Comedian Pete Holmes Is The Newest Late Night Kid On The Block, Will Follow Conan On TBS

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There will be some added competition in late night this fall, when comedian Pete Holmes launches his own, as-yet-untitled show on TBS following Conan. Conan O’Brien, who secured the rights to program the slot after his in his original contract with the cable channel, will produce the show under the umbrella of his Conaco production… Read more »

Emetic of the day: Rep. Pete King, Gov. Christie to bond over GOP’s ‘mean-spirited regional bias’

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Whip out your tiny violins and bring your barf bags. New York Rep. Pete King and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are victims — victims! — of the meany-pants Republican Party’s “mean-spirited regional bias.” Today, the Republican congressman announced he’s prying his eyes away from Beyoncé and Jay-Z for long enough to nurture his GOP-bashing bromance with Christie. “We have… Read more »

Pete Peterson predicts markets will panic over our debt crisis. Sometime.

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Inside Washington, Pete Peterson’s name has become synonymous with deficit reduction. A former member of Richard Nixon’s cabinet, a founding partner of Blackstone, and a lifelong Republican, Peterson has pledged to spend $ 1 billion of his Wall Street fortune to the cause of shrinking the debt. Through his eponymous foundation, he’s already given at… Read more »