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Michele Bachmann, Unmuzzled
You don't need to read Sarah Palin's book to hear the ravings of a mad woman.
By Matt Snyders
Miami New Times
Pimp Daddy
The rise and fall of a chubby sex-cult leader.
By Natalie O'Neill
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Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns--and then he became Rachel.
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Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a battle over the soul of the GOP. They're also running for governor.
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Eddie Who?
Charlie Murphy
By VICKIE CHANG
Published on April 04, 2008 at 2:40am
Not too long ago, he was only known as Eddie Murphy's older brother, even though he had appeared in films such as Jungle Fever , Murder Was the Case and Harlem Nights . But thanks to an episode of Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show that contained a certain story involving a certain funk icon and a certain couch and a certain slap to the face, Charlie Murphy has become a breakout star on his own terms. Now the elder Murphy regularly makes appearances at comedy clubs, colleges and casinos nationwide, as well as on talk shows and Comedy Central specials. And don't make us repeat the lines about the couch and face-slapping. You know exactly what we're talking about.
Fri., April 4, 8 & 10 p.m.; April 5-6, 7 & 9 p.m., 2008
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