The View

Broadcast on ABC, The View is an award winning daytime talk show conceived and produced by Barbara Walters. It debuted August 11, 1997 and includes (often heated) roundtable discussions, celebrity interviews, and informative segments on topics deemed important to women. The panel was originally moderated by Meredith Vieira and included panelists Joy Behar, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Walters.

Over the years, The View has garnered more mainstream media and blogosphere attention over the incompatibility and disagreements between panelists. Rosie O'Donnel stepped in as moderator when Meredith left the show, but left before the end of her contract after a very public argument with current panelist Elizabeth Hasselback. O'Donnel's replacement – Whoopi Goldberg — has also gone toe-to-toe with Hasselback on differing political views. In October 2007 it was rumored Hasselback, who is seen as the sole conservative in a sea of liberals, would be leaving next.

As of 2007, the show has won four daytime Emmys.

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• Meanwhile, on the rooftop a block away there’s a cat chasing the pigeons, and the pigeons are getting away! (A pastoral scene for the urban dreamer)

  
  NOBODY PASSES, darling — Authority: 131
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• VANDALS - Jon Gosselin’s Apartment Destroyed With A Butcher KNIFE! (Photos)

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 560
  Jon Gosselin came home to his New York City apartment today (December 26) only to find that someone had broken in and vandalized the entire place with a butcher knife.Jon’s lawyer said that his  ”shoes, shirts, luggage, bed, curtain, rugs and other furnishings” had been slashed by a “sick perpetrator.” ...
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• WELCOME TO THE AFTER CHRISTMAS COMA

  
  Gossip Candy — Authority: 462
  IT’S EVEN DEADLIER THAN AFTER THANKSGIVING. BECAUSE SLOW DAY IS SLOW ADAM MADE THE LIST OF THE TOP 25 MOMENTS ON THE VIEW FOR 2009 UMM. YAY? (DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THE VIEW HAD TOP MOMENTS AND REALLY DON’T CARE THAT MUCH LOL) In December, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert sat down with the ...
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• Kate Gosselin axed from Momlogic TV gig

  
  New Paparazzi Blog — Authority: 129
  Kate Gosselin, newly divorced from Jon, has been dropped from a television gig reportedly because she is too “controversial”. Gosselin had already shot a pilot for Momlogic, joining Paula Deen, Lee Woodruff and former Early Show co-host Rene Syler. That was last September, however, before the Gosselin family ...
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• Flashback: Clay Aiken performs “Mary Did You Know”

  
  Idol Stalker — Authority: 127
  Since the holiday season is fully upon us and tomorrow I’ll be celebrating Christmas with my family, I thought today would be a great day to do a Clay Aiken flashback . He did a wonderful performance of “Mary Did You Know” on The View in 2003. I enjoy a lot of Christmas songs, but “Mary Did You Know” ...
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• The View From Prospect Hill

  
  The Somerville News Blog — Authority: 139
  / Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Ville, The Green Line hadnt come yet and some doubted it will Somerville Ave. is almost complete with all new sewer mains, Hopefully it will be done before we all have gray hair and need walking canes While Mayor Curtatone and Chief ...
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• Tipaimukh Dam: India Strangulating Bangladesh

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 458
  By Sajjad Shaukat TRUE TO IT’S CHARACTER, INDIA NEVER LETS ANY OF IT’S NEIGHBORS BE AT PEACE Unlike the past wars, being fought through the traditional armies with tanks and machine guns, the arena of war has changed, encompassing all the spheres. In the modern era, electronics have made it difficult for the ...
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• KANYE WEST, Holiday Bling, Rapper Asks Amber Rose to be His Wife!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 137
  Congrats to Kanye West and Amber Rose, according to sources he’s ready to pop the question over the holiday. Kanye and Amber have really bonded after his mother’s death.A friend said: “He has really bonded with her since losing his mother and needs another strong woman in his life.”The pair are heading to an ...
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• Susan Sarandon Dodges Tim Robbins Question on The View – Then Announces Breakup Hours Later

  
  Daytime Talk — Authority: 127
  “Who gives better gifts, you or Tim?” Seems like a simple enough question, but Susan Sarandon seemed to dance around it while appearing on The View today. “Oh, everyone gives good gifts in our family,” the actress said, while a huge picture of her and Tim Robbins was displayed on a screen. Turns out there ...
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• Bryce Dallas Howard On The View

  
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  Here is a video of Bryce’s appearance on The View!
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• Susan Sarandon And Tim Robbins Are Splitting Up!

  
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  Ah, the sad heterosexual lifestyle. After 23 years together, longtime couple and Hollywood A-listers, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are calling it quits. Their publicist issued a statement: “ Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins have announced that they separated over ...
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• Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day [Clipjob]

  
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  Today at Gawker.TV, Whoopi Goldberg loves her weed, Kathy Griffin shows us her lady-parts, Harvey Levins craptastic TMZ show, Teen Mom will scare your teenager out of ever having sex, and the most...
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• Photos and video from Epcot’s Candlelight Processional with Whoopi Goldberg

  
  Orlando Attractions Magazine Blog — Authority: 505
  Award-winning actress and co-host on ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg was the featured celebrity narrator in the Candlelight Processional from Dec. 18 to 20. The Candlelight Processional is a holiday tradition which combines a retelling of the Christmas story accompanied by a 50-piece live orchestra and a mass ...
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• Mary J. Blige on The View Video 12-23-09

  
  Shallow Nation — Authority: 142
  Here is the Mary J. Blige on The View video of her interview and performance of I Am on Dec. 23, 2009 on the ABC daytime talk show, in support of her newly released 9th studio album, Stronger with Each Tear. During a brief interview with co-hosts Whoopie Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin Bounced From New TV Show For Being Too Controversial

  
  ShowHype - Top Celebrity Gossip News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 171
  Kate Gosselin is not going to be part of a new TV show that she shot a pilot for because executives thought she was too controversial, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. In early September, Kate was one of several hosts for a Momlogic TV pilot. She joined Food Network star Paula Deen , ... Dlisted - Be Very ...
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• The Morning It Ended

  
  Outside Clyde — Authority: 127
  Oh was I ever so happy to see blue sky appear as it turned to light Monday morning. The beginning of the end of my torment.Up before dawn to light a fire, it was too cold inside to stay in bed. Rats, the power did not come back on in the dark of the night.Fetching logs from the ridge top garden would be easier in the ...
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• Moods Of The Big Dump

  
  Outside Clyde — Authority: 127
  Most of the snow came on Friday. The power first went out at 11:30am when we were just getting started. It came back on for about a half an hour at 1pm. Then at 1:30pm Friday that was the last of the electric power until Tuesday at 4pm.By the end of the day Friday there was a foot of snow. It continued to snow lightly ...
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• Inspiration Today

  
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  Tagged: inspiration, the pretenders
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• Alabama defector a gift to Rep. Pete Sessions, NRCC

  
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  Its never a good sign for a presidents party when one of its members defects. Thats what happened today in Alabama, where freshman Rep. Parker Griffith announced that hes switching to the GOP. Republican leaders have been wooing Griffith since the summer, after taking note that he was one of the few Democrats to ...
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• View Hot Topic: Should Teachers Receive Christmas Gifts From Parents?

  
  Daytime Talk — Authority: 127
  Joy Behar: Former Public School Teacher Shhh! I have a secret! My sister, a public school teacher, gets so many gifts from her students’ parents every year, she often shares the goodies with yours truly! My sister — if she wasn’t teaching her fifth grade class today — would have loved to hear today’s View ...
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