Colbert and politics. It started as a joke — the popular host of Comedy Central’s Colbert report running for president of South Carolina and opening his own super-PAC. Now it’s no joke — Stephen Colbert’s sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch,...
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks with reporters at Hay Tire & Automotive in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on April 22, 2013.
Mark Sanford Down 9 Points in S.C.
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Elizabeth Colbert Busch, left, sister of Comedian Stephen Colbert, during a campaign fundraiser breakfast at ILA Hall on February 24, 2013 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Colbert Busch: No ‘Party Line’
Elizabeth Colbert Busch won’t win a special election next month in South Carolina by playing up her affiliation with the Democratic Party. Seeking the seat in a Republican-tilting district in and around Charleston, the business development executive and older sister...
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Comedian Stephen Colbert gives a cheers in front of a giant paper mache puppet of himself in Washington.
Colbert Raising Money For Sister’s South Carolina Congressional Bid
It’s all in the family. Stephen Colbert is raising campaign funds for an older sister seeking a U.S. House seat in their native South Carolina. The political satirist, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” will appear at a dinner...
Read more »Chris Christie Grew up with `Wise Guys’ Like Jon Stewart (Big Hug)
Chris Christie, fresh from an interview with Jon Stewart, says the two aren’t so different. The Republican governor from New Jersey, who toured the country to boost the party’s candidates and serve as a surrogate for Mitt Romney, sat down...
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President Barack Obama and host Jon Stewart speak during a break in the live taping of Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Oct. 18, 2012 in New York.
Obama: Communication `Not Optimal’ After Attack on Americans in Libya
If you need some sleep tonight, you may rest easily drifting off before President Barack Obama’s appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” In his sixth appearance on the show — his second as president — Obama mostly sticks...
Read more »Convention Lock-Outs a Sour Note — Austan Goolsbee Stopped at Door
Updated at 8:27 pm EDT As Democrats assembled for the final night of their convention in Charlotte to see President Barack Obama accept his party’s nomination for re-election, many were barred from entry to the Time Warner Cable arena. An...
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A view of an iPad and iPhone Facebook screen.
Facebook, Comedy Central: Gain on Traditional, More-Trusted Sources
While most people still turn to traditional sources of media for news, the laptop, tablet and smart phone are catching up. ”There has been a significant movement toward new media,” said David Lauter, chief of Tribune Co.’s Washington bureau, detailing the...
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Comedian Stephen Colbert hosts a rally with former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston.
Colbert on Par With Congressmen
What do Stephen Colbert and Congressman Frank Guinta have in Common? $1.2 million. When Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s faux-news “ Colbert Report,” announced he was creating a super-PAC called “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Inc.,” it started out...
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Activists await a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Washington on June 25, 2012.
Romney’s Health-Care `Preax’ Covering Two Bases
In any campaign, swift reaction is essential. But there’s more than “reax” in the hyperventilated news cycles of the 2012 campaign. There’s also “preax.” As Bloomberg’s Julie Davis reports from the road today, Republican Mitt Romney today has issued his...
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