s Michelle Obama to the rescue. It’s a good thing, too, because the First Lady’s first campaign appearance onstage with Hillary Clinton…

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Newt Gingrich Tells Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, “You Are Fascinated By Sex” — What Kind of a Campaign Is This?

Newt Gingrich Tells Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, “You Are Fascinated By Sex” — What Kind of a Campaign Is This?

October 27, 2016

  OCTOBER 27, 2016 The fallout from the jaw-dropping confrontation between Newt Gingrich and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on Tuesday’s edition of “The Kelly File” continued to reverberate on the…

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10 Movies That Should Be on Your Oscar Radar

10 Movies That Should Be on Your Oscar Radar

October 26, 2016

  OCTOBER 26, 2016 What, Oscars again?  Yes!  Because the 2017 Oscar race doesn’t start until I say it has started.  And, ladies and gentlemen, it has started.  Big time.…

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Meet the Woman Who Gave Me My Love of Politics — My Nana

Meet the Woman Who Gave Me My Love of Politics — My Nana

October 25, 2016

  OCTOBER 25, 2016 Photo: Politico Her name was Annette Weis Fleming. She was one of the greatest influences in my life, and she introduced me in a big way…

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Clinton Closes the Door Behind Trump and Focuses Instead on Electing Democratic Senators

Clinton Closes the Door Behind Trump and Focuses Instead on Electing Democratic Senators

October 24, 2016

  OCTOBER 24, 2016 Photo: The Boston Globe This week’s “Saturday Night Live” kicked off with a scathing satire of Wednesday’s third Presidential debate.  Off the top, Kate McKinnon’s brilliant…

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Trump the Day After — Clean-Up on Aisle 3

Trump the Day After — Clean-Up on Aisle 3

October 21, 2016

  OCTOBER 21, 2016 That whrrring noise you heard all over cable news on Thursday morning was the sound of Donald Trump surrogates spinning their wheels trying to create a…

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Presidential Debate #3 — Donald Trump Makes the Biggest Political Mistake of His Life

Presidential Debate #3 — Donald Trump Makes the Biggest Political Mistake of His Life

October 20, 2016

  OCTOBER 20, 2016 Photo: Politico At Wednesday night’s final Presidential Debate from UNLV in Las Vegas, Donald Trump effectively disqualified himself from becoming President. It was particularly shocking because,…

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Oh, Yes He Said It, as President Obama Tells Donald Trump to “Stop Whining”

Oh, Yes He Said It, as President Obama Tells Donald Trump to “Stop Whining”

October 18, 2016

OCTOBER 18, 2016 Photo: Getty On Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama fulfilled the dream wish of any responsible voter — he told Donald Trump to “stop…

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Mark Wahlberg Struggles to Stay Alive in the Surprisingly Effective “Deepwater Horizon”

Mark Wahlberg Struggles to Stay Alive in the Surprisingly Effective “Deepwater Horizon”

October 17, 2016

  OCTOBER 17, 2016 Well, this was a nice surprise. Let’s just say that Peter Berg’s recreation of the disastrous 2010 explosion on the oil rig “Deepwater Horizon” was not…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

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