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The election battleground
Reuters' Jon Decker and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post discuss the electoral landscape...
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Venezuelan candidate banned
A popular Venezuelan politician hoping to run for office in Caracas is banned, stoking democracy...
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UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi
Diplomat Ibrahim Gambari leaves Myanmar without achieving his key objective: meeting detained...
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Gore calls for change
Al Gore, who lost the 2000 election but has become a world leader on the environment, was...
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Hong Kong polls open
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang and government officials cast ballots in an election for...
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Mbeki 'successor' named
South Africa's ruling African National Congress has chosen a caretaker leader to replace Thabo...
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Florida Residents Sign Up to Vote in Big Numbers
This year's presidential election is apparently motivating a lot of
people to register to vote....
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Ukraine calls for early election
Ukranian President, Viktor Yushenko dissolves parliament and calls for elections in...
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US expats vote from Mexico
Election fever fires up U.S. retirees in Mexico where thousands of Americans are rushing to cast...
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Philatelists honor Obama
Indonesian stamp collectors make a mosaic of U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama...
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Election looms in Israel
Israeli PM-designate Tzipi Livni abandons her efforts to form a new coalition government and says...
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Under-fire Czech PM hits snapper
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has lashed out at a photographer, after his party suffers in...
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ANC rebels to contest elections
A breakaway faction of South Africa's ruling ANC is to contest elections next year, a move that...
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Mudslides in Venezuela
At least seven people have died from mudslides in Venezuela that comes just days ahead of state and...
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Abbas raises early election question
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will call for elections in 2009 if his Fatah movement...
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Venezuela votes, with mixed results
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez loses his power base in the capital but maintains his lead in...
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Calls for vote in Thai chaos
The head of Thailand's army has urged the government to step down and call a snap election as a...
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Iraq's Election Season
Iraqis prepare for provincial elections at the end of the month.
More than 400 parties and...
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Indian govt cuts fuel prices
Prices cut by up to 11 percent cut- the second time in nearly two months, as the government took...
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Elections a test of Iraqi democracy
Iraqi and UN officials prepare for provincial polls with a major campaign against fears of ballot...
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Iraq's election test.
Iraq's provincial vote is seen as a crucial test of Iraq's stability after years of sectarian...
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Openly gay leader is new Iceland PM
The leader of Iceland's new coalition government is the openly gay, former social affairs...
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Maliki poised to sweep election
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's allies look set for sweeping victories in provincial polls,...
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Peaceful elections, faster US exit?
Provincial elections in Iraq were the most peaceful since the fall of Saddam Hussein raising...
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US eyes Israel elections
While the United States is officially neutral on Israel's elections, the results will likely help...
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Italy and Malta in new spat over stranded migrants
Rome/Valletta - An Italian tanker was heading Wednesday to rescue two stranded vessels...
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Italian royal "heir" to run in European elections
Rome - Prince Emmanuel Filiberto of Savoy, a descendant of Italy's erstwhile royal family,...
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Voting underway in South Africa's fourth democratic poll
Soweto, South Africa - Voting was under way Wednesday in South Africa's fourth general election...
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India premier warns of serious threat to disrupt elections
New delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Friday there was a serious threat to...
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India's richest candidate worth 103 million dollars
New Delhi - A Mumbai-based businessman is the richest candidate in India's...
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EU keeps Belarus visa ban on ice, extends sanctions
Brussels - European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to keep a visa ban aimed at the...
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Israel's Likud signs agreement with ultra-nationalists
Tel Aviv - Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu of the...
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Madagascar president holed up in palace as opposition claims power
Antananarivo - Madagascar's opposition declared it had taken power Saturday without force...
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Pakistani news channel punished for covering opposition protest
Islamabad - Pakistani cable operators on Friday stopped transmissions by the Geo private news...
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Prime suspect in Litvinenko murder to run for Sochi mayor
Moscow - The principal suspect in the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is likely to run for...
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Is Hamas About To Open Up Another Front - Against Fatah?
Ramallah/Gaza - Hamas currently finds itself fighting the Israelis in the Gaza Strip, but the...
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Bangladesh Prepares To Vote And Return To Democracy
Dhaka - Bangladesh votes in national elections Monday to return the South Asian nation to...
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Wearily, Belgium Heads Back Into The Labyrinth
Brussels - "Christmas greetings from the banana republic called Belgium."
The text...
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African Union Still Fails To Keep The Peace In 2008
Johannesburg/Nairobi - The African Union's attempts to keep peace on the continent were again...
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Leaves Much To Do For New Director
Vienna - As Mohamed ElBaradei is about to enter his last year as head of the International Atomic...
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Europe Gears Up To Mark Decades Of Change
Berlin - Europe is gearing up to mark a series of major anniversaries next year, defining moments...
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Obama Election Only Bright Spot In Black Year For Africa
Nairobi/Johannesburg - You know it has been a bad year when the only news to cheer is the election...
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Mugabe Clings To Power Through Election Calamity, Cholera
Johannesburg - Zimbabwe is short on laughs these days, so short, in fact, that the capital Harare,...
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2008 - The Year The Rainbow Nation Lost Its Lustre
Johannesburg - 2008 in South Africa was bookended by two watershed political events that reflected...
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Kenya's Future Peace Hangs On Implementing Crucial Reports
Nairobi - Kenya will be happy to see the back of 2008, a year in which one of sub-Saharan Africa's...
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No Christmas For Bulgaria Because Of Corruption
Sofia - Bulgarian officials complained how the European Union stole their Christmas when it...
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Mugabe Party Jamboree Begins In Shadow Of Cholera
Harare - President Robert Mugabe's once indomitable Zanu-PF party gathers on Thursday for its...
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Iraq In 2008: Between Bloodshed And The Ballot Box
Baghdad - On December 11 a lone male parked his car outside the Abdullah Restaurant, on the...
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Mideast Peace Process In Doubt As New Year Nears
Tel Aviv/Ramallah - The Middle East peace process is hanging by a thread as 2009 is nearing - just...
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Question Marks Loom Over Pakistan's Democratic Change
Islamabad - Pakistanis voted against military dictatorship and for the restoration of democracy...
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Iran In 2008: Inflation At Home, Isolation Abroad
Tehran - It was not the best of years for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
As 2008 drew to...
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Pakistan Teetering In Fight Against Terrorism
Islamabad - In 2008, Pakistan wobbled in its fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, who have...
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Youths again wreck banks, businesses in pre-dawn Athens attacks
Athens - Hooded youths hurled firebombs at the environment ministry, banks and businesses in more...
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Furor Graeca over Teenager’s Death Finally Calms Down
After four days of riots, fire and teargas, calm has finally
returned to Athens. According to a...
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Zimbabwe Declares National Emergency
Zimbabwe declared a national health emergency as the cholera epidemic froze the entire health...
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Five US soldiers killed in Iraqi city of Mosul
Mosul, Iraq - A truck bomb targeting a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday...
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World's oldest person celebrates 115th birthday
Lost Angeles - A California woman said to be the world's oldest human being celebrated her 115th...
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Vermont legislature votes to make same-sex marriage legal
Washington - The legislature of the US state of Vermont on Tuesday voted to make same-sex marriage...
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Iowa becomes third US state to allow same-sex marriage
Washington - The Midwestern state of Iowa became the third US state to allow same-sex...
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Former governor indicted on charges of selling Obama's Senate seat
Washington - Rod Blagojevich, former governor of the Midwestern state of...
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US to take seat on UN Human Rights Council
Washington - The United States on Tuesday said it will join the United Nations Human Rights...
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California abuzz over Obama's coming visit
Los Angeles - President or rock-star? Californians seemed unable to make up their mind...
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Obama names Pittsburgh Steelers owner ambassador to Ireland
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Daniel Rooney, the owner of American football...
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US open to talks with most Taliban, Biden says
Brussels - NATO should seek "pragmatic solutions" to its war in Afghanistan, and these...
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Assessing Caroline
It’s already a known fact that Caroline Kennedy is running for a Senate seat. Caroline is a...
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Barack Obama’s Health Reform Gets Vote Of Confidence
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Barack Obama Returned From the Holidays
Barack Obama will take the presidential seat at the middle of this month. And as to get best...
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Visual Arts City’s Gallery Opened To The Public
The Orange County Museum of Art’s Biennial or the 2008 California Biennial consists of 54...
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Barack Obama Is TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year
TIME magazine on Wednesday named its Person of the Year in 2008. No surprise here as United States...
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Gates to keep steady defence hand during Obama transition
Washington - For his foreign and security agenda, president-elect Barack Obama is tapping tried and...
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Los Angeles bids to become first solar city
Los Angeles - Los Angeles wants to become the United States' first solar city by generating 10 per...
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California Supreme Court to hear gay marriage appeal
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear legal challenges to...
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Obama fills White House positions, still vetting Clinton
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled new members of future White House...
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Democrat wins key US Senate race in Alaska
Washington - Veteran Alaskan Republican Senator Ted Stevens narrowly lost his bid for re-election,...
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Obama pledges urgent action on climate change
Los Angeles - US president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged urgent action to implement the...
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Palin Urges Republicans to Keep an Eye on the Democrats
During the Republican
Governors Association meeting that was held Tuesday, November 11, GOP’s...
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McCain Finds Fault with Nobody for Having Lost the Elections
Now with
Democrat Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States, maybe...
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Sarah Palin Might Run For President In 4 Years
This year’s presidential race was one of the most spectacular and it was very well, if not...
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Obama and Wife Visit the White House, Welcomed by the Bushes
United States’ President Elect Barack Obama has set foot for the first time in the Oval Office on...
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Obama-Bush Meeting at the White House this Afternoon
United States president-elect Barack Obama and the nation’s current president George W. Bush will...
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Youth, suburbanites, minorities drove Obama's White House win
Washington - Democrat Barack Obama won the presidency with a groundswell of support from youth,...
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California to get first bullet train in US
Los Angeles - California is to get the first bullet train network in the United States, with trains...
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Obama's right-hand man: Insider with abrasive reputation
Washington - Rahm Emanuel, the new chief of staff under president-elect Barack Obama, is a...
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Obama Starts Picking His Team for the White House
The euphoria about Obama’s election victory will linger on for a couple of months, but the United...
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Hollywood Celebrates Obama's "Victory of Hope"
New York/Los Angeles - She was one of his earliest and most prominent supporters.
So when Barack...
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Movies
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Sony to release Obama: The Movie
Los Angeles - Hoping to cash in on the worldwide interest in US President Barack Obama, Sony...
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“Milk”, The Movie About The Icon
Harvey Bernard Milk (1930 – 1978) is one of the main icons of the gay community. He was an American...
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Oliver Stone's "W" Hits The Theatre
Oliver Stone’s new motion picture named W was received with various reactions. The movie presents...
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Stone’s “W.” Debuts at the London Film Festival
On October
23 and 24, during the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival, director Oliver
Stone’s...
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W Draws Liberal Stalwarts with Complex Bush Portrait
Los Angeles - As if there wasn't enough drama in the run-up to the US elections, political junkies...
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George “W.” Bush: Oliver Stone’s Attempt to Show Both the Man and the President
With less
than three weeks to the 2008 United States presidential elections, director...
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Spike Lee’s “Miracle At St. Anna” To Be Released
Film-maker
Spike Lee’s movie called “Miracle at St. Anna’s” is scheduled to open this...
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Moore’s “Slacker Uprising” Hits the Web
A couple of days ago,
Michael Moore’s most recent documentary called “Slacker Uprising” was...
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Update: The Dark Knight Rules The Box Office For Third Weekend
Although it opened on the first place on Friday, “The Mummy”
was crashed by “The Dark Knight” in...
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The Mummy Ranks First In Friday Box Office
With $15,322,000 in ticket sales, the latest installment of “The
Mummy” franchise, “The Mummy:...
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President Bush's Wild Side Revealed In 'W' Trailer
The new trailer for Oliver Stone's upcoming movie, simply called "W," based on President...
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SAG Board Backs Negotiators, Talks with Studios to Stall
The board of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has unanimously voted 68-0 on Saturday to back its...
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"Gonzo" - A Journey Into Hunter S. Thompson’s Life And Works
‘Gonzo: The Life and Works of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’ does a pretty good job at being entertaining...
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"Fahrenheit 9/11" Sequel in the Making From Moore
Michael Moore is ever ready for more controversy so it is perfectly understandable that he should...
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Childhood Drama in Oliver Stone’s Film “W”
In his new film about President George W. Bush, director
Oliver Stone wants to present the...
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Movie Review: Stop-Loss
The directorial debut of Kimberly Peirce with “Boys Don’t
Cry” was outstanding enough to earn her...
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Specials
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Iranian Nobel laureate awarded German Dignity Award
Berlin (dpa) - Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi was awarded one of Germany's top prizes...
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Obama’s Pick for First Dog Narrows to Two Breeds
"They seem to have narrowed it down to a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound," said...
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Jack Kemp Has Cancer
The former congressman Jack Kemp has found out that he is suffering from cancer and is now...
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Republican Sends Gift Including Racial Parody of Obama
Candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee Chip Saltsman has sent the members of...
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Obama Attends Memorial Service for His Late Grandmother
Tuesday, president-elect of the United States Barack Obama and his family gathered to pay tribute...
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Hillary Clinton - Secretary of State?
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is believed to become Barack Obama’s secretary of state. If she...
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Palin Hopefully Looks Towards The Future
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska stood behind a lectern and held a news conference for the first time...
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Sarah Palin May Ride Again
The Alaskan governor Sarah Palin told in an interview on
Monday that she might run for a higher...
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Olbermann Signs 4-Year, $7.5 million-a-Year Deal with MSNBC
“Countdown” anchorman Keith Olbermann has singed a contract which extends his collaboration with...
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Sarah Palin and John McCain’s Long Awaited Post-Election Interviews
John McCain and Sarah Palin are scheduled to offer their
first post-election TV interviews this...
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Looking for the Ideal Obama Pet Contender
Barack Obama’s administration faces a first difficult task.
No, don’t mind the global economic...
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'The View's' Hasselbeck Feels Good About Barack Obama's Victory
History was indeed made on November 4th when Democrat Barack Obama became the 44th President of the...
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Election Day – Doomsday for “SNL”?
Although “Saturday Night Live” lost its magic touch, as well
as its wide popularity during the...
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Friends and Family Pay Their Respects to Jennifer Hudson’s Slain Relatives
Last night represented a tough moment for friends and family
of Jennifer Hudson’s slain mother,...
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Republican Contenders Boost Audiences for “SNL”
Did Sarah Palin hit the headlines again? You betcha! The Alaska governor delivered a message for...
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John McCain’s Outer-Campaign Stop On “SNL.” Successful Or Not?
With three days to go before the long awaited elections and
polls offering a not very refreshing...
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Sarah Palin, John McCain Halloween Effigies in West Hollywood
An effigy of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah
Palin hanging by a noose as part of the...
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Sarah Palin Made SNL Ratings Soar Last Saturday
After Tina
Fey’s impersonation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin managed to bring a big chunk
of...
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Like Her or Not, Sarah Palin Still Drew SNL’s Greatest Ratings Yet
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared
this weekend live from New York
on...
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Sarah Palin Scheduled to Appear on SNL
This Saturday,
the Republican Party’s vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is scheduled to
make...
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The Real Sarah Palin To Appear On SNL
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is said to
appear on Saturday Night Live this...
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Tina Fey’s Fourth Appearance on SNL Is a Waiting Game
As the
week-end approaches, everybody’s wondering whether Tina Fey will be back for
another...
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Burnout, Ad Paradise With Obama Billboards
The presidential race in the U.S. has always been spectacular, negative campaigning, bold slogans...
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Tiny But Mighty Chihuahua Defeats International Intrigue In Box Office Battle
“Escapism” seems to be the word of the day lately, at least in Box Office terms. In times when the...
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Obama Buys Network Primetime
On
Thursday, Obama campaign officials revealed that the presidential nominee had
clinched deals...
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Paris Hilton Gives Fashion Advice to Sarah Palin
In the latest Harper's Bazaar, Paris Hilton shares with the
readers some words of wisdom about...
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Forget The Elections! Will Palin Join Fey On SNL?
As if the post-SNL media craze is not enough, with millions of views of Tina Fey’s “spot on”...
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Tennessee Student Indicted In Palin’s E-mail Hacking Case
Tuesday, a
federal grand jury in Knoxville
indicted David Kernell of Knoxville, Tennessee,
for...
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Obama Seeks Support for His Campaign from iPhone Users
In an attempt to earn support from iPhone users, the
Democratic Party’s presidential nominee...
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Super pumpkin weighs in at nearly 1,543 pounds; breaks US state record
Washington - A gigantic pumpkin weighing in at 1,543 pounds on Saturday broke California state...
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Technology
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Party that condones file-sharing could enter European Parliament
Stockholm - A Swedish party that condones file sharing and wants to change intellectual property...
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CNN’s Hologram Technology under the Spotlight
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FCC Voted Unanimously to Open Up White Spaces Spectrum
Tuesday,
November 4, while American citizens were electing their next president, the
Federal...
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Alert: Cybercriminal Hyperactivities Exploit Obama’s Victory
The U.S. presidential elections came out as not only an
opportunity for Americans to express their...
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Update 1: CNN Employs “Holographic” Technology To Cover Elections
CNN has started using some pretty interesting imaging
technology in covering this year’s...
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YouTube Doesn't Share McCain’s Views On DMCA Takedown Notices
Earlier this week, YouTube received a letter from the John
McCain – Sarah Palin duo, complaining...
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The Internet Holds A Massive Role In Politics
A recent survey conducted by the non-partisan Pew Internet
& American Life Project released...
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Icahn Plans Pushing Yahoo in the Arms of Microsoft
Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who has announced the
buying of 50 million Yahoo shares, made...
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Sequoia Voting Systems Admits To Hackers Attacking Their Website
After New Jersey officials
specifically asked e-voting machines used in the February 5...
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Politics 2.0, Facebook Teams Up With ABC News
Clearly, there are a lot of things happening lately on
Facebook. After earlier this month, the...
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Florida’s Voting Machines Still Vulnerable to Frauds
A private study ordered by Secretary of State Debra Bowen has shown that Florida’s voting machines...
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People
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Indian film icons take star status to political stage
New Delhi - Film stars are jumping on the political bandwagon this election...
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India's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls
New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay...
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Ted Koppel Leaves The Discovery Channel
Ted Koppel, born Edward James Koppel in February 1940, is best known for his former position of...
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Barbara Walters To Interview the Obamas
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Barbara Walters has managed to score an interview with...
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The World is Too Small To Fit Both Fey And Palin
Not only did Tina Fey put a spin on every tiny mistake the GOP vice presidential candidate ever...
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Live From New York, Tina Fey Nails It Again On SNL
The “30 Rock” creator, writer and star well... rocks, in her square glasses and highlighted bangs...
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Saturday Night Live Returns In The Spotlight
Michael Phelps hosts the premiere of “SNL” this Saturday,
which is thought to be the most...
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Nelson Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday in London
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is currently in London. He is due to attend a...
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Oprah’s Popularity Might Be Fading Out
The ratings for the daytime Oprah Winfrey Show, this year
down by 7 percent, show that a mistake...
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Report: Couric Will Leave CBS after Elections
Katie Couric will most likely leave the "CBS Evening News" anchor chair, but not in two weeks as...
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Katie Couric Not Leaving CBS News Just Yet
CBS denied numerous recent reports suggesting that Katie Couric would be stepping down as anchor of...
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Mr. Big Becomes a Daddy
“Sex and the City” sexy actor Chris Noth, 53, and his long
time girlfriend, Tara Wilson are the...
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Former US President Jimmy Carter Visits Nepal
Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, arrived in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu...
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