T. Higley

Hillary Clinton accused rival Barack Obama of "deliberately misrepresenting her positions" to voters in recent mailings, according to USA TODAY.

One mass mailing puts a negative light on Clinton's purported support for NAFTA and the other criticizes her health care plan. The two were sent out over the past several days and have outraged Clinton's advisers.

According to the New York Times blog "The Caucus" on Sunday, Clinton seemed angry and then sarcastic at a rally in Providence, R.I. when denouncing Obama.

"Meet me in Ohio," [Clinton] said. "Let's have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign." The two are scheduled to debate next Tuesday in Cleveland, reported USA TODAY.

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Writers and union leaders are rumored to have reached an agreement that will end the strike and discord with studio executives and TV producers, the LA Times reported Friday.

The writers, members of the Writers Guild of America, have been on strike for the past three months, refusing to write and produce. The absence of the workers has brought Hollywood to a halt, from the absence of comedy writers on shows like "The Daily Show with John Stewart" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" to the cancellation of the Golden Globes last month.

The New York Times reported that "a breakthrough was reached last Friday on key issues of paying film and TV writers for work distributed over the Internet, and the two sides have been busy since then fine-tuning contract language."

This could mean that America's favorite shows- "The Office," "CSI," "Grey's Anatomy," "House" could return with new shows as early as April. The agreement would also resume a number of film projects that have been on hold for months.

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Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy, published an editorial in Sunday's New York Times endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for the presidency.

The opinion piece, titled A President Like My Father, likens Obama to the late President Kennedy. She wrote, "I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans."

The following Monday, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, younger brother of the late president, followed his niece in endorsing Obama at a rally in Washington. USA Today reported that Sen. Kennedy's son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy was in attendance.

The New York Times reported that Sen. Kennedy also likened Obama to his late brother in saying "there was another time, when another young candidate was running for president and challenging America to cross a new frontier... [he said] 'The world is changing. The old ways will not do... It is time for a new generation of leadership."

Sen, Kennedy will campaign for Obama in the days before next "Super Tuesday" in Arizona, New Mexico and California.

NPR reported that former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, President Kennedy's niece, had decided to endorse Obama's main opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton.

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