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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/05/14/ricky-schroder-honored-by-gi-film-festival-as-a-hollywood-patriot/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';The U.S. military has few supporters in Hollywood, so actor Ricky Schroder stands out as an outspoken patriot for the men in womenin uniform and their sacrifice for our country. Schroder is in Washington, D.C. for the G.I. Film Festival(GIFF) which honors the heroic stories of U.S. armed forces and their successes and sacrifices for...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/04/06/dish-qa-with-chilibeyonce-chihuahua-humanitarian-and-style-star/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';ChiliBeyoncé is a Chihuahua who was born in a puppy mill. She was then shipped to a pet store where she sat alone until she was purchased by a young couple. The stress of those homeless, lonely days made her very sick. Poor ChiliBeyoncé was close to death when the couple brought her to the...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/03/01/book-review-of-saved-by-her-enemy-remembering-life-under-saddam/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';SAVED BY HER ENEMY: AN IRAQI WOMAN’S JOURNEY FROM THE HEART OF WAR TO THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA By Don Teague and Rafraf Barrak Howard Books, $24.99, 336 pages Reviewed by Emily Miller When network TV correspondent Don Teague was sent to Baghdad to cover the Iraq war for NBC News, he was unknowingly...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/01/19/wyclef-jean-defends-yele-haiti-foundations-finances/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean held a press conference in New York on Monday to defend against accusations that he has profited from his charity Yele Haiti. Since the massive earthquake that struck Haiti last Tuesday, Jean has called on the public to text ”YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, which has raised...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/01/18/golden-globes-and-haiti-tragedy-respectful-appeals-amidst-conan-leno-nbc-jokes/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Many of us watched the Golden Globes Sunday night expecting to see Hollywood’s typical and inappropriately maudlin reaction to the tragedy in Haiti. But if we were looking for material to mock the stars, whose glittery lives are largely untouched by the nightmare, we were disappointed. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed that...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/01/14/clooney-hosts-mtv-telethon-for-haiti-brad-angelina-wyclef-donate-to-relief-efforts/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';George Clooney will host a telethon to raise money for rescue and relief efforts for Haiti after the devastating 7.0 earthquake Tuesday. The telethon – which will air 8-10 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 22 on all MTV channels, ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN – will include celebrity appeals from both U.S. coasts. At a...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/01/08/michaele-salahi-gets-new-hair-extensions-in-georgetown/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Michaele Salahi, the infamous White House state dinner crasher, is getting hair extensions Friday at the Roche Salon in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The sighting of the striking blonde by another client at the salon was confirmed by a Politics Daily call to the salon receptionist, who said, “Yes, she is at the salon,...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2010/01/05/rod-blagojevich-will-star-on-celebrity-apprentice-despite-prosecutors-concerns/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, under federal indictment for corruption, is one of the stars of the next season of the NBC reality show, “Celebrity Apprentice.” The show is hosted and produced by Donald Trump and will premier on March 14. Blagojevich was removed from office a year ago after being indicted and impeached. “I’m a big...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/23/blackberry-outages-how-much-heartache-can-one-woman-take/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC'; BlackBerry e-mail stopped working Tuesday night, the second outage in less than a week. Frustrated BlackBerry users – this one included — railed against the parent company, RIM, on Twitter so much that the word “BlackBerry” has been trending for over 15 hours as I write this. ( For those of you who don’t...
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url='http://www.emilymillerdc.com/2009/12/17/michael-minas-bourbon-steak-the-place-to-be-for-d-c-s-power-players-and-hollywood-celebrities/';size='small';username='@EmilyMillerDC';In the year since celebrity chef and restaurateur Michael Mina opened Bourbon Steak, the restaurant has become one of the see-and-be-seen places in Washington, D.C. Bourbon Steak is always packed with those who want to see celebrities in town, glad-hand high-ranking officials and be written about by reporters. Located on the lobby floor of the Four Seasons hotel...
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