Striding confidently down the halls of the Congressional office buildings, picking up the check in restaurants with crisp white tablecloths and extensive wine cellars, and, inevitably, at fundraisers, lobbyists are impossible to miss in Washington, D.C. They wear discreetly expensive suits. In fact, they are usually pretty discreet about everything, whether it is handing over …

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A brand new, all-star version of one of the most irresistible, if improbable, musicals of all time will be shown live on NBC tonight. It’s “Hairspray,” the story of efforts to integrate an afternoon television dance show for teenagers, inspired in part by Baltimore’s real-life “Buddy Deane Show,” which writer/director John Waters watched in the …

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Not since “Snakes on a Plane” has there been a movie title that so perfectly conjured up exactly the kind of entertaining chaos in store for viewers. Josh Gordon and Will Speck (“Blades of Glory,” “The Switch”) have a gift for wild comedy with a tender heart. In this story Jennifer Aniston plays Carol, a …

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