Politician would like to see daughter get another shot on ‘Idol’
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he’d like daughter Ayla to have another crack at “American Idol,” where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty.
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Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: January 8, 2010
WASHINGTON — Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political battlefield by freeing corporations, unions and other interest groups from many of the restrictions on […]
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It looks as if the Republicans have a new Joe the Plumber.
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Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga
AP
By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 15 mins ago
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in Colorado’s “balloon boy” saga, which first sparked fear for the […]
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…and long before Farouk there was Yul Brenner.
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By the end of his 16-year reign in 1952, Farouk declared
all inanimate objects must carry the Mark of the Stache.
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This baby was the erstwhile King’s favorite vehicle. Legend states that Harley Earle personally designed this pimped caddy. The continental tire folds down to form a roulette wheel and […]
Scientology: The Truth Rundown,
Part 1 of 3
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in a special report on the Church of Scientology
By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, (St Petersburg) Times Staff Writers
In Print: Sunday, June 21, 2009
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[ Luke MacGregor | Reuters/Corbis (2006)]
After L. Ron Hubbard died, David Miscavige became Scientology’s leader.
Former church executives say Miscavige beat his staff. Church officials say […]
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Updated 10:15 p.m. EDT, Sun May 10, 2009
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By Mohammed Jamjoom
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CNN(CNN) — Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence, Saudi media reported Sunday.
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It is OK to slap Saudi women who spend too much, a judge has told an audience.It is OK […]