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"House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi's endorsement of Rep. John Murtha's bid for House majority leader set off a furor yesterday on Capitol Hill, with critics charging that she is undercutting her pledge to clean up corruption by backing a veteran lawmaker who they say has repeatedly skirted ethical boundaries," reports the Washington Post.
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President Bush came under new pressure yesterday at home and abroad to alter his policies in the Middle East. British Prime Minister Tony Blair pushed for a broader Arab-israeli peace initiative to help stabilize Iraq, while the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee pledged to take a hard line on seeking early troop withdrawals.
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Well .... it appears that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have a sex tape that could be released on the internet... I didn't see that one coming... did you?
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The term "software" was first used in this intellect by John W. Tukey in 1957. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all computer program. The perception of reading different sequences of instructions into the memory of a apparatus to control computations was invented by Charles Babbage as part of his difference engine. The theory that is the source for most modern software was first projected by Alan Turing in his 1935 essay Computable numbers with an application to the Entscheidungs problem.
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Toys are donated to kids based on financial need and “ we don ’ t know anything about their background, their religious affiliations, ” said Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Va.
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Suppose that you have linux and another operating system (e.g. Windows) installed on your PC. You normally start your PC using Grub (Grand Unified Bootloader). Then one day Grub stops working. The instructions below give one possible way of fixing the problem.
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Captain's Quarters endorses Mike Pence and John Shadegg for Minority Leader and Minority Whip. Both men voted for Jeff Flake's anti-pork amendments, and both men have a long track record of courageous defense of conservative principles. Both men opposed pork-laden appropriations, a stance that could have saved billions of dollars had the rest of the caucus followed suit. They will provide a new direction in leadership, one that leaves the failed and flawed leadership of the past behind and provide a new passion for reform in the Republican minority.
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In a desperate bid to do damage control after the midterm election disaster, Bush has finally given the reigns of power to a Mexican Senator from Florida. Senator Mel Martinez will take the reigns from Jewish "closet queen", Ken Mehlmen, as the head of the Republican National Committee.
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The Springfield Public Library (SPL) was designed by Edward Tilton in 1912, and reflects the late 19th century/early 20th century mentality of the American Renaissance incorporating the City Beautiful urban projects. The SPL is a complex building based on the Central Library plan, and is an indication of the social idealization of high culture in the United States through cultural self-identity movements.
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Earlier Tuesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran would soon celebrate completion of its nuclear fuel program and claimed the international community was ready to accept it as a nuclear state. (more …)
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They filled out diet questionnaires in 1991, 1995 and 1999, and were divided into five groups based on how much red meat they said they ate. Researchers checked on their health for 12 years on average and confirmed breast cancer diagnoses with medical records.
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Actually, this post has nothing to do with secret agents. I just wanted to do that title because hey, 007, James bond, Casino Royale coming out this weekend … don ’ t you judge me.
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Celebrity couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrived in Rome on Monday with their child Suri, where they will be staying in a penthouse until Saturday when they will be married. The celebrity invite list for the wedding seems to have a theme, a Scientologist theme that is. With guests such as Kirstie Alley, John Travolta, and Kelly Preston.
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unacceptable to conservatives, and will not be nominated. There is an intense dislike (if not outright hatred) of John Mccain among Republicans I know. Mccain is the problem -- not the solution. Guilini is at least funny and solid on defense, but is way too liberal on social issues. He's most likely to be someone's VP pick. Condoleezza Rice is wonderful on national security, but is not pro-life. The Republican Party will not -- and should not -- nominate anyone who is not pro-life. The big battle over the next year will be over the conservative base, as we see different candidates try to claim it. My guess at this point is that the nominee will either be Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney. Sam Brownback would be great too, if he can raise his profile.
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Yesterday, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani set up an exploratory committee for a possible run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. Arizona Senator John Mccain made a similar announcement over the weekend. It is likely that Bill Frist, Mitt Romney, George Pataki and Mike Huckabee will do the same in the coming weeks.
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Just a day after refusing to rule out running for the White House former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani filed papers to create a presidential exploratory committee.
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Celebrity Infidelity? Reasons Why the Rich and Famous Cheat … Law and Sienna Miller, or Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, people want to know what made the …
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Later on today, the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League (AKA the rice field Matsuzaka has been pitching for for the last 8 years) are expected to announce that they have accepted a "posting fee" from the highest bidder, MY Boston Red Sox, allowing the team to negotiate with Daisuke Matsuzaka as if he were an actual MLB free agent. And the best part of that is: IF the Sox are unsuccessful in signing him to a contract within 30 days, he can not negotiate with another team and must go back to Japan. In your face NY Yankees!! Oh, and if you were wondering, in that case, the Sox would in fact get back their "posting fee."
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As a sort of sad counterpoint, consider the writings of Chad Castagana, the jerk who was just arrested for mailing fake anthrax to Nancy Pelosi, Charles Schumer, Keith Olbermann, Jon Stewart, and David Letterman. Via Digby, this peculiar screed:
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A few weeks ago, Lynn Romanek began a campaign to save the environment. Her efforts have paved their way to Winnetka ’ s New Trier high school as well as synagogues, cleaners and other schools. These places have generously helped her out by putting up signs that state her idea: Motorists - turn off your engines while waiting. After watching Al Gore ’ s, “ An Inconvenient Truth ”, Romanek was inspired by the little things that ordinary people can do to make a difference. In these efforts, we can stop global warming by cutting fuel emissions and greenhouse gas emissions. New Trier Superintendent Linda Yonke has helped Romanek by placing signs around the campus. The idea of turning off your engine while idling may sound ridiculous, but it really can make a difference.
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LOS ANGELES - Drawing a direct analogy between Iran and Nazi Germany, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Monday that the Iranian nuclear program posed a threat not only to Israel, but to the entire western world. There was “ still time, ” however, to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, he said.
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Posted by Radine! for UNN from Wakeupwalmart Obama and Edwards join grassroots call This Wednesday, November 15, Wakeupwalmart.com supporters from across the country are joining together on two national grassroots strategy conference calls. On the first call, at 7: 00 PM EST, Senator Barack Obama will be our special guest speaker. On the 10: 00 PM EST call, Senator John Edwards will join us. (We are having two calls so that hard-working supporters from the east to the west coast can join after work). The calls will help launch our exciting 2006 Holiday Campaign strategy. Join us as we continue to bring together a diverse coalition of Americans fighting for health care, good jobs and a better future. Posted by Jeremy - November 14, 2006 10: 22 AM - Action
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So let me get this straight: the guy who may have been sending the fake anthrax letters to politicians and celebrities is a 39 year-old Freeper loner who is into science fiction and has the hots for Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and Michelle Malkin *.
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"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
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In court documents filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., the Justice Department said a new anti-terrorism law being used to hold detainees in Guantanamo Bay also applies to foreigners captured and held in the United States.
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The administration's inability to argue more effectively that the stakes preclude both of these options seems to have reflected yet another error: the growing influence in its ranks of those like former Secretary of State James Baker and the bipartisan Iraq Study Group he co-chairs with former Rep. Lee Hamilton. These establishment foreign policy types claim to be "realists" -- yet they advocate prescriptions that have no realistic chance whatsoever of durable success.
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My sister pointed out that George Allen proved what a good sport he is by not calling for a recount in his razor-thin loss to Jim Webb. Would that more politicians (and party machinery) were like that.
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Saturday - Watching The Prestige with Pete was pretty fun. We chuckled when we saw Christian Bale (who plays Batman) and Michael Caine (who plays Batman ’ s butler Alfred) and Hugh Jackman (who plays Wolverine or Van Helsing). Oh yah.. we also have the dude that played Gollum … Go watch The Prestige; worth the time.
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I have blogged before about problems with voting machines in the 13th Congressional District of Florida, where Republican Vern Buchanan currently leads Democrat Christine Jennings by 368 votes. Issues with the design of the ballot and the touchscreen machines caused...
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Arizona Diamondbacks'righty Brandon Webb has won the NL Cy Young Award. Trevor Hoffman of the Padres finished second and Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals came in third. Billy Wagner, meanwhile, got one second-place vote and one third-place vote,...
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"And the Bishop of Southwark, Tom Butler, who is the vice chair of the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Council, has also argued that the high financial cost of keeping desperately ill babies alive should be a factor in life or death decisions."
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In case you didn't already know, I am a big John Bolton supporter because he is determined to work in the United States'interests no matter what the rest of the world thinks. He needs to be confirmed as the US Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Mark Brunell has lost his job. Redskins coach Joe Gibbs has decided to start 3rd string QB Jason Campbell in the ‘ Skins next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Campbell has been inactive for all 25 games of his pro career.
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My new boss starts tomorrow, I have a nephew coming in tonight from Florida, and the whole weekend was a disaster. Jeff Bowden has resigned as Offensive Coordinator for the Florida State football team in the midst of our worst season since Bobby Bowden's first at FSU thirty years ago. My Apple Powerbook died at home, and I was the source of a worm at work that nearly took down the entire network. I'm hauling my PC laptop back and forth from home to work untl they get my tower cleaned and returned to me. Thank God I've got my G5 at work so I don't have to turn to the PC very often. But now the IT department has instituted a new filter for the Internet, Blue Coat, that's making my life miserable. It keeps blocking me from left-wing political web sites.
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Technorati Tags: Brian Clark, Business, Butterfly Marketing, Copyblogger, Marketing, Mike Filsaime, Mike Sigers, Simplenomics, The Death of Internet Marketing
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I thought these were some interesting numbers given by the office of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) when discussing the real difference that the expected increase in the minimum wage under a Democratic Congress will mean for low-income Americans. Raising the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour will mean an additional $4,400 a year to minimum wage earners and their families.
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'American Idol'season one champ Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Stevie Wonder were on hand for'Singers and Songs Celebrate Tony Bennett's 80th'on Thursday (November 9) at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The event celebrated Bennett's birthday and raised funds for the Hole in the Wall camps for children. Watch footage from CNN. Check out pictures from Shootingstar, Filmmagic (arrivals/show), Rexfeatures, Gettyimages (arrivals/show), and Wireimage (arrivals/backstage/show/afterparty).
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There are many others deserving credit and taking their fair share as well. There is Senator Chuck Schumer, who at least acknowledged the blogosphere's role last week on Bill Maher's "Real Time." But the person who has been in the line of fire recently is Rahm Emanuel. First Chris Bowers took out after him, but good. Over at Howie Klein's digs, Paul Lukasiak does round two on Rahm. Paul and I met during the 2004 election, when he did a chat for me on Bush being AWOL from the Guard. He's an expert on the subject.
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Pop star Billie Piper passed her judgment on the divorce settlement between ex-beatle Sir Paul Mccartney and Heather Mills. During a radio station interview Billie Piper told the presenter that she did not envy the situation that the pair had found themselves in. According to The Mirror, she told Galaxy radio ’ s breakfast show: “ It ’ s awful that it ’ s tuned so nasty and must be so taxing on their
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"Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and most accomplished writers in the country. The Da Vinci Code is many notches above the intelligent thriller; this is pure genius."
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He then asked, "If there are no other depictions of Moses or the Ten Commandments on the building except on the South Wall Frieze in the U.S. Supreme Court, then what about on the east side of the building where Moses is the central figure among others, holding both tablets of the Ten Commandments, one in each arm?"
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the starting line-up of your Democratic MAJORITY leaders in the Senate (courtesy of The Washington Note): Robert C. Byrd, President Pro Temp Harry Reid, Majority Leader Dick Durbin, Assistant Majority Leader Barbara Boxer, Chief Deputy Whip Thomas R. Carper, Deputy Whip Bill Nelson, Deputy Whip Russell D. Feingold, Deputy Whip Charles E. Schumer, Vice Chair of the Conference Patty Murray, Secretary of the Conference Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of Campaign Committee Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of Policy Committee Debbie Stabenow, Chair of Steering and Outreach Committee Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of Committee Outreach Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice Chair of Committee Outreach Blanche L. Lincoln, Chair of Rural Outreach
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O'donnell also suggests that Pelosi taking a similar risk by considering Alcee Hastings, a former Federal judge who was impeached and convicted by Congress, the the chairmanship of the House Intelligence Committee. Pointing out that Hastings "got all the revenge he is entitled to" when he was elected to Congress from Florida, O'donnell says that a far better choice would be Jane Harman from California.
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November 10, 2006 -- Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are getting support and advice from actor Robert Downey, Jr., who has also battled addiction, reports the The
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Democrats were sharply divided over whether to give Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi the majority leader she wants in the House. In the House, a bitter battle was under way after Pelosi said she would prefer Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania to be majority leader over her current lieutenant, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland. As reported by the Associated Press (ap.org) critics accused Pelosi of backpedaling on a pledge to scrub the House of corruption. Both Murtha and Hoyer claim to have commitments from a majority of Democrats, but the balloting Thursday will be secret and commitments often change. Any bets on the outcome?
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It ’ s bad enough that The Bush administration killed habeas corpus, but now they have to continue mutilating it ’ s decomposing corpse. On Monday, the Justice Department filed documents defending the military ’ s supposed authority to detain prisoners indefinitely without being charged or granted a trial. The administration also stated that they don ’ t believe prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions and that lawsuits filed by prisoners demanding habeas corpus should be dismissed. It stated that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 is “ constitutional and necessary. ”
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Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers has been named the American League Rookie of the Year. Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins has been named the National League Rookie of the Year. See here.
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KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken, the famous chicken restaurant chain, has changed its logo. The logo now shows Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, in a chef's red apron instead of his old white suit jacket.
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Gawker Media, the collection of gossipy blogs that includes the New York-based, media-centric Gawker and its Los Angeles-based sibling Defamer, relies on the online public ’ s thirst for cattiness. But a third Gawker Media blog, Valleywag, which covers the fetes and foibles of Web startups and tech giants in Silicon Valley, has overserved its clients, concluded Gawker ’ s chief executive, Nick Denton, and his lieutenant, Lockhart Steele. So Nick Douglas, the young editor of the site, was fired this week. Below, a copy of the internal memo explaining the move. MORE »
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Not terribly significant that Katie Couric's numbers for CBS are down, right? But it's the first time Katie's numbers didn't exceed the ratings Bob Schieffer delivered a year ago — which has been the only hook letting Les Moonves hold his head high in choosing Katie for the job. Can't wait to see how CBS chief lip mover Gil Shwartz will spin this doozy.
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If that kind of thing happened people like Richard Clark, John Dilulio, Paul O'neill, David Kuo, Eric Shaeffer, Rand Beers, Joe Wilson, Colin Powell and others would quit and then either quite explicitly or a bit more subtly tell us these guys are nothing but second-rate charlatans.
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You don ’ t have to be a scholar to see how closely the big Hollywood stars – Barbara Streisand, Julia Roberts, Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon – resemble chardonnay socialists. George Clooney, however, is a very special case.
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Jack plays matchmaker, setting Liz up on a blind date - Confident he can fix both Liz Lemon's (Tina Fey) sketch show and sex life, overbearing boss Jack (Alec Baldwin) sets Liz up on a blind date with his friend Thomas. With Liz readying herself for her blind date, Jack infiltrates the writers'weekly poker game.
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Kevin does have one trick left up his sleeve to boost his bank balance. He has reportedly said he ’ ll sell the sex tape he made with Britney during their love-up, "honeymoon stages of the relationship" unless he gets custody of their sons Sean Preston, one, and newborn Jayden James.
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John Hawkins interviews the increasingly influential Mark Steyn. I've been so busy, I haven't been able to read much of America Alone (still in the top 25 on Amazon) lately, but will probably read it aloud to my wife (or her to me) on the drive to Texas this next week.
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"Civil rights groups filed a suit with German prosecutors on Tuesday seeking war crimes charges against outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for alleged abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons."
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In between Mel's preview and Sacha's movie was another trailer -- this one for Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming (Nov. 2, 2007!) "Bee Movie." He, Chris Rock and several stuntmen donned appropriate bug costumes for the trailer -- although they are only voiced in the movie. Eddie Izzard "directs" them.
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Thanks to the Death of Spederline, and the intense interest in every possible aspect of the story, anyone even remotely associated with either Britney Spears or Kevin Federline are being sought out so that they can be interviewed in the hopes that any new information might be had. I fully expect Perry Taylor to come back into the picture at some time in the future (at least, I'm hoping he does). So... if you want to try and get more information on what might've happened in the Spederline break-up who do you go to? That's right... their exes. Shar Jackson (the mother of K-fed's two eldest children) and Jason Alexander (the man who was married to Britney Spears for 55 hours) were brought together for a scintillating interview about the Death of Spederline:
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Love vs. Career. Just look take a look at our pop culture today and you'll see variations of this dilemma all over the papers. Katie Holmes/Tom Cruise (e.g. she turns down an oscar nomination to get married), Cecilia Cheung/Nicholas Tse (e.g she withdraws from showbiz to give her husband more of the spotlight he deserves), Reese Witherspoon/Ryan Phillippe (e.g they divorce because she is overshining his lukewarm career)... people actually end up divorcing or giving up a major career because of this. Out of curiosity, which would
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MARIE CLAIRE Magazine publishes a fake photo of ABCNEWS anchor Elizabeth Vargas -- who appears to be breastfeeding her new baby boy at the anchor desk!
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• Cleveland Rocks. Just how good are the Cavaliers? We have a feeling that they 're better than you and we think they are. The way that Lebron James can take over a game down the stretch is pretty terrifying. James and Damon Jones had 29 points apiece, leading Cleveland over the New York Knicks 102-96 Monday night, Cleveland has won three straight. Jones had 24 of his points in the first half. The Knicks still haven't won a home game.
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The next speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, is a San Francisco liberal of the first water, but many of her party's incoming freshmen campaigned as avowed conservatives. Indiana Democrat Brad Ellsworth, for example, described himself as anti abortion, pro-traditional marriage, "a hunter who supports the Second Amendment," and a "local sheriff" who would fight "to protect our kids from violence and filth on TV and the Internet." He and other "blue-dog" conservatives will be tugging the new Democratic majority to the right, while the defeat of liberal Republicans like Connecticut's Nancy Johnson and Iowa's Jim Leach means that the Republican minority in the 110th Congress will move to the right as well.
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Wil Ferrell took a risk when he took on the role of "Harold Crick", but the risk definitely paid off. He's following the path Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks have taken by playing a more "serious" character. Don't get me wrong, this movie is at times very funny but for once, Ferrell's is not running around naked and playing a lunatic. The supporting cast is outstanding (Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah and Maggie Gyllenhaal). The movie is well directed, Ferrell's acting is right on, and everything just works perfectly. Great film!
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Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Chris Martin, Kris Kristofferson, Patti Smith, Terrence Howard, Flea, Q-tip, Adam Levine, Chris Rock, Justin Timberlake, Kate Moss, Sir Peter Blake, Sheryl Crow, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson, Amy Lee, Tommy Lee, Dixie Chicks, Mick Jones, Sharon Stone, Bono, Shelby Lynne, Anthony Kiedis, Travis Barker, Lisa Marie Presley, Kid Rock, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, Corinne Bailey Rae, Johnny Depp, Graham Nash, Brian Wilson, Rick Rubin, & Owen Wilson
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Alaa Makki interrupted a parliamentary session to say that about 150 people, both Shiites and Sunnis, had been abducted in the 9.30am raid on the Higher Education Ministry building.
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