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Continuing HuffPost College's series of "The Way They Were -- in College," let's play more trivia./p
pWho's the pseudo-conservative talk show funnyman who was actually a theater geek in his college years? Who's one of the top presidential advisers in the history of modern White House who actually dropped out of college?
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pSAN JOSE, Calif. mdash; Quincy Pondexter and Isaiah Thomas danced to Washington's timeout huddle after finishing yet another second-half fast break with a basket and a bellowing vocal flourish./p
pIn their wake, the weary New Mexico players huffed and puffed to the bench, their shoulders sagging./p
pThe rest of the NCAA tournament's East Regional had better listen to all that barking.
pOnline threats of violence and acts of cyber-bullying are not protected free speech. That's according to a California appeals court that upheld a decision from a lower court, allowing a hate crimes and defamation suit (PDF) to continue. The case dates back to 2005, when a then 15-year-old student at a private high school in Los Angeles launched a personal Web page to promote his pursuit of a film and singing career.
Read more »IRAN Tens of thousands of security forces took up positions at Tehran's main squares and intersections Tuesday to block traditional celebrations marking the coming end of the Iranian year, which some officials said could reignite anti-government protests.
Read more »ATLANTA, March 18 (UPI) -- ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer has signed on as host of the upcoming 69th annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony in New York.
Read more »Viewers share their economic struggles with ABC's "World News." Middle class - American Broadcasting Company - United States - Middle East - Warfare and Conflict
Read more »pLOS ANGELES mdash; (AP) California authorities say a thief in the Hollywood Hills stole a truck with a 5-year-old boy sleeping inside but the child was found safely soon after./p
pLos Angeles police spokeswoman Sara Faden says the boy's mother stepped out of the truck Friday morning to throw something in a roadside trash can when a suspect stepped into the driver's seat and drove away./p
pThe boy and truck were found unharmed a half-hour later about a mile away./p
pPolice are looking for the suspect but they don't have a description of the person./p
pThe names of the mother and boy
Read more »pAs Democrats prepare to vote on the historic health-care legislation this weekend, a new look inside the White House is emerging from an upcoming book by Newsweek national-affairs columnist Jonathan Alter that's already being buzzed about in Washington political circles. The Promise, due out from Simon and Schuster in May, chronicles in a blow-by-blow narrative Obama's first turbulent year in office.
Read more »pNEW YORK mdash; Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending./p
pThe hostile bid comes a week after Lions Gate rejected Icahn's offer to buy a larger stake and rewrote its bylaws to make such a takeover attempt more difficult in the future./p
pIcahn owns almost 19 percent of Lions Gate, and his tender offer of $6 a share last month would have raised his stake to nearly 30 percent.
In today's Conversation, 'World News' Diane Sawyer talks with the creator of the YouTube sensation 'We Are the World' remake. Diane Sawyer - ABC News - Television - Directories - Arts
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