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    Rebecca Shapiro

    Rebecca Shapiro

    Senior Editor, HuffPost

  • The 24 Best Websites For Discount Furniture And Decor

    Hint: Wayfair isn't the only place to get cheap furniture and home decor — but it's a good one.

  • 'Send Her Back!' Trump Rally Erupts With New Racist Chant About Rep. Ilhan Omar

    Trump supporters at a rally in North Carolina turned the president's attacks on four progressive Democratic congresswomen into a chilling chant.

  • Al Jazeera America Officially Launches

    After months of buildup, Al Jazeera America officially came into being on Tuesday, taking sharp jabs at its competitors in the cable news world and promising viewers a different approach to TV journalism. Clips of Bill O'Reilly and Al Sharpton were played, and people in different towns were filmed talking about how underserved they felt. The problem for Al Jazeera America is that many millions of people don't have access to those stories.

  • Yep, This Was As Awkward As It Looks

    After publishing a book about her obsession with weight, Brzezinski tweeted to her hundred-thousand followers that she used to feel fat at 118 pounds, but finally feels healthy at 135.9 pounds. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today. What was maybe not as approriate was your decision to turn Brzezinski's weight-loss reveal into a segment about Morales' decision to withhold that information about herself.

  • WATCH: Paula Deen Addresses Matt Lauer In Apology Video

    Paula Deen addressed her canceled appearance on "Today" in two separate videos released on Friday. Both said very similar things, and it was not clear why Deen felt the need to release so many different apologies. Deen was supposed to appear on the show Friday to address the swirling controversy surrounding her repeated use of the n-word but bailed last minute, which led a clearly infuriated Matt Lauer to call her out on national television.

  • NY Times Eviscerates Obama White House

    The Justice Department's investigation and surveillance of the Associated Press and Fox News have led to perhaps the most sustained wave of criticism for the Obama administration's media policies since the president took office. On Wednesday, the New York Times became one of the more influential voices to say what many others have been saying: that the administration's methods are an attack on press freedom. The Times editorial described the Obama administration as going "overboard" with its investigations into leaks and threatening press freedom.

  • Jay Carney Reacts To DOJ AP Scandal

    Jay Carney endured an unrelenting grilling on Tuesday about what media watchdogs have called unprecedented actions by the Department of Justice to  secretly obtain months of Associated Press phone records. Journalists have been outraged since the AP revealed that it had been subjected to the secret probe, which saw the DOJ look at the records for at least 20 of its phone lines and at least six of its individual journalists over a period of at least two months. Carney was asked right away about the White House's view of the situation.

  • Shooting Sends Networks Into Frenzy

    The late-night shootout and subsequent manhunt for the suspects in the Boston bombing attacks played out in riveting real time on networks and online (see update below). Viewers woke up on Friday morning to wall-to-wall coverage of the massive manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year old suspect still at large. All the broadcast and cable news networks aired live coverage from Boston.

  • Bob Schieffer Criticized For Letting Debate Get Off Rails

    CBS News' Bob Schieffer had perhaps the most subdued time of all the debate moderators in the 2012 campaign cycle. Jim Lehrer, who was criticized for his stumbling attempts to control the first debate, actually seemed to be more of a presence, because he tried to intervene more. Schieffer seemed to disappear for minutes at a time.

  • WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg's Uncomfortable Question To Ann Romney

    Ann Romney sat down with the ladies of "The View" on Thursday and answered some uncomfortable questions about her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Originally, the Romneys were going to appear on "The View" together, after the Republican presidential candidate made less-than-flattering remarks about the show's hosts. Gov. Romney canceled earlier this week, so Mrs. Romney made a solo appearance on the ABC program.

  • Media Prohibited From Photographing Romney, Cheney Together

    Dick Cheney hosted two fundraisers for Mitt Romney on Thursday, but there are no photographs to show for it. Cheney, who endorsed Romney, held a late-afternoon fundraiser at the Teton Pines Country Club and a more intimate dinner at his home near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

  • Reporter Heckles Obama During Immigration Remarks

    President Obama was heckled by a reporter during his immigration remarks on Friday. Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security will stop deportations and grant work permits for students who meet certain requirements. During his remarks, Obama suddenly addressed a person in the crowd, telling him that he was not yet taking questions.

  • CNN Lifts Roland Martin's Suspension

    CNN announced on Monday that it has lifted its suspension on political analyst Roland Martin. Martin was suspended shortly after Super Bowl Sunday for tweeting controversial messages during the game. Martin caused a firestorm when he tweeted that people should "smack the ish" out of any male fans of David Beckham's underwear commercial.

  • Regis Philbin Plans For Prime Time

    Regis Philbin left "Live!" with a huge bang after thirty years on-air -- but don't expect that to be the end of his television career. The beloved host, who is now 80, has his sights set on hosting a primetime talent show. The New York Post reports that Philbin, who hosted the first season of "America's Got Talent," has formed a production company with a family competition show in mind.

  • WHAAA? CNN Pundit Swims Nearly Naked With George Clooney

    David Gergen is clearly a man with many sides to him. The world found this surprising fact out when Gergen wrote about his recent experience with the superstar actor in the latest issue of Parade magazine. In an unexpected (to say the least) portion of the story, Gergen describes being "hammered" and following Clooney as he jumped into Lake Como in the early hours of the morning.