Election 2012: WSJ Wrongly Calls Michigan for Romney
The Wall Street Journal called Michigan for Mitt Romney just after 9:04 p.m. ET. Six minutes later, the newspaper corrected its mistake."President Barack Obama wins in Michigan, the Associated Press...
View ArticleBarack Obama Wins Another Term in 2012 Presidential Election
Barack Obama has earned four more years of job security, with the American voters electing the president to a second term on Tuesday. Obama won a second term based on his win of the battleground state...
View ArticleBill O'Reilly: 'It's Not a Traditional America Anymore... The White...
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said soon before President Obama's re-election that it reflected that "the demographics are changing, and it's not a traditional America" anymore.O'Reilly pointed to Obama's...
View ArticleElection 2012: Obama Heads to Twitter to Celebrate Re-Election
Barack Obama was reelected to a second term Tuesday night -- and quickly turned to Twitter to celebrate."We're all in this together," he tweeted from his official account, @BarackObama, indicating...
View ArticleTime Warner Q3 Profits Rise Thanks to Cable
The cable business lifted Time Warner in a big way Wednesday, as the media giant managed to post higher third-quarter profits despite declines in its film business.The company's net income jumped to...
View ArticleObama Victory Speech: 'The Best Is Yet to Come' (Video)
President Barack Obama decisively won a second term Tuesday night, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in both the popular and electoral votes. It was a night of jubilation for the president's...
View ArticleHow Bloomberg Businessweek Predicts Obama Will Look in 4 Years
Businessweek took a number from Newsweek editor Tina Brown's penchant for provocative covers for its presidential election issue this week -- digitally aging both candidates face for alternate lead...
View ArticleElection Predictions: From Nate Silver to HuffPo, Who Got It Right? (Update)
(Updates to add that Nate Silver said that of the likely scenarios, the most likely was Obama winning with 332 electoral votes.)President Obama wasn't the only big winner Tuesday.A handful of...
View ArticleBrian Williams Rips Donald Trump, Election Tweets: Irrelevant and...
Brian Williams tore into Donald Trump after President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night. As the real-estate-mogul-turned-reality-TV-star bashed Obama and the integrity of the election in a...
View ArticleChris Matthews: 'I'm So Glad We Had That Storm Last Week' (Video)
(Update: Matthews has clarified his comments on Twitter, and his tweets are added.)Never say Chris Matthews doesn't look for a silver lining. During MSNBC's election coverage Tuesday, the "Hardball"...
View ArticleNate Silver Called the Election, Now He Wants You to Buy His Book (Updated)
So it seems Nate Silver, the New York Times' polling guru isn't "a joke," after all. In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 6 decision, Silver skyrocketed to mainstream-media fame as political junkies...
View ArticleRatings: NBC Elected Victor of Election-Night Coverage Race
The American people have spoken, and the results are in -- NBC has been declared the winner in the 2012 election.Though down slightly from its 2008 presidential election coverage, NBC's coverage of the...
View ArticleMariah Carey Releases Obama Tribute Song 'Bring It On Home' (Audio)
As if President Barack Obama doesn't have enough to celebrate on Wednesday, now Mariah Carey has released a song in his honor.New "American Idol" judge Carey released her pro-Obama song "Bring It On...
View ArticleTW's Jeff Bewkes: Streaming Is Stabilizing Home-Entertainment Revenues
Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes believes the bleeding has stopped in the home-entertainment market and that streaming services are to thank for the change in fortunes. The media chief...
View Article'The Sessions,' My Almost-Father-in-Law Jonas Salk - and the Healing Power of...
"Do they still have iron lungs?" someone asked the other day after seeing the moving film, "The Sessions."I was surprised by the question. Years ago, Dr. Jonas Salk, who invented the polio vaccine, was...
View ArticleFX's 'The Americans' Studio Flooded by Hurricane Sandy; Shooting Delayed...
Eastern Effects, a Brooklyn-based studio that is home to the upcoming FX spy show "The Americans," was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Sandy, TheWrap has learned.Shooting on the show, which stars...
View ArticleBenjamin Walker to Star in HBO's 'Missionary' Pilot
Don't mess with Benjamin Walker, because he's now a "Missionary" man."Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" star Walker will star in the upcoming HBO drama pilot "The Missionary," which is being produced by...
View ArticleHollywood Tweets on the Obama Win, Sexy Voting - and Karl Rove
As the nation elected Barack Obama to a second term on Tuesday by an unexpectedly comfortable margin, celebrities such as Rainn Wilson, Sarah Silverman and RuPaul took to Twitter to congratulate the...
View ArticleSteve Buscemi, Ira Glass Dramas in Works at Sundance Channel
The Sundance Channel released its 2013/2014 development slate Wednesday, revealing a roster of projects that includes new dramas from "Boardwalk Empire" star Steve Buscemi, Sundance Institute founder...
View ArticleElection Ratings: CNN Beats Out Fox, MSNBC for Cable Crown
CNN has won the vote in the cable race for election coverage. The cable channel topped its competitors Fox News and MSNBC with its election-night coverage Tuesday, coming out on top in both total...
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