Archive for May 7th, 2009

Gates Afghan-bound US Troops Outpacing Equipment

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Gates Afghan-bound US Troops Outpacing Equipment

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Thousands of U.S. troops are being rushed to Afghanistan without the equipment they will need to fight an emboldened Taliban, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and military officials said Thursday.
The equipment delay…

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Review As Dal In Little Ashes Pattinson Is Depp-Lite

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Review As Dal In Little Ashes Pattinson Is Depp-Lite

Los Angeles (E! Online) –
Review in a Hurry: Vampiric hottie Robert Pattinson trades bloodlust for boylust, playing bi-curious surrealist Salvador Dalí, who has a romance with revolutionary author García…

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Kiefer Sutherland Charged Over Head-butt Claim

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Kiefer Sutherland Charged Over Head-butt Claim

NEW YORK – Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with assault for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a Manhattan nightclub.
New York police said the charges were filed after Sutherland spoke to investigators at a police station…

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Brazilians Flee Anacondas Alligators Amid Floods

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Brazilians Flee Anacondas Alligators Amid Floods

CORIMATA DA CIMA, Brazil – The dirt road that runs in front of her house is a river. Her fields of rice and manioc lie ruined underwater. And with water seeping into her mud-brick, thatched-roof home,…

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Only Thing Burning At Chers House Is Desire

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Only Thing Burning At Chers House Is Desire

LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaWhen emergency crews scramble to a celebrity’s home and it turns out to be a false alarm, journalists don’t usually write about it.
Cher made the most of a…

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US Ex-soldier Guilty Of Iraq Rape

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
US Ex-soldier Guilty Of Iraq Rape

US ex-soldier guilty of Iraq rape
A jury in the US state of Kentucky has found a former private soldier guilty of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the killing of her and her family.
Steven…

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UK PoliticsCabinet Expenses To Be Published

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
UK PoliticsCabinet Expenses To Be Published

Cabinet expenses to be published
Gordon Brown claimed back 6,000 after paying his brother for cleaning at his Westminster flat, it has been reported.
It is among details of expenses claims made by Cabinet ministers which are…

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Iraq Firm Once Known As Blackwater Exits Baghdad

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Iraq Firm Once Known As Blackwater Exits Baghdad

BAGHDAD – The American security firm once known as Blackwater ended its operations in the diplomatic hub of Baghdad on Thursday, bringing to a close a bitter chapter in U.S.-Iraqi relations that…

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Worlds Smallest Light Bulb Created

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Worlds Smallest Light Bulb Created

Some bright researchers say they've created the world's smallest incandescent lamp, so teeny it's invisible except when lit.
The lamp's filament is just 100 atoms wide. It is made from a single carbon nanotube.
When lit, the itty bitty…

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Displaced Pakistanis Crowd Camps As They Flee Fighting

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Displaced Pakistanis Crowd Camps As They Flee Fighting

MARDAN, Pakistan A family of 18 Pakistani men, women and children trudges down a dirt road toward a refugee camp.
These children are among the thousands of refugees this week at…

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Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your Golden Girl

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your Golden Girl

Los Angeles (E! Online) –
Picture it: Neil Patrick Harris getting it on with Betty White!
About three months ago, Harris revealed to us that he'd like the 87-year-old Golden Girl…

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Senate GOP Plans Attack On Obama Health Care Bill

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Senate GOP Plans Attack On Obama Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s health care legislation doesn’t exist yet, but Senate Republicans are already seeking and getting detailed advice on the best way to attack it. Such as,…

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FootballEuropeWerderShakhtar Make Uefa Final

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
FootballEuropeWerderShakhtar Make Uefa Final

Werder & Shakhtar make Uefa final
German side Werder Bremen will face Ukraines Shakhtar Donetsk in the Uefa Cup final after both sides triumphed in their last-four ties on Thursday.
Shakhtar reached their first European final by beating countrymen Dynamo Kiev 2-1…

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Clothier Denies He Wants To Exploit Allens Past

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Clothier Denies He Wants To Exploit Allens Past

NEW YORK – The founder of a clothing company being sued by Woody Allen denies the defense ever wanted to delve into the film director’s past.
Dov Charney of American Apparel said in…

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Dems Give Specter Judiciary Subcommittee Chair

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Dems Give Specter Judiciary Subcommittee Chair

WASHINGTON – Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter gained a Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship but also a potential primary challenger Thursday, the latest twists in a turbulent episode of party switching.
The good news-bad news day for Specter didn’t stop…

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Supreme Court Denies Demjanjuks Deportation Plea

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Supreme Court Denies Demjanjuks Deportation Plea

CLEVELAND – Alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk lost his bid Thursday to get the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his deportation to Germany, where an arrest warrant accuses him of 29,000 counts of accessory…

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Urban Tries To Protect His Daughter From Cameras

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Urban Tries To Protect His Daughter From Cameras

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Keith Urban understands that paparazzi come along with the fame, but he draws a line when it comes to his infant daughter.
“I’m as protective of my family as any…

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Wal-Mart To Pay 2 Million After Employees Death

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Wal-Mart To Pay 2 Million After Employees Death

Wal-Mart has agreed to pay nearly 2 million and take extra safety precautions after a stampede killed a store employee in Long Island, New York, last year.
Wal-Mart says it will…

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Wesleyan Shooting Suspect Threatened Jewish Students

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Wesleyan Shooting Suspect Threatened Jewish Students

A man suspected of killing a Wesleyan University junior may be targeting the university and its Jewish population, Middletown, Connecticut, police said Thursday.
Police say the gunman captured on bookstore surveillance video is Stephen Morgan,…

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US Court rejects Demjanjuk Plea

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
US Court rejects Demjanjuk Plea

US court ‘rejects Demjanjuk plea’
The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation to Germany for trial, US media reports.
The 89-year-old Ohio resident had argued that he…

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Katie Holmes Is Afraid Of The Dark

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Katie Holmes Is Afraid Of The Dark

Los Angeles (E! Online) –
It was only a matter of time before Katie Holmes got in touch with her Dark side.
She of the rolled jeans and fashionista toddler has signed on to star…

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All Stress Test Banks Are Solvent Bernanke

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
All Stress Test Banks Are Solvent Bernanke

WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
All of the top 19 U.S. banks undergoing “stress tests” to gauge their ability to outlast an even deeper recession are solvent, and the exam results should reassure markets that banks…

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Why Jobs Go Begging Amid Layoffs

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Why Jobs Go Begging Amid Layoffs

Are American employers too picky? Are they rejecting reasonable candidates at the same time they claim to have lots of openings they would like to fill?
That's a key question because the job market is still getting…

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Susan Boyle Gets The Oprah Treatment

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Susan Boyle Gets The Oprah Treatment

Los Angeles (E! Online) –
It's probably safe to say that Susan Boyle never dreamed a dream like this.
Though she hasn't even won Britain's Got Talent, the Scottish singing sensation is already a champ, riding her…

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NC Woman Returns Roman Artifact 25 Years Later

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
NC Woman Returns Roman Artifact 25 Years Later

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina woman who returned a chunk of ancient Rome to Italian authorities 25 years after her husband pocketed it said Thursday she never felt comfortable keeping the…

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