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President Obama, Lena Dunham, Tom Hanks All Nab 2013 Webby Nominations

Awards

The nominees for the 17th annual Webby Awards have been unveiled, and this year include President Barack Obama, Lena Dunham, Justin Bieber, Tom Hanks and Yahoo's "Burning Love" among the nominated pop-culture and internet superstars.

By Beth Hanna
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April 9, 2013 1:57 PM
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News

While President Obama was re-elected on November 6 and Mitt Romney hurriedly composed his concession speech on the fly, a number of other winners and losers emerged from the 2012 election. Memes reigned, with Big Bird and binders full of women taking over the Twittersphere...

By Beth Hanna
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November 12, 2012 3:11 PM
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News

Congratulations everyone!! This country has truly changed, and I believe there will be no going back. Hate lost yesterday. That is amazing in and of itself. And all the women who were elected last night! A total rebuke of Neanderthal attitudes.

By Michael Moore
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November 7, 2012 4:58 PM
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Video

Check out this new ad from it-girl Lena Dunham describing her "first time" -- voting, that is. It's charming, smart and funny: "You want to do it with a guy who brought the troops out of Iraq. You don't want a guy who says 'Hey, I'm at the library studying,' when really he's out not signing the Lilly Ledbetter act."

By Beth Hanna
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October 26, 2012 12:38 PM
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Interviews

Andrew Sullivan, the gay conservative writer who helms The Daily Beast's 'The Dish' blog, went on The Colbert Report last night to make a conservative case for Obama. Sullivan, who backed George W. Bush in 2000, was a early supporter of Barack Obama's in 2008.

By Jacob Combs
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August 29, 2012 1:25 PM
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Video

Oprah can't stop gushing about Sundance hit and possible Oscar contender "Beasts of the Southern Wild." She calls the film "emotional," "spiritual magical realism," and "truly a work of art." It's hard to imagine anyone not hearing about Behn Zeitlin's tale of Hushpuppy and the Bathtub...