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Couric: Rodriguez asked her for some career advice

Before he lied to her about steroids, Alex Rodriguez turned to Katie Couric for career advice.

Scoop: Justin Timberlake is serious about acting

Justin Timberlake is serious about the craft of acting, he said when asked about his theatrical ambitions by a dubious Katie Couric on CBS’s "All Access Grammy Special.”

Couric mixes music stars with inauguration

Imagine what might have happened to Katie Couric a couple of weeks ago if she hadn't kept her briefing books straight.

Hero pilot giving first interview to Katie Couric

Katie Couric has landed the first interview with the pilot who safely brought his distressed plane down in the Hudson River — a coup that comes at the expense of her former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer.

CBS' Katie Couric is making news — with her work

After two years of stories about bad ratings and an uncertain future, Katie Couric is back to making news the old-fashioned way — with her work.

Sarah Palin to speak to CBS News' Katie Couric

Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric.

Couric's anchor job safe, her CBS News boss says

Job insecurity may be widespread in the media but Katie Couric still has no need to worry, her boss says.

Top CBS brass delivers pep talk to support Couric

CBS Corp. Chairman Leslie Moonves paid a surprise visit to the CBS newsroom Friday to support embattled anchor Katie Couric.

Lay off Katie Couric! CBS is to blame

Most people do not look good early in the morning. Katie Couric suffers from the opposite problem.

Couric Mocks Dan Rather in Web Video

Though battles between news anchors have historically been between rival networks, today's ripest feud is a purely CBS affair: Katie vs. Dan. The rivalry took a humorous turn Thursday when a video was posted on the Web showing Katie Couric mocking Dan Rather while preparing to anchor a broadcast from Nashville, Tenn., last week.

Katie Couric Unsure of Her Move to CBS

Katie Couric admits she sometimes wishes she hadn't made the move from NBC's "Today" to the "CBS Evening News."

Rather: 'Moonves Doesn't Know News'

Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather escalated a feud with the network Tuesday, saying CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves "doesn't know about news."

CBS News Fires Producer for Plagiarism

A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal.

Fox: Not Off Medicine in Political Ads

In a response to charges by conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, Michael J. Fox defended his appearance in recent political campaign ads, saying he was neither acting nor off his medication for Parkinson's disease.

Couric Flooded With Signoff Suggestions

Maybe she'll just say "good night." Katie Couric says about 50,000 people have sent her suggestions on how she should sign off each night's broadcast on the "CBS Evening News." She made the good-natured appeal for help with a new catch-phrase exit line on her first night of the broadcast last month.

Strong Ratings for Katie Couric's Debut

Katie Couric was a hit as "CBS Evening News" anchor — at least on the first night.

CBS Magazine Slims Down Couric in Photo

No, Katie Couric didn't suddenly lose 20 pounds. The incoming "CBS Evening News" anchor appears significantly thinner in a network promotional magazine photo thanks to digital airbrushing.

CBS to Simulcast Katie Couric Online

CBS said Thursday it will become the first network to simulcast its evening news broadcast online, starting on the night of Katie Couric's debut as anchor Sept. 5.

After 'Today,' Katie Couric Off to CBS

Now that Tony Bennett has serenaded her with "The Best Is Yet to Come" on her final "Today" show, Katie Couric is about to find out if that's true.

Couric's Decision Raises More Questions

After months of conjecture surrounding Katie Couric, her decision to go to CBS now seems so inevitable.

Poll at Odds With Katie Couric Move

Now that Katie Couric is making the move from dawn to dusk, her legacy and the future of CBS News depends on an audience that, according to a new poll, prefers to see her in the morning.

CBS Confirms Katie Couric Anchor Deal

On her 15th anniversary on "Today," Katie Couric told viewers Wednesday she's leaving NBC to join CBS, where she will become the first woman appointed to anchor a network evening newscast alone.

Katie Couric Mum on CBS News Talks

Katie Couric may mark her 15th anniversary as "Today" show anchor this week by making the decision to leave.

Where Will 'Today' Turn if Couric Departs?

Good morning, Matt! Almost lost in the overheated speculation about whether Katie Couric will become an evening news anchor for CBS is the real possibility that someone else may soon sit next to Matt Lauer on the "Today" show set.

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Palin: 'I Did Couric Interview Out of Pity'
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Now that's some big time spin there, Sarah.

Auto-Tuntuntuntuntune the News
Source: jazz-from-hell.blogspot.com

Who knew that Alan Grayson could sing like an angel or that Hugo Chavez could play such a soulful air guitar?

Showdown- President Ahmadinejad vs Katie Couric, Part 2
Source: YouTube

A very engaging discussion: In part two of an exclusive interview with Katie Couric, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks about Iranian protests and his comments regarding the Holocaust.

Auto-Tune the News #8: Behold the Debt & Deficit Dragon
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As T-Pain and the Gregory Brothers put it, Katie Coo is on very thin ice...

stereotyping and writing the noise about politicans

After reading several articles regarding Sarah Palin's personal collapse and resignation, its obvious the articles are miscategorized, if they were placed under entertainment or a tabloid section then the "news" would be directed appropriately. Although I don't agree with Mrs.

"Obama's Angels" Led Media Assassination Of Sarah Palin
Source: The Washington Times

For those who didn't pay attention, Mrs. Palin's unexpected stratospheric rise as a national political figure threatened the media's preordained presidency of Barack Obama.

A-Rod's Communication Strikes Out

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been up at bat in many pressure-filled situations. Once in a while, he came up big with a big hit; but more often than not, he either popped up or struck out.

Sarah Palin Post Election Interview With Video
Source: Big Hollywood Blog

Due to what many have described as intensely cynical Major Media Manipulation, Sarah Palin's image is either that of a welcome and breathtakingly new example of a stalwart, strong, intelligent, self-made success as a woman and political figure, or a daffy, weak eyed sloganeering  …

Palin: Couric, Fey profited by 'exploiting' me
Source: Raw Story

Conservative talk show host and documentary filmmaker John Ziegler is determined to prove that Barack Obama won the 2008 election because of media bias, and that "the media assassination of [Sarah Palin], her character and family, was one of the greatest public injustices of our  …

Katie Couric: I Got Help Before My Sarah Palin Interviews (from Sam Nunn, an Obama advisor).
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Couric's Sarah Palin interviews are now considered to be a turning point in the 2008 election. And while Couric hasn't talked publicly about the interviews yet, she apparently did dish a bit today, according to a source who talked to Portfolio.com's Jeff Bercovici:

Terry Tate's message for Sarah Palin
Source: YouTube

"How's THAT for "Drill, baby, Drill"?!

Who should be the next to "interview" Sarah Palin?

After Palin's (ahem) "successful" (as David Gregory likes to call it) debate with Joe Biden, her handlers have set Palin up with a steady string of right-wing hacks conducting softball "interviews" for the Alaskan governor.

Palin Saves Herself from Herself (or does she?)
Source: The Washington Post

Since Sarah Palin had nowhere to go but up last night, most everyone opining on the vice presidential debate thinks she dug herself out of the Category 5 Hurricane Katie wreckage.

Do Over! Palin Answers Katie Couric's Questions ... to Fox News' Carl Cameron (She Reads The Economist, She Says)
Source: ABC News Blogs

In a post-debate interview today with Fox News' chief political correspondent Carl Cameron, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin provided some of the answers that seemed to elude her in her past interview with Katie Couric.

She does it again: Palin's Supreme Court stumble (video)
Source: Politico

Tonight's installment of Katie Couric playing Roger Mudd to Sarah Palin's Ted Kennedy features the much-anticipated Supreme Court non-answer.

Big Gaffe! McCain Admits Sarah Palin Doesn't Have Much Experience
Source: YouTube

While trying to play "big daddy" protecting Sarah Palin from Katie Couric, whom he actually insulted with his indirect reference to a "governor being questioned by some..quote, expert..." (at about 2:39 in the video) he makes the shocking admission and Sarah Palin doesn't have a  …

Couric Badgers Palin on Pakistan; Had Cued Up Biden on Economy | NewsBusters.org
Source: newsbusters.org

PALIN: Well, as Senator McCain is suggesting here, also, never would our administration get out there and show our cards to terrorists, in this case, to enemies and let them know what the game plan was, not when that could ultimately adversely affect a plan to keep America secure …

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
Source: CNN

An interview with the Temple graduate student who questioned Palin on policy to be implemented in Pakistan. Pay particular attention to what he actually asks (the play it twice) and how Palin repeats the question later in the Couric interview.

Couric having a field day
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Couric having a field day Palin is not the only one in her sights. One prominent female national figure is looking pretty good on TV these days, and it's not vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

McCain, Palin Answer Critics
Source: CBS News

(CBS) Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin were in Ohio Monday for a campaign rally.

Jack Cafferty Tells Us How He Really Feels About Sarah Palin
Source: YouTube

Jack Cafferty, is one of the few people in cable news that I repect. Agree with him or not, he put his job aside for a moment, and could not hold his personal opinion about the circus that is McCain's campaign

For McCain, 'Country First' Means Taking the Country Down with Him
Source: AlterNet.org

For all the focus on Friday night's deadlocked debate, it still can't obscure what preceded it: When John McCain gratuitously parachuted into Washington on Thursday, he didn't care if his grandstanding might precipitate an even deeper economic collapse.

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