AOL News Team - Steve Pendlebury

Steve Pendlebury

Editor

Steve covers general news and writes The Point, a daily column about hot topics on the Web. He has been at AOL since 2000 and previously worked for Reuters and the Associated Press.

Latest Post In Many Ways, 2009 Was the Year of Palin

View All Posts

Contact

Why the Internet Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

posted: 5 days 23 hours ago

(March 12) -- The short list of nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize includes an unexpected contender: the Internet. This is the result of a campaign launched by the Italian edition of Wired ma ...

Full Story »

Bloggers Mock Patrick Kennedy's Meltdown

posted: 6 days 18 hours ago

(March 11) -- You'd think conservative pundits would cheer a Democrat who took to the House floor and unleashed a blistering tirade against the news media. Not if that congressman is Patrick Kennedy. ...

Full Story »

Number of Millionaires in US Rebounds

posted: 7 days 14 hours ago

(March 10) -- As America's economy starts to recover, membership in the millionaires' club is also rising again. After taking a dive in 2008, the number of U.S. households with a net worth of at lea ...

Full Story »

Here's What the American People Want

posted: 8 days 5 hours ago

(March 10) -- One of the most abused phrases in politics has been getting quite a workout lately. "The American people want to see Washington put aside partisan differences and make progress on jobs. ...

Full Story »

Should Public See Video of Orca Trainer's Death?

posted: 8 days 15 hours ago

(March 9) -- The audience in Shamu Stadium watched in horror as an orca named Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau last month. The SeaWorld trainer's family wants to make sure the scene isn't replayed on TV ...

Full Story »

Glenn Beck Sponsor Sows Seeds of Fear

posted: 8 days 18 hours ago

(March 9) -- "Crisis" and "garden" are two words that don't normally go together. But this is about Glenn Beck's TV show, where conventional thinking often doesn't apply. His latest advertiser on the ...

Full Story »

Box-Office King Seldom Wins Top Oscar

posted: 9 days 14 hours ago

(March 8) -- And the winner is ... "The Hurt Locker." Unless, of course, you're talking ticket sales. Then, the winner is "Avatar," which grossed a record $721 million domestically in 2009. Both film ...

Full Story »

Liz Cheney Defends Dad's Legacy, Builds Her Own

posted: 9 days 18 hours ago

(March 8) -- The end of the Bush/Cheney administration did not mark the end of the Cheney political brand. Liz Cheney is working harder than ever to burnish her father's legacy and play a larger role ...

Full Story »

Memo Reveals GOP Plan to Exploit Fear of Obama

posted: 13 days 19 hours ago

(March 4) -- In the blood sport of politics, you never want the other team to see your playbook -- especially if what's in it makes your fans look bad. A Republican National Committee fundraising pre ...

Full Story »

Palin, Romney Get Laughs on Late-Night TV

posted: 14 days 19 hours ago

(March 3) -- Media personality. Conservative activist. Tea Party queen. Presidential contender. Of all the possible roles for Sarah Palin that have been tossed around, stand-up comic was never mentio ...

Full Story »

12345»Last