Staff / TruthdigDec 18, 2010
Julian Assange, embattled WikiLeaks founder and international man of mystery, took a moment Friday to check in with Matt Lauer on "Today" and dispense such enigmatic gems as this description of his recent legal battle: "It is not the beginning of the end; rather, it is merely the end of the beginning." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 9, 2010
So, in his hype-o-matic interview with George W. Bush, "Today Show" talker Matt Lauer gets a glimpse of the former president's post-White House lifestyle. Hey, he has an iPad! All the better for reading the word of the Lord and Rupert Murdoch -- not necessarily in that order. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2009
It's definitely "do as I say, not as I do" material, but Bristol Palin showed up on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday morning with dad Todd and baby Tripp in an effort to prevent other teenagers from becoming parents before they're ready. Matt Lauer snuck in a question about babydaddy Levi Johnston, but Bristol totally wasn't having it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 6, 2009
NBC has been taking heat for scheduling a book-pushing session with Ann Coulter, but according to the author, her "Today" show appearances have been canceled. Drudge adds that "insiders" at the Peacock say the network has banned ol' skin and bones for good, though that seems too good to be true. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 30, 2008
Scott McClellan appeared on the "Today" show Thursday to discuss his memoir, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," and the "two defining moments" that caused him to become "increasingly dismayed and disillusioned with the way things were going in Washington, DC". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2008
Mary Tillman made a sharp and moving appearance Tuesday morning on the "Today" show to talk about her new book, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman," about the friendly-fire death of her son, Pat, and the U.S. military's subsequent cover-up in 2004. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 13, 2008
Jim Cramer is best known as the host of CNBC's "Mad Money" show, but he's also a personal friend of Eliot Spitzer. Here, Cramer becomes emotional as he describes losing the "ammo" to take on Spitzer's Wall Street critics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2007
Arnold Schwarzenegger has had enough of Rush Limbaugh, who refers to the California governor as a "closet liberal." On Tuesday's "Today Show," Arnold fired back, saying "Limbaugh is irrelevant." That was apparently too much for Rush, who responded on own show by saying Arnold has clearly "sold out." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2006
Listen to the hilarious "Today Show" appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account.
Times article on him Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 30, 2006
The newspaper originally reported that AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon have been providing phone call data to the NSA. But now USA Today says it can't confirm that either BellSouth or Verizon provided the data. (AT&T definitely appears to have done so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 31, 2006
In the wake of a massive anti-U.S. riot in the streets of Kabul, the paper's editorial board writes that Afghanistan is starting to look like Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2006
The vast American populace can't always be counted upon to show good sense, but in this case, at least, vox populi has gotten it right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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