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11/30/2007 10:25 AM
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President Bush's Travel Entourage
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So that's where all the carbon emissions are coming from. BoingBoing.net just posted this graphic of President George W. Bush's travel entourage, complete with: 250 secret service agents 200 representatives from other U.S. departments 150 National Security Advisors 50 White House political aides
15 dog sniffer teams 5 personal chefs
2 Boeing 747-200's 2 motorcades of 20 armored vehicles 1 chartered jumbo jet
1 Sikorsky Sea King helicopter 1 Black Hawk helicopter 1 limousine
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11/30/2007 10:24 AM
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Brad Pitt Will Get Naked No More
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Pity!! Brad Pitt said that he won't be showing his luscious bod on the big screen any more. In a recent interview with BBC Radio, he said that he will not be losing his skivvies as he did for Troy and Thelma and Louise any more.
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11/30/2007 10:23 AM
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Rosie O'Donnell's 'Shady' Squirrel
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This is just way too cute. Anyone that has stopped by Rosie O'Donnell's blog before likely knows about the fuzzy gray squirrel that Rosie's family has named Shady. Shady the Squirrel frequently visits the O'Donnell's porch, and his close-ups all started when Rosie decided to tie a nut to a string, hang it from the glass porch door, and see if the squirrel would come and get it.
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11/30/2007 10:22 AM
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Pregnant Woman Tasered By Police In Ohio
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In Trotwood Ohio, a policeman tasered a pregnant woman to the ground this month, and used a stun gun on her - in front of her one-year-old son - when she refused to answer an officer's questions and reportedly resisted being handcuffed. Authorities released the news yesterday.
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11/30/2007 10:20 AM
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November 30th News Roundup
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Other news you don't want to miss...
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11/30/2007 10:20 AM
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Katie Holmes Channels Bai Ling
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God knows why, but Tom Cruise won the German Bambi film award yesterday for his new film Valkyrie, which is about the failed Operation Valkyrie plot to kill Adolf Hitler. But - who cares about Tom...Katie Holmes looked just like Bai Ling!
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11/29/2007 3:58 AM
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Exclusive: Update on John Graziano's condition
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We have received a lot of e-mails since we published our Celebrity Justice: Nick Hogan aka Bollea Series, inquiring as to John Graziano's condition. Many readers have e-mailed us wondering whether or not he is improving, if the Veterans Administration's transfer decision was fair, and if he is receiving adequate care at this point in time.
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11/29/2007 3:56 AM
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Highlights & Commentary from the Republican Debate
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There was even a sanctuary mansion, Giuliani said. At Romney's own home, illegal immigrants were being employed, not being turned into anybody or by anyone. And then when he deputized the police, he did it two weeks before he was going to leave office, and they never even seemed to catch the illegal immigrants that were working at his mansion.
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11/29/2007 3:51 AM
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R. Kelly's Publicist Quits
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R. Kelly is publicist-less. Say that five times fast! Regina Daniels, the Chicago P.R. & marketing agent for F&B singer R. Kelly resigned last week, over some sort of drama that she won't disclose.
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11/29/2007 3:48 AM
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Global Warming And Malthusianism
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The Earth is warming up due to mankind's greenhouse gas emissions and the degredation of ecosystems. With business as usual, it is predicted that emissions will increase over 50% while ecosystems' ability to remove it from the air will decrease 30% by 2030.
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11/29/2007 3:47 AM
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Aguilera Bares Baby Bump Beautifully
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You know how entertainers love to bare their baby bumps? Well, Christina Aguilera is the newest. She's on the cover and in a spread for Marie Claire magazine, in various states of artistic undress. Britney Spears was nude in her her preggers photo shoot for Harpers Bazaar in June of 2006 - in fact, Britney was technically wearing more in most shots, if you count the jewelry - but Christina's give much more of a refined yet celebratory vibe Check out the difference.
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11/27/2007 4:46 PM
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New insight into the detainment of AP photographer
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Last month, we told you about Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein, who has been imprisoned by U.S. military for over a year in Iraq with no charges. Today, we got an e-mail from the Free Bilal campaign, informing us that Bilal was blindfolded for nine days while in U.S. custody, and then offered to become a paid informant for the U.S. Army.
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11/27/2007 4:45 PM
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Chris Brown misses a great giving opportunity
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On November 6th, on MTV's TRL (Total Request Live), R&B singer Chris Brown said that he never wears a pair of underwear more than once. He buys them in packages, and throws them away after one use.
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11/27/2007 4:41 PM
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November 27th News Roundup
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Other news you don't want to miss...
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11/27/2007 4:39 PM
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Ann Coulter has her address removed from public record
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Ann Coulter has successfully petitioned Palm Beach, Florida officials to remove her home address from county property records, after being reportedly harrassed at her new residence. Coulter, 45, first contacted Palm Beach Police in March to report a vulgar greeting card left in her mailbox.
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11/27/2007 4:37 PM
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Hayden Panettiere's Arrest Warrant, Absent From Your News
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Of all the "celebrity" reporting the media likes to do, they dedicate tiny blurbs and obscure little articles for many things celebrities do that are actually meaningful - which the mass media purposely does to distract us from the bigger issues at hand, I think. And when a celebrity arrest occurs, the mug shot makes it to the front page of blogs everywhere...except when the warrant is issued for activism.
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11/27/2007 4:37 PM
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Amy Winehouse cancels U.K. tour
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Singer Amy Winehouse has cancelled her U.K. tour, and all scheduled promotional appearances for this year. Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is in jail awaiting trial on charges of assault and perverting the course of justice. He will remain in jail over the Christmas and New Year's holiday, until his hearing on January 18th involving his alleged witness tampering and assault.
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11/26/2007 12:45 AM
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Iranian and Venezuelan Presidents Up to No Good
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, and Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, are partnering in economics and double-teaming in badmouthing the U.S. in the media. Chavez made his fourth visit to Tehran in just two years last week, signing more . The unlikely friendship between Socialist President Chavez and the Islamic Republic is making people nervous, myself included.
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11/26/2007 12:44 AM
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Entertainment Weekly's Top 25 Entertainers of 2007
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If you care, Entertainment Weekly has released their list of the winners of the Top 25 Entertainers of 2007
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11/26/2007 12:44 AM
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November 25th News Roundup
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More news you don't want to miss...
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11/26/2007 12:43 AM
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The President/Turkey Tradition We Never Understood
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I don't think I'm the only one who doesn't understand the point of the White House tradition to have the President pardon a turkey on Thanksgiving. This year marked the 60ths anniversary of the practice, although the origin of the tradition is disputed. Some say Harry Truman pardoned a turkey, but the Truman Library was unable to find any evidence supporting it.
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11/26/2007 12:43 AM
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Must See Mass Media Chart
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This chart of how many companies are owned by the six largest world media companies, "now with record-breaking monopoly!" Gives a new meaning to "always consider the source," doesn't it?
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11/26/2007 12:42 AM
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Linda and Hulk Hogan: Splitsville
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Linda Marie Bollea, 48, has filed for divorce from her reality TV costar and pro wrestler husband of nearly 25 years, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea. She filed the petition on Tuesday against Terry Gene Bollea, 54, in Pinellas County Court - the same court system where their son Nick Bollea is finally facing felony charges for his August car crash that left John Graziano in a comatose state.
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11/26/2007 12:42 AM
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Malibu Brush Fire Caused by a Person
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Unlike last month's fire in Malibu, this brushfire was caused by people, the county fire inspector said yesterday, although the exact cause - and whether or not it was intentional - is not yet known. The fire was 40% contained as of this morning.
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11/26/2007 12:41 AM
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The Spice Girls Get Hacked
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The Spice Girls have joined us in the long list of victims of cybercrime. Several websites have claimed to be representing the Spice Girls and sent out a cancellation for one of their concerts - but it was a fake. A spokesman for the group said that contrary to the false information, the girls will still be scheduling a gig in Buenos Aires in February.
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11/26/2007 12:41 AM
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Saudi Rape Victim Sentenced to Lashings, Bush Admin Won't Interfere
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This is a shocking story on so many levels. A 19-year old Saudi Arabian woman was in a car with a man who was not her relative, which is against conservative Muslim law requiring segregation of the sexes. She is from Qatif, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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11/26/2007 12:40 AM
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Taking MooMoo to the Emergency Vet
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On Friday night, I had just finished heating up Thanksgiving leftovers, and I was arranging them on a plate when I heard an awful howling sound coming from one of the bedrooms. I've heard that sound before: in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina, I was walking down a dirt road and a driver decided not to brake for a cat. He hit the cat and just kept going, and the cat went limping off with a broken leg and a piercing yet gutteral cry.
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11/22/2007 1:22 PM
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Computer Geek Stumped by Form Spam
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Anyone fluent in ASP - I beg of you! I am so tired of form spam. May whoever invented the form spam bot be eternally spammed in hell. I don't even see the purpose - I don't know one person who would click on the idiotic crap we receive from form spammers: our "Submit Topic" form is getting nonstop e-mails with a bunch of hyperlinks for Iranian teens, Dildo Monsters, and Eli Manning.
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11/22/2007 1:20 PM
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Larry King gets walked out on
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"It was as crazy a night as you can imagine," Larry King said yesterday. "I have seen it all now." Cool, does that mean he'll retire now? I mean give yourself a break, Larry. You had a great career for a while, but somewhere around the Britney and Paris interviews, we gave up on you.
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11/22/2007 1:19 PM
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Dennis Quaid's Twins Suffer Preventable Medical Error
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Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, two weeks old, are still recovering in a Los Angeles Hospital today after they were accidentally given a massive overdose of a blood-thinning drug by hospital staff on Sunday.
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11/22/2007 1:18 PM
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Mortars hit Baghdad's Green Zone
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At least two mortar bombs landed inside Baghdad's Green Zone on Thursday, Iraqi police said, sending thick smoke rising from the centre of the heavily fortified compound.
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11/22/2007 1:16 PM
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When PETA goes overboard: Don't mess with the turkey!
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This Thanksgiving, they have a "Go Cold Turkey" campaign that is definitely gruesome to watch - but strangely, in their page about Rob Zombie hosting PETA's "Holiday Hotline," there is almost humor. Well, at least to me.
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11/22/2007 1:15 PM
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Spending the Holiday with...Friends?
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No clue as to what Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox are doing for the holiday, because they avoid the media like the plague. Which never stops the tabloids, who have rumors are flying that Aniston is visiting Brad Pitt's mother before Christmas. Maybe she'll show up today and they'll all make peace.
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11/22/2007 1:14 PM
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November 22nd News Roundup
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Other news you don't want to miss...
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11/22/2007 1:12 PM
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Holiday Recipe: Gingerbread Martini
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Prior to mixing this cocktail, take equal parts of raw cane sugar and graham cracker crumbs (or just one or the other) and mix them together on a small plate. In a separate saucer, take a little Monin Gingerbread Syrup and use that to wet the rim of the martini glass. Next, dip the rim into your sugar and graham cracker mix so that the rim is evenly coated. Finally, shake the Orange Vodka, ice, and 1 oz. of Monin with ice and strain
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11/22/2007 1:07 PM
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Some Thanksgiving History
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Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims seem to go together, just like Christmas and Santa Claus--but the truth is, the Pilgrims never held an autumnal Thanksgiving feast. Before you cancel the turkey, take a look at the origin of that particular myth. In some ways, the truth is even more intriguing.
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11/20/2007 2:07 AM
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Love me some Detroit, Michigan
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Sorry we didn't have any news up over the weekend, all, but we were taking a little R&R in Detroit, Michigan. Here are 5 reasons why Detroit is an awesome place for a weekend getaway
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11/20/2007 2:05 AM
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November 19th News Roundup
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11/20/2007 2:03 AM
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Mike Huckabee gets...Chuck Norris
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Yes, it's making headlines...but I don't think the slogan "any press is good press" applies to the presidential race. Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, who is a Republican, an ordained Southern Baptist Minister, and an ultra-conservative, is bringing Chuck Norris on the campaign trail.
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11/20/2007 2:01 AM
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U.S. Homeland Security Terrorism Adviser Resigns
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Frances Fragos Townsend has joined the scores of colleagues that have resigned from President George W. Bush's administration. This morning, the White House issued a statement from President Bush that gave no reason as to why Townsend, the White House adviser on terrorism and homeland security, is leaving.
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11/20/2007 2:00 AM
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Red Hot Chili Peppers sue Showtime
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Showtime got served today, with a lawsuit from the Red Hot Chili Peppers over Showtime's new series "Californication." No shiz...the Chili Peppers totally coined that term! The 1999 hit "Californication" is about all you'll find when searching for that word. And guess what Showtime is? A subsidiary of CBS. Doesn't all evil end up back there? (Okay, maybe not all.)
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11/20/2007 1:58 AM
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Suddenly, Candy Spelling is a journalist
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Candy Spelling wrote an article for The Huffington Post, which I regularly read, and it shocked the toxins out of me. Not the writing, just the fact that Tori Spelling's mother (and the late Aaron Spelling's wife) is suddenly a journalist. But, equally shockingly, I agree with her. What does she want to tell you? Leave Britney alone!
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11/20/2007 1:56 AM
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John McCain Crew chuckles over 'bitch' Clinton
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Your eyes do not deceive you - that is John McCain and friends chuckling over how to beat Hillary Clinton the "bitch," which was said by a woman, shame on her (although she does look a little mannish). A campaign supporter literally stood up and asked Senator John McCain, "How do we beat the bitch?"
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11/20/2007 1:55 AM
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Mike Tyson and Lindsay Lohan hit the slammer
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Today's celebrity (in)justice sees Mike Tyson sentence to 24 hours in jail, and Lindsay Lohan skating out of her light sentence. As for Lohan, she only served 84 minutes in jail, despite the 4-day minimum sentence requirement (her judge opted for the smallest punishment possible for the crime). Prosecutors allowed her to serve 10 days of community service instead of two days' worth of jail time, and she was credited for time served from the July DUI charge, so it left only 24 hours in jail, which was hardly reached.
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11/20/2007 1:51 AM
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Start your own Greenpeace page to save the whales
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It's no joke: Japanese whalers are departing right now to hunt humpback whales. Above is a photo from greenpeace.org of a Japanese government whaling fleet setting sail from Shimonoseki, on its biggest hunt in twenty-plus years.
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11/16/2007 11:57 PM
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Iran is cooperating: Will it stop the Bush admin?
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The International Atomic Energy Agency, an international nuclear agency, says that Iran is cooperating. In a report released yesterday, the IAEA said, "Iran has provided sufficient access to individuals and has responded in a timely manner to questions and provided clarifications and amplifications on issues raised in context of the work plan.
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11/16/2007 11:56 PM
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Our website hacking experience, and why GoDaddy sucked
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How could this have happened, I wondered? GoDaddy.com, my hosting company, recommends that you choose a password for your website that is 7-14 characters, a combination of letters and numbers, with a variation of capital and lowercase letters. I did have that. I never once thought about the security of my site - never thought anyone would be malicious enough to delete information on how to contact your political representatives, alternative health methods, where to find breast cancer info, tributes to Veterans, ways to stop animal abuse, civil rights petitions, news and advice on important issues from A to Z.
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11/16/2007 11:54 PM
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A Song We Received About Nancy Pelosi
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You just have to hear it...
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11/16/2007 11:46 PM
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November 16th News Roundup
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11/16/2007 11:45 PM
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John Travolta sucks face with Kirk Douglas
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At the Santa Barbara Film Festival yesterday, John Travolta planted a kiss on Kirk Douglas - right on the lips. Look at Kirk's face, it's hilarious! Kirk, 90, had his eyes wide opened and looked terrified.
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11/16/2007 11:43 PM
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Immigrant tasered to death by Canadian police
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Click here to read the article and see the incident on video. Was this man tasered to death? The CBC says up to 18 people have been in Canada since 2003.
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11/16/2007 11:41 PM
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Desperate Housewives shut down for Hollywood Strike
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Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria delivers pizza to Writers Guild of America strikers last week as Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy take to the picket lines. PopSugar and BuzzSugar tell is that the show 24 is delayed indefinitely and that there are only two more episodes of The Office before it goes into reruns - already!
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11/16/2007 11:39 PM
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Does it bother you where people scatter their ashes?
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Workers a Anaheim theme park had an attraction at Disneyland closed down and police alerted after they saw a guest on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride sprinkling something strange into the water.
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11/16/2007 11:39 PM
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Nancy Grace Released From the Hospital
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CNN headline news anchor Nancy Grace checked into the hospital last weekend over complications from giving birth prematurely to her twins, John David and Lucy Elizabeth, on November 4th. Grace, 48, developed pulmonary edema. Her husband, David Linch, told People Magazine that she had "a really bad bout of shortness of breath."
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11/16/2007 11:36 PM
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Support the Veterans Day 18
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The Veterans Day 18 have been arraigned on charges in Boston of disturbing a public assembly, which we did not do. In the description of the charges it is alleged that we were "loudly chanting anti-war slogans" which is absurd since we had gags in our mouths.
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11/15/2007 1:03 AM
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Music means money...so much for starving musicians!
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Harris Interactive Poll has released a new survey showing that 88% of people with a post-graduate education were involved in a form of music learning while in school, and 83% of people earning $150,000 or more had a music education.
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11/15/2007 1:02 AM
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Bomb scare causes 200 eBay employees to evacuate
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At 8:55 a.m., according to eBay, a package was found that could not be identified, and employees were asked to leave the building. Someone in the mail room discovered the package and called in a police bomb squad disposal unit.
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11/15/2007 1:02 AM
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O.J. Simpson officially facing charges over Vegas hotel incident
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A justice of the peace ruled today the O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery, and other charges related to the sports memorabilia incident that went down September 13th in a Las Vegas Hotel room.
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11/15/2007 1:02 AM
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November 14th News Roundup
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11/15/2007 1:01 AM
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Marie Osmond's Teen Son Checks Into Rehab
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This afternoon, Marie Osmond confirmed to CNN's Larry King that her 16-year-old son, Michael, has entered a rehabilitation facility. The interview, which will air tonight on Larry King Live, does not disclose the reason for the rehab visit.
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11/15/2007 1:01 AM
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Over You
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Love this song...just thought I'd share it! Music video for "Over You" by Chris Daughtry, with scrolling lyrics, from his self-titled "Daughtry" album.
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11/15/2007 1:00 AM
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Kanye West Cancels Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Appearance
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Entertainment Tonight, who doesn't know when to leave a person alone, is breaking the news that Kanye West has cancelled his performance in the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which is scheduled to tape tomorrow and will air on December 4th.
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11/15/2007 12:59 AM
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Neon Green License Plates for Sex Offenders
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It's been in discussions for months, and it's currently sitting in the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice, with lawmakers unsure what to do with it. It's a bill that would require sex offenders in the State of Ohio to have neon green license plates.
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11/15/2007 12:59 AM
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Who would trust Danny Bonaduce as a LIFE COACH?
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Danny Bonaduce, former child star with a temper problem (and quite a small weewee) is starring in a new program was launched by CBS Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint for braoadcast on mobile phones. CBS and AT&T teaming up - how much more evil an you get?
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11/15/2007 12:59 AM
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Freeze-dried grape powder...Who knew?
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The study was a follow-up on previous studies that showed resveratrol, a nutrient suppliement derived from grape extract. One study group was given 20 mg per day of resveratrol as a pill (okay, that's where you get it); the other group drank 120 g per day of grape powder mixed in water; the third group drank 80 g per day of the powder.
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11/15/2007 12:58 AM
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An open letter to the climate change delegates meeting in Bali
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It is very unlikely that a rapidly growing population and economy will cut their emissions so drastically that either abrupt climate change or runaway global warming will be avoided. Many countries missed their emission cut commitments under Kyoto, and the next round of cuts will have to be much more severe.
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11/15/2007 12:58 AM
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Howard K. Stern Says He's Broke
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I was hoping Howard K. Stern would lay low, crawl back into the woodwork after the whole Geraldo at Large incident, which to me was a real reveal that Stern really did play a role in the demise of Anna Nicole Smith.
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11/15/2007 12:57 AM
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Editorial: Phony Veterans Journal
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You will not shut us up. On Sunday the Veterans For Peace marched behind the American Legion's Veterans Day parade in Boston. About a block behind the parade. Led by five motorcycle Officers.
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11/13/2007 4:08 PM
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Tell Pelosi: Put Impeachment Back On The Table
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Congressman and Democratic Party Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich introduced House Resolution 333 for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. Unsatisfied with Nancy Pelosi's efforts to consider the crimes that justify impeachment, on November 9th, he sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Judiciary Committee, stating:
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11/13/2007 2:41 AM
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Oil spill kills 400 birds in San Francisco Bay
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Last Wednesday, the ship MV Cosco Busan crashed, resulting in an oil spill that killed about 400 birds in San Francisco Bay, California. Yesterday, the U.S. attorney in San Francisco announced that a federal criminal investigation has been opened to determine whether or not the captain and crew violated federal maritime laws. "Human error factors" he said, were likely involved.
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11/13/2007 2:40 AM
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November 12th News Roundup
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11/13/2007 2:40 AM
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Animal Lovers Corner: Bathtime
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Adorable photograph of giraffe licking a squirrel clean.
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11/13/2007 2:39 AM
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Kanye West's mother dies after plastic surgery
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Kanye West's mother, Donda West, only 58 years old, died late on Saturday of as yet undisclosed causes. She was brought to the Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina Del Rey by paramedics before 9 p.m. that day, according to hospital spokeswoman Cyndee Woelfle.
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11/13/2007 2:39 AM
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Rumor: Mayrin Villanueva cast as the new Bond girl?
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Word on the blogs is that Mayrin Villanueva has been cast as the next Bond girl in the 22nd James Bond flick, which is in pre-production.
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11/13/2007 2:38 AM
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I'm celebrating Veteran's Day all week, baby
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Compilation of YouTube videos celebrating Veterans for Veteran's Day
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11/13/2007 2:38 AM
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Intelligence Deputy is telling us to 'rethink privacy'
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"Those two generations younger than we are have a very different idea of what is essential privacy, what they would wish to protect about their lives and affairs. And so, it's not for us to inflict one size fits all," Kerr said. "Protecting anonymity isn't a fight that can be won. Anyone that's typed in their name on Google understands that."
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11/13/2007 2:37 AM
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Beyonce offends Sin City residents
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Photos of Beyonce Knowles on the front pages of magazines and the front row of fashion shows wearing the fur of chichillas electrocuted in China don't offend us, but when she wears a bikini on a billboard in Las Vegas, people get ruffled feathers. What is the matter with us?
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11/13/2007 2:37 AM
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US Veterans arrested on Veteran's Day, at Veteran's Day Parade
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Eighteen people total were arrested in Boston yesterday after holding a peaceful protest during the Boston Veterans Day Parade, sponsored by the American Legion. After being told they could not carry antiwar signs, members of the group Veterans for Peace added gags around their mouths, and clenched tightly to their signs that oppose the Iraq War. The gags were to symbolize the violation of their right to free speech, they said.
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11/13/2007 2:36 AM
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Brangelina at the Beowulf premiere
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie went to the premiere of the new 3-D flick Beowulf. Jolie played Grendel's mother in the movie, who plots to destroy Beowulf, the Viking warrior who rescues a Danish kingdom from the beast Grendel.
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11/13/2007 2:36 AM
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John Mayer charity concert in December
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On December 8th, 2007, John Mayer will be hosting a Holiday Charity Revue, playing a special acoustic performance, then performing with the John Mayer Trio, and then John's Continuum full-band. There was a lot of John Mayer in that sentence.
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11/13/2007 2:35 AM
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Hallmark responds to Paris Hilton's lawsuit
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Hilton has become a household name, based in large part on her efforts to draw attention to herself. Having done so, she has subjected herself to public scrutiny and the parodist's pen. The First Amendment does not allow her to respond by welcoming the fawning and flattering, but silencing the critical and comical.
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11/11/2007 9:01 PM
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Marlboro Marine Documentary: Must-See Video
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You probably remember his photograph. The Marlboro Marine, James Blake Miller, became almost an icon of the Iraq War, after Times photographer Luis Sinco took a candid shot of Miller that was splashed across hundreds of newspapers in 2004, and picked up by former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.
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11/11/2007 8:58 PM
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November 11th News Roundup
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Other news you don't want to miss.
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11/10/2007 1:21 AM
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The People's Choice Awards Nominees Online
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Well, at least you can nominate your favorite peeps in general, as The People's Choice Awards 2008 will be accepting your votes online. The awards show, which - crap - is on CBS (whom we still boycott over Kid Nation), will air Tuesday, January 8th, 2008.
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11/10/2007 1:20 AM
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November 9th News Roundup
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One of Britain's strongest men pulls bus with his ears; Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch safe from default; the coolest free internet music tool ever; House to debate Iraq troop withdrawals; Camera survives through CA wildfire; and more.
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11/10/2007 1:19 AM
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Rosie O'Donnell Will Have Her Own Internet Show Instead
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Yaaaaay! Rosie O'Donnell is taking our advice after her recent fallout with MSNBC over a primetime show deal - she posted a "talkie blog" (her term for a video blog) on her site today, and made the announcement.
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11/10/2007 1:19 AM
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Televangelist Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani
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In the November 7th press conference where Pat Robertson announced his endorsement, none of the reporters asked Giuliani to comment on previous controversial statements of Robertson in the past.
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11/10/2007 1:19 AM
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Enrique Iglesias Gets Cupfuls of Fan Appreciation
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Enrique Iglesias is on an international tour for his new Insomniac album, and last night at Wembley Arena in London, England he got cupfuls of fan love, as a fan threw her quite large strapless bra onto the stage. This photo is priceless.
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11/10/2007 1:18 AM
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FOX News: Promoting Decency or Exploiting Women?
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FOX News has a history chock-full of conservative bias. But are they also sending you a hidden message? Bill O'Reilly loves to lecture about the decline of morals in America, but thanks to the News Hounds, now you can see a little bit about what Bill O'Reilly and FOX really do to promote healthy, traditional, family values:
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11/10/2007 1:18 AM
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For Sale: David Bowie Vintage Mugshot
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You've seen all of the big celebrity's mugshots...or have you? A Rochester man has come forward with an unseen vintage David Bowie mugshot from the rocker's 1976 Rochester arrest for felony marijuana. How stupid - marijuana shouldn't be a felony unless you use it to build some sort of bomb. And even then, people might like it.
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11/10/2007 1:17 AM
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Climate Models Under-Appreciate Ecosystem Collapse
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Life has evolved ecosystems to regulate the carbon in the air. For a long time scientists dismissed this possibility because they thought evolution precluded cooperative behavior. It is now widely recognized that ecosystems have evolved to maintain the chemical composition of the air, to make the climate more hospitable to life.
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11/10/2007 1:17 AM
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Interesting Video: Why Hollywood Writers Are On Strike
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An informative video of why the Hollywood writers are on strike, called "Why We Fight." It explains why so many Hollywood writers and even actors are picketing and on strike right now.
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11/10/2007 1:16 AM
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One in Four Homeless People Are Veterans
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The Associated Press released a statistic that shocked some people on Wednesday: one in four of every homeless person in the United States is a veteran. 11 percent of the general adult population.
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11/8/2007 10:30 PM
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The First Bush Veto Override...Ever
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President George W. Bush received his first defeat in a veto override with Congress today, over a $23 billion water projects measure that affects locations across the nation. In a vote of 79 to 14, the Senate successfully trumped Bush's veto of the bill from last Friday.
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11/8/2007 10:30 PM
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As if you needed another reason to hate AT&T
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A year or so later, he stumbled upon documents that, he said, nearly caused him to fall out of his chair. The documents, he said, show that the NSA gained access to massive amounts of e-mail and search and other Internet records of more than a dozen global and regional telecommunications providers. AT&T allowed the agency to hook into its network at a facility in San Francisco and, according to Klein, many of the other telecom companies probably knew nothing about it.
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11/8/2007 10:30 PM
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Dutch Health Minister Promotes Cannabis Medicine
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Lots of marijuana news lately. The Dutch Government said yesterday that they are looking to promote the development of medical marijuana and cannabis-based meds, as well as extend the plant's availability in pharmacies. Cannabis is already available by prescription in the Netherlands, of course.
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11/8/2007 10:29 PM
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Hollywood Writers on Strike
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Photos.
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11/8/2007 10:29 PM
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Founder of Weather Channel Says Manmade Global Warming a Hoax
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John Coleman, the founder of The Weather Channel, wrote an article yesterday for the International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project, in which he called the theory of man causing global warming a "scam."
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11/8/2007 10:28 PM
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November 8th News Roundup
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Other news you don't want to miss.
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11/8/2007 10:28 PM
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This will make your jaw drop, promise
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Tyra Banks devotes an entire hour to discussing the vagina. She brings "Dr. Debbie" to the show, who has a prop: and the prop is a pillow of a vagina, with a pink satin inner lining.
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11/8/2007 10:27 PM
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Australian Zoo rears five male white lion cubs
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The cubs holed up with parent lions Tim and Snow since their birth on Febuary 7th - until this week. Mogo Zoo owner Shelley Padey announced the litter of cubs on November 7th, after wanting to keep the little "gangsters" (as the zoo calls them) a secret until they were a little older.
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11/8/2007 10:27 PM
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Awww...Brad wants to marry Angelina
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"I still want to kiss the bride," Brad Pitt told the latest issue of British Cosmopolitan. "I want to wear the ring, wear my suit and wake up in the morning and say, 'Good morning, my wife.'"
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11/8/2007 10:26 PM
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Nick Hogan's mug shot, bail
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Bollea, 17, will be charged as an adult. The charges include reckless driving involving serious injury (a third-degree felony carrying a penalty of no more than a $5,000 fine and up to five years in jail), using a motor vehicle in commission of a felony, being under age 21 and operating a vehicle while having a breath-alcohol level of .02 percent or higher (it was .055), and illegal window tint.
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11/8/2007 10:24 PM
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Rosie O'Donnell Loses Primetime Deal
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Poor Rosie! And we were so excited about it. Rosie O'Donnell was in talks with MSNBC to star in a primetime deal that would've had her in the 9 p.m. time slot, right after Keith Olbermann, and competing with CNN's Larry King, as reported by the New York Times on Monday.
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11/7/2007 6:04 PM
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Keith Olbermann, Michael Moore discuss health care
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Keith Olbermann talks with Michael Moore about measure 50 that failed to pass in Oregon this week, which would have raised cigarette taxes from $1.18 to $2.03, and provide healthcare for 100,000 children of low-income families. Measure 50, proposing an 84.5 cent tax increase per pack, was rejected by 60 percent of the state’s voters.
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11/7/2007 6:03 PM
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Madonna's message to you about Malawi
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Madonna posted this on her Raising Malawi website today: From the moment I began my work on behalf of Malawi’s ONE MILLION orphans, people have asked, 'Why did you choose Malawi?' I always answer, 'I didn’t. Malawi chose me.' Malawi is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Unfortunately, it is also one of the poorest - suffering from famine, drought, extreme poverty, and deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. All of which could be treated with proper health care and education, if it were available.
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11/7/2007 6:02 PM
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November 7th News Roundup
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Yesterday's election results; Cheney impeachment resolution sent to House committee; Rosie O'Donnell in talks to host primetime MSNBC show; 2007 deadliest year for US troops in Iraq; Suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan.
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11/7/2007 6:01 PM
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Fearmongering Central: Energy Drinks Amp Up Blood Pressure
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Energy drinks typically contain high levels of caffeine and the amino acid taurine. These compounds have been shown in previous studies to have an impact on cardiac function and hemodynamic status, although the data available for caffeine are controversial, Dr. Kalus said.
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11/7/2007 3:37 PM
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UPDATE: Nick Bollea aka Hogan arrested
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Indeed, Nick Bollea aka Hogan was under the influence of alcohol the night of the August 26th crash that left Marine John Graziano in a comatose state. He was also, as we stated, illegally streetracing.
This morning, we received the following e-mail from the Clearwater Police Department, informing us that Nicholas Bollea turned himself in and is being booked in the Pinellas County Jail
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11/7/2007 3:03 AM
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Dog Chapman thought he was black, found out he is so not
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Regarding his recent controversy in the press over racial remarks made in a phone conversation with his son, Duane "Dog" Chapman told FOX's Hannity & Colmes that he felt a connection to black people and thought he was allowed to say the word.
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11/7/2007 3:02 AM
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Update: Exclusive update to Nick Hogan e-mail
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We have received an e-mail from Florida Governor Charlie Christ's office regarding the Nick Bollea (aka Hogan) investigation/prosecution. We've posted it here.
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11/6/2007 6:01 PM
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Why I'm leaning towards Ron Paul in 2008
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I usually vote Democratic. Although I weigh all of the candidates carefully, and wish the public would support more than just the two main parties so heavily, the most likely and agreeable candidates in my mind often end up happening to be Democrats.
I think that next year, this may not be the case.
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11/5/2007 6:42 PM
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American citizens want Dick Cheney impeached more than Nixon
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The mass media is awful about broadcasting matters of presidential accountability - when it came to the Democratic debate last week, NBC anchors Brian Williams and Tim Russert were more interested in asking follow-up cquestions about UFO's and Barack Obama's Halloween costume than following up on Dennis Kucinich's strong statements demanding the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.
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11/5/2007 6:41 PM
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November 5th News Roundup
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Lazy policework leaves Ozzy Osbourne used and insulted; Oprah finally gets a YouTube channel; Google looks to conquer the wireless world; Hollywood Screenwriters begin strike; Air Force grounds F-15 flights, Bush on Musharaff; and more.
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11/5/2007 6:40 PM
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Drew Carey defends use of medical marijuana
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"I think it's clear by now that the federal government needs to reclassify marijuana. People who need it should be able to get it - safely and easily," Carey says. The video examines patients who need and use medical marijuana in California, and how the federal government is "making their lives even worse."
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11/5/2007 6:40 PM
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Christina Aguilera confirms pregnancy, due early next year
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She finally publicly revealed her pregnancy. In an interview with Glamour magazine, she revealed that she'll "enter into mommyhood" at the beginning of next year. She also says that we wants to continue to work after the birth and find a balance between raising a child and having a career.
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11/5/2007 6:39 PM
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John Mayer's not for sale...but Jessica Simpson is!
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I think I just figured out why the relationship between John Mayer and Jessica Simpson didn't work out. (Oh, who am I kidding, it's obvious.)
John Mayer posted the following on his "mlog" at johnmayer.com
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11/3/2007 8:17 PM
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Dog the Bounty Hunter's racial slur
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Guest Blog: I am deeply saddened to hear the latest in a recent slew of celebrities outed for racial slurs is Dog the Bounty Hunter. A tape of a heated phone conversation with his son was leaked, and it mainly involves his feelings about the son dating a black woman.
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11/3/2007 8:15 PM
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November 3rd News Roundup
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O.J. Simpson wanted to tape hotel heist; Rapper Da Brat arrested for assault; Police release sketch of unidentified Baby Grace in Texas; Therapy dog heals soldiers; Iraq pledges to crack down on Kurdish rebels; Musharraf imposes emergency rule in Pakistan, suspends Constitution; and more.
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11/3/2007 8:15 PM
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Video: Larry King ticks Jerry Seinfeld off
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On Thursday's Larry King Live on CNN, Larry King's off-the-cuff comment got comedian Jerry Seinfeld pretty peeved. It's difficult to tell whether or not a comedian is being serious sometimes, but I'm pretty darn sure King hit Seinfeld's hot button for real on this one.
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11/3/2007 8:14 PM
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Hayden Panettiere speaks out, campaigns for animal rights
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Now more than ever the world has to come together to make changes. Just because certain cultures have had long-standing traditions does not mean that in today’s world they are acceptable any longer. The world and the environment are evolving and that means we must change our ways as human beings as well.
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11/3/2007 8:14 PM
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President Bush's Weekly Radio Address
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Good morning. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination to be our next Attorney General. I thank the committee for scheduling this vote. I urge them to approve this fine man's nomination, and send it to the full Senate as quickly as possible.
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11/3/2007 5:52 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Over Half of Nick Hogan's Race Sponsors Bow Out
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Many people are wondering what will become of the criminal investigation that is allegedly pending against Nick Bollea, aka Nick Hogan, 17, son of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea). As far as his sponsors go, we can exclusively tell you that over half of them (four out of seven) have bowed out.
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11/2/2007 4:09 AM
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Drought levels increase, as does worry in the South
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The Governors of three very dry Southern U.S. states med with federal officials yesterday regarding river basin issues, as drought levels go up in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
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11/2/2007 4:07 AM
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November 2nd News Roundup
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Teen Bon Jovi sold dope, smoked PCP-lace marijuana; JK Rowling's first post-Harry Potter book; Federal Reserve injects billions into US economy; Former top narcotics officer sells how to never get busted for marijuana DVD; Bush defends nominee amid torture debate; and more.
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11/2/2007 4:07 AM
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Stephen Colbert rejected by Republican and Democratic parties
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Though he filed for the Democratic ticket yesterday and paid the $2,500 filing fee (as opposed to the Republican party's $35,000 filing fee), the Democratic party's executive council voted 13-3 against allowing him on the ballot for the January 26 primary contest.
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11/2/2007 4:07 AM
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The MTV European Music Award Winners
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The MTV European Music Awards went down on in Munich, Germany on Thursday. The OlympiaHalle had 6,000 fans present to see the awards and performances by the Foo Fighters, Mika, My Chemical Romance, Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty, with the event hosted by rapper Snoop Dogg.
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11/2/2007 4:06 AM
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2007 Celebrity Halloween Costumes: What the Stars Partied In
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We wanted to post pictures of some household names in their Halloween costumes, but we're not posting any paparrazi shots of celeb couples and parents trying to trick-or-treat with their kids - I hate that. Here are some shots of celebrities celebrating Halloween that didn't mind being seen.
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11/2/2007 4:05 AM
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Britain police found guilty, chief refuses to step down
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The verdict came back Guilty yesterday, against the London police force, for putting the public at risk during a counterterrorism operation in 2005 which led to the killing of an innocent electrician from Brazil on a subway train.
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