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2006-03-03T16:18:00.000-08:00

Glitter gets three years for child sex (Independent Online)
British "glam rocker" Gary Glitter has been convicted and found guilty by a Vietnamese court of engaging in lewd acts with children, and sentenced to three years in jail.

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2006-02-13T16:42:00.000-08:00

Thousands would die if U.S. attacked Iran - study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of military personnel and hundreds of civilians would be killed if the United States launched an air strike on Iran to prevent it developing nuclear arms, a British think tank said in a report released on Monday.

Conan O'Brien set to travel to Finland (NorthJersey.com)
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien has joked that no one watches his talk show. That's certainly not the case in Finland, where he has become an unlikely cultural icon - and soon a visiting one.

Woman Who Married Teenager Gives Birth to Child (First Coast News)
ATLANTA (AP) -- A woman accused of child molestation after she married a 15-year-old boy has given birth to their child. A friend, Amy Engler, tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 37-year-old Lisa Clark gave birth to a boy Saturday night at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Sosa reportedly considering retirement (MSNBC)
Sammy Sosa is seriously contemplating retirement rather than accepting a non-guaranteed offer from the Washington Nationals, ESPN reported Sunday, citing an unnamed source.

Men Confess To Killing 'Curious George' Collaborator (NBC 5 Chicago)
Two men are being held in connection with the death of the co-creator of "Curious George."

Man ordered to woo jailed girlfriend (News Interactive)
A COURT has ruled that a man deliberately took his imprisoned girlfriend disappointing gifts when visiting her in jail and has instructed him to lift his game.

Paris Hilton in Indian director's 'Mother Teresa'? (New Kerala)
By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram: Well known Malayalam director T. Rajeevnath, scouting for a suitable actress to play the title role in his film on Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa, has sent feelers to American actress Paris Hilton.

Janet Ordered To Lose Weight (ContactMusic)
Pop superstar JANET JACKSON has reportedly been ordered to lose weight immediately - or face being dumped by her record label. The RHYTHM NATION si

Stone Tells Hollywood Put Your Breasts Away (ContactMusic)
Movie beauty SHARON STONE is disgusted by the cleavage display on Hollywood's red carpets. The actress, who has appeared nude in BASIC INSTINCT and

Alba Tops New Playboy Sex List (ContactMusic)
Actress JESSICA ALBA has topped a new list of sexy stars, which has earned her a Playboy magazine cover. The SIN CITY beauty joins the likes of JAM

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2/3/06

2006-02-03T08:11:00.000-08:00

Paris Hilton's secret diaries stolen (Muzi)
Paris Hilton's secret diaries have been stolen. The sexy socialite was devastated after learning the journals - and other personal items, including photos and tapes - had been mysteriously sold off after she put them into storage.

Jordan to auction her boobs on eBay! (New Kerala)
London: Men all around the world have lusted after singer Peter Andre's wife Jordan's breasts, and now they will have a chance to own them, for the model not only having her breasts toned down to a more 'pert' size, but she's also planning to auction her discarded ones on eBay.

Heather Locklear Files For Divorce (CBS News)
After 11 years of marriage, actress Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from rocker Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi fame. The couple has one daughter.

Handwritten Beatles lyrics expected to fetch $2 million at auction (Jam! Showbiz)
LONDON (AP) - A stained sheet of handwritten Beatles lyrics went on display Tuesday before a sealed-bid auction where it was expected to sell for at least $2 million US.

Augusta man discovers box of James Brown's belongings (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Augusta, Georgia) February 2, 2006 - If you were to clean out some of the closets in your home, imagine what you may find. You could hold the memories of someone famous. That's what happened to an Augusta man when he made a soulful discovery: the personal belongings of James Brown.

Ryan Seacrest Walks Off New Jersey Radio Show Over "Gay" Question (About.com)
An uncomfortable on-air interview at Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM). According to Carl Barbati at Trentonian.com: "After a minute or two of niceties, [Craig] Carton asked Seacrest whom he'd rather spend the night with, past "Idol" singers Clay Aiken or Kelly Clarkson...'Ryan,...

Ashton Kutcher forced to remove religious trinket (Muzi)
Ashton Kutcher was left fuming after movie bosses ordered him to take off his Kabbalah bracelet while shooting new film ''The Guardian.'' The handsome actor, who is married to Demi Moore, was forced to remove the religious trinket, a red string band, against his wishes.

Flockhart Flies High With Ford (ContactMusic)
INDIANA JONES star HARRISON FORD used his piloting skills to help girlfriend CALISTA FLOCKHART overcome her fear of flying - by taking her up in his

Is Britney expecting 'baby number two' ? (Independent Online)
Britney Spears is reportedly expecting a second child. The Toxic singer gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston four months ago.

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2/2/06

2006-02-02T08:15:00.000-08:00

Bush aides clarify statements about oil (Miami Herald)
One day after President Bush vowed to reduce America's dependence on Middle East oil by cutting imports from there 75 percent by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic advisor said Wednesday that the president didn't mean it literally.

Caffeine Gum for Troops Helps with Alertness (Kansas City InfoZine)
By Steven Donald Smith - Caffeine gum now available to U.S. troops is intended to improve performance and alertness in myriad tasks, a wide-eyed and seemingly well-caffeinated sleep researcher at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research here said.

Aretha Franklin Forgives NFL for Sub (ABC News)
Aretha Franklin Forgives NFL for Rolling Stones Snub, Will Perform National Anthem at Super Bowl

Jessica Simpson Turns To Christianity To Heal Heartbreak (ContactMusic)
Superstar JESSICA SIMPSON is returning to her Christian roots in a bid to overcome the heartbreak of her impending divorce from NICK LACHEY. The TH

Flight Attendant Announces She Was Kenny Chesney's Lover (Bayinsider)
NEW YORK -- Kenny Chesney would probably put privacy at the top of his wish list these days. The New York Post quoted a Southwest Airlines flight attendant named Paula Jackson as saying she had been Chesney's lover for 10 years before he met and married Renee Zellweger.

Kirsten Dunst taken for a local stripper! (Hindustan Times)
Hollywood beauty Kirsten Dunst was horrified when a man mistook her for a stripper and asked if he could lick whipped cream off her naked body. According to onlookers, Dunst started to walk away after the man made his illicit request, and he was allegedly overheard saying: Wait. What's the matter?

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2/1/06

2006-02-01T08:15:00.000-08:00

Copy-and-paste speech exposes double-talk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
When a politician speaks, the public may feel they have heard it all before, but this has taken on a whole new meaning in Albania.

Carmen's after Kate (Mega Star)
Ex-Baywatch stunner Carmen Electra has been telling anyone who'll listen that she's got the hots for our very own Kate Moss. The smitten Yank was being interviewed by Loaded magazine when she started gushing about Kate's model good looks and ubercool personal style.

Kelly Osbourne Slams Paris Hilton (Muzi)
Kelly Osbourne has taken a swipe at Paris Hilton - claiming she is a bad influence on her fans. The outspoken star says little girls try to be like the blonde socialite by flaunting their bodies in skimpy clothes and high heels.

Ski holiday ride 'cures' deaf man (BBC News)
A former soldier who has been profoundly deaf for 15 years regains his hearing on a ski lift.

Natasha Lyonne on the Run After Missed Court Date (Hollywood.com)
A judge has issued an arrest warrant for American Pie star Natasha Lyonne after she failed to appear in court on Friday January 27.

Bush: End 'addiction' to oil (Newsday)
In State of the Union, also focuses on education, health care and defends handling of the war on terror President George W. Bush sought to revive his war-battered presidency last night with calls to break America's "addiction" to Mideast oil and train 70,000 teachers for advanced math and science courses - voter-friendly goals at the heart of a markedly scaled-down election-year address.

Britney Spears to guest on 'Will & Grace' (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Britney Spears will guest star on an episode of "Will & Grace," NBC announced Tuesday.

UPS Driver Attacked By Middle School Students (CBS 2 New York)
A UPS driver was savagely beaten by middle school students while delivering packages in the western suburbs. In a CBS excusive, Joanie Lum talked to the man who was savagely beaten just trying to do his job.

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1/31/06

2006-01-31T08:24:00.000-08:00

Pregnant Steelers Fan Makes Plans To Be Induced (KDKA 2)
(KDKA) A pregnant Steelers fan is not letting the birth of her baby get in the way of the Super Bowl celebrations. She convinced her doctor to induce her early, so she'll be home in time to watch the Super Bowl with all of her friends.

Paris Hilton is Not So Smart After All (Muzi)
Paris Hilton didn't know London was in the UK - and thought everyone in Europe spoke French. The sexy socialite also confessed she struggles to remember the names of her friends - because she meets so many people.

Lindsay's Tea Party Ends in Stitches (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
A freaky Friday accident left Lindsay Lohan in stitches.

Senate Clears Way for Alito's U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. moved closer to confirmation as the Senate agreed to end four days of debate on his selection to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Company has beef with George Foreman (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A food marketing company has sued former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman for $50 million, saying he broke a contract to market a line of steaks under his name, according to court papers released on Friday.

Violent end to police pursuit under investigation (Tampa Bay's 10)
(KSDK) â?? St. Louis and Maplewood police say they're reviewing the violent arrest of a suspect who'd lead police on a high-speed chase Monday morning.

Nicole Kidman goes on lingerie buying binge! (New Kerala)
London: 'Cold Mountain' star Nicole Kidman has reportedly splashed out thousands of dollars on sexy lingerie to please her alleged new fianci Keith Urban.

QB Elway sends gift to student reportedly taunted for Broncos jersey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Joshua Vannoy expected a little ribbing when he wore a John Elway jersey to Big Beaver Area Senior High School before the AFC Championship game pitting the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Denver Broncos.

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1/30/06

2006-01-30T08:25:00.000-08:00

Archaeologists Puzzle Over Object Buried In Civil War Cemetery (News4Jax.com)
ROME, Ga. -- University of Georgia archaeologists have been puzzling over finding an apparent manmade object buried in a historic Civil War cemetery.

Brokeback Mountain banned in China (Irish Examiner)
Gay cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain has been banned in mainland China after outraging censors there. The film shocked China's broadcast regulator the State Administration of Radio, Film & Television, as the nation still considers homosexuality a taboo subject.

Is there a new member of the Bush family? (Tiscali)
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Army forces 50,000 soldiers into extended duty (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Army has forced about 50,000 soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called "stop-loss," but while some dispute its fairness, court challenges have fallen flat.

ABC News co-anchor Woodruff, cameraman seriously injured in Iraq explosion (ABC Action News)
NEW YORK - ABC News led its broadcasts with its own journalists in the news: anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman had been seriously injured by a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq.

New man for Jessica Simpson? (Digital Spy)
Jessica Simpson has grown close to Maroon 5 star Adam Levine, according to reports. The actress, who split from husband Nick Lachey last year, bumped into Adam while partying in Los Angeles recently.

Lindsay Lohans New Tattoo (ContactMusic)
Teen star LINDSAY LOHAN has given herself a permanent reminder of her terrifying New Year (06) asthma attack - she has had the word "breathe" tattooe

Kate Moss Chased by Paparazzi in Paris (AP via Yahoo! News)
Kate Moss took refuge in a Paris police station this week to escape a fleet of paparazzi chasing her car, police said Friday.

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1/27/06

2006-01-27T08:13:00.000-08:00

Joaquin Phoenix Uninjured in Car Accident (ABC News)
Joaquin Phoenix Uninjured After His Car Overturns on LA Canyon Road and Collides With Another

B.C. octopus attacks remote-controlled submarine (CTV.ca)
A giant octopus may have been looking for a date when it attacked a submarine off of Vancouver Island last fall.

New Canadian PM rebuffs US envoy (BBC News)
Canada's PM-elect Stephen Harper trades blows with the US ambassador over Arctic sovereignty claims.

Dennis Rodman's "Fuzzy" Math (Deadspin)
You know it's the extra week off for the Super Bowl when Dennis Rodman is making more news. Well, "news," anyway; Rodman was apparently booted from the "Big Brother" house he'd been "staying in" over...

GOP sets up showdown over Alito (CNN.com)
The Senate's top Republican decided Thursday to force a showdown on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito early next week, with the two Democratic senators from Massachusetts pushing to block a vote.

Client needed op after prostitute bit penis (Cambridge Evening News)
A PROSTITUTE who bit her client's penis so hard he required an operation has denied grievous bodily harm with intent.

Frey admits fictions, Oprah apologizes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Author James Frey confessed to Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that he made up details about every character in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces" and the talk show host apologized to her viewers, saying she felt "duped."

Hidden Camera Busts TV Sportscaster In Woman's Home (NBC 5 Chicago)
Police have arrested and charged a Baltimore TV sportscaster with two counts of burglary.

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1/26/06

2006-01-26T08:22:00.000-08:00

US and Israel warn Abbas against Hamas power deal (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Hamas made a strong showing in Palestinian elections, exit polls showed, prompting US and Israeli warnings to President Mahmoud Abbas that peace efforts could be wrecked if he shared power with the Islamists.

Kevin Federline: Up to no good? (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The rap debut of Kevin Federline -- known as K-Fed to some but to most as Mr. Britney Spears -- features only a snippet of his lyrical prowess. Given the response to it, even less might have been better.

Woman Says McDonald's Served Bloody Sundae (WGAL.com)
A Delaware mom is suing a McDonald's franchise, claiming her son was served a hot fudge sundae contaminated with human blood.

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1/25/06

2006-01-25T08:32:00.000-08:00

Michael Jackson seen in Bahrain disguised as woman (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pop star Michael Jackson was seen shopping in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain on Wednesday disguised as a traditional Arab woman, apparently to avoid public attention.

White House slowing Katrina inquiry, senators say (USA Today)
The White House is crippling a Senate inquiry into the government's sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina by barring administration officials from answering questions and failing to hand over documents, senators leading the investigation said Tuesday.

Miami-Dade officer shoots man in groin during traffic stop (Sun-Sentinel)
MIAMI -- An investigation is under way after a Miami-Dade officer shot a man in the groin during a traffic stop Tuesday morning, news partner NBC 6 reported.

Actor Chris Penn found dead (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Chris Penn, a younger brother of Sean Penn who played supporting roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs" and "Starsky & Hutch," was found dead in his Santa Monica home, authorities said. Police do not suspect foul play.

Teen beats up his grandmother - because she won't buy him beer (Tampa Bay's 10)
Bradenton, Florida -- Deputies say a 16 year old has been arrested for beating his grandmother with a two-by-four for refusing to give him $100 for beer.

Motley Crue headed for Walk of Fame (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The members of Motley Crue feel that getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is "fitting" for the flashy hard rock group.

Caught on tape: Kayaker wrestles with sailfish (KATU)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An adventurous man proved that you do not need a fancy charter boat trip to try to catch the big one. An amateur photographer caught the scene on home video a few weeks ago as a man in an inflatable kayak tried to wrestle with a big sailfish that he had on the line.

Will Paris Pose For Playboy? (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Is Paris Hilton boasting when she says she won't pose for Playboy mag?Apparently not, as she reveals there have been many, many offers.

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1/24/06

2006-01-24T08:14:00.000-08:00

Pressly Says Her Character Is a Composite (ABC News)
Jaime Pressly Says Her Character on 'My Name Is Earl' Is a Composite of Many Characters

Miffed Wife Reportedly Snips Hubby's Penis (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Cambodian man received 25 stitches to his penis after his wife attempted to sever the organ with scissors after a domestic dispute, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Man in Wilton Manors mayoral race dogged by extensive arrest record (Miami Herald)
Seth Solomon has admitted to a long history of tangling with the law. Wilton Manors voters now must decide whether he has a political future.

President's apology for wild parties (The Scotsman: International News)
ESTONIA'S president has apologised to his country for raucous parties held in the palace by his two teenage granddaughters, after the media published photos of a boy's naked bottom and apparent under-age drinking.

Barrymore & Boyfriend Caught in Bathroom (Fox 23)
Rocker Fabrizio Moretti and girlfriend Drew Barrymore were left red-faced recently when they were caught having sex in the bathroom at a New York opera house.

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1/23/06

2006-01-23T08:24:00.000-08:00

Hilton's get down and dirty (Independent Online)
Paris Hilton's mom shocked revellers after going out clubbing with her breasts exposed.

'Friends' Returns to TV (Hollywood.com)
Seminal sitcom Friends is returning to television after each of its six stars agreed multi-million dollar deals to star in four one-hour specials.

New Super-Gun To Be Tested In Feb By Pamela Hess, UPI Pentagon Correspondent Washington (UPI) Jan 20, 2006 (Space War)
Next month a new high-explosive munition will be fired in Singapore and then tested again by the U.S. Army, heralding what may be a sea change in weaponry: a gun that can fire 240,000 rounds per minute.

Michael Jackson seeks job in Bahrain (USA Today)
Michael Jackson seems to be settling in to the Persian Gulf. He has shopped for real estate here, been spotted in glitzy malls and now it appears that Jackson is interviewing for a job.

'N Sync Members Consider TV Sitcom (AccessHollywood)
There may be life after 'N Sync for Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. As television stars.

Thailand Reality Show Stars Prime Minister (The Palm Beach Post)
BANGKOK, Thailand ? In most countries, reality television evokes images of telegenic contestants battling each other on a tropical island or engaged in trysts at a seaside mansion.

One of Heidi Klum's legs worth less than the other (KTVO-TV Kirksville)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of Heidi Klum's legs is worth less than the other. Klum's gams are insured for two-point-two (M) million dollars. She knows what you're thinking and she thinks it's "crazy," too. She says her left leg has a "stupid little scar" from when she fell on glass when she was a kid.

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1/20/06

2006-01-20T08:12:00.000-08:00

Jared chews the fat at MU (Columbia Daily Tribune)
Jared Fogle, Subway sandwich shop spokesman, stood in front of a nutrition class yesterday and pulled his size 60 jeans out of a worn leather backpack. He held them to his 190-pound frame, just like in his commercials.

Brazilian woman arrested in "kill for a job" case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Brazilian police have arrested a woman they believe ordered the killing of a female former co-worker and an attempt on the life of another to get a permanent job next to a man she loved.

Britney Spears dabbling in Hinduism (Hindustan Times)
Pop singer Britney Spears was raised a Baptist, has studied Kabbalah and is now reportedly trying out Hinduism. According to newsweek.com, Spears was seen at a Hindu temple in Malibu where she reportedly got blessings for her baby son Sean Preston.

Bolton Hints At Sheridan Marriage (ContactMusic)
Singer MICHAEL BOLTON has fuelled rumours of an impending engagement to DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN, by confessing he is "very comm

Big News For Holly Hunter (CBS News)
A report citing Holly Hunter's publicist says the 47-year-old actress has given birth to twins. They'd be the first children for Hunter, who voiced the role of a superhero mom in "The Incredibles" and has a raft of other credits including an Oscar.

CIA confirms speaker on tape is bin Laden (Addict 3D)
The CIA confirmed Thursday that the voice on an audiotape aired Thursday claiming al-Qaida is making preparations to attack the United States again but offering a truce ?with fair conditions? is that of the terrorist group?s leader, Osama bin Laden.

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1/19/06

2006-01-19T09:06:00.000-08:00

Will work for tickets: Fans barter (Denver Post)
Desperation for seats hatches oddball offers. A doctor is offering a free vasectomy for tickets to Sunday's AFC title game. Another man will give up the Valentine's Day diamond ring he bought for his wife.

'Idol' Twins Charged With Forgery, Theft (ABC News)
Tennessee 'Idol' Twins Terrell and Derrell Brittenum Charged With Forgery, Theft

Referee's rocky week gets worse (Denver Post)
One night after his notorious reversal of an onfield interception threw NFL referee Pete Morelli into a national storm - and nearly sent Denver packing for Indianapolis - Morelli found himself between a hard place and a rock.

Doctor: Mine Survivor Waking From Coma (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sago Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr. appears to be awakening from his coma, and his improving condition may allow him to be transferred to a rehabilitation center within a few weeks, doctors said Wednesday.

For Fox, a season of change is looming (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Long-running comedies That '70s Show and Malcolm in the Middle will end their runs in May, and it's also "highly unlikely" that Arrested Development will be renewed, Fox programming chief Peter Liguori told TV critics here Tuesday.

1970s Teen Idol Leif Garrett Charged (ABC News)
1970s Teen Idol Leif Garrett Charged With Heroin Possession in L.A.

Female detainees set free in Iraq (BBC News)
Six women prisoners are reportedly freed in Iraq as the abductors of a US woman demand female prisoner releases.

Hilary Swank Hopes to Save Marriage (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hilary Swank and her husband, Chad Lowe, recently announced their separation, but the Oscar-winning actress says they hope to rescue their eight-year marriage.

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1/18/06

2006-01-18T08:19:00.000-08:00

Good Samaritan ends up in hospital - next to accident victim he helped (CNews)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Good Samaritan who helped a road accident victim found himself injured and lying in a hospital bed several hours later - next to the man he'd helped -a news report said Tuesday.

Iraqi kidnappers threaten to kill U.S. journalist (Seattle Times)
The captors of a U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad 10 days ago threatened to kill her in three days unless authorities freed all female...

Former child movie actor Joe Pichler missing for a week (Seattle Times)
Former child actor Joe Pichler, who appeared in two of the "Beethoven" dog-inspired comedies, has been missing for a week after leaving...

Brittany Murphy reportedly is engaged (USA Today)
Brittany Murphy is reportedly engaged. The actress, who met Joe Macaluso while he was working as a production assistant on Little Black Book, got engaged over the holidays, according to published reports Monday.

Bill Clinton the lawyer? Ban ending (MSNBC)
The suspension of Bill Clinton?s law license in connection with the Monica Lewinsky affair ends Thursday, but an aide declined to say whether the ex-president is seeking reinstatement.

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1/17/06

2006-01-17T08:05:00.000-08:00

Seattle's Locklear jailed for domestic violence (Superbowl.com)
SEATTLE (Jan. 16, 2006) -- Seahawks starting right tackle Sean Locklear was being held without bail in the King County Jail for investigation of domestic violence assault, police and the team said.

Man tries to extract bullet with cook's tool (The Wichita Eagle)
As shootings go, it definitely was an unusual response by a victim. A 24-year-old man reported to Wichita police Monday morning that he heard gunshots, realized he had been shot in the chest, and tried to remove the bullet with the pointy end of a meat thermometer.

Cars Run Over Man On I-4, Keep Driving (Local6.com Central Florida)
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Teen Stabbed In Neck With Wooden Stake (NBC 4 Los Angeles)
PLACENTIA, Calif. -- Two young men and an 18-year-old woman were arrested following an attack on another teen who was stabbed in the neck with a wooden stake, police said.

9 years for best man who torched groom's home (MSNBC)
HAMTON, Va. - A newlywed couple's best man was sentenced to nine years in prison for torching the groom's house during the honeymoon. Joseph T. Overton, pleaded guilty in October to arson and manufacture of explosive devices.

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1/16/06

2006-01-16T08:16:00.000-08:00

Senators say military strike on Iran must be option (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Republican and Democratic senators said on Sunday the United States may ultimately have to undertake a military strike to deter Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but that should be the last resort.

Eminem and Ex-Wife Kim Mathers Remarry (ABC News)
Superstar Rapper Eminem Remarries Ex-Wife a Month After Announcing They Had Reconciled

George Clooney cost John Kerry the White House ! (New Kerala)
Washington: One defining moment in Hollywood hunk George Clooney s life may have changed the course of history of the world! Well it might sound dramatic, but imagine a world if George Bush had not been the US prez, no Saddam, no war on terror, no Islamic Jehad'.., the list is endless.

Conan's Endorsement No Joke to Some Finns (AP via Yahoo! News)
Finland's president finds her traditional support among women and the Social Democratic Party base, but lately to the surprise of many Finns ? and her opponents in Sunday's election ? she has gotten an endorsement of a different sort.

Man Plans To Kiss 50 Venomous Snakes In 10 Minutes (WFTV 9 Orlando)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A kiss is just a kiss, but it may prove to be the kiss of death for a Malaysian snake charmer who will attempt to set a world record by planting 50 smooches on a venomous snake in 10 minutes.

David Hasselhoff files for divorce (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff filed for divorce Thursday from actress Pamela Bach, his wife of 16 years.

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1/13/06

2006-01-13T08:17:00.000-08:00

Clinton says he didn't use warrantless wiretaps (Salt Lake Tribune)
Former President Clinton said Thursday that he never ordered wiretaps of American citizens without obtaining a court order, as President Bush has acknowledged he has done. Clinton, in an interview broadcast Thursday on the ABC News program ''Nightline,'' said his administration either received court approval before authorizing a wiretap or went to court within three days after to get

Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer (ABC News)
Rocker Axl Rose Sues Beverly Hills Car Dealer for Failing to Deliver Lamborghini, Porsche

KISS STAR TO UNDERGO SURGERY (ContactMusic)
KISS rocker PAUL STANLEY will have to undergo further surgery, after an hip replacement operation failed to improve his mobility.

Milton Bradley files for divorce after 11 months (MSNBC)
LOS ANGELES - Oakland Athletics outfielder Milton Bradley filed for divorce, seeking to end an 11-month marriage during which police went to his home at least three times to investigate reports of domestic violence.

Melissa Joan Hart Has Baby Boy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Melissa Joan Hart, former star of TV series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," has given birth to a baby boy. Mason Walter Wilkerson was born Wednesday afternoon and weighs 9 pounds, People magazine reported.

'Lost' Actress Pleads Guilty to DUI (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cynthia Watros pleaded guilty to drunken driving Thursday, and the contrite star of the hit ABC series "Lost" had her driver's license suspended for 90 days and was fined $370.

VH1 prepares to unleash Tori Spelling comedy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
VH1 has set an April 2 premiere date for its first comedy series, "So Notorious," starring Tori Spelling in a fictionalized version of herself.

Lohan carries on Mean Girl act (Boston Herald)
LINDSAY LOHAN, quite recovered from her New Year's asthma attack, has been rockin' the NYC club scene with her new BFF, formerly coked-up supermodel Kate Moss. The New York...

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1/12/06

2006-01-12T08:13:00.000-08:00

New Nickel to Have Jefferson Face Forward (AP via Yahoo! News)
Coming soon to a cash register near you ? a smiling Thomas Jefferson looking straight at you from a new nickel that will end nearly a century of tradition for U.S. coins.

Black sergeant was 'loyal Klansman' (Deseret Morning News)
About 25 years ago, Ron Stallworth was asked to lead the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Colorado Springs. Problem was, the outgoing Klan leader didn't know that Stallworth is black.

Woman Has To Get 6 Stitches After Hit With Sex Toy (News Channel 5 Cleveland)
A man is convicted of domestic violence for throwing a sex toy at a woman. Find out what prosecutors say happened.

Police: woman with stun gun stripped during call about dog (SEMissourian.com)
A Jackson woman accused of threatening police officers with a knife and stun gun while undressing in front of them was charged in the incident. Tracy L. Mayfield, 37, of 611 W. Washington St. in Jackson, was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.

Verne Troyer -- Known as "Mini Me" in Austin Powers -- Joins Klegg Electronics to Market World's Smallest Color Display
Klegg Electronics, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality consumer electronics, is pleased to announce Verne Troyer -- best known for his role as "Mini Me" in the Austin Powers series -- will be representing and marketing Kleggs worlds smallest color display MP3 player known as "Klegg Mini."

Inmate who killed self left note on death row pressures (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - A convicted murderer who was denied his wish to be executed left a suicide note in which he wrote of the pain of watching others on death row agonize over their fates.

Sienna's Clever Boob Work (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Some actors go to extraordinary lengths in order to play a part with conviction.Others just learn the lines and rock up to the set.

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1/11/06

2006-01-11T06:29:00.000-08:00

DAMON AND AFFLECK TO REMAKE CLASSIC WESTERN (ContactMusic)
Best pals MATT DAMON and BEN AFFLECK are teaming up on the big screen again to remake BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. The actors will take on the roles made famous by PAUL NEWMAN and ROBERT REDFORD in the 1969 classic.

W.Va. Miner Shows Signs of Brain Activity (AP via Yahoo! News)
The sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster remained in a partial coma but showed signs of brain activity, doctors said Tuesday as mourners said farewell to the last two victims of West Virginia's worst coal-mining accident in more than 35 years.

Man Accused Of Taking Lewd Photos Of Girlfriend's Mom (KSAT San Antonio)
A San Antonio man accused of taking improper photographs of his girlfriend's mother is behind bars Tuesday.

Was Arnold taking undue license? (San Jose Mercury News)
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a motorcycle accident Sunday near his West Los Angeles home that left him with a fat lip and 15 stitches, he was driving illegally. Unless he wasn't.

$20 bill printed over sticker nets $25,300 (The News-Review)
DALLAS (AP) - A $20 bill printed on paper that mysteriously had an ordinary fruit sticker on it sold Friday for $25,300, an auction company official said.

Missouri lawmaker seeks to ban sale of cold beer (Jefferson City News Tribune)
A state senator wants to force Missouri stores to sell warm beer. Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees.

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1/10/06

2006-01-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

Redskins' Taylor fined $17,000 for spitting at Pittman (Sports Illustrated)
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fined $17,000 Monday by the NFL for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman.

Security guard shoots himself accidentally: Police say his story of a gunman who fled didn't add up (The Times Leader)
A security guard patrolling a new shopping and entertainment district in a pickup accidentally shot himself in the left thigh.

Freelance journalist was following dream in Iraq (CNN.com)
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Jill Carroll had just been laid off from a newspaper job and decided it was time to fulfill her dream of going to the Middle East to cover a war.

Hilary Swank and Husband Chad Lowe Split (ABC News)
Hilary Swank and Husband Chad Lowe Split After More Than Eight Years of Marriage

No Bids for Love Home at Foreclosure Sale (Fox News)
Courtney Love lost the historic bungalow she bought in the late 1990s to a Los Angeles mortgage company after a foreclosure auction generated no bids.

Singer Pink marries motocross racer Carey Hart (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Singer Pink and motocross racer Carey Hart tied the knot in Costa Rica on Saturday. More than 100 guests attended the wedding, which was held on the beach at the Four Seasons resort, People magazine reported.

Cheney taken to hospital (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to a Washington hospital early on Monday, suffering from shortness of breath, according to a statement from the vice president's office.

Schwarzenegger, son get in motorcycle accident (USA Today)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received 15 stitches in his lip Sunday after he and his 12-year-old son were involved in a motorcycle accident near their Los Angeles home, his spokeswoman said. Both were wearing helmets when the governor collided with a vehicle in his path at a low speed, she said.

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1/06/06

2006-01-06T08:05:00.000-08:00

Legendary singer Lou Rawls has died (ABC 7 Chicago)
January 6, 2006 ( LOS ANGELES) - Grammy Award-winning singer Lou Rawls has died of lung cancer in Los Angeles. He was 72.

Doctors Stabilize Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (Washington Post)
JERUSALEM, Jan. 5 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon emerged from emergency brain surgery Thursday morning after suffering a massive stroke as the national vigil over his life continued. Doctors said his vital signs appeared normal, but that the prime minister's condition remained grave.

Lindsay Lohan brought pregnancy test, rumor mills smokin' (Blogging Baby)
Filed under: Media , Pregnancy and Birth Could teen phenom Lindsay Lohan be pregnant? As part of a recent incident in Miami where she had an asthma attack so bad she ended up with broken blood vessels in her neck, Lindsay's friend was seen taking a pregnancy test, playing cards, mouthwash, Coca-cola and Cocoa Puffs to her hospital room. Now, Lohan is recovering, while everyone wonders...

Paris Hilton faces slander and harassment lawsuits (ABC 7 Chicago)
January 5, 2006 (LOS ANGELES) - Paris Hilton is accused of spewing "vicious lies" about an altercation with a romantic rival at a London nightclub, and harassing a business promoter in two lawsuits set for court this month.

Cat Dials 911 (ABC 13 Toledo)
Rosheisen said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons to call 911. "I know it sounds kind of weird," Officer Patrick Daugherty said, unsuccessfully searching for some other explanation.

Portis' mom reportedly punches out fan (Fox Sports)
Redskins' running back Clinton Portis took a beating in a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. But his mother apparently dished one out, according to a report in The Washington Post.

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1/05/06

2006-01-05T08:26:00.000-08:00

Scoop: Is wedding off for Cruise and Holmes? (MSNBC)
The buzz is that the engagement of the happy couple has hit a few bumps and, after reportedly tense holidays spent at Holmes? house, wedding plans may have been put on hold.

Divorce Back on for Sheen and Richards (Fox 23)
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards' divorce is on again. The actress' attorney filed to have the existing papers handed over from the Los Angeles Superior Court to private arbiter Jill Robbins Wednesday - in a bid to keep the divorce battle as private as possible.

Lindsay Lohan admits drug use, bulimia battle (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Teen actress Lindsay Lohan, who was hospitalized in Miami this week suffering from asthma, said dabbling in drugs and battling bulimia pushed her close to emotional and physical collapse.

Nickelodeon Star Recovering From Car Crash (AP via Yahoo! News)
Drake Bell, the 19-year-old star of the Nickelodeon TV series "Drake & Josh," was recovering from injuries suffered in a car crash, the cable channel said Tuesday.

2-year-old gets drunk; baby-sitter charged (MSNBC)
A New York man was charged with child endangerment after one of two toddlers he was baby-sitting was found drunk, authorities said.

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1/04/06

2006-01-04T08:29:00.000-08:00

Scoop: Who?s Gwyneth gonna call? Ghostbusters! (MSNBC)
Gwyneth Paltrow is enlisting the Kabbalah version of a ghostbuster, according to a London paper.

Lohan Being Treated After Asthma Attack (ABC News)
Lindsay Lohan Being Treated at Hospital After Asthma Attack, Publicist Says

Lynn Swann Expected to Run for Governor (AP via Yahoo! News)
Lynn Swann, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star and veteran football commentator for ABC Sports, is expected to declare his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor Wednesday.

After Reports to the Contrary, Only One Miner Survives (New York Times)
Officials this morning first announced that 12 of 13 miners trapped in a West Virginia coal mine had been found alive, and then three hours later disclosed that all but one of them had died.

Woman Will Likely Live With Bullet In Head (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
A Central Florida woman who was struck in the face by a stray bullet while watching New Year's Eve fireworks will likely be forced to live with it lodged in her skull, according to a Local 6 News report.

Roth says Van Halen reunion 'inevitable' (Entertainment Weekly)
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Reuniting the original Van Halen lineup is just a matter of time, according to former vocalist David Lee Roth. "I talked to the drummer (Alex Van Halen) about a week ago," the band's former lead singer told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

DURST: 'LIMP BIZKIT HALTED MY DIRECTING CAREER' (ContactMusic)
US rocker FRED DURST insists he would be an acclaimed film director if his band LIMP BIZKIT hadn't enjoyed so much success.

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1/03/06

2006-01-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

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For sale on EBAY: 2-headed albino rat snake, bidding starts at $150,000 US (CNews)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - For sale: one snake. Albino. Has two heads. Asking $150,000 US or best offer.

Toddler's Talking Elmo Book Asks 'Who Wants To Die?' (Local6.com Central Florida)
A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks "who wants to die?" according to a Local 6 News report.

Rescue crews dig by hand to save 13 trapped US coal miners (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Rescue teams dug slowly by hand to reach 13 coal miners trapped for nearly 24 hours, 80 meters (260 feet) underground after a methane explosion collapsed a shaft of a mine in West Virginia.

Dozens send back lobbyist's donations (Boston Globe)
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress who once counted on super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff to help finance their campaigns have begun returning the cash they got from him and his clients, signaling a growing worry that ethics -- and the scandal surrounding Abramoff -- will become issues that could affect close House and Senate races in next year's midterm elections.

FINED FOR ASKING COP DIRECTIONS (Daily Record)
A LONE woman driver who got lost on a motorway was fined £30 for stopping on the hard shoulder to ask a traffic cop directions. Rachael Farthing was driving at night when she became confused by road signs and decided to pull over next to a parked police car and seek advice.

Old building's new owners discover hidden second-story (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A couple touring an old office building they hoped to buy made a shocking find - the structure's second story had been sealed off from the world for some 70 years.

Bono: My campaigning upset U2 (CNN.com)
LONDON, England (AP) -- Rock star Bono said Saturday that his commitment to campaigning against poverty caused tensions within his band, U2. The musician said that, at one point, he feared his commitment to the anti-poverty cause might force him out of the band.

Coughing granddad cheats the coffin (Independent Online)
A 95-year-old man was moved from a hospital mortuary in Lisbon to a care unit after he was heard coughing several hours after a doctor had declared him dead.

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12/30/05

2005-12-30T08:06:00.000-08:00

News of the Weird (Salt Lake Tribune)
Will work for crack: Andrew Uitvlugt, candidate for mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia, proposed in November to coax drug addicts into public jobs, such as trash collection, by rewarding them with crack cocaine, on the theory that the work would be so fulfilling that they would ultimately decline the drugs. (He finished fourth out of five candidates.

Port Orange man was unaware he had bullet in his brain (Sun-Sentinel)
PORT ORANGE -- A man who woke up and found his head bleeding, drove to work and left a note for his boss before going to the hospital to find he had a bullet lodged in his brain, authorities said.

68 dead people reported as voting between 1994-04 in Shelby Co. (WBIR-TV)
At least 68 people recorded as voting in Shelby County between 1994 and 2004 were dead at the time the ballots were cast.

Family Finds Raw Meat Instead Of iPod Inside Sealed Box (Local6.com Central Florida)
A 14-year-old girl who received a new Apple iPod opened the sealed box and found raw mystery meat inside, according to a Local 6 News report. Rachel Cambra purchased a new high-tech iPod for her daughter as a gift this week.

Bizarre incident results in 6 charges (The Patriot News)
A Central Dauphin School District teacher faces charges of assaulting a Lower Paxton Twp. police officer and possession of illegal drugs after being arrested earlier this month while standing naked in the snow outside of his home, police said.

Palmeiro Tells Paper He Blames Himself (ABC News)
Free-Agent First Baseman Rafael Palmeiro Tells Paper He's Still Not Sure Why He Tested Positive

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12/29/05

2005-12-29T08:34:00.000-08:00

Scoop: Britney ready to start trying for baby No. 2 (MSNBC)
Despite the widely reported woes in the marriage between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Spears is eager to give son Sean Preston a sibling ? ?the sooner the better.?

Swayze's naked fan mail 'smutty stuff' (Independent Online)
Dirty Dancing actor Patrick Swayze admits he's been sent plenty of raunchy photos from fans of their boobs and private parts.

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12/28/05

2005-12-28T08:30:00.000-08:00

Officials Backtrack on Oprah Plane Mishap (ABC News)
Authorities Backtrack on Cause of Oprah Plane Mishap, Now Blame Wear and Tear, Not Bird

Jet With Fuselage Hole Lands in Seattle (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 12-inch hole in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines jet caused the plane to lose cabin pressure, forcing the pilots to make an emergency descent and return to the airport, authorities said Tuesday.

Williams's e-mail stalker in court (Sydney Morning Herald)
A German court today issued a restraining order against a woman who claimed that she wanted to protect British pop star Robbie Williams from "supernatural forces".

Restraining Order Against Letterman Tossed (AP via Yahoo! News)
A state judge has lifted a restraining order granted to a Santa Fe woman who accused talk-show host David Letterman of using coded words to show that he wanted to marry her and train her as his co-host.

Naked 'Satan' Injures Fla. Sheriff's Deputy (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
A naked man in Lake County, Fla., claiming to be Satan was arrested after he threatened to kill a sheriff's deputy and then injured the man in a neighborhood street, according to a police report.

George Clooney Linked to Lucy Liu (Hollywood.com)
Hollywood's most eligible bachelor George Clooney has been romantically linked with Lucy Liu, after the pair enjoyed a night out at an exclusive club in New York City.

Gov. Schwarzenegger's name removed from Austrian soccer stadium (San Francisco Chronicle)
Officials in Arnold Schwarzenegger's hometown quietly removed his name from a soccer stadium overnight, complying with the California governor's demand in a bitter dispute over his death penalty stance.

Swallowing Cell Phone May Not Be Voluntary (AP via Yahoo! News)
A woman who police thought deliberately tried to swallow her cell phone during an argument with her boyfriend was apparently the victim of an assault instead, authorities said.

Mike Myers ends 12 year marriage (TV Squad)
Filed under: Comedy , Talent , Saturday Night Live Well, this is one crappy way to ring in the holiday season. Mike Meyers and his wife of 12 years, Robin Ruzan, have decided to call it quits . I'm resisting the incredible urge to make a So I Married an Axe Murderer joke here, but it's Christmas, so I'll let it slide. Just this once. Though, hopefully his mojo is still intact.

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12/27/05

2005-12-27T08:24:00.000-08:00

Oregon Surfer Punches Shark in the Nose (ABC News)
Oregon Surfer Punches Great White Shark in the Nose After It Bit His Leg

Mayor wants FEMA to pay for police OT (Houston Chronicle)
Houston Mayor Bill White Monday called on FEMA to fund a $6.5 million task force to focus on "hot spots" for crime.

Oprah's Jet Grounded After Striking Bird (ABC News)
Oprah's Jet Grounded After Striking Bird, Cracking Windshield in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Former Major Leaguer Jeff Reardon Arrested (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former major league pitcher Jeff Reardon was charged with a jewelry store robbery and held pending a bond hearing Tuesday.

Sienna Miller is the most inspiring, say teens (Independent)
An agonising year for actress Sienna Miller has ended with her being voted the most inspirational celebrity of 2005 in a poll of teenage girls.

Search On For Injured Wood Cutter (KOLO)
Lyon County authorities were desperately looking for a woodcutter Thursday who reported possibly cutting hisleg off with a chain saw before the cell phone connection died.

Parker, Longoria stopped by police (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
French basketball star Tony Parker, driving with actress girlfriend Eva Longoria, was fined in San Antonio on Christmas Eve for impeding traffic and failing to show a U.S. driver's license, police said on Monday.

Anna Nicole, Bush On Same Side (CBS News)
Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has an unusual bedfellow in the Supreme Court fight over her late husband's fortune: the Bush administration. The administration's top Supreme Court lawyer filed arguments on Smith's behalf.

Russian Cannibal Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Cooking Friend
A man from the Russian internal republic Buryatia in eastern Siberia has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for cooking the flesh of his his friend after killing him during a quarrel, Gazeta.ru reported.

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12/22/05

2005-12-22T08:23:00.000-08:00

Son of Colts' Coach Tony Dungy Found Dead (Washington Post)
TAMPA, Fla. -- James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment, police said Thursday.

New Study Says Two Million Americans Harbor Drug-resistant Superbug (Science Daily)
New research estimates that about 2 million people carry a strain of drug-resistant bacteria in their noses. The research, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first reliable nationwide estimate of colonization with Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Double-Mouthed Fish Pulled From Neb. Lake (AP via Yahoo! News)
This fish didn't have a chance. A rainbow trout pulled out of Holmes Lake last weekend had double the chance to get hooked: It had two mouths.

Iran Expecting Birth of Cloned Sheep (ABC News)
Iran Expecting Birth of Cloned Sheep, the First Cloning Attempt in Middle East

Cheney: Bush has right to authorize secret surveillance (CNN.com)
Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that President Bush has the authority to order international eavesdropping on suspected terrorists in the United States without informing a court.

So, now the question, did Keanu call? Did Lindsay? (Baltimore Sun)
Liz Smith HOLLYWOOD'S MOST glamorous -- and talented -- tabloid fodder, Lindsay Lohan, ran into Hollywood's most enigmatic leading man, Keanu Reeves, the other night at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont. Both stars were dining with friends, and just happened to get up at the same time to use the facilities. They made eye contact in the lobby, chatted, complimented each other's work and finally asked the

Saddam: I was Beaten and Tortured by Americans (Turks.US)
The trial of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven members of the Baath party for orchestrating the Dujail massacre in 1982 set the stage for shocking developments on Wednesday.

Man uses gas, lighter to hold up bank in Ontario (Portland Oregonian)
Ontario - In a twist on the usual holdup, a man armed with gasoline and a cigarette lighter robbed the Bank of America branch in Ontario, police said Tuesday.

George Clooney wants six kids (Mega Star)
Imagine you?re a world-famous eternal bachelor who shows no sign of being pinned down to marriage and could have any lady in the world. Yep, you?re George Clooney.

Letterman Lawyers Fight Restraining Order (ABC News)
Lawyers for David Letterman Want Restraining Order Granted to New Mexico Woman Quashed

Anderson furious over pole dance edit (Irish Examiner)
Sexy actress Pamela Anderson has slammed bosses of US TV network NBC for editing her pole dance out of a broadcast of Elton John's Las Vegas stage extravaganza.

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12/21/05

2005-12-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

'Bad Santas' wreak havoc worldwide
Drunken Santas on a rampage in New Zealand, armed German robbers in Santa disguises, a British St. Nick wanted for flashing, and a Swedish vandal in a Santa outfit are giving the big man in red a bad name this year.

301 cats removed from house near Mount Airy
184 of them were dead; 4 dogs also found on property Authorities removed 117 live cats and 184 dead ones from a house near Mount Airy, the Frederick County Animal Control office said.

Report: Spy court judge quits in protest
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has resigned from a special court set up to oversee government surveillance to protest President Bush's secret authorization of a domestic spying program on people with suspected terrorist ties, The Washington Post reported.

Canada described as 'retarded cousin' by U.S. pundit, in spate of attacks
WASHINGTON (CP) - Canada has been described lately by a conservative U.S. television host as "a stalker" and a "retarded cousin."

Beachgoer finds human finger on Fort Lauderdale Beach
FORT LAUDERDALE - Police say the stump a beachgoer found on the beach in Fort Lauderdale is a human finger. Detective Kathy Collins says it's a pinkie, possibly that of a female, but notes that it's too decomposed to get prints.

Phyllis Gretzky, mother of Wayne, dead at 64
TORONTO (AP) -- Phyllis Gretzky, the mother of hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, died Monday night. She was 64. She was diagnosed with lung cancer late in 2004 and died two nights after her son took an indefinite leave of absence as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes to return home to Ontario to be with her.

Gwen Stefani Said Pregnant With First Baby
Gwen Stefani, nominated for five Grammy Awards including album of the year for "Love.Angel.Music.Baby.," is pregnant with her first child, according to Us Weekly.

Celebs Toast Elton John at Bachelor Party
Celebrities mobbed a West End nightclub for a glitzy bachelor party to toast the upcoming civil union between Elton John and David Furnish.

Keepers Fear Penguin Was Snatched As Gift
A baby penguin believed to have been snatched from a British zoo as a quirky holiday gift is unlikely to survive until Christmas Day, his keeper warned Tuesday.

Now, that is really stooping low!
Armed men dug up and tried to steal the corpse of the mother of one of war-torn Ivory Coast's opposition party leaders Monday but were stopped when guards intervened, the party said.

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12/20/05

2005-12-20T08:38:00.000-08:00

Michael Jackson faces seizure of assets
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's advisers scrambled to cut a deal Monday to halt a $272 million foreclosure that would strip the pop star of his share of the Sony Beatles music catalog and, possibly, his cherished Neverland Ranch.

Britney Spears Sues 'Us Weekly' for $20M
Britney Spears has filed a $20 million libel lawsuit against Us Weekly, charging the celebrity magazine published a false story reporting she and husband Kevin Federline had made a sex tape and were worried about its release.

You can't buy Carmen (Mega Star)
Leggy saucepot Carmen Electra backed out of an online auction after a bidding frenzy suddenly erupted! According to reports, Electra had agreed to auction herself on internet auction site eBay.com, offering fans the chance to bid for a date with the actress.

Eminem songs used in prisoner torture
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A human rights group claims music by Eminem and Dr. Dre were used as instruments of torture. Human Rights Watch has issued a report saying the U-S operated a secret prison in Afghanistan and tortured detainees.

Petitioners seek withdrawal from Iraq
Cheri Eskridge's nephew has already done two tours of duty in Iraq. She doesn't want him to do a third.

Weezer Singer Continues Vow of Celibacy
Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo is continuing his celibacy past his self-declared deadline.

Mavs' Armstrong fined for Redskins taunt
Darrell Armstrong couldn't pass up the chance.

Carolina Panther's Cheerleader Goes to Court
The former Carolina Panther's cheerleader was accused of punching a woman in a Tampa bar is now headed to court. Police say Victoria Thomas punched a woman who was waiting in line to use the bathroom.

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12/19/05

2005-12-19T08:25:00.000-08:00

Bo Bice Rushed to Hospital
Bo Bice was rushed to the hospital with complications from recent intestinal surgery; he has canceled his Radio Music Awards performance.

Man Accused Of Shooting Wife Twice Claims It Was Accident
Cecil Mathews, who sits in a Clay County jail charged with the murder of his wife, claims the shooting was an accident.

Bush: Warrantless wiretaps are lawful, necessary, will continue
WASHINGTON ? President Bush, brushing aside bipartisan criticism in Congress, said today he approved spying on suspected terrorists without court orders because it was "a necessary part of my job to protect" Americans from attack.

US House votes to wall up Mexico border
The House of Representatives voted to build a wall along the US border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration.

Tom Cruise schooled in Scientology at desert compound
LOS ANGELES - Tom Cruise's faith in Scientology was nurtured at a secretive Southern California desert compound that catered to his needs around the clock, it was reported Saturday.

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12/16/05

2005-12-16T08:25:00.000-08:00

Woman 'bashes cabbie', knocks self out
A WOMAN has knocked herself unconscious after allegedly bashing a taxi driver in north Queensland. A woman repeatedly punched a 36-year-old taxi driver in the face before robbing him in Townsville shortly before midnight, police said.

Bush admission: wrong on WMD
In the last in a series of speeches on Iraq yesterday, on the eve of crucial Iraqi national elections, President George W. Bush tried to cinch his case for going to war. If disenchanted Americans buy his arguments, it will be because in each of his four speeches he has gone to some lengths to be more candid than ever before about errors he made in justifying and prosecuting the war.

Lindsay Lohan Fronts New Chanel Campaign
Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan has signed up to front a new campaign for fashion house Chanel.

Four Minnesota Vikings charged in 'love boat' case
Four Minnesota Vikings football players, including injured star quarterback Daunte Culpepper, were charged on Thursday with lewd conduct and other misdemeanors stemming from a raucous October boat party.

McCain, Bush agree on torture ban
After months of opposition, the White House agreed in principle Thursday to Republican Sen. John McCain's call to ban torture by U.S. personnel, GOP officials on Capitol Hill said.

Hairstylist charged with stealing Kevin Costner's laptop
ASPEN, Colo. ? An internationally known hairstylist is due in court Monday to face felony charges in the theft of Kevin Costner's laptop computer, which had private photos of the actor's wedding.

Urbina denied bail by judge in Venezuelan trial (ESPN)
Urbina denied bail by judge in Venezuelan trial by ESPN.com news services The Venezuelan judge presiding over the Ugueth Urbina's murder case denied bail Wednesday, meaning Urbina remains in prison. No trial date has been set yet and Urbina's lawyers remain confident that Urbina will be granted bail in the coming weeks,...

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12/15/05

2005-12-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

New Michael Jackson Reality TV Show Proposed
A reality TV show featuring members of Michael Jackson's immediate family trying to make a pop comeback is being proposed. Music producer Cory Rooney is behind the project, which would follow the sons of Jackson's brother Tito as they try to resurrect their 1990s boy band 3T.

Michelle Rodriguez Pays Up
Actress Michelle Rodriguez settled two of her four traffic violations by paying fines in court Tuesday. The 27-year-old was ordered to pay a total of $657 in Hawaii for speeding offenses in October and November.

Kim Basinger/Alec Baldwin Court Battle Over
Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin's epic two-year custody battle for their daughter has come to an apparent end after a hearing in a Los Angeles court.

Polls close in landmark Iraqi election
Iraqi polls closed on Thursday following a landmark poll to choose a government many hope will restore stability to a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Bush's job approval rating bounces up a few points
President Bush's job approval rating, on a long slide since his re-election, rebounded from historic lows in a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll. In the survey, 42% approve of Bush's handling of his job, 5 percentage points higher than his record-low rating of 37% in mid-November.

NBC Cuts Pamela Anderson Pole Dance Video
Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.

Police: Man Killed Stepgrandfather With Pitchfork
OCALA, Fla. -- Ocala police said a man has been arrested for fatally stabbing his stepgrandfather with a pitchfork. Authorities said Efrain Ruiz confessed to robbing and then killing Domingo LugoSantiago.

Denis Leary Upsets Catholics
Comedian DENIS LEARY has upset Catholic groups after mocking Christmas during his TV special DENIS LEARY'S MERRY F#%$IN' CHRISTMAS. The RESCUE ME star, 48, jokes about lesbian nuns, the origins of Christmas and sings a song by OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUFFERING CHURCH CHOIR about a prostitute.

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12/14/05

2005-12-14T08:52:00.000-08:00

No Happy Ending For Jenna Bush
Jenna Bush gets no White Christmas after leaving her school ID with her coke dealer in Chinatown

Student Wins Anti-Bush Shirt Clash (CBS News)
A Pennsylvania student is off the hook after the American Civil Liberties Union defended his right to wear a political T-shirt to school. Chris Schiano's T-shirt said "International Terrorist" and had a picture of President Bush.

Hayden has close encounter of another kind (UPI)
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- "Star Wars" Anakin Skywalker, aka actor Hayden Christensen, let at least one recent New York detractor see his Darth Vader dark side.

Navy F-18s And A Southwest Jet Experience A "Close Pass" Over Hampton Roads (WAVY 10)
A close call int he skies over Hampton roads between a Southwest jet and two Navy reserve F-18 Hornets. The close call happened on November 15 around 4:30 p.m. The Southwest 737 had taken off from Norfolk International. The two F-18's were heading towards the airport trying to get to Oceana.

Anna Nicole Smith, Boy George join UK's 'Celebrity Big Brother' cast (Reality TV World)
Britain's "Celebrity Big Brother" will have Boy George and Anna Nicole Smith locked in its infamous house, it was revealed Tuesday.

Pregnant Skydiver Survives Plunge (AP via Yahoo! News)
Pregnant skydiver Shayna Richardson has survived a face-first plunge into the ground.

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12/13/05

2005-12-13T08:18:00.000-08:00

Stanley Tookie Williams, Crips Gang Co-Founder, Is Executed (New York Times)
After a request for clemency was denied, Stanley Tookie Williams, convicted for the murder of four people, was executed by the state of California.

Baby Boy Left In Car At IN Strip Club (WFIE-TV)
Police say a Kokomo woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her infant boy in an unheated car while she and a friend went into a strip club. Kokomo police say 22-year-old Tiffany Eagle faces preliminary charges of public intoxication and felony neglect.

China court pardons smitten bra burglar (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Chinese man who repeatedly broke into the home of a neighbour he secretly loved, at one point sneaking out with a bra and some photos, has been let off the hook by a Chinese court, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.

Swallowed nose re-attached to boy's face (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Czech surgeons have sewed back on the nose of an 11-year-old boy after it had been bitten off by a dog and remained in its stomach for two hours, Czech papers report.

Bush Says Iraq's Path to Democracy Like That of U.S. (Update7) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said the U.S. won't turn back from the goal of building a democracy in Iraq, even though the path is marked by turmoil and violence that has cost the lives of about 30,000 Iraqis and 2,140 U.S. military personnel.

Jolie's lesbian lover warns Brad Pitt (Digital Spy)
Supermodel Jenny Shimizu has warned Brad Pitt that Angelina Jolie and she have never really stopped being lovers and are unlikely to.

Shoplifter Runs From Store Into K-9 Training Area (KOIN News 6)
MEDFORD, Ore. -- From the opening act to the hot-pursuit chase to the grand finale, the Three Stooges couldn't have choreographed a foiled shoplifting attempt in Medford any better.

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12/12/05

2005-12-12T12:35:00.000-08:00

Porn Lover Pleads with Farrell to Release Sex Tape (Hollywood.com)
The nude model who bedded Irish actor Colin Farrell has begged him to release the videotape showing them having sex--arguing "it's in our best interest".

Family Gets Soldier's Christmas Card Hours Before Death News (NBC 5 Chicago)
The family of a Texas soldier killed in Iraq received Christmas cards from the 23-year-old just hours before learning of his death.

Super-Size Him (My Kinda Place)
The new Superman reportedly has a super-sized ?package? so big, movie bosses are forcing the film-makers to cover it up with digital effects.

Democrats Test Themes for `06 and `08 (AP via Yahoo! News)
To hear Democrats tell it, an anxious and isolated public craves a sense of national community and would galvanize behind a leader who asks people to sacrifice for the greater good. John Edwards says he's that leader.

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12/09/05

2005-12-09T08:08:00.000-08:00

Cops Track Alleged Burglar With Footprints (AP via Yahoo! News)
A man accused of burglarizing an auto-repair shop and stealing cash and a digital camera apparently didn't plan on a fresh snowfall.

Bill Clinton to Surprise U.N. Conference (ABC News)
Bill Clinton to Surprise U.N. Climate Conference, Reportedly Annoying White House Officials

New Orleans fires 60 cops (MSNBC)
The city?s new police chief said he?s focused on dealing with officers who deserted their posts after Hurricane Katrina and those who broke the law instead of enforcing it.

Madonna misses hot toilet seats (News Interactive)
MADONNA swept into Japan this week for the first time in 12 years to promote her new album, revealing a love of all things Japanese: food, fashion, men and - most of all -- heated toilet seats.

Michael Jackson reveals new single releases (soundgenerator.com)
The star to drop 20 Dual Disc singles next year. Michael Jackson has revealed details of an audacious singles release package for 2006.

Police sued over skull fragment (New York Newsday)
The family of a man who died in a car crash is suing the city and police after an officer allegedly stashed a skull fragment he said he planned to use as an ashtray.

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12/08/05

2005-12-08T08:31:00.000-08:00

Spokane mayor ousted in gay sex scandal (Planet Out via Yahoo! News)
SUMMARY: Voters in Spokane, Wash., recalled their mayor in a special election sparked by allegations he used a city computer to offer favors to gay men.

Lindsay Lohan stands up 'Regis & Kelly' (UPI)
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Teen actress and singer Lindsay Lohan pulled out of a scheduled appearance on "Live with Regis & Kelly" five minutes after the show started.

Bush rating improves, but Iraq war concerns linger
After months of sagging poll numbers, President George W. Bush's approval rating improved last month as Americans grew more positive about the economy amid lingering doubts about the war in Iraq, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Wednesday.

Terror Groups Lack Ability to Mount Crippling Cyber Attacks, FBI Says (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Al-Qaida and other terror groups are more sophisticated in their use of computers but still are unable to mount crippling Internet-based attacks against U.S. power grids, airports and other targets, the FBI's top cyber crime official said Wednesday.

Woman Convicted for Posting Threat on AOL (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 32-year-old woman was convicted for posting a death threat on an Internet message board connected to the Terry Schiavo case, authorities said Wednesday.

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12/07/05

2005-12-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

Passenger killed by air marshal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. air marshals on Wednesday shot and killed an American Airlines passenger who claimed to be carrying a bomb, as he tried to escape into the terminal at Miami International Airport after arriving from Colombia.

Mobile call of nature traps student in Ukraine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A student in Ukraine reportedly had to be freed by rescuers on after dropping his mobile phone down a toilet and getting his arm stuck trying to retrieve it.

Aniston Sues Paparazzo Over Topless Photos (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jennifer Aniston is suing a paparazzo, claiming he invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her topless at her house.

Saddam Says He Won't Attend 'Unjust Court' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Waving a finger and pounding his desk, Saddam Hussein told the judges in his trial to "go to hell" and vowed not to return to court Wednesday.

Sex In The Hallway (WOWT-TV Omaha)
The principal of Lincoln Southeast High School said he does not believe other students watched two students allegedly having sex in a hallway this week.

Cingular joins the high-speed party (Seattle Times)
Cingular Wireless launched high-speed wireless service in 16 U.S. markets Tuesday, making it the third carrier to provide so-called third...

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12/06/05

2005-12-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

Tom Cruise Should Be Gay?
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Man In Santa Suit Charged With Dropping Pants (The Boston Channel)
SALEM, N.H. -- Police said that a man dressed as Santa dropped his pants at the Mall at Rockingham Park on Sunday. Richard Mullen, of Malden, Mass., was accused of dropping his pants in front of a group of teenagers. Police said that he was wearing other pants underneath, but it was still a shock.

Thousands of babies have strokes annually (MSNBC)
It looked like a seizure when little Alexzandra Gonzales jerked and then went limp, barely breathing. Just days before her first birthday, she had had a stroke.

Pen Gun Accident Kills Budding Rapper (AP via Yahoo! News)
Steven Zorn had put the pen gun to his head and clicked before, apparently thinking it was jammed and would not work.

Candidate caught with big cocaine haul (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A would-be Brazilian mayor was in custody on Tuesday for international drug trafficking on charges of importing 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of cocaine on a plane that took off from Colombia, federal police in Brasilia said.

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12/01/05

2005-12-01T09:36:00.000-08:00

Singapore PM OKs drug man's hanging (MSNBC)
The execution of a convicted Australian drug smuggler will go ahead as planned at dawn on Friday, according to Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Grim milestone looms for US death penalty: 1000th execution (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will likely reach this week the grim milestone of 1,000 executions of convicts since 1976, although capital punishment is declining with fewer juries choosing death sentences.

Microsoft 'Fremont' to Rival Google Base (BetaNews)
Microsoft has plans to launch an online marketplace similar to Google Base, according to statements made by the company on Tuesday. Codenamed "Fremont", the service will allow users to post listings akin to the way the popular classifieds Craigslist site operates.

11/30/05

2005-11-30T17:23:00.000-08:00

Hollywood leads campaign for death row reprieve (Independent)
Hollywood actors, musicians, church leaders and death penalty opponents staged protests and vigils across the US on behalf of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips street gang who faces execution in less than two weeks unless the California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, can be persuaded to grant him clemency.

Gregory Peck's Stolen Star Replaced (AP via Yahoo! News)
In a simple ceremony, a new star honoring Oscar winner Gregory Peck was unveiled Wednesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to replace one that was stolen by a brazen thief.

Fla. Teacher Pleads Guilty in Sex Case (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
TAMPA, Fla. A female teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 14-year-old student, avoiding prison as part of a plea agreement. Debra Lafave, 25, whose sensational case made tabloid headlines, will serve three years of house arrest and seven years' probation.

Company marketing Jessica Simpson's name sued (USA Today)
What's in a name? In Jessica Simpson's case, at least $15 million. A company that markets celebrities' names says it set up the deal that got Jessica Simpson Brand Management LLC $15 million for worldwide rights to her name to market certain merchandise, including clothing.

Supreme Court hears a rare abortion case (International Herald Tribune)
The New Hampshire attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore her state's abortion law and encountered sharp questions about a facet of the statute's requirement that doctors notify a pregnant teenager's parent before performing an abortion.

11/21/05

2005-11-21T16:40:00.000-08:00

Texas sues Sony BMG for spyware violations (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a civil lawsuit on Monday against Sony BMG Music Entertainment for hiding "spyware" software on its compact discs in a bid to thwart music copying.

Iraq checking reports Zarqawi may be dead (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iraq has no confirmation but is checking reports Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may have been killed during fighting in northern Iraq, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Monday.

GM slashes production and jobs (Reuters)
The cuts affect about a quarter of the North American factory work force at GM and are the deepest since it eliminated 21 plants and 74,000 jobs over four years beginning in December 1991.

'Harry Potter' Takes in $102.3 Million (AP via Yahoo! News)
The boy wizard's cup overflowed as "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" took in $102.3 million during its opening weekend. It was the franchise's best debut by almost $9 million.

11/18/05

2005-11-18T13:56:00.000-08:00

Civil Jury Says Blake Behind Wife's Murder (AP via Yahoo! News)
Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided Friday the tough-guy actor was behind the slaying, and ordered him to pay her children $30 million in damages.

Sony BMG offers MP3 files and disks for unsafe CDs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
In an attempt to make up with consumers whose PCs have been exposed to unsecure copy-protection software which acts like malware, music publisher Sony BMG said on Friday it would swap unsecure CDs for new unprotected disks as well as unprotected MP3 files.

Prince Charles takes legal action against newspaper (USA Today)
Prince Charles took legal action Friday against a British newspaper that published details from his private journal, which included his description of Chinese officials as "appalling old waxworks."

Review: 'Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire' (AP via Yahoo! News)
If the third film in the Harry Potter series, last year's "Prisoner of Azkaban," seemed frightening with its soul-sucking Dementors and its German expressionist aesthetic, then the fourth installment, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," will have kids quaking in their seats ? and perhaps wishing they had an invisibility cloak to hide beneath.

11/16/05

2005-11-16T08:55:00.000-08:00

Woman weds teen, spends honeymoon in jail (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A pregnant 37-year-old Georgia woman who eloped with a 15-year-old boy was in jail on charges of child molestation, authorities in the southern state said on Tuesday.

Angry? Take it indoors! (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Chinese university has set up a special "anger management" room for students to let off steam, apparently to avoid students taking to the streets in protest or taking their own lives.

You can't fight here, this is a boxing dinner! (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Perhaps inspired by the presence of the "baddest man on the planet" in their midst, guests at a British boxing dinner for Mike Tyson launched into a mass punch-up.

Ants eat away woman's eye in hospital (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in eastern India lost one of her eyes after ants nibbled away at it, officials said on Tuesday.

11/14/05

2005-11-14T06:56:00.000-08:00

Female Suspect Described Details of Jordan Bombings (NPR)
Jordan authorities have identified three men and one woman, all Iraqi, as the perpetrators in last week's deadly hotel bombings. The woman, who appeared on Jordanian television Sunday, said her bomb failed to detonate. What's described as an accidental tip from al Qaeda led to the woman's arrest.

Beatle gives astronauts wake-up call (TVNZ)
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has performed the first live link-up between a rock concert and a space mission.

Pa. Girl Missing After Parents Slain (Newsday.com)
LITITZ, Pa. -- Police were searching for an 18-year-old man and his girlfriend after they found the girl's parents shot to death in their home. David G. Ludwig killed 14-year-old Kara Beth Borden's parents after they and their daughter argued about her curfew, police said.

Reviews abound for 'Goblet of Fire' (Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator)
With less than a week to go until the release of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," reviews are popping up everywhere. It would seem that most critics have nothing but good things to say about the movie.

Bailed "mobster" stars in TV show (TVNZ)
A reputed New York mobster has made a "mockery" of his bail conditions by starring in a reality television show in which he is seen frolicking with topless dancers at a strip club, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Polite robber has recipe for takeaway (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
A Canadian bank robber, who politely presents a hold-up note on a recipe card, has hit 29 banks in four months, Toronto police say.

11/09/05

2005-11-09T10:07:00.000-08:00

'Desperate Housewives' actor fired (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The actor who plays the mysterious man chained in a basement by Alfre Woodard's character on the ABC hit show "Desperate Housewives" has been fired from the series, the network said on Tuesday.

Voters reject Schwarzenegger reforms (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lost his bid to push through a broad package of government reforms in a special off-year election on Tuesday that he called in an attempt to flex his political muscles.

Prosecutor: New trial for Andrea Yates (CNN.com)
Andrea Yates, the Texas woman convicted of drowning her children in a bathtub, will receive a new trial on capital murder charges after an appeals court refused to reinstate her murder convictions.

11/08/05

2005-11-08T06:45:00.000-08:00

Saddam trial defense lawyer killed (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Gunmen shot two lawyers defending Saddam Hussein's co-defendants in a trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, killing one and slightly wounding the other, police and defense team sources said.

Bush Declares: 'We Do Not Torture' (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Bush on Monday defended U.S. interrogation practices and called the treatment of terrorism suspects lawful. "We do not torture," Bush declared in response to reports of secret CIA prisons overseas.

Australians Say Raids Foiled Terror Attack (ABC News)
Australian Police Say Raids in Sydney, Melbourne Foiled Plot to Carry Out Major Terror Attack; 17 Arrested.

Prince Charles, Camilla wrap up US trip (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began wrapping up their official visit to the United States with a visit to a school near here after a giddy social weekend.

France under curfew (NorthJersey.com)
PARIS - France will impose curfews under a state-of-emergency law and call up police reservists to stop rioting that has spread out of Paris' suburbs and into nearly 300 cities and towns across the country, the prime minister said Monday, calling a return to order "our No. 1 responsibility."

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11/04/05

2005-11-04T11:56:00.000-08:00

Pakistani ferry sinks, 60 dead - navy (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
KARACHI (Reuters) - A Pakistani ferry sank in the Indus river on Friday and 60 passengers were drowned, a navy spokesman said.

Bush: no comment on Rove's status (Washington Post)
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) - President George W. Bush refused to comment on Friday on whether top White House aide Karl Rove will keep his job, saying he wanted to wait until an investigation is completed into his role in the leak of a CIA officer's name.

Lindsay Lohan's New Role (MuchMusic.com)
Lindsay Lohan has already been in a film about piloting a VW Beetle - now she's going to star in a picture about murdering a Beatle. Known more for Hollywood movies about freaky Fridays, mean girls and drama queens, Lindsay is going the indie route in Chapter 27, a film about the murder of John Lennon.

Clooney Denies He Got Into Brawl (CBS News)
Actor George Clooney denied a report in the Evening Standard in London that he shoved a security guard outside a bar in London's West End. The paper reports that he shoved a guard at a reception for his new film.

11/03/05

2005-11-03T09:58:00.000-08:00

EA deal for "The Simpsons" video games (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Electronic Arts Inc. , News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox Television and Gracie Films on Wednesday announced a long-term deal granting EA exclusive rights to develop multiple video games based on the Fox television series "The Simpsons."

Radio City Music Hall Musicians Strike (AP via Yahoo! News)
Radio City Music Hall musicians went on strike on Wednesday, however the union is saying its members should report to work for the Thursday morning "Christmas Spectacular" show.

French youths riot for seventh night running (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Violence broke out in Paris suburbs for the seventh night running overnight on Thursday after French youths set fire to dozens of cars.

Libby Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Leak Case (Washington Post)
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, today pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges against him in the investigation of a leak of a CIA agent's name in retaliation for her husband's opposition to the war in Iraq.

Qaeda Suspect Killed, Another Held (CBS News)
Pakistani agents killed a suspected al Qaeda terrorist during a raid, and arrested another. They are investigating if the detained man is Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, considered a leading bin Laden operative.

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11/02/05

2005-11-02T14:42:00.000-08:00

TOP STORIES
Terrell Davis Sues After Being Tossed Out Of Hollywood Bar (The Denver Channel)
Former Denver Broncos star Terrell Davis is suing the operator of a bar in the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, saying he was roughed up last month at an Emmy Awards after-show party.

Bush's bird flu plan under attack (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Bush administration sent officials to Congress on Wednesday to explain details of its $7.1 billion avian influenza pandemic plan, but was already under attack from critics who said it offered too little, too late.
Embattled US President George W. Bush, in a serious political defeat, abruptly announced he had abandoned efforts to get longtime aide Harriet Miers confirmed to the US Supreme Court.

Jennifer Aniston Trespasser Gets a Year in Jail (Hollywood.com)
A homeless man who invited himself into Jennifer Aniston's home in August has been slapped with a restraining order and sent to jail for a year, after pleading guilty to burglary charges.

Pastor Electrocuted During Baptism (CBS News)
A 33-year-old Texas pastor was electrocuted inside his church after grabbing a microphone while standing in water for a baptism. The woman to be baptized had not stepped into the water and was not seriously injured.

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10/28/05

2005-10-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

TOP STORIES
Body hanging from tree mistaken for Halloween decoration
The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.

Bush Supreme Court pick bows out (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Embattled US President George W. Bush, in a serious political defeat, abruptly announced he had abandoned efforts to get longtime aide Harriet Miers confirmed to the US Supreme Court.

Naked Kidnapper Arrested in DeKalb (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
A naked man was caught streaking from store to store in broad daylight in DeKalb County Wednesday afternoon.

Entertainment: "Star Trek"-Sulu Actor is Gay (WNDU 16)
Sulu from "Star Trek" is gay. Actually, it's the actor who played Sulu who's come out. George Takei who's 68, tells the Los Angeles gay and lesbian magazine called Frontiers that he's gradually been coming out to his friends and family for years.

Microsoft takes on spam zombies (ZDNet India)
Hoping to turn the tide on spam zombies, Microsoft has filed suit against entities it said used compromised PCs to send millions of junk e-mail messages.

Sunny forecast for 'Weather Man's' tale of one man's gloomy outlook (Chicago Tribune)
In "The Weather Man," Nicolas Cage, a great oddball movie star who sometimes takes enormous risks, has a good, risky part again.

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10/26/05

2005-10-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

DMX Driven to Jail (E! Online)
Time for DMX to seriously consider carpooling. The hardcore rapper faces up to 60 days behind bars after pleading guilty Tuesday to violating the terms of his sentence in a 2004 case where he plowed his SUV through a security gate at JFK Airport.

Janet Jackson Denies Having 'Secret Child' (ABC News)
Janet Jackson Denies Former Brother-In-Law's Claim That She Has a 'Secret' 18-Year-Old Daughter.

Santa Cruz approves public office to sell medical marijuana (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SANTA CRUZ, 12:57 p.m. Oct. 26 (AP): Santa Cruz officials voted to create a city department to coordinate the dispensing of medical marijuana and vowed to fight federal drug regulators in court to win final approval.

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Cow slaughter backfires for man (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A man who twice missed while trying to shoot a friend's cow only to accidentally shoot a passer-by in the leg was fined Wednesday for what an Australian court described as a freak accident.

Rome bans goldfish bowls (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The city of Rome has banned goldfish bowls, which animal rights activists say are cruel, and has made regular dog-walks mandatory in the Italian capital, the town's council said Tuesday.

How to beat the heat in stifling Dubai - go skiing! (Reuters)
"You see jungle forests in the U.K., sandy beaches in Paris, tigers in Central Park, New York. Why not snow in Dubai?" Francois de Montaudouin of Ski Dubai told reporters Tuesday.

10/25/05

2005-10-25T09:22:00.000-07:00

US pays homage to civil rights icon Rosa Parks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tributes poured in on Tuesday honoring Rosa Parks, the black woman whose refusal to give a white man her seat on an Alabama bus 50 years ago sparked a protest that helped break racial segregation in America.

Howard Stern's replacements announced: Philly gets David Lee Roth (Courier-Post)
NEW YORK -- Goodbye, Howard Stern. Hello, David Lee Roth. And Adam Carolla. And CNN Radio News. And Jack-FM. And ... Infinity Broadcasting, finally revealing its plans to replace the self-proclaimed "King of All Media," announced a new morning drive time lineup this morning of assorted hosts for its 27 soon-to-be former Stern stations.

US troop death toll in Iraq war hits 2,000 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The death toll among US troops in Iraq reached 2,000, when the Pentagon announced that a US soldier injured in Iraq had died from his wounds in Texas.

Cheney told top aide of CIA officer? (MSNBC)
Notes in the hand of a federal prosecutor suggest the chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney first heard of the covert CIA officer central to a leak investigation from Cheney himself, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Justin Defends Britney (MuchMusic.com)
Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake spoke with Access Hollywood about Brit's baby pic drama. Instead of urging the 23-year-old pop icon to cry another river, he said: "When a person like her, who's obviously a sweet person, is having their first child, it's like, 'leave the girl alone.'"

Viagra May Treat Heart Failure (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Viagra, famous for improving men's sexual function, also appears to reduce the effects of hormonal stress on the heart by 50 percent, claims a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

Astros hit ceiling (New York Daily News)
HOUSTON - In the open-or-shut case of Minute Maid Park's retractable roof, Major League Baseball officials will make the call. That's prompted Astros players to cry foul over the team's lack of sovereignty at its ballpark and accusations of MLB depriving the National League of home-field advantage.

10/24/05

2005-10-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

Wilma Continues to Slam Florida (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore early Monday as a strong Category 3 storm, battering southern Florida with tornadoes, 125 mph winds that blew glass from numerous skyscrapers and pounding waves that flooded parts of this area and Key West. At least one death was blamed on the storm and up to 2.5 million homes and businesses lost power.

White Sox Take 2-0 Lead in World Series (AP via Yahoo! News)
Scott Podsednick hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros and a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

Cam'ron Shot in Botched Carjacking (AP via Yahoo! News)
New York rapper Cam'ron was shot and wounded during a botched carjacking near a waterfront night spot, his manager said Sunday.

'Doom' Takes The Rock To No. 1 (CBS News)
"Doom," starring The Rock in a movie based on the sci-fi video game, debuted in first place with a modest $15.4 million. "Dreamer" was in second place, Charlize Theron's "North Country" opened to a weak fifth place.

'Doom' No. 1 in Another Slow Movie Weekend (ABC News)
'Doom' Arrives Without Much of a Bang, Takes in $15.4M to Win Box Office in Another Slow Weekend

10/21/05

2005-10-21T09:47:00.000-07:00

Warner backs Blu-ray high definition DVD format (USA Today)
Warner Bros. has become the second studio to support both high definition DVD formats, a move that could shift the advantage to the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony.

Calif. Surfer Beats Off Shark, Survives Attack (Local6.com Central Florida)
BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- Doctors say a surfer who survived a shark attack off the California coast Wednesday came within a centimeter of probable death. Surfer Megan Hallava was surfing 65 miles north of San Francisco when the shark attacked her from behind, pulling her underwater by the leg.

Giant sea turtle, King Midas, returns to N.O. aquarium (USA Today)
One New Orleans resident returned home with a thunderous splash. King Midas, a 300-pound sea turtle, slid back into his home Thursday at the New Orleans aquarium, one of a handful of creatures that survived Hurricane Katrina.

Rigg gives Craig thumbs up (WENN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Former Bond girl Dame Diana Rigg has given new 007 Daniel Craig her blessing - insisting he's a "fantastic choice" to play the superspy.

Overbearing `Domino' blank on both sides (The Charlotte Observer)
"With each passing second, reality eclipsed into the distant horizon," says the title character of "Domino," specifically describing a mescaline rush but generally describing the incoherent mess that is her loosely based movie autobiography. The real Domino Harvey, who was briefly L.A.'s most celebrated bounty hunter, can be seen smiling at the camera at the end of the film --

Keira Knightley: 'Sex Scene Was Undignified' (Hollywood.com)
Hollywood beauty Keira Knightley found shooting a graphic outdoors sex scene in Domino "undignified" because the director destroyed any notion of romance with his graphic instructions.

Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $340M Sold (AP via Yahoo! News)
Someone in this Gold Rush town struck it rich with a $340 million Powerball ticket. The winner of the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot bought the lucky ticket either at Ray's Food Place or J'Ville Tavern, the town's only lottery-ticket sellers. A runner-up ticket worth $850,000 also was sold in Jacksonville.

10/20/05

2005-10-20T08:33:00.000-07:00

TV watchdog group scorns "CSI," "Housewives" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The two biggest hits on U.S. television, "CSI" and "Desperate Housewives," joined two Fox network cartoons on the latest list of shows scorned by a conservative watchdog group as the worst for family audiences.

US screen star Shelley Winters rushed to hospital (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Double Oscar-winner Shelley Winters, one of the most respected actresses of Hollywood's golden era, was recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack, her agent said.

Antonio Banderas Gets Star on Walk of Fame (AP via Yahoo! News)
Antonio Banderas has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 16 years after he arrived as a penniless young actor. Banderas got down on his knees and rubbed his hands over his new Hollywood star Tuesday. His latest film, "The Legend of Zorro," opens in theaters Oct. 28.

Paris Denies Tom Sizemore's Sex Claims (Fox 23)
Paris Hilton has denied Tom Sizemore's claims he slept with her when she was a teenager, insisting she has never even met the actor.

DeLay Ordered to Texas for Booking (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rep. Tom DeLay was ordered to appear at the sheriff's office in his home county of Fort Bend for booking on state conspiracy and money laundering charges.

Report: U.S. soldiers desecrated bodies of Taliban fighters (USA Today)
The U.S. military said Wednesday it was investigating a report carried on an Australian television network that claimed American soldiers in Afghanistan burned the bodies of two Taliban fighters and then used the action to taunt other Islamic militants.

Toshiba crosses border in battle over next DVD standard (International Herald Tribune)
In the battle with Sony over whose format will power the next-generation of DVD players, Toshiba has adopted a potentially perilous strategy: encouraging low-cost Chinese competitors to crank out machines using its standard known as HD-DVD.

10/19/05

2005-10-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

Robbers snatch woman's purse, then return it (Reuters)
The two men barged into a pharmacy at Marsascala, a seaside village in the south of the island, Monday and took 600 Malta liri from the till after threatening the pharmacist with their guns.

Half-century in mental asylum just a mistake (Houston Chronicle)
SILCHANG, India - More than half-a-century ago, Machal Lalung was thought to be insane and sent to a mental asylum in India's remote northeast.

10/19/05

2005-10-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

Saddam Pleads Innocent, Gets Into Scuffle (ABC News)
In Dramatic Opening to Saddam's Trial, Ex-Dictator Pleads Innocent, Gets Into Scuffle With Guards

Miers' Abortion Stand Fuels Debate (CBS News)
Harriet Miers supported a constitutional amendment banning most abortions in 1989, according to documents given to the Senate. But she insists no one knows how she'd rule on abortion if she's confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Rice Wants to Follow Afghan Model in Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday outlined a strategy for helping Iraqis clear out insurgents and build durable, national institutions as she sought to reassure jittery members of Congress about the path to peace in Iraq.

10/19/05

2005-10-19T08:10:00.000-07:00

Ashton Kutcher puts together 'Demi Moore' sitcom (The Scotsman)
Ashton Kutcher is using his marriage to Demi Moore as creative inspiration. The actor and entrepreneur is putting together a sitcom called "30-Year-Old Grandpa", which will follow the messy family life of a young man married to an older, successful...

Monroe watch gift to JFK sold for 120,000 dollars (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A gold rolex watch believed to have been presented to John F. Kennedy by Marilyn Monroe on the evening she famously serenaded the US president with "Happy Birthday" has been sold for 120,000 dollars.

Fantasia's Hometown Hurt (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
Fantasia Barrino might be an American Idol, but she's definitely not Kyle Sandler and Jennifer English's.

10/18/05

2005-10-18T15:52:00.000-07:00

World's oldest noodles found -- in China (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Italians are known for them and theories suggest they may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday the world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in China.

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2005-10-18T15:50:00.000-07:00

David, Victoria Beckham seek libel damages (USA Today)
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria, are taking legal action against a British tabloid that claimed their "happy marriage" is a sham.

Saturday Night Live Alum Commits Suicide (1010wins.com)
Oct 17, 2005 11:51 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (FARMINGTON, Conn.) The state medical examiner has ruled the death of former Saturday Night Live comedian Charles Rocket a suicide.

Stallone to Star in Sixth 'Rocky' Movie (AP via Yahoo! News)
Yo Adrian! Rocky is planning another comeback. Fifteen years after starring in "Rocky V," Sylvester Stallone is reprising his role as the boxing champ in the sixth "Rocky" movie.

Dunst takes Iraq aid worker role (BBC News)
Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst is to star in a new Hollywood film about a US aid worker killed in Baghdad.

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Reward Posted in Needle Prick Case at Movie Theater (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
A $1,000 reward has been offered for clues that might lead police to the person who taped the hypodermic needle that pricked a woman in a movie theater.

KTF Dramatoon - Movie Parody creator for Mobile Phones (MobileMag)
Have you ever thought of making your own version of a comedy parody when you watch your favorite TV drama or Movie? KTF has announced video mobile contents ?Dramatoon?, allowing KTF customers to download and make parodies of original movies or dramas with their own imagination.

24 Hour Movie-Promotion TV Channel Planned for the UK (Cinematical)
Filed under: Movie Marketing , Deals , Newsstand , Tech Stuff Beginning in February of 2006, subscribers to Sky Digital will have access to a new TV channel called "Inside Movies." The channel, despite its name, won't show any movies at all. Instead, it will be focused entirely on promoting films currently in or soon to enter mainstream theaters. Created by a collaboration between "film

Kaisers Announce Movie & Single Details (Xfm Online)
The Kaiser Chiefs will sign off 2005 with the release of a Kaisers movie. The film ? Enjoyment? will be released on DVD through Universal toward the end of November .

Madonna: Back On The Job (CBS News)
"The Material Girl," recovered from her August horseback riding accident, is in New York this week promoting a new album and documentary. In an exclusive interview with Tracy Smith , Madonna reflects on the mishap, motherhood, and more.

Madonna: I begged to use Abba's song (BreakingNews.ie)
Madonna has told how she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could use their music on her new single. The pop superstar wanted to sample Gimme Gimme Gimme for her latest record, Hung Up.

Madonna blasts material world (BreakingNews.ie)
Pop queen Madonna has launched a broadside at modern life, insisting people need to change their behaviour or they will go to hell.

Madonna: Ritchie spoils children with chocolate (BreakingNews.ie)
Madonna may have been a wild girl when she was younger, but that doesn?t mean she is going to let her kids be the same way.

Madonna Keeps Kids From TV and Ice Cream (AP via Yahoo! News)
Madonna says she's the disciplinarian with 9-year-old Lourdes and 5-year-old Rocco. The former material girl told Newsweek that she doesn't let her children watch TV or look at magazines. She says milk and ice cream are also off-limits.

Madonna says she begged Abba for music (RTÉ News)
Madonna has said in an interview that she wrote a letter to the members of Abba begging to use their music on one of her tracks. The pop singer wanted permission to sample Abba hit 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme' for her latest single 'Hung Up'.

Madonna: I begged to use Abba song (Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland)
Madonna has told how she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could use their music on her new single.

Madonna, Lourdes and Rocco turn heads in N.Y. (Hello!)
Madonna has been getting in some quality time with children Lourdes and Rocco before beginning a promotional tour for her new album. And with Confessions On A Dancefloor due to hit the shelves in a fortnight's time, we can expect to see the Queen of Pop glamming it up on plenty of billboards and magazine covers in the months ahead.

Madonna girls team tops Magnolia (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
NEW MARTINSVILLE - Leah Comis scored her 39th and 40th goals of the season, as the Madonna girls soccer team finished the regular season with a 5-0 victory over Magnolia Saturday. The win made the Blue Dons 10-7-3 on the season, with a sectional game against Weir High 5 p.m. Tuesday at Brooke.

MADONNA JUDGES TV DANCE-OFF (ContactMusic)
MADONNA fans got the chance to impress the MATERIAL GIRL on MTV's TOTAL REQUEST LIVE yesterday (17OCT05) by dancing for the chance to attend a private screening of new documentary MADONNA: I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A SECRET with the pop superstar.

Robbers snatch woman's purse, then return it

2005-10-18T15:49:00.000-07:00

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Two hooded gunmen who robbed a pharmacy returned an elderly woman's purse after she told them it contained the only money she had to buy medicine, Maltese newspapers reported Tuesday.

The two men barged into a pharmacy at Marsascala, a seaside village in the south of the island, Monday and took 600 Malta liri from the till after threatening the pharmacist with their guns.

One of them grabbed the purse held by the elderly woman who was waiting to be served, then handed it back after her pleading and rushed out to a waiting motorcycle.

Posh & Becks: Happy or Rocky?

2005-10-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

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Movie Talk

2005-10-18T09:08:00.000-07:00

Dunst takes Iraq aid worker role (BBC News)
Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst is to star in a new Hollywood film about a US aid worker killed in Baghdad.

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Madonna

2005-10-18T08:16:00.000-07:00

Madonna blasts material world (BreakingNews.ie)
Pop queen Madonna has launched a broadside at modern life, insisting people need to change their behaviour or they will go to hell.

Madonna: Ritchie spoils children with chocolate (BreakingNews.ie)
Madonna may have been a wild girl when she was younger, but that doesn?t mean she is going to let her kids be the same way.

Madonna: I begged to use Abba song (Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland)
Madonna has told how she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could use their music on her new single.

Roe v. Wade

2005-10-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

Miers: 'Nobody Knows My Views' On Roe V. Wade (Local6.com Central Florida)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers denies discussing her views about Roe v. Wade with anybody. Schumer, a New York Democrat who met with Miers for an hour, said she told him "nobody knows my views" on the landmark abortion ruling.

Miers: 'Nobody Knows My Views' On Roe V. Wade (WGAL 8)
Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer said Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers told him that she hasn't discussed her views on Roe v. Wade with anybody.

Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and Roe v. Wade (Salon.com)
The Wall Street Journal says that Rove may have arranged for Miers' friends to assure the right that she'd overturn Roe.

Judgment Call: Did Christian conservatives receive assurances that Miers would oppose Roe v. Wade? (Jewish World Review)
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | Two days after President Bush announced Harriet Miers's Supreme Court nomination, James Dobson of Focus on the Family raised some eyebrows by declaring on his radio program: "When you know some of the things that I know ? that I probably shouldn't know ? you will understand why I have said, with fear and trepidation, that I believe Harriet Miers will be a good

When Harriet met Chuck (Newsday.com)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers emphatically denied she's on a secret mission to overturn Roe v. Wade, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday after meeting with her and complaining that their discussion left him questioning her constitutional knowledge.

Nominee Dismisses Speculation on Roe (Washington Post)
Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers asserted yesterday that no one knows whether she would vote to overturn the landmark court ruling that gave women the right to abortions, according to two senators who held separate meetings with her.

Senators to press for details of call about Miers' views on abortion (Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers assured a Senate Democrat Monday that she's never told anyone how she would rule on abortion rights. "Nobody knows how I would rule on Roe v. Wade," Miers said, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Miers makes the rounds on Capitol Hill (KRON 4 Bay Area)
CAPITOL HILL Senator Charles Schumer says Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers denies discussing her views about Roe v. Wade with anybody.

Miers Discusses Issues - Including Abortion (About.com)
What Can Happen to Roe vs. Wade? In today's Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers said she believed in the verdict in the Griswold v. Connecticut case, a case that established the foundation for Roe v. Wade. She...

Lawyer Who Argued & Won Roe v. Wade is Challenged by Former Client Who's Now Pro-Life (Christian News Wire)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 / Christian Wire Service / -- Norma McCorvey, the now Pro-Life "Roe" of Roe v. Wade, will give her testimony and will publicly challenge her former lawyer, Sarah Weddington to address her unanswered questions regarding the landmark case.

Desperate Housewives Heating UP!

2005-10-17T15:07:00.000-07:00

Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher In Feud!

We are the first to report what is going on when the cameras are off on the set of ABC's hit show Desperate Houswives! The rumor that is taking Hollywood by storm is that the show's two main stars, Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher, are not on speaking terms! One report claims that when Longoria's boyfriend, NBA star Tony Parker, went to one of the shoots Hatcher was all over him, and even sat in his lap and playfully nibbled on his ears while Longoria looked on while shooting a scene. As soon as the camera stopped onlookers said that Longoria ran up to Hatcher, threw her off her lover's lap and yelled, "Get your own NBA star you washed up old whore! You only wish you had great legs and a perfect ass like mine!"

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Rocky is Comming Back... in Wheelchair?

2005-10-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

Stallone getting back in ring for sixth 'Rocky' (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sylvester Stallone is signing on to reprise his role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the sixth installment of the long-running film series, which he wrote and will direct.

Sly Stallone takes on 'Rocky 6' (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone is reprising his role of fighter Rocky Balboa for a sixth installment in the boxing series.

Stallone in good shape for Rocky VI (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Now Sylvester Stallone has confirmed that he will go back in the ring for one more bout as Rocky, the star is keen to show that he still has what it takes.

Sylvester Stallone Set For 'Rocky 6' (The Boston Channel)
An online magazine is reporting that Sylvester Stallone will write, direct and star in "Rocky 6."

Sylvester Stallone Set For 'Rocky 6' (Local6.com Central Florida)
Stallone will write, direct and star in the sixth installment, the online magazine reports.

Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky' Dreams Realized (Hollywood.com)
Sylvester Stallone's dream to bring boxer Rocky Balboa back to the big screen has finally been realized--'Rocky VI' has officially been 'greenlighted' in Hollywood. Stallone, who posted cartoon-like storyboards for the fifth sequel in his men's health magazine Sly , will star in and direct the new film.

Stallone dons gloves for 'Rocky 6' (Jam! Showbiz)
59-year-old actor Sylvester Stallone is stepping back into the ring to play Rocky Balboa in "Rocky 6," Production Weekly reports.

Gloves are on again for Stallone (Guardian Unlimited)
Film: Three decades after Rocky, Sylvester Stallone is getting ready to clamber back in the ring for a fifth sequel.

Gloves are on again for Stallone (Guardian Unlimited)
Thirty years after Rocky became an Oscar-winning champ, Sylvester Stallone gets ready for a fifth sequel.

Roy Jones Jr. sought for "Rocky 6" (Cinema Confidential)
POSTED ON 10/17/05 AT 4:00 A.M. Variety reports that boxer Roy Jones Jr. is being sought to play Rocky Balboa's opponent, Mason Dixon, in "Rocky 6." The sixth film in the "Rocky" franchise is scheduled to begin shooting in 2006 in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.

Sunday HollyWood

2005-10-16T10:43:00.000-07:00

Hollywood unions want share of iPod video play (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hollywood's actors, directors and writers unions said they would vet Apple's new iPod portable video player so members get their share of residuals.

Hollywood showdown (Chicago Sun-Times)
In science, stars collide about once every 10,000 years. In Hollywood, they collide weekly -- and we call them celebrity feuds.

In Hollywood, whites occupy most writing jobs (The Indianapolis Star)
Hollywood continues to lag in its efforts to diversify, according to a new report by the Writers Guild of America, West.

'Star Trek' spoof conquers Internet, sets sights on Hollywood (PhysOrg)
A science-fiction spoof of the cult television series "Star Trek" that can be downloaded for free on the Internet has developed a huge following despite its puny budget, attracting millions of viewers and even catching the eye of Hollywood.

Hollywood comes to Indianapolis (WTHR Indianapolis)
Indianapolis, October 15 - Downtown Indianapolis looks a lot like Hollywood this weekend. Film and television actors and producers are taking center stage in the circle city for the Heartland Film Festival.

Hollywood crew sets up at speedway (News 14 Charlotte)
CONCORD, N.C. ? Cameras are a common sight at Lowe?s Motor Speedway. Wherever the race action is, a camera crew is capturing every thrilling second. But NASCAR fans can see action of a different kind this weekend ? the type with a little taste of Hollywood.

Hollywood wants cut of iPod video play (Japan Today)
LOS ANGELES ? Hollywood's actors, directors and writers unions said Saturday they would vet Apple's new iPod portable video player so members get their share of residuals.

Hollywood suits hit download sites (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hollywood filed a new round of copyright-infringement lawsuits Thursday against a half-dozen Web sites, alleging that they attempted to fool consumers into thinking the sites were legitimately offering copyrighted motion picture images for download.

INXS debut new singer at Hollywood Virgin Megastore launch (soundgenerator.com)
The new store will be opened by Sir Richard Branson on Monday 17 October. A new Virgin Megastore is to open in Hollywood on Monday 17th October.

Hollywood's Hard Times (CBS News)
Summer attendance was down for the third year in a row, and theater chain owners took note. Is technology finally doing in the Big Screen as we know it? David Pogue says box office-boosting ideas, some of them radical, are in the works.

Oscar Winner Stripping

2005-10-15T21:35:00.000-07:00

Roberto Benigni Resumes Annoying - I Mean Adorable - Behavior (Cinematical)
Filed under: Politics , Celebrities and Controversy , Newsstand , Foreign Language In the middle of a live interview (with him, thankfully) on a prime-time Italian news show, Oscar-winning actor/director Roberto Benigni took off his shirt and "draped it over the newscaster's shoulders." That's pure class, that is. Combine the wildly inappropriate semi-nudity (which, let's face it, was

Oscar winner Benigni strips on Italy evening news (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oscar winner Roberto Benigni treated Italians watching Saturday's prime time news show to an impromptu strip tease to mark the release of his new film "The Tiger and the Snow" about the war in Iraq.

Oscar winner Benigni strips on Italy evening news (Reuters)
Benigni, whose poignant Holocaust film "Life is Beautiful" won the 1998 Oscar for best foreign film, left the newscaster on Italy's most watched evening news program open-mouthed when he began unbuttoning his shirt during an interview.

Italy actors stage protest over arts funding cuts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni led Italian actors, artists and directors on Friday in a protest against the government's plan to cut state funding of the arts by 35 percent.

Resident Bloke: Those Were The Days (Goal.com)
L?attore al presidente: «Grazie per tutto quello che sta facendo per la nostra Fiorentina». Roberto Benigni, il Mostro, lo ha già fatto, è un suo film del 1994. Non basta. «Lei Benigni è un mostro sacro», sorride Andrea Della Valle, presidente della Fiorentina.

Italy's Arts World Stages National Strike (AP via Yahoo! News)
The famed La Scala opera house closed its doors along with most other Italian theaters and cinemas Friday as performers and staff went on strike against planned budget cuts they say would cripple funding for the arts.

Opera house, theaters close in daylong strike (The Buffalo News)
ROME (AP) - The famed La Scala opera house closed its doors along with most other Italian theaters and cinemas Friday as performers and staff went on strike against budget cuts they say would cripple funding for the arts.

Italian artists protest budget cuts (Salt Lake Tribune)
ROME - The famed La Scala opera house closed its doors along with most other Italian theaters and cinemas Friday as performers and staff went on strike against planned budget cuts they say would cripple funding for the arts. Art houses and festivals announced cancellations as part of the daylong protest. La Scala canceled its Friday performance of Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville.

Benigni goes to heart of war (Pittsburgh Live)
Like the Oscar-winning "Life Is Beautiful," which tackled the Holocaust, Roberto Benigni's new film, "La Tigre e la Neve (The Tiger and the Snow)," is a comedy set against a tragic backdrop -- the war in Iraq.

VENICE FILM FESTIVAL UNDER THREAT (ContactMusic)
Veteran film-maker ROBERTO BENIGNI has slammed the Italian government because he fears proposed budget cuts will force the prestigious Venice Film Festival to end.

Weekend Scandal

2005-10-15T17:50:00.000-07:00

2nd-term woes menace Bush legacy (Salt Lake Tribune)
WASHINGTON - President Bush is meeting the second-term jinx less than a year after he won triumphant re-election. For presidents such as Nixon, Reagan and Clinton, the jinx arrived as scandal. For Bush, it's that and more - a convergence of setbacks. His White House appears in disarray, its once sure-footed political operation stumbling over his choice for the Supreme Court. His party is

At last, truth on the Brame scandal (Tacoma News Tribune)
Lots of people in Tacoma government knew something. No one knew everything.

Rove's Days Are Numbered (Rolling Good Times)
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? (PRESS RELEASE) -- With Karl Rove's future as White House Deputy Chief of Staff in serious doubt, Sportsbook.com is the only online sportsbook to offer updated odds on the long-running scandal that continues to plague the Bush Administration.

Another term, another jinx for Bush (San Jose Mercury News)
President Bush is meeting the second-term jinx less than a year after he won triumphant re-election. For presidents such as Nixon, Reagan and Clinton, the jinx arrived as scandal. For Bush, it's that and more -- a convergence of setbacks.

Refco Struggles to Retain Cash, Customers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Weighed down by an accounting scandal, a former chief executive under indictment and the possibility of serious trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission, commodities broker Refco Inc. appears to be struggling to hold on to as many customers ? and as much cash ? as possible.

Bush?s poll numbers: bad to worse (Kansas City Star)
WASHINGTON ? President Bush is meeting the second-term jinx less than a year after he won triumphant re-election. For presidents such as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, the jinx arrived as scandal. For Bush, it?s that and more as the setbacks accumulate.

White House jittery as Rove faces inquiry (International Herald Tribune)
Many administrations have come to a point like this, at risk of being paralyzed internally and frozen externally in the klieg lights of scandal.

New poll finds even GOP is souring on president (Miami Herald)
President Bush is meeting the second-term jinx less than a year after he won triumphant reelection. For presidents such as Nixon, Reagan and Clinton, the jinx arrived as scandal. For Bush, it's that and more -- a convergence of setbacks.

Bush suffers second-term jinx (Star Beacon)
WASHINGTON - Presi-dent Bush is meeting the second-term jinx less than a year after he won triumphant re-election. For presidents such as Nixon, Reagan and Clinton, the jinx arrived as scandal. For Bush, it?s that and more - a convergence of setbacks.

Miller Presents Award to 'Deep Throat' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who was jailed for protecting a confidential source, presented an award Saturday to perhaps the most famous confidential source ? the man known as "Deep Throat."

Washington Insider

2005-10-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

Republican Senate leader subpoenaed in possible insider trading probe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Senate Republican majority leader Bill Frist has been subpoenaed by the Security and Exchange Commission to turn over personal records and documents in a probe over possible insider trading, The Washington Post said.

Valero worker's spouse settles SEC insider trading case (Austin American-Statesman)
WASHINGTON ? The husband of a Valero Energy Corp. employee has agreed to pay more than $62,000 to settle civil charges that he improperly traded on information gleaned over dinner with his wife about the company's plan to buy Premcor Inc.

Valero worker's spouse settles SEC insider trading case (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
WASHINGTON The husband of a Valero Energy employee has agreed to pay more than 62-thousand dollars in a trading dispute.

Regulator Seeks China Anti-Fraud Help (AP via Yahoo! News)
The chief U.S. stock market regulator said Saturday he will seek closer cooperation from Chinese officials to protect investors as Washington pushes for more of China's companies to sell shares on its exchanges.

SEC Demands Frist Stock Sale Details (Los Angeles Times)
WASHINGTON ? Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to turn over records in a probe of possible insider trading, sources close to the case said Thursday.

Report: Frist subpoenaed in probe of stock sales (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records in an investigation into possible insider trading, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Agency Asks if Insider Told Relative of Rail Threat (New York Times)
The Department of Homeland Security opened an internal investigation into whether someone provided information to a relative about the possible terrorist threat on New York City's subways.

SEC DEMANDS FRIST FILES (New York Post)
-- WASHINGTON ? Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records in an investigation into possible insider trading, two leading newspapers reported yesterday.

SEC said to subpoena Frist in sign probe is accelerating Senate majority leader probed for insider trading (San Francisco Chronicle)
Washington -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records and documents as federal authorities step up a probe of his July sales of HCA Inc. stock, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

Regulator Calls for Closer China Ties (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The chief U.S. stock market regulator said Saturday he will press Chinese officials in talks next week for closer cooperation to protect investors as Washington pushes for more of China's companies to sell shares on its exchanges.

HollyWood Insider

2005-10-14T16:59:00.000-07:00

Hollywood `insider' gets backing for project (Sun-Sentinel)
Hollywood · Plans to replace the old Theresa Apartments and several other dilapidated buildings southwest of downtown won tentative approval from city commissioners on Monday.

From 'Easy Rider' to 'E-Ring' insider (New York Daily News)
With more than 100 films to his credit and 50 years in Hollywood, Dennis Hopper has finally seen his career come full circle. At 69 years old, Hopper is starring in his first TV series, NBC's Pentagon-set thriller "E-Ring."

ICM Investor Rumors Abound (TV Week)
Rumors that Beverly Hills-based talent agency International Creative Management was close to accepting an offer for a new financial partner buzzed through Hollywood earlier this week, with an East Coast-based equity fund manager singled out as a top contender in the deal.

Showbiz Tonight is different, but it isn't (TV Squad)
Filed under: Talent , Industry , News , Cable CNN's Headline News Channel airs a live infotainment show every night called Showbiz Tonight . It doesn't really offer anything new as far as coverage, just the same stories about the same celebrities that get repackaged and recycled by the likes of Extra , Entertainment Tonight , Access Hollywood , and The Insider. Showbiz Tonight,

Stargazing, Oct. 14, 2005 (Kansas City Star)
The Bloodhound Gang is scheduled to perform Saturday at the Hurricane. It played the Henry Fonda theater Monday in L.A. Here?s an excerpt from a review from the Hollywood Reporter . Enjoy:

Chris Lewis: Up and down golfers (Sports Illustrated)
Those Hollywood people think they've got it figured out. They wait until springtime to hand out their Oscars and Emmys. The golfing world, however, needs instant gratification.

It's raining! It's pouring! It's time to get cozy! (MSNBC)
Charla Krupp, executive editor of Shop Etc. magazine, talks about a few items to help fight the chill of the fall weather.

Hollywood gives initial OK to development proposed by former city officials (Miami Herald)
Hollywood commissioners voted unanimously Monday to negotiate with a team of developers led by two former city officials to redevelop one of the city's most blighted areas.

And now for the important news .... (Jewish World Review)
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission holds elections in Iraq Saturday on the proposed new democratic constitution. They seem eager to be Americanized. Iraqis are learning Spanish by calling the bank and pressing the number two button.

DRAMA AT HOME FOR `LOST' ACTOR (San Jose Mercury News)
Josh Holloway, the 36-year-old actor who plays a con man on the ABC drama ``Lost,'' and his wife, Yessica, were robbed at gunpoint in their home early Wednesday morning, according to Honolulu's KHON-TV. The intruder rudely rousted the couple from bed, stole their cash and credit cards, and sped off in their Mercedes-Benz, which was later found abandoned. Apparently, the robber was not a fan of

Karl Rove Faces Grand Jury

2005-10-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

Rove Makes Fourth Grand Jury Appearance (AP via Yahoo! News)
Karl Rove walked into the federal courthouse Friday for a fourth grand jury appearance in the CIA leak probe, following public disclosure of his conversations with two reporters about the identity of a covert officer at the spy agency.

Karl Rove Makes Fourth Grand Jury Appearance (Fox News)
Presidential advisor Karl Rove made his fourth appearance in front of a grand jury in a CIA leak case.

Rove Makes Fourth Grand Jury Appearance (ABC News)
Karl Rove Makes Fourth, and Likely Final, Appearance Before Grand Jury in CIA Leak Investigation

White House Adviser Rove Testifies Before Grand Jury (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove today made his fourth appearance before the U.S. grand jury probing whether Bush administration officials disclosed the identity of an undercover CIA operative to reporters.

Another Grand Jury Date For Rove (CBS News)
Top presidential aide Karl Rove gets a fourth and likely final chance to convince a grand jury he had no criminal involvement in the leak of a CIA operative's identity during an alleged scheme to discredit an administration critic.

Rove Faces Fourth Grand Jury Appearance (ABC News)
Karl Rove to Make Fourth, and Likely Final, Grand Jury Appearance in Plame Case as Early as Today

Rove Arrives for Grand Jury Appearance (ABC News)
Karl Rove Arrives at Federal Courthouse for His Fourth Grand Jury Appearance in CIA Leak Case

Rove Faces Fourth Grand Jury Appearance (ABC News)
For Karl Rove, First Assurances of Noninvolvement - Now a Fourth Grand Jury Appearance

Rove makes fourth grand jury appearance (Houston Chronicle)
WASHINGTON ? Karl Rove walked into the federal courthouse today for a fourth grand jury appearance in the CIA leak probe, following public disclosure of his conversations with two reporters about the identity of a covert officer at the spy agency.

Presidential aide Karl Rove set for fourth grand jury appearance (KRON 4 Bay Area)
WHITE HOUSE Karl Rove could be back before a federal grand jury today.

Inflation?

2005-10-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

U.S. inflation surges 1.2%, a 25-year high (CBS Market Watch)
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. consumer inflation surged at the fastest pace in more than 25 years in September, rising a bigger-than-expected 1.2%, the Labor Department said Friday.

Stock futures surge on tame core inflation data, GE (CBS Market Watch)
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock market futures charged higher Friday, boosted by a tame core inflation report, better-than-expected revenue from industrial bellwether General Electric posting third-quarter earnings and a continued slide in crude prices.

Asian stocks lower again as investors brace for US inflation data (MENAFN)
Asian stocks lower again as investors brace for US inflation data

U.S. inflation surges 1.2%, a 25-year high - Friday, October 14, 2005 1:40:24 PM http://www.afxpress.com (The Forex Market)
Economists were expecting the CPI to rise 0.9% and the core CPI to rise 0.2%, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch. Consumer inflation has now risen 4.7% in the past 12 months, the highest since 1991. Core inflation is up 2% in the past year, down from 2.1% in August.

Fed Saw Need for More Rate Hikes to Tame Inflation, Minutes Show (Los Angeles Times)
WASHINGTON ? Federal Reserve policymakers believed that more interest-rate increases would be needed to keep inflation tamped down when they nudged credit costs up three weeks ago, according to minutes of the meeting released Tuesday.

Inflation storm surge expected in CPI (CBS Market Watch)
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Consumer prices shot through the roof in September, led by gasoline and natural gas. That we know.

Fed feels need to eradicate `inflation virus' (Chicago Tribune)
WASHINGTON -- Two years after the Federal Reserve expressed worry about a 1930s-style deflation, inflation has returned as its primary concern. Last week at a speech, one of its bank presidents, Richard Fisher of Dallas, spoke of a new "inflation virus" that must be wiped out.

Dollar Rises on Less-Than-Forecast Trade Gap, Import Inflation (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose as the U.S. trade deficit grew less than forecast and import prices had the biggest increase in 15 years, adding to speculation the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to stem inflation.

U.S. Treasuries Fall for 3rd Straight Day on Inflation Concern (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries fell for a third straight day on concern accelerating inflation will spur the Federal Reserve to continue raising its target interest rate.

30-year mortgages top 6% (The Buffalo News)
WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a fifth consecutive week, topping 6 percent for the first time since March as financial markets continued to worry about inflation.

HollyWood Today

2005-10-13T21:27:00.000-07:00

New Bond to be named today (Stuff)
LOS ANGELES: James Bond, 007, is back. Or, at least he will be later today. Sony Pictures, the Hollywood studio backing new Bond film Casino Royale, said the actor who will portray the suave secret agent with a licence to kill would be named at a news conference in London on October 14.

Seminole dodge IRS fight over conduit tax-exempts (Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y.) (Hotel Online)
By Jim Adams, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 12--HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A major Internal Revenue Service fight with Indian tribes will have one less combatant, according to a spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Feature: 'Hollywood Sound: Part Three' (Gamasutra)
In today's main Gamasutra feature, and our third and final look at Hollywood sound integration into video games, Rob Bridgett, sound director at Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada takes a look at production values and how Hollywood voice acting is playing a growing role in video game development.

Staying true to herself, Foster passes star test (Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Today's quiz: 10 true or false questions about female movie stars:

Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre Celebrates the Twelve Days of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' From Oct. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
No Halloween season would be complete without a return engagement of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre, and this year's festivities get underway on Thursday October 20th with a night of ghoulish delights, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

Hollywood Sets Often Breed Their Own Slang (AP via Yahoo! News)
MGM in the mid-1940s was a reporter's paradise. The mammoth sound stages were abuzz with at least eight features at once, with such names as Gable, Astaire, Stewart, Garland, Rooney, Kelly, Garson, Barrymore and Ball. All were available for interviews, or at least a brief chat between scenes.

Rock icon Rod Stewart gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star (KESQ)
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Rod Stewart was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today in front of a crowd of screaming fans.

Getting animated / S.F.'s Orphanage shoots for computerized feature films (San Francisco Chronicle)
More evidence that digital Hollywood is not in Hollywood will come today, when the Orphanage, a San Francisco visual effects company, formally announces its new computer-animated feature film subsidiary. Orphanage Animation Studios, based for now at...

Getting animated S.F.'s Orphanage shoots for computerized feature films (San Francisco Chronicle)
More evidence that digital Hollywood is not in Hollywood will come today, when the Orphanage, a San Francisco visual effects company, formally announces its new computer-animated feature film subsidiary.

Hollywood? More Like Lollywood! Under 25s Not Going To As Many Movies. (Warcry)
I knew the film industry as it stands today was genuinely doomed when I read an article a few months ago about how baffled Hollywood execs are because people don't go to just any movie anymore.

HotSpot: Harriet Miers

2005-10-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

Assessing Harriet Miers (Washington Post)
Conservative activist Manuel Miranda has described Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers as "possibly the most unqualified choice since Abe Fortas" [front page, Oct. 4].

Faith, works and Harriet Miers (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The White House and other supporters of Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court are using religion when it suits them and not using it when it doesn't.

Newsday.com - Photos: Harriet Miers (Newsday)
Supreme Court Justice nominee Harriet Miers meets with Senator Jon Kyl in his Capitol Hill office on Thursday, October 6, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Photo/ Bloomberg News)

Religious Test for Harriet Miers (Washington Post)
With no judicial opinions to examine, supporters of the Harriet Miers find themselves arguing for the nomination on religious grounds -- not always comfortably and in sharp contrast to the debate over John G. Roberts.

Ten Questions for Harriet Miers (The Nation via Yahoo! News)
The Nation -- Senate Judiciary Committee members have the opportunity to ask Harriet Miers, President Bush's nominee to succeed Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, certain bedrock but nervous-making questions that they did not ask--or were perhaps too timid to ask--of Judge John G. Roberts Jr. at the hearings on his nomination to be Chief Justice of the United States.

Attorney General Gonzales urges people to give Harriet Miers time (The Tucson Citizen)
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asserted today that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers would bring "a unique brand of experience" to the high court.

Bush Defends Harriet Miers Nomination (WTOL News 11)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the face of criticism from the left and right, President Bush insisted Tuesday that Harriet Miers is the nation's best-qualified candidate and assured skeptical conservatives that his lawyer-turned-supreme court nominee shares his judicial philosophy -- and always will.

Robert Bork on Harriet Miers' High Court Bid (NPR)
Day to Day , October 11, 2005 · Harriet Miers, President Bush's White House counsel and the latest nominee to the Supreme Court, has endured harsh criticism from conservative commentators and activists.

A Crash Course in Constitutional Law for Harriet Miers--and Everybody Else (FindLaw)
Over the weekend, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said that, with no prior judicial experience and a background primarily in business law, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers "needs a crash course in constitutional law."

So now we get to talk about Harriet Miers for a while, and I bet you didn't see... (San Francisco Chronicle)
So now we get to talk about Harriet Miers for a while, and I bet you didn't see that coming when you made up your conversational day planner for the month. The apparently tenacious, reputedly religious and allegedly intelligent Miers -- there's little hard...

Scandal

2005-10-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

At every level, U.S. energy policy is a scandal (Prairie Star)
Of all the lessons beaten into America by crashing Katrina, one of the biggest is that the nation?s energy policy, past as well as present, is an absolute scandal.

U.N. WEASEL FACES JUDGE ON OIL RAP (New York Post)
-- WASHINGTON ? A former French diplomat and special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appeared before a Paris judge yesterday to face corruption charges in the oil-for-food scandal.

Spy scandal a high-order coup for Manila (New Straits Times)
THE Filipino political merry-go-round is aburst with their greatest spy scandal ever.

CIA Leak Scandal: Rove Defied Bush's Command? (The Nation via Yahoo! News)
The Nation -- As I noted previously, it has been interesting to watch Karl Rove's defense evolve. After the news broke in September 2003 that the CIA had asked the Justice Department to investigate the leak in Bob Novak's July 14, 2003, column that outed former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife, Valerie, as an undercover CIA officer, the White House declared that Rove and Scooter Libby, Dick

FRENCH ENVOY BURNED BY 'OIL' (New York Post)
-- WASHINGTON ? A former French U.N. ambassador ? who served as special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ? was taken into custody yesterday as part of an intensifying probe into corruption in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.

Scandal of the trade official and a $200,000 export commission (Guardian Unlimited)
A senior civil servant at the Department of Trade and Industry took $200,000 (£114,000) from a British company in return for securing an overseas contract, the Guardian can reveal.

Brame files must be released (Tacoma News Tribune)
Long-suppressed investigative records related to the David Brame scandal must be released Friday, a state court ruled Wednesday.

Watergate scandal building sold (Sunday Business Post)
The Watergate office building in Washington that was the site of the infamous burglary in 1972 of the US Democratic National Committee office has been sold.

Americans betting Rove's White House days are numbered (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
With Karl Rove's future as White House Deputy Chief of Staff in serious doubt, Sportsbook.com is the only online sportsbook to offer updated odds on the long-running scandal that continues to plague the Bush Administration.

Whistle-blower case goes to high court (Baltimore Sun)
Public employees' free speech subject of ruling WASHINGTON // The Supreme Court took up the case of a Los Angeles County prosecutor yesterday to decide whether the nation's 21 million public employees have a First Amendment right to speak out about problems that arise on the job.

Frist Subpoenead

2005-10-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

SEC subpoenas Frist in stock probe: reports (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records in an investigation into possible insider trading, two leading U.S. newspapers reported on Thursday.

SEC Issues Subpoena To Frist, Sources Say (Washington Post)
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has been subpoenaed to turn over personal records and documents as federal authorities step up a probe of his July sales of HCA Inc. stock, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

SEC's Frist Probe Expands (Fox News)
The SEC has issued a subpoena to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in the ongoing investigation of a July stock sale, FOX News has confirmed.

Agency Orders Frist to Give Documents on Sale of Stock (New York Times)
People close to the inquiry said Senator Bill Frist was recently served with an S.E.C. subpoena for documents, which was believed to be the first such request of him.

Frist tours Texas/Mexico border (Austin American-Statesman)
McALLEN, Texas ? A U.S. Senate leader says today's fly-over of the Texas-Mexico border helps him better understand the need for more security. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist joined U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Border Patrol-led tour of a 25-mile long stretch of the Rio Grande.

Weird Politics

2005-10-13T09:36:00.000-07:00

Weird world of politics (Delta Democrat Times)
Just when we thought we knew everything there was to know about George W. Bush ...

Hard Core Digressions of J-Mac and Punk Ass (Chicago Business)
Happy reading, Humor Section faithful. This week, we've got a special treat for you - The Punk Ass Institute and Jon Thelonious Macanudo have joined forces to bring you a jointly-written article that is designed to bring you the pop cultural insights of the PAI alongside non-sequiturs of Jon's digressions.

Substitute teacher making history come to lifeBy JEANNE YENCHOCHIC (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
STEUBENVILLE - Imagine listening to someone who can tie the majority of the nation's history to the city of Steubenville. Imagine sitting in class, and out of nowhere President Warren G. Harding walks into class.

Gay film festival concludes (St. Petersburg Times)
The 16th annual Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival continues tonight through Sunday, with most films screening at Tampa Theatre downtown, and one show Friday and Saturday evenings only at Sunrise Cinemas in Old Hyde Park.

Miers, Miers, the Right's on Fire (New Haven Advocate)
The Sunday morning news shows were filled with chatter about the Harriet Miers nomination and the effect Bush's move has had on "movement" conservatives and neocons.

Hit Parader (Toronto Eye Weekly)
Then again, the album is called Apologies to the Queen Mary (referencing a boat they once drunkenly trashed) and when asked his feelings on the deafening buzz, singer/keyboardist Spencer Krug has a peasant-simple response: "Awkward."

NYFF Review: The President's Last Bang (Cinematical)
Filed under: Theatrical Reviews , New York , Comedy , Drama , New Releases , Foreign Language , Thrillers Imagine watching Dr. Strangelove without any knowledge of American politics or the Cold War. Or maybe a funny, assassination-tinged version of Nixon with no knowledge of the man, his era, or his country. Weird, right? You?d be totally lost without context or clues to help

Diversity desired in presidential search (The Easterner)
When Ward Churchill was invited to speak at Eastern Washington Universitys campus last spring, and later had his invitation rescinded by EWUs President Stephen Jordan because of security concerns, many students had the same reaction I did, Theres a ...

Veritaserum Inc. (Veritaserum)
Name: Matthew Vines Alias: Matthew Role: Webmaster (and Founder) Gender: Male Age: 15 Location: Wichita, Kansas Favorite HP Book: Goblet of Fire Favorite Foods: Salmon, pizza, and bowtie pasta Favorite Game Show: The Price is Right Favorite Characters: Harry, Dumbledore, Lupin, and Umbridge Favorite Music: Broadway, pop, rock About Me: I first got into Harry Potter in 1999, although I can't

The Meaning of No (New York Times)
Thousands of Sunni Iraqis are poised to reject their constitution. Could that be good for Iraqi politics?

Weird HollyWood

2005-10-13T09:34:00.000-07:00

POP CULTURE: Hollywood is slow to herald horror of meth (The Charlotte Observer)
Crystal. Tina. Crank. Ice. Glass. Speed. Call it what you want but learn the nicknames, because in the last few years methamphetamine has escaped its trailer park roots and crept into mainstream America.

The nightmarish mind of Tim Burton (Tiger Weekly)
He?s one of the best and most popular directors in Hollywood today, and with his newest film release, you, like other film fanatics, might be wondering what it is that makes Tim Burton so . . . well, weird.

Ghosts in the laboratory (San Jose Mercury News)
In reading non-fiction, there are two things that I like best: learning lots of weird, arcane bits of information that make you say to yourself, ``Wow!'' The other is laughing out loud. In author Mary Roach's previous bestseller ``Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,'' she supplied both in good measure. I eagerly pressed that book into the hands of all my friends, assuring them that -- yes

Rock's groupie queen tells all -- once again (Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The other day, Pamela Des Barres' name came up in conversation with a friend who asked, "Wasn't she a ... uh ... a roadie or something?"

Bette and Joan: Stars, rivals from a Golden Age (Stamford Advocate)
It's funny how often the names Bette Davis and Joan Crawford get linked. Granted, as prominent female stars of the '30s and '40s, they were natural rivals. Yet during 40 shared years in Hollywood, they were never friends, and made only one feature together.

Photo gallery (Daily Mail)
Rod Stewart has been awarded the 2,293rd star on Hollywood's walk of fame... more

Blue Skies Are Here Again (Los Angeles Weekly)
Who you callin' Sunshine? (Photo by Joeff Davis) The most coveted screenwriter in Hollywood stands outside a coffeehouse some 2,000 miles from Los Angeles.

Stevie Wonder returns with love in his heart (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- When Stevie Wonder returned to the studio after a 10-year hiatus to record "A Time to Love," he was doing more than getting back to work. He was getting back to the message that has formed the cornerstone of his legendary career.

Whose Funeral Is This? (Seattle Weekly)
threatens to bury Cameron Crowe's career. Bloom and Dunst: sullen and weird. (Paramount Pictures)

Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher In Feud!

2005-10-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

We are the first to report what is going on when the cameras are off on the set of ABC's hit show Desperate Houswives! The rumor that is taking Hollywood by storm is that the show's two main stars, Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher, are not on speaking terms! One report claims that when Longoria's boyfriend, NBA star Tony Parker, went to one of the shoots Hatcher was all over him, and even sat in his lap and playfully nibbled on his ears while Longoria looked on while shooting a scene. As soon as the camera stopped onlookers said that Longoria ran up to Hatcher, threw her off her lover's lap and yelled, "Get your own NBA star you washed up old whore! You only wish you had great legs and a perfect ass like mine!"

This is a report we received just moments ago, so we are going to do some more research to make certain that the facts are correct! If you're a fan of Desperate Housewives and would like a free DVD of season one, all you need to do is click on the link below:
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Pat O'Brien Sex Tape Scandal

2005-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

The INSIDER'S Pat O'Brien's sex tape scandal really caused an uproar earlier this year! If you haven't heard what he said yet, then where have you been? But consider youyrself lucky because we have the tape for you! Just click on the below link and then click on the word "HERE" in the middle of the page:

http://wayweird.com/archives/2005/apr/pat_o_brien.php

And the content you're about to hear is extremely raunchy and nasty, so you may want to keep the volume low! Who new that Pat O'Brien was such the ladies man!

FREE ANTI-SPYWARE SOFTWARE

2005-10-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

As a thank you gift for reading our BLOG, and in hopes to get you to return to our BLOG everyday to check out the latest Way Weird news in HOLLYWOOD and around the world, we have partnered with the Internet's top anti-spyware software company to give you the BEST anti-spyware software program FREE of charge! All you need to do is send them an email at sales@spywarenuker.com and type in the SUBJECT line "Wayweird Hollywood" and they'll send you the software right away! This is a $40.00 product that is FREE! No strings attached..we just hope that you'll come back to our BLOG at least once a week or more. Plus, we'll be giving away other free security software to keep your PC safe in the weeks ahead!