October 24: The Week in Viral Videos
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From a news anchor blunder to a hula-hooping first lady and a naked Russian show model, watch the buzziest viral videos of the week.
When Bill Clinton went to North Korea to secure the release of hostages, he became the latest "private citizen" to go toe to toe with foreign governments. The Beast presents the highlights and lowlights from two centuries of unofficial diplomacy.
From Newark's Cory Booker to Alabama's Artur Davis, a new generation stands poised to follow in Barack Obama's footsteps. The Daily Beast profiles six up-and-comers who have big elections ahead of them.
Memo to Bobby Jindal: Dump Rush
Paul Begala is a CNN political contributor and a research professor at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. He was a senior strategist for the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign and served as counselor to President Clinton in the White House.
Ambitious young Gov. Jindal stuck it to Obama on TV tonight. But Paul Begala says to really make it in politics, he has to break with the kook right.
Gwen Ifill on Naked Athletes, Clinton
On a charming appearance on 'Letterman'-who knew she was funny?-Gwen Ifill discusses the perils of sports reporting, and the (political) shortcomings of Bill Clinton.
Our Hottest Stories of 2008
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Political defectors, outraged rock stars, sexed-up sugar daddies-and other great reads from The Daily Beast since our launch in October.
The most media-saturated election in history amplified every campaign trail blooper- and there were plenty. Surprisingly, only some of them involved Joe Biden. From Sarah Palin's stumbles to John McCain's loss for words, here are six videos of our favorite political gaffes of the year.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
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