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Michael Phelps and his high-altitude sleeping chamber

2012-05-07 11:15:00

Michael Phelps has the money to pretty much sleep anywhere, in anything, that he wants. It turns out for the last year or so, the Olympian has been hitting the hay in a high-altitude sleeping chamber. Mention of the so-called "contraption" got a big...

First look at HBO's 'Game Change' - A film so political in so many good ways

2012-02-15 17:57:00

I just walked out of a dark room after spending two hours with the screener for "Game Change," the HBO film about the 2008 Republican presidential campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin. Based on a best-selling, non-fiction book about the historic race,...

Palin TV-movie 'Game Change' pushes the limits of docudrama

2012-03-09 08:41:00

Sarah Palin says it's a lie. Her press spokeswoman calls it "sick." Other supporters of the former Alaska governor refer to it as a "hit job" — concocted by Hollywood leftists and the liberal media. Filmed in and around Baltimore last year, "HBO"...

3-year-old left behind garners national attention

2012-03-13 16:21:00

In the weeks since parents left a 3-year-old girl at a local restaurant, several national news media outlets continue to cover the story. The girl, named Harmony, was accidentally left behind at the Chuck E. Cheese in Bel Air on March 4, but she was...

'Survivor: South Pacific' recap: The finale

2011-12-18 19:55:00

“Loyalties Will Be Broken” …just like they’ve been broken every single season since Sue called Kelly a snake. � We begin the final episode of "Survivor: South Pacific," and I still don’t know whom I’m rooting for. Y&...

CNN the TV place to be for coverage of amazing, super-tight Iowa race

2012-01-04 03:23:00

With a caucus vote so close that the cable channels had to wait until all the votes were finally tallied at 2:34 a.m. Wednesday to declare a winner, Iowa was no place to be Tuesday night for media amateurs and ideologues. Which is to say there was only...

WBAL-TV to launch 10 p.m. newscast with Kate Amara March 5

2012-02-08 04:19:00

WBAL-TV, which has seen a drop in its year-to-year news audience, is adding another newscast on its WBAL Plus (digital channel) starting in March. Baltimore's NBC affiliate will add a 10 p.m. weeknight newscast anchored by Kate Amara on March 5, the...

Adele, Hudson and the energy of archetype elevate Grammy telecast

2012-02-13 01:58:00

I haven't watched a Grammy telecast all the way through in quite awhile. As much as I love the great TV-music moments when they happen, there haven't been enough of them lately to keep me tuned in when all the wretched excess, bizarre productions and...

Mitt Romney, Rick Perry toe to toe: A TV debate producer's dream

2011-10-19 08:03:00

I expected the worst�from�CNN's debate Tuesday when I saw John King interviewing Wayne Newton outside the hall during "John King USA." I know Newton is Mr. Las Vegas, but I still wondered why anyone at CNN thinks it is a wise use of one of the best...

Republicans get tough, and Romney stands his ground

2011-10-22 05:00:00

The gloves are off now in the 2012 Republican presidential nomination fight, as viewers saw in Tuesday night's two-hour CNN debate in Las Vegas. Seven of the eight contenders got in on the bare-knuckle brawl, but most of the telling blows were exchanged...

CNN's new host Erin Burnett: Smug, superficial and acting like she knows

2011-10-05 18:39:00

I promised myself I was going to give CNN's new weeknight host Erin Burnett a full week of shows before I reviewed her. It was hard keeping that promise Monday night when I saw her pay a visit to the Occupy Wall Street encampment so she could look down...

Cain not the only option for conservatives

2011-11-04 06:24:00

The recent surge by Herman Cain to the top of the GOP field was not fueled by the tea party. The tea party was the first to embrace Mr. Cain because of his 9-9-9 tax plan and because he speaks like a businessman rather than a politician, which is very...

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2012-05-09 12:08:00

Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps sat down with Anderson Cooper to talk about his tumultuous four years between the '08 Beijing Olympics and this summer's upcoming Games in London.

2012-05-07 12:29:12

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2012-05-02 00:00:00