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Birthers get another lifeline posted at 9:30 am on December 9, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly When the Supreme Court denied cert to Leo Donofrio, most of us thought the issue of Barack Obama’s status as a citizen was put to rest.  Not so fast, as Dave Weigel reluctantly notes.  Justice Antonin Scalia has referred another lawsuit to conference covering much the same ground in Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz, and the Birther movement has another brief reprieve: Why is it that Justices Ginsburg and Souter have tossed junk lawsuits about Barack Obama’s...

Last night I did something that I have not done for a long time. I watched the entire Academy Awards show. Well, not quite, I did miss the “Best Director” award because I had to walk my dog. Labradors show no interest in awards shows. The reason I watched it was to see the performance of this year's host, Jon Stewart, a funny man, who's Daily Show has become, for me, a daily show. He was picked for the role because the show producers wanted to attract a younger audience.

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-CNN CEO says not close to deal with other networksReuters, 09.24.02, 7:29 PM ET In New York story with headline "UPDATE 1-CNN CEO says not close to deal with other networks" please read in ninth paragraph "ABC News President David Westin..." instead of "ABC News President David Weston..." corrects spelling of name. (Updates throughout) By Reshma Kapadia NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - CNN is not close to a deal to combine its 24-hour news operations with those of ABC News or any other network despite periodic talks with news groups, CNN head Walter Isaacson told...