Joe Biden
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How Hollywood and Joe Biden Got China to Drop a 20-Year Movie Quota
Says MPAA’s Chris Dodd of the U.S.-China movie pact: “This is a very big deal. And Joe Biden deserves the credit”
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White House Gets China To Open Market to U.S. Movies (Updated)
The new agreement, announced by Vice President Biden, will allow 50% more U.S. films in the Chinese market
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Obama’s Back in Town, Bringing Fewer Traffic Headaches
President Obama has come to town on Friday for a Barbara Boxer rally and airspace, downtown streets are restricted all day. Last time was a nightmare
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Hey, Hollywood, Meet Your New Intellectual-Property Czar
Victoria Espinel is leading the Obama administration’s efforts to crack down on piracy, but first she needs to start with her cable guy
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Rachel Maddow Interviews Biden Tonight
The MSNBC host will talk to Joe Biden about Tuesday’s primaries and the upcoming midterm elections
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Biden’s Leno Stop Clogs LAX; Passengers Furious
EXCLUSIVE: The Vice President left passengers fuming while they waited for Air Force 2 to take off from LAX. Veep spokesman tells Wrap: ‘We didn’t ask for a hold’
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Top Industry Execs Meet with Biden on Piracy
VP said the administration is committed to stepping up anti-piracy enforcement — but was short on specifics.
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Entertainment Groups Praise Capitol Confab With Biden
Hollywood trade organizations discuss Internet piracy with Obama administration officials
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The Veep Gets Magnanimous with Joe (‘You Lie!’) Wilson
Accepts Obama-heckler’s apologies on the morning talk show.
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An Essay: There’s Something Familiar About ‘Half-Blood Prince’
Modern politics as a template for the dark arts that consume JK Rowling’s aspiring magicians
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Obama Is Potter, Biden Is Ron Weasley …
Maybe it was the “Voldemort Votes Republican” bumper sticker I saw a few months ago. But as I watched the familiar cavalcade of wizards, Muggles and otherworldly beings in the enjoyably gothic and cloak-and-daggerish “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” I couldn’t help noticing an amusing political allegory. After all, what’s the difference between modern…
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Desson Thomson