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Oops...Miami Herald Macy's ad congratulates Heat on being 'NBA champions'

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Katharine Crnko
Jun 14, 2011
And now, from the Marketplace "Dewey Defeats Truman" Mistaken Headline Desk, we bring you "Congratulations Miami!" The Miami Herald ran a nearly...
Posted In: Heat, LeBron, Miami, misprints, Sports
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American Airlines the big winner in NBA finals

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Jeremy Hobson
May 30, 2011
The NBA Finals start tomorrow, and most fans probably have a team they are hoping wins - either the Dallas Mavericks or the Miami Heat. There is...
Posted In: business of sports, NBA
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Oprah tapes celebrity-studded farewell spectacular

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Katharine Crnko
May 20, 2011
Oprah Winfrey recorded her last show this week -- a star-studded Chicago gala celebrating her extensive career. Oprah was visibly emotional as c...
Posted In: Oprah, Oprah Winfrey
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Birth certificate turned campaign merchandise

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Katharine Crnko
May 19, 2011
People asked to see it, now you can wear it. The campaign to re-elect Barack Obama is selling t-shirts on its website that show the president's ...
Posted In: Barack Obama, campaign contribution
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Wis. man set to consume 25,000th Big Mac

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Katharine Crnko
May 17, 2011
One man, 39 years, 25,000 Big Macs. That's right. Meet Don Gorske -- the self proclaimed "Mac Daddy," and lover of all things under a seeded bun...
Posted In: big mac, burger, Dan Gorske, McDonalds
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Meet the winner of the 2011 World Beard and Moustache Championship

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Katharine Crnko
May 16, 2011
Elmar Weisser has claimed the title of world's best beard after impressing the competition's judges with his stylized facial hair -- featuring a ...
Posted In: competition, German, mustache, Norway
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'The Dude's' cardigan up for auction

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Katharine Crnko
May 11, 2011
Since its 1998 debut, The Big Lebowski has been a cult classic -- from an entire movie of quotable lines ("Obviously you are not a golfer"), to t...
Posted In: hollywood, Jeff Bridges, movies, The Big Lebowski
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Now you too can drink like a Founding Father

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Katharine Crnko
May 9, 2011
The New York Public Library has published a handwritten recipe for "small beer" by none other than Founding Father George Washington. The recipe...
Posted In: beer, Food, George Washington, New York Public Library
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Place your bets - it's wedding time

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Katharine Crnko
Apr 28, 2011
With the royal wedding of William and Kate a mere 24 hours away, it seems like everyone is getting in on the action -- TV stations, designers, sh...
Posted In: Kate Middleton, Prince Williams, Queen, Royal wedding
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Baseball pitching robot is not ready for the big leagues

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Katharine Crnko
Apr 21, 2011
Meet PhillieBot, the one-armed, three-wheeled robot that threw out the first pitch of the Brewers-Phillies game yesterday as part of Science Day ...
Posted In: baseball, Philadelphia, Sports

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The safety payoff of the big business of gun training

Great story, but I didn't hear the two most important things in firearm safety. A gun is ALWAYS loaded, and don't point a gun at...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

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