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<p>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) had what some colleagues called "a heated exchange" and what she described as "a conversation" with President Obama during a White House meeting Wednesday afternoon regarding the District's budget constraints as a result of the partial government shutdown.</p>

Newsweek's Eleanor Clift, on this weekend's syndicated The McLaughlin Group, slighted conservative pro-life women everywhere when she applied California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's "so yesterday" description of Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer's hairstyle to women who hold anti-abortion views in the Republican Party. Clift, in a segment about the primary victories of both Fiorina and GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman began actually crediting Sarah Palin as "Saint Sarah" for the wins as she claimed that the former Alaskan Governor is "emboldening conservative women" and "reshaping the religious right" but then went on to question if pro-life women candidates could win...

'Eleanor Rigby' sacrificed marriage for parents By Gary Cleland, Sophie Borland and Richard Savill Last Updated: 3:25pm GMT 04/01/2008 The real life Eleanor Rigby who died with no known surviving family was believed to have sacrificed marriage and children to look after her parents. Olive Archer, who died aged 83, turned down a marriage proposal from an RAF officer out of a sense of duty, according to an acquaintance. Olive Archer's funeral will now be well attended The former beauty was the subject of an appeal by a local minister Rev Akasha Lonsdale who feared Miss Archer would have no...

This is really funny stuff. I don't think Eleanor is playing along, I think she really is getting angry during this interview. Either way, it is very entertaining. Here's the link: Colbert Interview

Please pray for our Freeper friend "snugs" as she mourns the loss of her Mum on Christmas Day."snugs" is from ASHFORD, Kent, England and is a faithful supporter of our President and a very dear friend to all of us who know her. I pray that God will comfort my dear friend in this time of incredible loss, Please join me in prayer for our dear friend "snugs"

Out of the Shadows Why the Deep Throat disclosures are good for the media—and could help Hillary Clinton shape a bid for the White House WEB EXCLUSIVE By Eleanor Clift Newsweek Updated: 4:50 p.m. ET June 3, 2005 June 3 - At a Memorial Day picnic in Washington, the talk inevitably turned to Hillary Clinton and her likely run for president. “What motivates her?” one man wanted to know. He wouldn’t think of asking that question about any of the male contenders for president. Wanting to hold the highest elective office in the land is a given for them, but...

Nation's Longest Running Column Changing Guard; Jack Anderson Retires; Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift Share Byline WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2004--"Washington Merry-Go-Round" by Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn, the nation's longest running newspaper column, is changing bylines. The column, founded by Drew Pearson in 1932, was carried on by Jack Anderson, who joined Pearson in 1947, and by Douglas Cohn, who joined Anderson in 1999. Anderson, 81, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, has retired from the column, and is being replaced by Eleanor Clift, who has served as "Washington Merry-Go-Round's" political correspondent for several years. Cohn and Clift, who...

Oct. 17 — Too bad President Bush didn’t attend the 14th annual Courage in Journalism awards luncheon in New York on Thursday. He might have come away with a higher regard for the profession when he has lately disparaged for the “filter” it imposes on news. THE International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) honors women journalists around the world for the work they perform under the most daunting conditions. Among this year’s winners are Tatyana Goryachova from Ukraine, who had acid thrown in her face because of articles she had written about government corruption, and Manelos Monzon of Guatemala, whose house...