| Sandra Bullock to Meryl Streep: "Toast to White Trash" Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:44 AM PST  The "feud" continues. The feud between Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep is fantastic. While we all have our opinions on whom should grab that Oscar, it's cool to see Sandra and Meryl lightening things up and enjoying their nominations. Here's an update on their little war.
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| Let's talk 'Lost': Feb. 2 episode Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:12 PM PST ![]() The final season of Lost is officially underway. So let's get to it: What did you think of the two-hour premiere? Did it live up to your expectations? What "clues" did you catch?
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| Haiti in Context - Trying to Visualize the Disaster Posted: 03 Feb 2010 06:57 AM PST ![]() 150,000 is a big number by anyone's standards, but for a small country like Haiti, it is unfathomable. For example, if you take all the deaths by hurricane, earthquake, and tornado in the US for the last 100 years, and multiply by 10. You still don't reach the tragedy of Haiti...
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| Prius brakes questioned; Toyota probe expands (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:23 AM PST  AP - Americans should park their recalled Toyotas unless driving to dealers for accelerator repairs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Wednesday — then quickly took it back — as skepticism of company fixes grew and the government's probe expanded to other models in the U.S. and Japan. Questions now are being raised about the brakes on Toyota's marquee Prius hybrid.
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| Saints Win Superbowl, Says Madden NFL Posted: 03 Feb 2010 02:14 PM PST  Madden NFL popped into headlines today, predicting a sunny Superbowl win for the New Orleans Saints, and eight months of winter for the Indianapolis Colts.
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| Obama's dangerous political gambit Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:20 AM PST ![]() Slapping Republicans with one hand, President Barack Obama is playing a dangerous political game.
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| Kids' Products Made in China Pulled From Stores in U.S. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 03:32 AM PST  FoxNews: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued three voluntary recalls involving children's products that were manufactured in China. About 7,200 children's hooded pullover sweatshirts and zip hooded sweatshirts distributed by New Mode Sportswear in Garden Grove, Calif., are being pulled from shelves because the drawstring on the hood can pose a strangulation hazard. The sweatshirts were sold at various T-shirt outlets on the West Coast from January 2006 through July 2006. The second recall also involves a drawstring hazard. This time, GTM Sportswear Inc., of Manhattan, Kan
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| Jennifer Aniston renovates her home with the single girl's life in mind Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:59 PM PST ![]() If you rip out her heart, she'll rip out your...bathroom? The March issue of Architectural Digest has a first look at Jennifer Aniston's Beverly Hills mansion (following an extensive, two-and-a-half year interior renovation).
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| Sarah Palin To Barack Obama: “Hey Pal, It’s Time For Rahm Emanuel To Go!” Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST ![]() By every account Rahm Emanuel is a nasty little man with a bad temper and a chip on his shoulder. Your basic Chicago street thug. A little bully in the finest traditions of mobsters like Al Capone. It's no wonder that he fits in so well with his Chicago street thug boss.
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| War is great for gays Posted: 03 Feb 2010 08:52 AM PST ![]() Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Iraq and Afghan wars may be the best news for the gay community in years. Not that gays like war any more than straights. But the times are a-changin' when the nation's top military leaders endorse the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell", a make-believe waffling policy that never satisfied any one. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, served a shocker when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee who said he personally believed that "allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do." Fifteen years ago, senior off
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| Geithner: New bank fee would recoup AIG bonuses (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:11 AM PST ![]() Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says Congress can recoup "outrageous" bonuses for AIG employees through a new bank fee in President Barack Obama's proposed budget.
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| Brooks recalls Anne Bancroft as wife, collaborator (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:35 AM PST  AP - Mel Brooks has made audiences laugh for more than a half century, but it was his wife, the late Anne Bancroft, who made him smile.
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| Contract from America: 'tea party' crafts its election manifesto Posted: 03 Feb 2010 06:12 AM PST ![]() But protest only goes so far. All legitimate movements need a manifesto. So now at least one group of tea partyers is turning directly to "we the people" by using technology in an unprecedented way: build a party platform from the bottom up.
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| Mortgage lenders pursue homeowners even after foreclosure Posted: 03 Feb 2010 10:50 AM PST ![]() As terrible as it is to lose your house to foreclosure, at least it's a relief to put your biggest financial headache behind you, right? Wrong. Former homeowners may still be on the hook if there's a difference between what they owed on their mortgage and what the bank could sell it for at auction.
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| Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker"): Sarah Palin - Tax Cheat? Contents of Mysterious Envelope Revealed. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:01 PM PST  It was a few weeks ago, and it was a day like most days. I was having my first cup of coffee, settling in at my desk, and my eye landed on a stack of mail. On top of the stack was an envelope, and on the envelope was my name, hand written. I didn't see a return address in the corner, so I flipped the envelope over to see who had sent it. Nothing. Two stamps, and a Juneau, Alaska postmark. That was it. To fully appreciate the contents of the envelope we'll need to wind the clock back to 2006. Sarah Palin is running for governor of the state of Alaska. She's running against former g
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