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11.19.2009 2:17 pm

Newsweek’s cover of Sarah Palin in shorts draws a range of critics

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sarah Palin posed in gym shorts for a photo taken for Runner’s World magazine — and months later it shows up as the cover of Newsweek, for a story about Palin and politics.

The whole incident is being called unethical, sexist…

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11.16.2009 9:31 pm

Another polarizing moment: Obama’s bow to Japanese emperor

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

President Barack Obama’s weekend bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito seems to have created another polarizing moment for Americans.

Associated Press photo

Associated Press photo

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the bow was “a sign of respect to the emperor,” the Associated…

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05.05.2009 4:44 pm

Photographer, woman in Pulitzer Prize picture reunite at Kent State

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The girl screaming in a familiar image taken after the Kent State shootings reunited on campus Monday with the man who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, the Associated Press reports, crediting an Akron Beacon Journal story.

The Beacon Journal story by Bill Lilley…

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01.19.2009 1:24 pm

Newsweek plans major overhaul

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Newsweek is about to morph into something new, ceding the traditional news magazine market to Time, the New York Times reports

The Times reports:

Newsweek, owned by The Washington Post Company, is planning a major overhaul this year. It has not made…

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12.12.2008 11:20 am

Politicians from corrupt states are very dirty or very clean, writer says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Politicians from states with rich histories of corruption tend to either be very corrupt themselves or just the opposite, an article on Newsweek.com argues.

Michael Hirsh, Newsweek.com’s Washington Web Editor, speculates on Barack Obama’s legacy — in the wake of the Blagojevich…

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12.11.2008 10:46 am

Google says Sarah Palin was the world’s fastest-rising search term

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Sarah Palin” was the world’s fastest-rising search term in 2008, Newsweek.com reports in a story on Google’s annual report on most-searched words.

Google’s report says:

“As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends…

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