Friday, September 04, 2015

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 03 02:07PM

> photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in
> October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
> Name the leader.
 
Assad
 
> phone call from a sex trade worker. He has referred to climate
> change as "crap" and has said that "virginity is the greatest
> gift you can give someone". Name this colorful world leader.
 
Abbott
 
> brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be
> too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president
> once again. Name this leader.
 
Mugabe
 
> President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy
> of not inviting leaders close to their country's election.
> Name this controversial leader.
 
Netanyahu
 
> racketeering and corruption. Charges, however, were dropped
> in 2009 amid claims of political interference. Name this
> world leader.
 
Mbeko
 
 
> to win a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Office" and
> was nominated for an Oscar this year for his portrayal of John
> du Pont in "Foxcatcher". Name him.
 
Carell
 
> of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric
> comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show"
> from David Letterman.
 
Colbert
 
> for his comedic investigations into serious topics such as net
> neutrality and income inequality, as well as a recent interview
> in Moscow with Edward Snowden. Name him.
 
Oliver
 
> 7. This comedian, who joined the show in 2006 as the "Senior Black
> Correspondent", now hosts "The Nightly Show", which airs after
> "The Daily Show" and replaces "The Colbert Report". Name him.
 
Wilmore
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 03 10:44AM -0500

In article <U5OdnZBCuK7vUXrInZ2dnUU7-UudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> a head of state. The charges were withdrawn in December 2014
> after his government refused to hand over information considered
> vital to the case. Give *both* names of this world leader.
Uhuru Kenyatta
 
> photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in
> October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
> Name the leader.
Bashar Al-Assad
 
> arrest warrant found in the prosecutor's wastebasket. Other
> accusations include corruption, crony capitalism, and harassment
> of Argentina's independent media. Name this world leader.
Kirchner
 
> brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be
> too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president
> once again. Name this leader.
Robert Mugabi
 
> President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy
> of not inviting leaders close to their country's election.
> Name this controversial leader.
Benjamin Netanyahu
 
> racketeering and corruption. Charges, however, were dropped
> in 2009 amid claims of political interference. Name this
> world leader.
Zuma
 
 
> 1. It wasn't always "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Name the
> original host of the show, who Stewart took over from in
> January 1999.
Craig Kilborne
 
> to win a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Office" and
> was nominated for an Oscar this year for his portrayal of John
> du Pont in "Foxcatcher". Name him.
Steve Carrell
 
> of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric
> comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show"
> from David Letterman.
Stephen Colbert
 
> for his comedic investigations into serious topics such as net
> neutrality and income inequality, as well as a recent interview
> in Moscow with Edward Snowden. Name him.
John Oliver
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 03 08:03PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in
> October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
> Name the leader.
Assad
> phone call from a sex trade worker. He has referred to climate
> change as "crap" and has said that "virginity is the greatest
> gift you can give someone". Name this colorful world leader.
Tony Abbott
> arrest warrant found in the prosecutor's wastebasket. Other
> accusations include corruption, crony capitalism, and harassment
> of Argentina's independent media. Name this world leader.
Kirchner
> brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be
> too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president
> once again. Name this leader.
Robert Migabe
> racketeering and corruption. Charges, however, were dropped
> in 2009 amid claims of political interference. Name this
> world leader.
Jacob Zuma
> to win a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Office" and
> was nominated for an Oscar this year for his portrayal of John
> du Pont in "Foxcatcher". Name him.
Steve Carrell
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 03 08:45PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
> photographs of torture that were smuggled out of the country in
> October 2014 and displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
> Name the leader.
 
Bashare Assad
 
> brutal repression. When the 2008 election was proving to be
> too close, he suspended the rules and declared himself president
> once again. Name this leader.
 
Mugabe
 
> President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy
> of not inviting leaders close to their country's election.
> Name this controversial leader.
 
Netanyahu
 
> was settled without a trial. He also changed the constitution
> so he could run for a second term. Name this world leader,
> once a leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
 
Ortega
 
 
> 1. It wasn't always "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Name the
> original host of the show, who Stewart took over from in
> January 1999.
 
Kilborn
 
> to win a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Office" and
> was nominated for an Oscar this year for his portrayal of John
> du Pont in "Foxcatcher". Name him.
 
Steve Carrell
 
> of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric
> comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show"
> from David Letterman.
 
Steven Colbert
 
> (Maziar Bahari) in a Tehran jail. She is known for the "This
> Week in God" segment and was the longest-serving correspondent,
> surpassing <answer 3> in 2012. Name *either*.
 
Samantha Bee
 
> following that 2009 interview. Iranian authorities presented
> the interview as evidence that he was in communication with an
> American spy. Name the 2014 film starring Gael García Bernal.
 
Sweetwater
 
> for his comedic investigations into serious topics such as net
> neutrality and income inequality, as well as a recent interview
> in Moscow with Edward Snowden. Name him.
 
John Oliver
 
 
> 7. This comedian, who joined the show in 2006 as the "Senior Black
> Correspondent", now hosts "The Nightly Show", which airs after
> "The Daily Show" and replaces "The Colbert Report". Name him.
 
Wilmore
 
 
> 8. What is the name of the closing segment which features a humorous
> clip with no commentary, or sometimes a tribute to someone who
> recently died?
 
Moment of Zen
 
 
> 9. Name either the broadcast network or the cable station which airs
> "The Daily Show" in Canada.
 
TSN
 
> Much of his humor comes from his life story as the biracial
> product of a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss father --
> something that was illegal under apartheid.
 
Trevor ?
 
 
Pete
Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Sep 03 03:31PM -0700

On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 12:28:35 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> President Obama decided to sit out the speech, citing his policy
> of not inviting leaders close to their country's election.
> Name this controversial leader.
Netanyahu
 
> 1. It wasn't always "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Name the
> original host of the show, who Stewart took over from in
> January 1999.
Craig Kilborn
> of the United States of South Carolina. Name this satiric
> comedian who is to take over hosting duties for "The Late Show"
> from David Letterman.
Stephen Colbert
 
> 8. What is the name of the closing segment which features a humorous
> clip with no commentary, or sometimes a tribute to someone who
> recently died?
"Your Moment of Zen"
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