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CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE BOOKS |
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THE SAME VOWEL, EVERY OTHER LETTER |
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First name of Arkansas U.S. Representative Berry; don't confuse him with a controversial 4-term D.C. mayor |
Marion
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"P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face, (mum mum mum mah) p-p-p-poker face" |
Lady Gaga
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This color is featured prominently, even for the links, on treehugger.com |
green
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John McCain was shot down over this capital in 1967 |
Hanoi
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(Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper.) This 21st century tragedy is one of the reasons I got back into news; its aftermath is powerfully dealt with in the novel "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" |
9/11
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A brief 2-piece, poolside |
bikini
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Wilmington-born Mike Castle is this little state's only man in the House of Representatives |
Delaware
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"Hi, my name is... What? My name is... Who? My name is... Slim Shady" |
Eminem
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Hear his thoughts on everyday life & link to his "Dilbert" strips at his blog |
(Scott) Adams
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Oh, just one more thing, this island nation's capital is Colombo |
Sri Lanka
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(I'm Michael McKean.) A favorite of mine is this author's "Cat's Cradle", a book named for a children's game but dealing with the end of life on Earth |
Kurt Vonnegut
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A diamond salesman has this job |
a jeweler
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This "Jr." Illinois Rep was born in South Carolina 4 days after the Selma-Montgomery march |
(Phyllis: I have no idea.)
Jesse Jackson Jr.
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"I drink Brass Monkey and I rock well, I got a castle in Brooklyn that's where I dwell" |
the Beastie Boys
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In July 2010 a video posted on a blog forced Shirley Sherrod to quit this cabinet dept.--then she got lots of apologies |
Agriculture
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You'll be the Sultan of "Jeopardy!" if you know Bandar Seri Begawan is its capital |
Brunei
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(I'm Andy Richter.) As a parent, I have to go with "I Am a Bunny", illustrated by this man who also gave us a "Great Big Schoolhouse" |
(Richard) Scarry
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This type of cloud forms in puffs, mounds or towers on a flat base |
cumulus
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Peter DeFazio, who gives his payraises to scholarship funds, reps ths state's 4th District, including Corvallis & Eugene |
Oregon
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"They call me Dr. Love, I am your doctor of love, I've got the cure you're thinking of" (Trust me I'm a doctor) |
(David: Is it Dr. Dre?)
KISS
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Nick Denton started this gossipy site with a name that also means "one who stares stupidly" |
Gawker
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Have a dilly of a time in Dili, the capital of this new nation |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
East Timor
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(Hi, I'm Jane Kaczmarek.) This author's "Nine Stories" includes gems like "The Laughing Man" & "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" -- you should read them all |
J.D. Salinger
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Also used as a royal epithet, it means calm or peaceful |
serene
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California's Xavier Becerra became the first Latino to serve on this committee that oversees Social Security |
Ways and Means
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"Are you going to let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round" |
Queen
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"The Sartorialist" spent 15 years in this industry before starting a popular blog on the subject |
fashion
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(Hi, I'm Elizabeth Perkins.) Though its title is a reference to the Land of Nod, this Steinbeck classic, a favorite of mine, is set in California's Salinas Valley |
East of Eden
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It's also known as the pygmy chimpanzee |
the bonobo
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