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The Washington Post is calling attention to the friendship
between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Georgia Supreme
Court Justice Leah Ward Sears, who is on some short lists for the open
Supreme Court seat. It's an odd-couple alliance that seems to cast
doubt on Sears by bringing up old bitterness over Thomas' appointment.
As the Post piece puts it, "The old lions of the civil rights
movement in Georgia and elsewhere have never accepted Thomas as heir to
the late Justice Thurgood Marshall's seat and legacy." But it seems to
me that Sears' friendship with Thomas would be an asset on the court... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website, www.DoubleX.com!)
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Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake, the duo responsible for Saturday Night Live's viral video "Dick in A Box," were at it again this weekend, pasting on absurd facial hair and recording "Motherlover," a spoof song in honor of Mother's Day about two friends who really want to love each other's mothers (played, in the video, by Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson). Like really, really. (To see the video and read the rest of this post, visit our new website, DoubleX.com!)
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