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...times fawning, book relies heavily on sources several circles outward from those who actually know Michelle. The end result is a book that reveals little about Michelle Obama not already in the public domain. There are tidbits here and there - as a corporate lawyer, Michelle handled accounts for Barney, the purple dinosaur - but readers already familiar with Michelle's life story will be disappointed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michelle Obama, A Life | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...Paulson tasked him with assessing plans to untangle the housing mess, and this year he launched a program to funnel money to struggling mortgage holders facing foreclosure. Though Kashkari is a Republican who gave $2,000 to George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, a spokesman for Congressman Barney Frank, the liberal head of the House Financial Services Committee, calls him "very knowledgeable and very smart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whiz Kid, Hot Seat | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

Dance parties with people in animal suits cavorting about and rubbing hips can fall into two categories: alarmingly scary or mildly amusing. Throw weapons into that mix and you’ve either got a deranged Barney episode or The New Pornographers’ “Mutiny, I Promise You” video. This is your typical indie pop outfit (think Tilly and the Wall) video: hyper-chromatic garb and lighting, bouncy vocals, DIY sets and props, and relentless, exaggerated theatricality. The band members begin in an overcrowded cardboard box doing “cool” things like...

Author: By Natalie J. So, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: The New Pornographers | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...Frank, Barney •effrontery of Paulson's original bailout proposal is mocked by •Republican spin that tone of Pelosi's speech caused insulted members to vote against bailout bill is mocked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slansky's Weekly Wrapup | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...Because somebody hurt their feelings, they decided to punish the country?' Massachusetts Democrat BARNEY FRANK, mocking House Republicans for their "pettiness" and "hypersensitivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

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