That aging string of muscle known as Madonna is adopting another child from Malawi. Now, her previous adoption from there caused major controversy, mainly because she got the child faster than most of us get Chinese takeout. It became clear, that if you’re a ghoulish pop star, you can collect …
Read More »'Close Enough' Counts on 'American Idol'
They say close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, but this year it’ll also get you pretty far on American Idol. Eight “close enough” contestants were given the grand consolation prize of a second chance Wednesday after the show revealed the last three to be admitted to the finals …
Read More »Difference Between a Snowstorm and Washington?
What’s the difference between a snow storm and Washington? Put another way, between a blizzard of white stuff and a blizzard of green stuff? Well, the white stuff we can shovel away. The green stuff they just shovel back. Here’s the difference though: The white stuff eventually melts. The green …
Read More »Doctors Try to Crack Mystery of Woman's 200-Pound Legs
Mandy Sellars is your typical, single 34-year-old woman. She loves to go the movies, hang out with her friends, go out for lunch and have a good chat. But there is just one thing that sets Sellars apart: She suffers from a rare condition that has caused her legs to …
Read More »'The Bachelorette' Season Finale: Jillian Gets Her Ring
On the season finale of “The Bachelorette” tonight, Jillian Harris, the 29-year-old interior designer from Vancouver, B.C., enthusiastically accepted the marriage proposal of Ed Swiderski, 29, a technology consultant from Chicago. She chose Ed over her other remaining suitor, Kiptyn Locke, the 31-year-old business developer from Encinitas, Calif., who had …
Read More »'Dancing With the Stars: The Results': Steve Wozniak, Holly Madison Right Ones to Go
In the latest results-night innovation on “Dancing With the Stars,” two contestants were eliminated tonight: Steve Wozniak, the jolly co-founder of Apple, and Holly Madison, best known as one of Hugh Hefner’s live-in girlfriends. For the first time this season, the contestants who the judges scored lowest remained at the …
Read More »N.Y. Congressional Race Already Won?
A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Too Close to Call Congressional Democrats and the White House seem to be claiming an early victory in the New York 20 special election that has been billed as a referendum on President Obama and his economic policies. In the election held Tuesday to …
Read More »April 29: Challenging the Voting Rights Act
Case: NAMUDNO v. Holder Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Issue: Did Congress improperly extend for 25 years a significant section of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act? Background: Justice David Souter recently reflected on the Supreme Court justices who in 1896 ruled that segregation was constitutional and of a different …
Read More »Lady Gaga Opens Up About Her Preference for Boys That Look Like Girls
LOS ANGELES – Lady Gaga Opens Up About Her Preference for Boys That Look Like Girls, Her Passion for Church and Being Cited for Indecent Exposure | Julianne Hough’s Offensive Slip-of-the-Tongue | Alanis Morissette Stays Well Away From Martin Short’s Advances Lady Gaga Opens Up About Her Preference for Boys …
Read More »An Update on Police Jobs That Were Supposedly Saved by Stimulus Package
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Century Mark One hundred days ago President Obama signed his $787 billion stimulus package into law. On February 17 in Denver, Colorado he said the plan, “includes aid to state and local governments to prevent layoffs of firefighters or police recruits — …
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