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Colbert Report Segment Leads to Actual Children's-Book Deal

Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday it will publish the book — an illustrated account of a pole’s journey to self-discovery – on May 8.

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Louisiana Congressman Mistakes Onion Story for Factual News

A few minutes after Rep. John Fleming posted the story to further the ongoing abortion discussion, a follower commented, “The Onion is satire. How exactly did you get elected?”

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Cleveland TV Station Makes Trial Easy to Understand — Using Puppets

In “The Puppet’s Court,” a local television station pokes fun at a trial that is so serious in the depth of its corruption allegations that it’s almost comical.

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Did Family Guy's 9/11 Satire Go Too Far for a Laugh?

It sounds custom-made for a “too soon” warning.

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Parents Believe Onion Article, Freak Out Accordingly

Some argue that the best kind of satire, like acting, is the kind that seems the most realistic. If that’s the case, then The Onion deserves an Academy Award.

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Watch: Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Launches First Campaign Video

Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC is no joke. It’s just made its first endorsement in the 2012 presidential race.

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‘The Ministry’: New Afghan Sitcom Rakes Kabul Over the Coals

If you mixed the setup of The Office with the satire of The Colbert Report, and then took it to the hills of Afghanistan, you’d have The Ministry.

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The Internet’s Presidential Candidate: NBC Anchor Brian Williams

A group of fans want to elect news anchor Brian Williams president forever, even though he has no interest in the position. Philosopher king much? Somebody’s been reading Plato!

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The Onion: We Demand a Pulitzer Prize

Today, The Onion published (what they think is) its thousandth issue, and the editorial board of self-described “America’s Finest News Source” is demanding recognition of its excellence.

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Tumblr of the Week: Literally Unbelievable

An alternate title for this Tumblr could have easily been, “People Are Gullible.” (via Techland)