Summits

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Men Moderate Tina Brown’s Women in the World Summit

Tina Brown is securing the the lineup for her annual Women in the World summit, which kicks off early next month. On opening night, March 8, CBS This Morning host Charlie Rose will moderate a  conversation between Secretary Madeleine Albright and Angelina Jolie on how women rebuilt communities after wars in Congo, Kosovo and Bosnia. Read More

Political Theater

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Roseanne Barr to Seek Green Party Nomination Because Why Not?

Political gray eminence and true living symbol of dignity and propriety Roseanne Barr announced Thursday that she will be a Green Party candidate for president. Ms. Barr, noted for her sober and rational public persona, has been a strong supporter of the party for years.

According to Ms. Barr neither major party is doing the job. Republicans and Democrats, said Ms. Barr in a widely-reported statement, “are servants–bought and paid for by the 1%–who are not doing what’s in the best interest of the American people.” Read More

Celebrity Blogs: Love and War

Roseanne Barr has a blog! And, as Page Six has reported, she’s using it to attack Angelina Jolie for failing to officially endorse Barack Obama’s candidacy. In open letter to the mother of—six now, right?–yesterday, Ms. Barr writes:

…Miss jolie says she likes mccain too and hasn’t decided who to endorse….huh? Read More