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...viewing. That's why 18 Doughty Street--which is broadcast exclusively over the Internet--is catching on. As many as 25,000 viewers daily are logging onto a website that offers five solid hours of live-streamed punditry and reams of archived footage. By existing online, Doughty Street can avoid the long arm of regulators, which means "we're completely up-front about our views," says Dale, 44, a Conservative blogger. His three co-directors are also Tories. But the station's weeknight chat shows are just as likely to bite chunks out of David Cameron's new-look Tories...
...Bill O'Reilly lites and Stephen Colbert wannabes occupy late-night slots on the BBC and the country's commercial networks, but their employers are quick to rein them in if they stray too far from properly milquetoast commentary. That's in part to avoid censure from Ofcom, the independent regulator charged with ensuring that on-air political programming stays ideology free...
...women’s hockey team, ranked sixth in the latest national poll, will face top-ranked University of Wisconsin on Saturday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. A six-one pairing is not the most logical but, in this case, seems to reflect a decision to avoid an intra-conference matchup between the Crimson and third-ranked Dartmouth.“I am on the [NCAA selection] committee, so I sort of anticipated they were going to do that,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “Though the other determining factor, more importantly...
...because Bush got exactly the kind of partner he wanted, he now faces the very problem he tried to avoid. Cheney has become the Administration's enemy within, the man whose single-minded pursuit of ideological goals, creaking political instincts and love of secrecy produced an independent operation inside the White House that has done more harm than good...
...part of the plan. If his appeal fails, Libby's only recourse is a presidential pardon, and the chances of that go up as Bush's days in office dwindle. That means the longer Libby can keep the wheels of justice turning, the more likely he is to avoid spending any time in jail. Already the betting on a pardon is running at 65% by the end of Bush's term, and the Washington Post has announced a pool to predict the date. Democrats have called on Bush to swear off a pardon, but that outcome is not likely...