Jacko Loses ‘Surrogate’ Father | Michele Lee: Scandalized by Dr. Kildare | Kiss Manager: NYC Docs May Hold Answers | Stolen: Phoenix and Frog Jacko Loses ‘Surrogate’ Father Bill Bray, the retired Los Angeles Police Department officer whom Michael Jackson considered his surrogate father, died yesterday at Centinela Hospital. He …
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WASHINGTON – Russell Redenbaugh (search), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (search) member who unexpectedly resigned this week, said he isn’t sure the panel even has a purpose anymore, adding that its very design is resistant to accountability and reform. “It’s not the people, it’s the missing process, the missing …
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There were two very patriotic moments during the Super Bowl (search) program on Sunday. First was the excellent rendition of the national anthem by the choirs of the five military academies. It was a terrific moment for all of us who respect the USA. The presentation was dignified and heartfelt. …
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Hello everyone, As I promised, here are some of the letters we received on Weekend Live’s Soap Box Sunday. The idea was to hear what was on your mind, and you came through big time: From Jack in Alabama: “Gentlemen, the biggest thing holding America back is the war. Not …
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PARIS – I knew French President Jacques Chirac’s (search) goose was cooked when I made the daily visit to my neighborhood newspaper kiosk. I asked the always friendly woman who runs it how she was going to vote in the referendum Sunday on the new European Union constitution (search) and …
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WASHINGTON – Jiao Guobiao (search) may not be the only Chinese academic who abhors the state-run media system in communist China, but he is one of the recent few who have dared to write about it. For his troubles, when — and if — the 42-year-old journalism professor returns to …
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WASHINGTON – D.C. residents participated in a bit of street theater outside the British embassy Wednesday as part of their new effort to get the attention of the rest of the nation. Dressed in colonial garb and reading a “declaration of reunification” addressed to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, a …
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Xerox. WorldCom. Enron. Dynegy. Global Crossing. It’s enough to make you lose faith in corporate America. But not me. Serious ethical lapses among our nation’s Catholic priests. It’s enough to make you think they’re all perverts. But not me. Political finger pointing over who knew what and when “before” September …
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WASHINGTON – Transgender rights law – that is protecting the rights of people whose identity does not match the genitalia they were born with – has exploded in the field and in the political arena, becoming a new wave of civil rights in this country, according to experts. And experts …
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NEW YORK – A women’s rights group is demanding a share of the $11 billion in federal disaster relief for the 9/11 terror attacks, saying it wants the money for affirmative action programs to help more women break into traditionally male fields like firefighting, construction and policing. The New York-based …
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