Robin Williams is back: big time, to use his current favorite phrase. Last week he was on Charlie Rose’s show (link to the interview) where he spoke about his heart surgery, bounding back, his new show and his mentor Jonathan Winters. Full Article at Kamla Bhatt Blog

STEVEN McRae is clowning around in the wet streets the way he must have as a kid. Full Article at The Australian

If you have some time, listen to the Charlie Rose show titled "Live analysis of President Obama's address on Afghanistan 12/01/09" - there's no direct link, but you can access it under "recent shows." Full Article at Armchair Generalist

…Salem points out that the second manifesto, while softer in tone, nonetheless defends the party’s right to bear arms. “It refers to the weapons as a fixture and not as a transitional phase followed by integration with the army,” he said. Full Article at Yourish.com

Maziar Bahari is free, finally, after 118 days in an Iranian prison, on trumped-up charges of being a spy for the Mossad, CIA, MI6, and Newsweek — charges that were leveled at him, he says, specifically to fit him into the false narrative being spun by... Full Article at Mediaite.com

When Bloomberg LP, the new owner of BusinessWeek, trimmed the magazine's staff by 130 people two weeks ago, many well-known columnists were among those let go. Full Article at mediabistro.com

THE SCULPTURE CRUMBLES /// Woods was vulnerable precisely because he was built not to be, even if everyone knew about his hound status way back when. Tiger Woods and I go back a long ways. A little bit over twelve years, truth be told. Full Article at Esquire

Charlie Rose's ties to Bloomberg LP are deepening as the erudite talk-show host will begin writing a weekly column for BusinessWeek, the magazine Mayor Mike Bloomberg's company is set to take over today. Full Article at New York Post

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One would be wrong. Today, on the even of the big transfer, Bloomberg's BusinessWeek announced its newest columnist: sexagenarian Charlie Rose. Full Article at New York Observer

The new BusinessWeek will feature a new columnist: PBS talk show host Charlie Rose will be joining the magazine, which officially becomes the property of Bloomberg LP on Dec. 1. Full Article at Crain's New York

Flamm reports, “The column, which will debut in the Dec. 21 issue of the magazine, is being promoted almost as an extension of Mr. Rose’s nightly show. Full Article at Talking Biz News

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Bloomberg says Charlie Rose will join BusinessWeek as a columnist. Full Article at MediaPost.com

NEW YORK — The talk show host Charlie Rose will write a column for BusinessWeek once Bloomberg LP takes over the magazine next month. Rose, 67, will continue in his role as anchor and executive editor of PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show." Full Article at Newsvine

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg L.P. today announced that Emmy® award winning journalist Charlie Rose will join BusinessWeek as a columnist upon completion of its previously announced acquisition of BusinessWeek. Full Article at PR Newswire

The interviewer and host of the eponymous PBS show will pen a weekly column for the news magazine, featuring interviews with "thinkers, politicians and newsmakers" according to a press release. Full Article at Variety

His column will "showcase smart conversations with the best thinkers, CEOs, politicians and other newsmakers," according to the release. Charlie Rose is about as big a name, and personality, as you can get. Rose already has ties to Bloomberg. Full Article at The Business Insider

Charlie Rose sits down with Barton Biggs, legendary investor, to discuss the challenges the President faces regarding the economy, as well as other related issues. A link to the transcript of the interview follows at the end of the post. Full Article at Seeking Alpha