The media frenzy surrounding Britney Spears is showing no signs of slowing down. The most recent report from celebrity Web site TMZ.com is that Spears fled south of the border to Mexico to avoid a family intervention. It’s just one of the many incidents fueling the “Britney” rumor mill as …
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Professor Clay Shirky calls it cognitive surplus — which means the extra brain matter we no longer need for survival, since we lead less harrowing lives. It is this brainpower — left unused like a discarded Soloflex — that we’ve now put towards watching TV. He says Americans watch 200 …
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Brangelina: Twins Fraternal | Lucas: ‘Indy 5’ a Possibility | Jacko: Neverland East In Upstate New York | Small Screen for Oscar Film ‘Crash’ | Pellicano Guilty (duh); Star Flack Brangelina: Twins Fraternal Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twin girls likely will be fraternal, not identical. Jolie mentioned this to …
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An official investigating the double murder of two young girls in Oklahoma said Tuesday the “shooter wanted these girls dead,” as the relative who discovered their lifeless bodies remembered the children as inseparable best friends. Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker, 13, and Skyla Jade Whitaker, 11, were found shot to death in …
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Believe me, the rich need no lobby. Or support group. A lot of them do well. They’re rich, after all. But let me tell you something, they’re also a big target. As I see it, it’s open season on the rich. If you’ve made it, you’re going to pay for …
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WASHINGTON – The House Ethics Committee has created an investigative subcommittee that will handle the probe into Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., who was indicted last week in connection to an alleged fraudulent land-swap deal. The full Ethics Committee functions much like a grand jury, determining whether there is a credible …
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Mama Won’t Screech | Black ‘Cat’ Makes Broadway Meow Mama Won’t Screech Madonna won’t perform at Monday night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Show. Wasn’t that the whole point? Madonna is either too busy or too famous to perform at Monday night’s New York dinner for Jann Wenner’s Rock …
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HOUSTON – When visiting someone’s house — even in space — bring food. That was Japanese astronaut Takao Doi’s motto and his country’s orbital eats are apparently a hit aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Doi, a veteran spaceflyer who is helping deliver the first segment of Japan’s massive Kibo …
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Earlier this week, former CIA chief Stansfield Turner advocated giving the attorney general the power to deport any suspected foreigner without due process. I said I would consider the admiral’s remarks and I have. There’s no question that the federal government has let all of us Americans down by failing …
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Springsteen, E Street | Bandits | Michael Jackson | Prada | Diamonds and Id Springsteen, E Street Band May Reunite for Charity I’m told that yet another concert is being considered for October to raise money for World Trade Center victims. Soon we’re going to start asking where all this …
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