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A South Korean soldier seen here looking towards a Scud-b missile mock-up (L) in September 2004 at Seoul war museum. The United States and Japan have warned North Korea to drop plans for a long-range missile test, warning it would be “ grave and provocative. ” Associated Press: N. Korea denies it ’ s about to test missile The United [...]
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Meanwhile House Democrat John Murtha, making the Sunday morning talk show rounds, mocked President Bush ’ s senior advisor Karl Rove for “ sitting in his air-conditioned office on his big, fat backside ” during an appearance on “ Meet The Press ”.
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The Washington Post has obtained a cable, marked "sensitive," that it says shows that just before President Bush left on a surprise trip last Monday to the Green Zone in Baghdad for an upbeat assessment of the situation there, "the U.S. Embassy in Iraq painted a starkly different portrait of increasing danger and hardship faced by its Iraqi employees."
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Dwyane Wade # 3 of the Miami Heat dunks against Desagana Diop # 7 of the Dallas Mavericks during Game Five of the 2006 NBA Finals June 18, 2006 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
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Broadcast News Highlights for June 16-18: Lots to read up on from the weekend. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow made the rounds on Fox News Sunday and Face the Nation to talk about Iraq and al-qaeda. Iraq war critic Rep. John Murtha talked about the same on Meet the Press. Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari had an interview with Margaret Warner for Newshour with Jim Lehrer that offers some insight. The report of a cyanide attack on the New York City subway system was discussed on the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News, as was the search for missing Gis in Iraq and violence in Baghdad. Fox News Special Report focused on the congressional debate on Iraq, developments over Iran's nuclear program and status checks in Iraq.
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It was a gratifying (albeit bittersweet) moment to watch my favorite NHL player, and long-time Philadelphia Flyer, Rod Brind'Amour finally hoist Lord Stanley's Cup above his head in triumph this evening, as the team he captains, the Carolina Hurricanes, defeated the scrappy Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. Brind'Amour is a classy player who deserved this title, so congratulations are in order. I only wish he was wearing an Orange and Black sweater when he earned that elusive Cup.
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Today in a speech at the National Press Club, Vice President Dick Cheney claimed that no one predicted the violent insurgency that has now taken root in Iraq:
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While in the wilderness Apple was lead by John Sculley, the business man to Jobs ’ s technology savvy (some would argue). With Bill Gates stepping aside at Microsoft it could be viewed that the person taking over is Steve Ballmer – the business minded one. But is Steve Ballmer really the one taking over, or has Microsoft been planning this for some time and managed to build a new ‘ brain trust ’ already. I suspected that when Microsoft bought Groove that it was more for the people than for the product. With Ray Ozzie moving into the Chief Software Architect role that suspicion seems to be confirmed.
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The summer of disappointment continues with Nacho Libre, though it's possible that my disappointment that Nacho Libre is merely pretty good is on par with my disappointment with Domino not being a stone cold masterpiece. That is to say, a sort of specialized disappointment unlikely to experienced by most audiences. Because I enjoyed Nacho Libre and laughed many times (especially, OMG, when Jables fought those little goat dudes), but Jack Black + Jared Hess + Mike White should = masterpiece in my book.
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The enthusiasm many scientists seem to show for Al Gore's excellent but misguided propaganda film "An Inconvenient Truth" reflects poorly on the state of scientific thinking. I think it reveals the limitations we primates, even those primates high on the scientific food chain, have with mathematical constructs and allocation of risks, costs, and benefits.
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During her first US interview since the birth of Shiloh Nouvel, Angelina Jolie tells Anderson Cooper that she & Brad Pitt will definitely adopt another child soon.
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· A Shocker At the US Open: Tiger Woods was out of the competition but his rival Phil Mickelson didn't win the US Open either. Mickelson's hopes to win a third consecutive major ended Sunday when he fell apart on the final hole with a double bogey. Mickelson would have joined Tiger Woods as the only other player in the last 50 years to win three straight majors, but instead Geoff Ogilvy of Australia won the tournament and Mickelson finished a close second. Said Mickelson, "I just can't believe that I did that. I'm such an idiot.''
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‘ Speed ’ Co-stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves re-unite in the mysterious time-warped romance ‘ The Lake House ’, for which they sat down to talk about with Entertainment Weekly.
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Naperville Sun - As college pupils and recent graduates prepare for interest rates on some federal student loans to climb to the highest theyapos; ve been since 2000, some local experts say refinancing may be the cheapest option. "Interest rates are going up, so if...
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This was good but sadly not great.'X Men 2'is a great film but, with director Bryan Singer absconding to direct'Superman Returns', X3 was left in the hands of Brett Ratner, who made'Rush Hour'.
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I'd like to officially end on that note, but one last thing: if you loved The Da Vinci Code and can't wait to read more about Robert Langdon, you are probably tempted to read Dan Brown's novel "Angels and Demons". I don't recommend it, and I can't tell you how it ends because I quit reading with twenty pages to go, after one-too-many horrible, graphic murders in all-too-inventive ways. Deception Point, on the other hand, is not a Robert Langdon book, but it is definitely worth reading.
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As for the Howard timeout … the only people who know for sure what happened are Josh Howard and Joe Derosa. The Mavs say that Avery Johnson signaled to Josh Howard that he wanted the timeout after the 2nd free throw … and then Josh Howard made the same signal back to confirm the plans.
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In this video, Stephen Colbert nails Georgia Representative Lynn Westmoreland, a Congressman who's co-sponsored a bill to require the display of the Ten Commandments in the House of Reps and the Senate. After bantering with Westmoreland for a couple minutes, Colbert says, "What are the Ten Commandments?"
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Wayne Rooney is simply one man, though, and can not do the job alone; he will need pace man magician Michael Owen at his very best, Beckham curling em in sweetly from the right, Frank Lampard bulldozing through the middle and Mr Sven Goran Eriksson not doing his usual trick of messing with formations and pulling off players at the wrong moment. In fact, England hasn ’ t had such a brilliant compilation of players in years; it ’ s whether they can gel at the right time and do what the England rugby lads did in 2003.
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Microsoft Corp. today released Windows Live Messenger, available at http: // get.live.com/messenger/overview, one of the first of more than 20 new Windows Live services to launch globally over the course of the year. Windows Live Messenger goes beyond the traditional instant messaging (IM) service, enabling people to connect and share, with free Pc-to-pc calls and inexpensive calls from a PC to phones around the world, video calling, easy sharing with Sharing Folders, and more.
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Now, this is clearly a great love story. I watched this movie last Friday, Cinema 2, GB3, 11: 59 PM. It has the right amount of predictability, tragedy, and hope. Plus, it doesn ’ t hurt to see a great chemistry between Sandra “ Ms. Congeniality ” Bullock and Keanu “ the One ” Reeves. And damn, the love song, This Never Happened to Me Before by Sir Paul Mccartney truly rocks!
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Baton Rouge, LA – Keeping her promise, Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed Louisiana ’ s abortion ban legislation into law on Saturday. Louisiana ’ s abortion ban is known as a “ Trigger Law ” and will only take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade or the U.S. Constitution is amended to leave the legality of abortion up to individual states.
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While the Mavericks still score, it ’ s not without slight concern. Michael Finley and Steve Nash are gone, so Dirk Nowitzki needs to score big throughout the season. He ’ s done it so far with 26.0 PPG, but even he slows down once in awhile. Dirk ’ s shot attempts are often forced and still attempts too many 3-pointers for a Power Forward. Dallas isn ’ t going to provide much support off the bench. Desagna Diop, Devin Harris and Jerry Powell are getting playing time. It ’ s far too inexperienced to trump powerhouses like San Antonio.
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Connie Chung ’ s weekend show on MSNBC which she co-hosted with husband Maury Povich was cancelled, perhaps because nobody watched it, and she did quite a sign-off. Don ’ t know if you caught it.
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Its purpose is to ensure the survival of crop diversity in the event of plant epidemics, nuclear war, natural disasters or climate change, and to offer the world a chance to restart growth of food crops that may have been wiped out.
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Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG are combining their carrier infrastructure businesses to create a 50/50 joint venture called Nokia Siemens Networks. The new company, comprising Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier-related operations of Siemens Communications Group, has annual revenues of € 15.8 billion
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PR Week June 19, 2006 at 04: 24 PM This month, Rolling Stone ran an investigative feature claiming that Republicans used a systematic combination of voter disenfranchisement and fraud, centered in Ohio, to rob John Kerry of a win in the 2004 presidential election. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and son of liberal icon Bobby Kennedy, wrote the article, available, along with supporting research, at rollingstone.com. Kennedy spoke to Prweek about the story...... Prweek: Is there a next step? Kennedy: I've been meeting with attorneys... to devise a litigation strategy. And I would say that very soon we'll be announcing lawsuits against some of the individuals and companies involved. READ WHOLE STORY
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Nicole Kidman and her country rocker fiancé Keith Urban have arrived in Australia to get hitched, reportedly sometime this coming weekend. “ We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends, ” the couple said in a statement.
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Dixie Chicks, from left, Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire, perform on ABC ’ s ‘ Good Morning America ’ summer concert series in Bryant Park on May 26, 2006 in New York. While the Dixie Chicks ’ record sales are soaring, tickets for their Accidents and Accusations Tour are failing to take flight in some cities. ‘ I think [...]
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The Law Blog always beams with pride when one of our fellow travelers (read: law school graduates) makes headlines. The latest: today ’ s news that Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is resigning to join Goldman Sachs.
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WASHINGTON -- A grand jury declined Friday to indict Rep. Cynthia Mckinney in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building. The grand jury had been considering the case since shortly after the March 29 incident, which has led to much discussion on Capitol Hill about race and the conduct of lawmakers and the officers who protect them. Full story...
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Ira Winderman: "No, it's not over. Winning in Dallas remains a challenge, something the Heat couldn't do in the first two games or over the past four years... It would have been nice if someone would have stepped up more often to assist Wade, but Gary Payton again made a huge late shot and James Posey remains a hustling fool... Although his numbers were down and fouls were up, Udonis Haslem again provided solid defense against Dirk Nowitzki. With Posey then picking up where Haslem left off... Don't discount what Dallas learned from the loss. Expect plenty more isolations from Jason Terry against Jason Williams, as well as Josh Howard against Antoine Walker.
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phone boasts Bluetooth 2.0, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, an 128 x 160 pixel 262,144 color screen, video ring tones and support for “ real music ” alert tone formats, an integrated FM radio, and measures 4.2 inches long, 1.7 inches wide and 0.75 inches thick and weighs 3.5 ounces.
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European giants Bayern Munich and AC Milan could not be separated in Germany. Michael Ballack gave 13/10 favourites Bayern the lead but Andriy Shevchenko equalised from the penalty spot.
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The Defense Department says in the absence of any statement by the North Korean government it will not be possible to know whether a widely expected missile launch is a test or an attack ....
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House Majority Leader John Boehner tells columnist Robert Novak that the disastrous amnesty for illegal aliens bill that came out of the Senate is essentially dead.
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The Mujahedeen Shura Council announced via the internet that they have America's two missing soldiers in Iraq. No pictures or video accompanied the announcement. The soldiers have now been identified as Pfc. Thomas Lowell Tucker, 25, of Madras, Oregon, and Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, Texas. A third soldier, Spc. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was killed in the attack.
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Abbey Road, just outside the legendary studio where they recorded their songs. Left to right: George Harrison, Paul Mccartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon.
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Sexagenarian rock stars: Paul Mccartney, 64 (on June 18), Bob Dylan, 65, Ringo Starr, 66 (on July 7), Paul Simon, 64, Mick Fleetwood, 64 (on June 24), Roger Mcguinn (Byrds), 64 (on July 13), Aretha Franklin, 64, Pete Townshend, 61, Keith Richards, 62, Jimmy Page, 62, Eric Clapton, 61, Mick Jagger, 63 (on July 26), Rod Stewart, 61, Linda Ronstadt, 60 (on July 15), Joni Mitchell, 62, Debbie Harry, 61
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Today, it appears that Jim Webb issued a challenge to George Allen. In a letter from Webb ’ s campaign manager, Jessica Vanden Berg, to Allen ’ s campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, the Webb campaign proposed a series of five debates.
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots the second of two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Heat the win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals basketball Game 5 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Sunday, June 18, 2006. Miami beat Dallas in overtime 101-100. At rear is Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry.
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Loan consolidation may be a consideration. A consolidation loan is designed to help students and parents borrowers simplify loan repayments by allowing the borrower to consolidate several types of federal student loans with various repayment schedules into one loan. A consolidation loan simplifies the repayment process because only one payment is made every month. The interest rate on the consolidation loan may be lower thatn what the client is currently paying on one or more loans.
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Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson, Hossein, is calling for the overthrow of Ahmadinejad (pronounced: im-a-damn-nut-job) and the nuclear bomb craving mullahs: The grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini, the inspiration of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, has broken a three-year silence to back the United States military to overthrow the country's clerical regime. Hossein Khomeini's call is...
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Today, Americans celebrate "Juneteenth" - when in 1865 slavery finally ended throughout the entire United States. Sadly, few people know that Juneteenth was a high water mark for African - Americans. Soon after that great day, the Democratic Party defeated the Reconstruction policies of the Republican Party, postponing the civil rights movement until the 1950s. An important fact which most history books ignore is that Abraham Lincoln's 1864 running mate was a Democrat, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. And so after Lincoln's assassination, it was a Democrat who would be President of the United States for the first four years after the Civil War. That first President Johnson did all in his power to prevent African - Americans from experiencing Lincoln's "new birth of freedom."
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So then came the next three best days ever. Nick and I saw the following bands: Ben Folds, Bright Eyes (I used to hate them but they were amazing, special guest, gillian welch) Mike Gordon, Death Cab (my favorite band right now, wonderful set), Buddy Guy (stevie ray vaughn ’ s mentor), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (special guest, STEVIE NICKS !!!!), Beck, Elvis Costello, The Streets, Oysterhead, Blues Traveler, matisyahu (story later.. stay tuned), and my absolute favorite …. RADIOHEAD !!!!
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A former model and now a star, Katherine Heigl has recently taken the biggest leap of her life. She romantically got involved with musician Josh Kelley, whom she met in the video recording of the singer's song'Only You'.
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One question that may be worth raising here is whether or not Jared Hess has a Mexican background. He certainly has a weird, kitschy fascination with Mexican culture -- first with Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite and now an entire movie about luchadores. This movie was cast almost exclusively with lesser known Mexican actors and real wrestlers.
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HARRY Kewell could miss Australia's final group match after being charged by FIFA with insulting referee Markus Merk following the 2-0 defeat by Brazil. more
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Ghana's Football Association apologized Monday after Hapoel Tel Aviv defender John Paintsil pulled out an Israeli flag during celebrations over Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic. "It was...
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WASHINGTON — The House officially expelled Rep. William Jefferson from a prestigious committee, ending a tug of war between the embattled Louisiana Democrat and party leader Nancy Pelosi that had become tinged with political and racial overtones.
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- Nationals 3, Yankees 2: Joe Torre stuck with Chien-ming Wang into the ninth inning, but Ryan Zimmerman's two-run homer gave the Nationals the victory. The Yankees bullpen, which managed to tire itself out and blow a seven-run lead Saturday, provided no viable options for Torre. As an aside, Alex Rodriguez, the man the New York media love to whip for not getting "clutch" hits, stroked a go-ahead double that would have given the Yankees the win.
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I can't say enough about the cinematography and the actual making of this film. Politics and conspiracy aside (I'm not going to get into that at all; I'm not qualified) this was a brilliantly made film. The rapid scene changes towards the beginning -- the CUT TO between points of view -- were surprising and fast-paced, but worked perfectly and provided contrast with the rest of the film. The casting was excellent. Tom Hanks was exactly Robert Langdon, in every detail perfectly true to the book. Sophie Neveu was played by Audrey Tautou, another perfect casting match. Paul Bettany played the very creepy Silas, and did a marvelous job -- I still managed to feel some empathy for the character.
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might still be at the top of my list, but this latest one is more than worth seeing. Owen Wilson does the main voice (point number one), Paul Newman has a character (point number two), and John Ratzenberger continues his Pixar voice-over streak. I won't give away the good parts, but the end of the movie is a John Ratzenberger tribute that had me cracking up.
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We start off with the wonderful Superman March that we all know and love – if you don't know what I'm talking about, just listen and you soon will – and move from there to some lovely underscore for flashback's to Clark's childhood (I think) and then on to big, set piece plane rescue and all its associated bombast. Ottman makes great use of a choir on several pieces to both sentimental and ominos effect (not simultaneosly, of course). And of course, Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor has a suitably menacing, yet playful, theme to announce his presence. In all, a rather delightful experience and one that I'll likely purchase once it becomes available (the 27th). Now if only I were this confident about the film.
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Jeremy Wright ’ s b5media co-branded blogs for Fox Media ’ s TV shows; Netscape returns with a Digg-like news page; a new Digg-like service for PR; retailer opens store in Second Life; Nielsen releases email newsletter/RSS usability report; Robert Scoble speaks for Microsoft on BBC TV; classified advertising stats: new media aren ’ t killing old media; press releases are preferred content type among knowledge workers: survey; Lee Hopkins reports; Jeremy Pepper highlights trademark issues in Second Life; David Phillips reports; listeners ’ comments discussion; the music; and more.
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In the film, "The Break Up," starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, there is a scene with a quick glance of a baseball game on TV. That game featured Mitre, pitching for the Cubs last year, throwing a pitch.
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We were incredulous after the own goal, as an ecstatic Oliver hugged the elderly couple behind him. All 3 red cards, including the one given after the attack on Brian Mcbride seemed out of place, but after taking off two Americans, the crowd would not take it anymore.
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Recorded with a 97-piece orchestra led by conductor Damon Intrabartolo, SUPERMAN RETURNS: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE features Ottman's epic score including his unique twists on themes that John Williams composed for the original 1978 film, such as the classic main theme, "Superman March." Superman Returns stars newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Parker Posey and Kevin Spacey. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film will open nationwide on June 28.
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Institute frontman Gavin Rossdale and his wife Gwen Stefani of No Doubt were photographed out with their baby Kingston in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday (June 14). Check out pictures from WENN, Intertopics, and Rexfeatures.
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Oh yeah, before I leave for the day. One more golf comment. If you 're a Mickelson fan and don't want to criticize him for collapsing .... Here's a few others. Colin Montgomerie, double bogie (he would have won if he hadn't collapsed), Jim Furyk..., Padraic Harrington and many more...
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• Michael Eisner pisses off Pat Robertson by having the rightwing preacher on his CNBC show, challenges him on gay rights, whether Jews can get into heaven, and whether it was in fact a good idea to have advocated the assassination of Hugo Chavez. For the first time perhaps ever, we 're kind of liking Eisner right now. [NYP]
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Save the Internet Amazon.coms Paul Misener handily defeated Mike Mccurry - co-chair of the telecom front group "Hands off the Internet" - in a debate ov...
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John Derbyshire, the firestarter extraordinaire of National Review is at it again. This time, it's a pretty conventional rerun of the good ol'genetics vs. environment parenting cagematch. What is less conventional is the candidness of the Derb's opponent: Jonah Goldberg.
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According to this AP report, Italian prosecutors have requested the indictment of Mario Lozano, the US soldier suspected of having shot Italian agent Nicola Calipari shortly after the rescue of journalist Giuliana Sgrena, in an incident in which Sgrena herself was wounded. Prosecutors were seeking charges of murder and attempted murder, but it will be around two months before a judge rules on the request. As AP notes, Italy and the US disagreed about the circumstances of the shooting and issued separate reports.
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The President obviously professes to have some divine powers of prophecy when he meets a world leader, and as we know, his “ gut feelings ” oftentimes can turn out to be more than a bit disappointing to say the very least. But this time, hopefully - and I do sincerely mean this - his “ devine powers of prophecy ” and his “ gut ” are correct in regards to President Bush ’ s assessment of new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-maliki:
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A devastating Wapo piece on Jason Leopold, the journalist who "broke" the story about the indictment of Karl Rove. Leopold has a book out that he was hyping at a recent LA Press Club soiree. I left that one pretty early, since it seemed ridiculous to be listening to someone admit that much of his earlier journalism was little more than drug-addled fantasy.
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So basically, I now find myself thinking that Woody may just pull two good films in a row out of his butt. Here's why... First, Woody realized that once you go Scarlett you never go back. H e knows a good thing when he sees it, and he was wise to hitch his wagon to Johansson's star once again. And this time he's given her a role that at least appears to be a whole lot more interesting than the whiny, needy temptress she played in'Match Point.'Second, Hugh Jackman -- so hot right now. His'X-men: The Last Stand'has already made like a gagillion dollars this summer, and everyone and their brother is rushing to cast him in their next project. And third, Scarlett Johansson. Did I mention her already?
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has issued a statement on the election of the Rt Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori as the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, in succession to the Most Revd Frank Griswold.
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Goals from goals from Alexander Frei (right) and Tranquillo Barnetta take Switzerland to the top of Group G and eliminate Togo from the tournament. While the Africans weren't helped in their preparations by the continual bickering over financial bonuses, the Swiss team chef Emil Bolli reveals the recipe for success: Food
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On July 28th, true renaissance oddball David Byrne (with a little help from Dave Eggers) will release his next book, Arboretum. The little blurb on the Mcsweeneys site says it ’ s going to be, “ an intimate and enigmatic glimpse into the mind of the legendary musician. ” … right. Essentially, the book will be filled with the author ’ s recent “ tree drawings ”. Watch him work!
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It's all rather complicated, but the document tells of two meetiings. The first one, translated and analyzed in this part of the Fox News report, tells of a meeting between a former vice president of Iraq, and one of Saddam's "enforcers", one Taha Yassin Ramadan, and Maulana Fazlur Rahman, described as an "Al Qaeda/Taliban supporter" from Pakistan and a contender for the office of prime minister.
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New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer may be a foe to the title insurance industry, but he's being extra nice to homeowners in his race for the governor's seat. Spitzer today unveiled a plan to cut property taxes by $6 billion over three years, the NY Times reports, and he's targeting the middle class and senior citizens. Spitzer revealed the plan in a speech to the New York State Conference of Mayors in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and said he was dedicated to lowering taxes in a state some have said has the nation's highest tax burden.
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The Episcopal General Convention approached another defining vote Monday in the wake of electing its first female presiding bishop: whether the church should temporarily bar gays from becoming bishops to preserve Anglican fellowship.
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It was a story of frustration for Japan and Croatia as they played out a goalless draw in Nuremberg on Sunday, 18 June 2006. The pivotal moment of the match came in the 22nd minute when Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi saved Darijo Srna's penalty, although Croatia were also breathing a sigh of relief when Atsushi Yanagisawa missed when it seemed easier to score early in the second half. The result left Japan rooted to the foot of Group F with one point and Croatia ahead only on goal difference in third place. It will hardly help the mood in either camp that both teams will be without key players for their third matches after Japan captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto and Croatia's Robert Kovac collected their second yellow cards of the tournament.
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Post Chronicle - NEW YORK, June 2, 2006 (UPI) — Stock footage of Fox TV ’ s “ American Idol ” judges will be used in the Lifetime network ’ s TV biopic about 2004 winner Fantasia Barrino. “ Idol ” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson wanted to appear in “ Life
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I can actually see this one, although I can't imagine it lasting. Finally, there is photographic proof that Jim Carrey and Jenny Mccarthy are an item. This is them boarding a helicopter in Santa Monica to take them on a private date somewhere. The two have been a rumored item for many months now.
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Now that the Star Trek movie is in someones safe hands and it looks as though it's set to go ahead, Bryce Zabel (creator of Dark Skies, writer of many other shows) is revealing the treatment he and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski developed together.
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North Korea appeared close Sunday to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States, prompting the White House to warn of an appropriate response and Japan to threaten a "fierce" protest to the United Nations. North Korea was silent on the issue but vowed to bolster its "military deterrent" in a burst of fiery rhetoric carried by its state news agency. A test launch of what is believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile would inflame a region already tense over the North's continuing nuclear weapons program. "There are signs" of an imminent missile launch, Jung Tae-ho, a spokesman at the South Korean president's office, told The Associated Press. He added that security officials were "closely watching the situation.
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Perhaps. But he and his band mates are also about a new world: one of the most creatively vigorous strains of underground music. Initially dubbed "freak folk," it looked like a trend of the moment a couple of years ago, when two California artists, Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, attracted attention with charmingly shaggy, deceptively whimsical, largely acoustic albums.
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Pearce has boosted the ranks with the £ 6 million signing of Greek striker Georgios Samaras from Heerenveen after allowing Robbie Fowler to rejoin Liverpool and the loan capture of Espanyol midfielder Alberto Riera. Pearce ’ s managerial qualities have not gone unnoticed and he is quoted at 20/1 to succeed Sven Goran Eriksson as the next England boss.
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With all due respect to Gregory Helms'former WWE character, that quote is holding true this season. The Carolina Hurricanes won Game Seven of the Stanley Cup finals to bring the Cup, as well as the first professional sports title, to Raleigh and the state of North Carolina. For guys like Rod Brind'Amour, Glen Wesley, Bret Hedican, and Doug Weight to get their first Cup was a site to be seen. Especially for Weight, who could barely hold up his should after a clean seperation. The look on the young guys faces like Cam Ward, Eric Staal, and Andrew Ladd showed that the future was now for the Canes.
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Online Media and the Future of Journalism, a forum celebrating the 10th anniversary of Slate at the New York Public Library. June 22, 6: 30pm, with Michael Kinsley, Malcolm Gladwell, Arianna Huffington, Norm Pearlstine, and Jacob Weisberg.
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But what I can ’ t stop thinking about was the Rufus Wainwright concert I attended last Thursday, June 15 at Carnegie Hall. On June 14 & 15, Rufus Wainwright recreated Judy Garland ’ s 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. It far surpassed my expectations. Rufus sang his heart out and he really showed off his pipes and showmanship. Also, I was pleasantly surprised that I recognized many of the tunes. I just didn ’ t know the titles. In short, the show was fantastic. I gave him a spontaneous standing O and I am extremely stingy with those.
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Movie mania is set to scale new heights by year end, with Rs.5 billion riding on Rakesh Roshan's "Krrish", Karan Johar's "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" (Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan), J.P. Dutta's "Umraao Jaan" (Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai), Yash Chopra's "Dhoom 2" (Hrithik, Abhishek, Aishwarya) and Farhan Akhtar's "Don" (Shah Rukh, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor).
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From NY Post: "Dateline" staffers were shocked when they showed up with Matt Lauer to interview Spears last week and found the pop star alone in her Malibu manse. "Neither of her publicists, Leslie Sloane Zelnick or Nanci Ryder, showed up," said our source.
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’ s Howard Kurtz and John King share a piece of cheese over their whine that the Bush administration didn ’ t alert the press of his secret trip to Iraq. Who can blame Bush anyways, knowing this press, it would have probably been leaked.
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Discover the Networks, which has similar witch-hunts to Campus Watch, was co-founded in 2004 by David Horowitz and Peter Collier. Collier was the founding publisher of Encounter Books. He and
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“ Windows Live is all about giving consumers the tools and services theyneed to be in control as they stay connected to the people they careabout, on top of the information that is important to them, and betterprotected across all their online activities, ” said Martin Taylor, corporate vice president of Windows Live and MSN at Microsoft.
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Spain coach Luis Aragones and his Tunisia counterpart Roger Lemerre picked over the finer points of their teams'highly-entertaining encounter... Read more > >
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