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Journalists Society Abolishes Helen Thomas Award

The Society of Professional Journalists is retiring the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, saying controversy over her remarks on Israel has overtaken the reason behind the honor. The move comes eight months after Thomas, 90, the former longtime White House correspondent, made remarks condemned as anti-Semitic and...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It? [ANSWERS]

Here are the answers to the 2010 Quotes Quiz with details about who said what and why -- plus some information on the people who didn't say these things, but might have. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Answer: C. Tony Hayward All three of the newsmakers...

We're All Juan Williams Now

OPINION (Oct. 21) -- NPR just fired news analyst Juan Williams, one of the most gifted speakers I've seen in person. I've only seen him once, more than a decade ago. I was a senior in high school and visiting Earlham College, a small liberal arts college founded by Quakers in Indiana, and Williams happened to be...

Helen Thomas on Being Anti-Semitic: 'Baloney!'

MARION, Ohio (Oct. 12) -- In a radio interview, former White House correspondent Helen Thomas acknowledges she touched a nerve with remarks about Israel that led to her retirement. But she says the comments were "exactly what I thought," even though she realized soon afterward that it was the end of her job. "I hit the...

Fox Gets Front-Row Seat in White House Press Room

NEW YORK (Aug. 1) -- Fox News Channel has been granted a much-coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room. The White House Correspondents Association said Sunday that The Associated Press' reporter has been moved to the front-row center seat previously occupied by Helen Thomas. Fox's correspondent will take...

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05/12/12 QUILTING AWAY IN CALHOUN COUNTY: Quilts of all sizes,... Source: The Port Lavaca Wave - Port Lavaca TX One cannot help but smile when looking at a quilt, but once curled up inside it, the smile only widens.
05/10/12 Darwen pupils won't need to learn this new teacher's... Source: Blackburn Citizen - Blackburn - Lancashire - UK IT shouldn't be too difficult for pupils at St Barnabas' Primary School, Darwen, to get used to their new deputy headteacher.
05/03/12 Daily Caller Scribe Scrubs Helen Thomas Photo Source: fishbowl DC On his Facebook page last night The Daily Caller 's typically ballsy Nicholas Ballasy posted a photo of himself posing sweetly with former White House reporter Helen Thomas.
05/03/12 Not Explaining the Why of Terrorism Source: Antiwar.com John Brennan, President Obama's chief adviser on counterterrorism, has again put on public display two unfortunate facts: (1) that the White House has no clue as to how to counter terrorism; and (2) (in Brennan's words) "the unfortunate fact that to save many innocent lives we are sometimes obliged to take lives."
04/29/12 Duo saves fuel, motors on happily Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV Years ago, my sisters and I embarked on an overnight road trip with a peppy family friend to Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth.

Background on Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920) is an American author and former news service reporter, member of the White House Press Corps and opinion columnist.

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