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Ana Marie Cox (born September 23, 1972, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an American author and blogger, who was the founding editor of the political blog Wonkette, and widely considered synonymous with the title. is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wonkette is a blog published by Gawker Media that details the goings-on of the political establishment in Washington, DC. The site focuses heavily on gossip, humor, and the downfall of the powerful, as well as more serious matters of politics or policy. ...


Biography

She attended high school at Lincoln Southeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, where she wrote for the school's newspaper, The Clarion. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 1994. Lincoln Southeast High School is a public secondary-education school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Government  - Mayor Chris Beutler Area  - City 195. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...


Cox is the former executive editor of Suck.com, where she wrote under the pen name "Ann O'Tate." Prior to joining the Suck team, she was an editor of the progressive online magazine, Bad Subjects. She is married to Chris Lehmann, formerly of The Washington Post and New York and now an editor at Congressional Quarterly, and lives in Washington, D.C.. suck. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... Headquarters New York magazine is a weekly magazine, founded in 1968, concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. ... Congressional Quarterly (CQ) produces a number of publications that report primarily on the United States Congress. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - D.C. Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2...


Under her tenure, Wonkette, published by weblog group Gawker Media since October 2003, was a funny and witty journal of Capitol Hill Washington Politics —as well as more serious matters of politics and policy. Cox and Wonkette gained notoriety in the political world for publicizing the story of Jessica Cutler, also known as "Washingtonienne", a staff assistant to Senator Mike DeWine (R.-Ohio), who accepted money from a Bush administration official and others in exchange for sexual favors. On January 5, 2006, she officially announced her retirement as the blog's editor and her imminent transition to "Wonkette Emerita". Screenshot of Gawker. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jessica Cutler Jessica Cutler (born May 18, 1978) is a former congressional intern and journalist who ran a blog called the Washingtonienne concerning her sex life, and the ensuing scandal on Capitol Hill. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Richard Michael Mike DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is an American politician from Ohio. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Her novel Dog Days, ISBN 1-59448-901-7, a satire of Washington D.C. for which she was reportedly paid $250,000, was published on January 6, 2006. As of March 2006, it had sold 5,000 copies, according to Nielsen book sales tracking figures.[citation needed] On Thursday, July 27, 2006 she was named the Washington editor of Time.com. She also writes The Ana Log on the Time web site. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On April 12, 2007, Cox claimed on Time magazine's website that she agreed to appear on Don Imus's radio show, despite his history of racist and sexist comments, because she wanted to be considered part of the media elite. Wrote Cox: "I'm embarrassed to admit that it took Imus' saying something so devastatingly crass to make me realize that there just was no reason beyond ego to play along. I did the show almost solely to earn my media-elite merit badge." Cox is young, and has no academic, diplomatic, governmental, or military experience which would make her leftist opinions be of any value. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1609447,00.html] is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... John Donald Imus, Jr. ...


External links

  • Wonkette
  • Ana Marie Cox
  • Cox's Wonkette post announcing her "ascension to Wonkette Emeritus"
  • Washington Post's article on Cox's retirement from Wonkette
  • NYTimes.com Review of Dog Days
  • Wonkette In The Flesh: An Evening with Ana Marie Cox transcript of interview at Columbia Journalism School, October 2004
  • South by Southwest Interactive audio interview, March 2005

  Results from FactBites:
 
"Wonkette's" first novel is as funny — and irresistable — as her blog. (1881 words)
Though Cox was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1972, her dad, a native Texan who taught finance at the University of Texas, brought the family to Austin in 1975, where they lived for five years, and then returned in 1983 for another five-year stay, in the Westlake area and Round Rock.
Cox gained more national renown in 2004, when she was photographed out on the town with Jessica Cutler, the former Senate aide whose anonymous blog of her affairs with politicians made headlines and led to her own roman à clef, last summer's "Washingtonienne."
Cox's novel might be about politics, but having learned her lesson back in grade school, she also makes it a form of recess: You won't find anyone jabbering about SALT II here.
Wonkette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
Ana Marie Cox, a former editor at suck.com, was the founding editor.
Under her tenure, Wonkette was known for its sharp, sarcastic, intelligent voice, and for its mixture of heady political discourse with repeated references to gin and anal sex.
Cox announced her retirement as Wonkette's editor on January 5, 2006 in order to promote her book, "Dog Days".
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