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[23 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
The Most Adorable Animated Animals

Here are some of the cute creatures who made it on the list.

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[23 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Mom faces infanticide raps

MANILA, Philippines–Police said Sunday a mother suspected to have placed her newly born baby boy inside the septic tank of an empty house on Friday afternoon would face infanticide charges.
Supt. Marcus Badilla, Dasmarinas police chief, said the baby was found dead at 3:30 p.m. by Fernando Pepito Sr. inside the septic tank of a vacant house in San Marino, Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Pepito Sr. told police he suspected his son’s live-in partner, identified only as Zenaida, as having put the baby in the septic tank.
PO3 Edgar Belza, police investigator, said Zenaida was …

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[23 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Airstrike Kills Al-Qaeda Suspect in Pakistan

An alleged al-Qaeda operative linked to a 2006 plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners was killed Saturday in a U.S. missile strike in northern Pakistan, according to Pakistani and American officials.
Rashid Rauf, was among the five people killed in the attack by a US drone in North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. The area is a key base for hardline terrorists, including European militants.
In August 2006, Mr. Rauf, a Briton of Pakistani descent, was confined in Pakistan, leading to the arrest of 25 suspects in Britain in connection with …

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[22 Nov 2008 | 9 Comments | ]
Tina Sherman sues McDonalds over leaked private photos

Tina Sherman and husband Phillip Sherman sues McDonalds for $3 Million because of unauthorized circulation of private pictures of Tina Sherman in the internet after Phillip Sherman, Tina Sherman’s husband left his cellphone at one of the McDonald branches in Arkansas.

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[22 Nov 2008 | 3 Comments | ]
Hatton vs Malignaggi Result

Ricky “The Hitman ” Hatton emerged as the better fighter than his opponent Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The fight was one sided. Hatton controlled the fight from the beginning until the end until Malignaggi’s corner men waves the white towel to signal the referee to stop the fight.

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[22 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
Hugh Jackman Covers Italian Vanity Fair

Hugh Jackman isn’t only the Sexiest Man Alive but he is also the November 2008 cover guy for Vanity Fair Italy.

At 6ft. 2in, he is recognized for his firm body. But what you may not know about Hugh Jackman is that he has a softer side.

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[22 Nov 2008 | One Comment | ]
KSA: No asylum for Taliban leader

The Saudi government on Saturday denied information that it has offered political refuge to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
A foreign ministry spokesman “denies totally the report … according to which Saudi Arabia has offered political asylum to the Taliban leader,” the state news agency SPA reported.
The German news magazine Der Spiegel, in its edition due to appear on Monday, said Saudi King Abdullah had offered asylum to Mullah Omar, quoting sources close to the Kabul government.
The sources said the offer was the result of intervention and pressure from Afghan President …

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[22 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Here comes YouTube Live

YouTube will be showcasing its first live stream as it broadcasts its YouTube Live celebration today (Nov. 22) in San Francisco.
The show will be streamed on YouTube beginning at 5 PM PST, and will feature well known stars such as Katy Perry, Will.i.Am, Joe Satriani, Tay Zonday, and a number of other musicians.
Since its inauguration in 2005, YouTube has been a depot for all kinds of Internet videos, from snippets of TV shows to wacky demonstrations of skills such as cup-stacking to serious campaign ads in the recent U.S. presidential …

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[22 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
Twilight gathered $7 million at its initial midnight offering

“Twilight” conquered the box office on its first day out! Reuters reports that the teen vampire movie gathered over $7 million dollars at its initial midnight offering. With those kinds of numbers it can easily have an opening weekend that surpasses $70 million.
Like “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” is expected to become a huge franchise. Midnight screenings of the film are among nearly 2,000 shows across the United States that have been sold out, putting the film on course for a blockbuster opening weekend in North America.
The movie is based on a …

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[22 Nov 2008 | One Comment | ]
Iraqi protesters burn Bush effigy in anti-US rally

Supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrated Friday against an accord that would extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq, shouting “America out!” and burning an effigy of President Bush.
People began arriving at central Baghdad’s Firdos Square just after sunrise, some having walked for hours across the capital.
Removing the hood to beat the effigy with a shoe, a particularly deep Iraqi insult, they put a whip in its right hand and in its left a briefcase on which was written, “The security agreement is shame and dishonor.”
The effigy fell …

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