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...between the presumptive Presidential candidate and the liberal blogosphere. It was perhaps a infelicitous metaphor, given both the seediness of Las Vegas and the ridiculous excess of the party itself. Reportedly thrown at a cost of $50,000, the gathering made the observation floor of the Stratosphere hotel positively groan from the weight of the sushi tables, ice sculptures and open bars. There was a Blues Brothers cover band (if it is possible to cover a cover band), an Elvis impersonator and, puzzlingly, a chocolate fountain. If you get a chocolate fountain on your first date, do you go back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Among the Believers: Beating Up on Big Media | 6/13/2006 | See Source »

...Even officals at the EPA "let out an audible groan" when the original complaint came across their desks, as Tom Skinner, EPA Regional Administrator, recalls. Skinner says he knew it would be all too easy for the EPA's action to be portrayed as big, bad government agency "goes after warm, cuddly chocolate factory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago's Chocolate War | 2/14/2006 | See Source »

...hard choice. “Duuuuuuuuuu,” the Bright Hockey Center crowd chanted in unison: “Du! Du! Du!” Only when Donato sent pivot Kevin Du onto the ice for the shot did the fans quiet—although the collective groan they let out seconds later, when Du propelled the puck high, echoed throughout the building. “Did the goalie touch it at all?” Du said after the fact. “I thought I just hit the crossbar.” Post-game opinions differed...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With Hat Trick, Du Keys Win | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...about this year’s crop of poppies.2005’s Worst New “Shows”5. “Taradise”Tara Reid’s “Wild On” replacement vacillates so much between the hysterical and the groan-inducing, the wonderful and the pathetic, that I could have just as easily placed this in the “Best” list. It fell on this side largely due to its lack of staying power. But it was unapologetically ridiculous, and there’s something...

Author: By Alex C. Britell, Jessica C. Coggins, and Kevin Ferguson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: TVWATCH:YearInReview | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...Uuuhh” came a groan from beneath the table...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dance of a Lifetime | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

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