Articles Archive for November 2008
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With just 65 days left before Barack Obama is sworn in as president, his transition team continues to move fast to fill key senior jobs in the White House.
Obama, who relinquished his Senate seat Sunday, added three veterans from his campaign and Senate office to his incoming White House operations.
The president-elect has tapped his Senate chief of staff Pete Rouse to be a White House Senior Adviser while Mona Sutphen and Jim Messina will both serve as deputy chiefs of staff.
“These individuals are important additions to a team with the …
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With just 4 fights under his belt, the former WWE Star Brock Lesnar emerged as the new UFC Heavyweight Champion after taking down Randy Couture on Saturday at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Brock Lesnar (right) landed the big shots to TKO Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight title. (Eric jamison/Associated Press)
Size and age really does matter in the fight. Brock Lesnar, just 31 years old, at 6′3″ outweighed Randy Couture by 45 lbs and weighs just about the 265 lbs limit. Couture on the other hand is much older …
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Total Request Live is ending their 10 year appearance on MTV. MTV’s Total Request Live will close the show Sunday, November 16 at 8pm ET.
Damien Fahey, the longtime host of TRL said:
“It’s the end of an era for a lot of fans. A lot grew up on ‘TRL’ and never thought they’d see the day where it ended. It was an American institution for kids. Seeing that go away and fade out is pretty shocking to them, I’m sure.” [via LATimes]
TRL was launched in 1998 and originally hosted by Carson …
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Former Disney star Hilary Duff is returning to TV – after signing a deal to star in her own series.
Duff, now 21, has signed a one-year development deal with NBC that sees the former Lizzie McGuire star getting her own series and appear in other NBC network television shows. Details of the show are yet to be worked out.
Duff starred in a 2004 CBS pilot that wasn’t picked up to series; since then, she’s focused on her music and movie careers. The actress starred in this year’s “War, Inc.,” and …
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In an emotional promotion ceremony at the Pentagon Friday morning, Lt. Gen. Ann Dunwoody made history when she was promoted to Four-Star General, becoming the first woman to ever receive such a rank in the U.S. military.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Command Commander Gen. David Petraeus were all present at the ceremony.
U.S. President George Bush nominated Dunwoody for the post in June, and the decision was approved by the U.S. Senate.
“This promotion has taken me back in time like no other event …
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At 14, Natalie Gulbis became the youngest to qualify for an LPGA tournament. By age 18, she was already a professional, winning over just as many fans with her sex appeal as with her swing.
Natalie leapt into the media spotlight in 2005 as one of the most popular woman golfers in the United States. She distinguished herself not with victories but with swimsuit calendars and a TV show on the Golf Channel.
When Gulbis turned pro six years ago after a year at the University of Arizona — she was working …
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Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon actually wanted to change herself into a sex icon — but unfortunately, things went wrong.
Several butt naked photos of the hot pop star have hit the web, just weeks after they were allegedly stolen.
A trustworthy news source from Fox News is reporting that Adrienne made up the story about her being extorted over nude pictures in an attempt to spice up her image.
“Adrienne’s tour with Cheetah Girls will be over December 22nd, so she is then free to pursue other projects and wanted to be seen …





