The following articles have been tagged with "Colbert":
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
With the end of 2012 in sight, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden over the past year.
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Society: 12 Oct 12
Almost one year after the inception of the “Curators of Sweden”, the ex-curators and organizers met up on Friday to plan the next step for the world’s "most democratic" Twitter account.
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Society: 28 Jun 12
The rejection of Stephen Colbert's bid to tweet in the name of Sweden was due in part to the TV host’s “one-way” Twitter habits, according to Swedish officials, who added that new rules may yet open the account to non-Swedes.
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Society: 27 Jun 12
Stephen Colbert will not be allowed access to Sweden's Twitter account, officials in charge of @sweden said on Wednesday, effectively rejecting the US comedian's long-running bid to tweet for Sweden.
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Society: 22 Jun 12
US comedian Stephen Colbert invoked Swedish super-group Abba on Thursday as he ratcheted up the pressure in his ongoing bid to take over Sweden's official Twitter account.
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Society: 21 Jun 12
Officials in charge of Sweden's @Sweden Twitter account said on Thursday they are seriously considering handing the account over to US comedian Stephen Colbert, and plan to issue a decision on the matter as early as next week.
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Society: 20 Jun 12
US comedian Stephen Colbert has put out a second plea to take over Sweden’s official Twitter account yet has only succeeded in making the Swedish Institute “very amused”, despite having received thousands of emails in support of Colbert.
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Society: 13 Jun 12
The Swedish Institute has responded “not yet” to US comedian Stephen Colbert, who put out a public plea to take over the official Twitter account of Sweden after the current curator's controversial tweets about Jews.
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Sport: 12 Nov 09
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar set a new world record at the World Cup meet in Stockholm on Wednesday, while another one of her previous world records fell.
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Science & Technology: 6 Sep 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang on Saturday completed the third and final spacewalk of his mission from the US space shuttle Discovery, allowing him to reach a unique space milestone.
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Science & Technology: 4 Sep 09
Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang and a US colleague have completed a spacewalk to conduct maintenance at the International Space Station.
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Science & Technology: 31 Aug 09
Space shuttle Discovery, with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang on board, docked successfully with the International Space Station in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Lifestyle: 18 May 09
There may be a lot of talk show hosts in the world but there's only one Conan O'Brien. Since stalking is such a strong word, The Local's blogger Mollie Söderlind explains why she's in hot pursuit of the Tonight Show supremo.
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