Articles Archive for December 2008
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Jennifer Aniston appeared on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on Wednesday to promote her upcoming comedy ‘Marley & Me’. During the show she talked about her dog Norman and her boyfriend John Mayer.
Dave brought out a variety of magazines that featured Jen on the cover, including the recent GQ featuring a sexy Jennifer stripped down to nothing but a red, white, and blue neck tie.
The talk-show host got an early Christmas present from the ‘Friends’ star — the tie she wore in her ‘almost nude’ photoshoot for GQ.
The funny man …
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According to Reuters, the European country of Montenegro has banned access to popular social networking and video sharing websites such as Facebook and YouTube in all state-run establishments.
On Thursday, workers in government offices and the parliament trying to log on to their Facebook accounts during working hours were greeted with an “access denied” message.
Facebook launched Serbian and Croation versions of its site last week.
Montenegro has posted major increase in Internet use in recent years. Now, the Adriatic country of 650,000 has 14,100 Facebook users. YouTube’s popularity has also grown quickly.
I …
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California Representative Hilda Solis will be appointed as labor secretary, and labor unions admired President-elect Barack Obama’s selection.
Obama is expected to formally declare his nomination of Solis during a press conference on Friday, according to CNN.
Obama is also expected to name Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood as his pick for secretary of transportation.
The daughter of a union shop steward from Mexico and an assembly line worker from Nicaragua, Solis has led on both labor and environmental issues.
Solis, a committed advocate for the Employee Free Choice Act, is in line to be …
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Taylor Swift is so ‘over’ with Joe Jonas!
The 19-year old country singer has revealed that she is an admirer of Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, 23.
In the latest issue of Your Prom magazine , Taylor opened up about song-writing, how she had her first kiss at 15 and who’d she love to go to prom with.
But Crawford, beware!
In further interview with Your Prom, Taylor also opens up about her tendency to use her relationships as songwriting inspiration.
“I like to write about boys and relationships,” she tells writer Antonia Van Der …
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MMA fighter Justin Levens and his wife Sarah McLean-Levens have been found shot to death in their Southern California home, authorities said.
The 28-year-old Levens competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and other fighting federations.
Their bodies were found Wednesday afternoon in their Laguna Niguel condominium by the woman’s mother, who then called authorities, according to Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities said the bodies were found dead in a bedroom and a gun was also found at the scene.
Amormino said homicide investigators are looking into the …
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According to British tabloid The Sun, Eddie Murphy will play Gotham villian The Riddler in the next Batman movie.
Murphy has been signed up by British director Christopher Nolan to reprise the role played by Jim Carrey in 1995’s Batman Forever.
The studio has also reportedly signed up Transformers star Shia LaBeouf, 22, to play Robin. Rachel Weisz is rumored to be taking up the Catwoman role.
I don’t believe these Dark Knight sequel rumors. Christopher Nolan would cast Eddie Murphy and Shia LaBeouf? I don’t think so.
Besides, this England-based newspaper has pretty …
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Unsurprisingly, Time magazine named U.S. President-elect Barack Obama the 2008 Person of the Year after he became the first African-American to win the White House.
Time’s managing editor Richard Stengel said the magazine picked Obama for his constant presence in news coverage throughout the year, and for being elected president at a “periolous” and “critical” time in American history.
Obama, who will be inaugurated as the 44th U.S. president on Jan. 20, beat U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Beijing Olympics director …
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PHILIPPINES — To guarantee the safety of about 6,000 guests and avoid a stampede, security measures have been put in place for Manny Pacquiao’s 30th birthday party, a Gen. Santos City police official said.
“I’m worried about a stampede. They prepared packed meals for about 5,000 to 6,000, but I am expecting more than 10,000 at the oval plaza,” Senior Superintendent Robert Po said.
There will be two venues for Pacquiao’s birthday bash — the oval plaza and the activity center of the KCC Mall.
Aside from the food—six roasted cows and 25 …
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As Sir Alex Ferguson attempts to make Manchester United the first English team to win the Club World Cup, a courageous Gamba Osaka insist they are not afraid of the Red Devils.
The Japanese team faces a daunting task against the European champions in their semi-final match today.
This will be one of the biggest games in Gamba’s history. But unfortunately, two of their players, Takahiro Futagawa and Hayato Sasaki are not expected to be in their full physical capacity after they got injured during their win over Adelaide on Sunday.
The Red …





