Thursday, August 26, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


War planes to be the star in WWII museum expansion (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:49 PM PDT

This artist rendering provided by Boeing shows what the US Freedom Pavilion will look like upon completion at The Boeing Center in New Orleans. Construction of the new $35 million exhibit will be formally announced Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. One of Boeing Co.'s most famous World War II aircraft, the B-17G Flying Fortress heavy bomber, will be a centerpiece of the new exhibit. (AP Photo/Boeing)AP - Bombers and torpedo planes will be the stars of the latest expansion of the National World War II Museum, and visitors will be able to get close-up views of the war planes on elevated catwalks.


No autotuning here, say `American Idol' producers (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:32 PM PDT

FILe - In this June 6, 2010 file photo, British music mogul Simon Cowell holds his honorary Bafta Award, during the British Academy Television Awards at the London Palladium in central London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)AP - Simon Cowell has gone from "American Idol" judge to a potential headache for the show.


Man charged with trying to break into Hilton home (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo, Paris Hilton arrives at the Activision E3 2010 Preview event in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Prosecutors in Los Angeles say they have charged a man arrested outside Paris Hilton's home with attempted burglary.


Chris Lambton: I'd Do The Bachelor if I Could "Break the Rules" (omg!)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:55 PM PDT

omg! - Show producers "haven't given up" on landing the hunk next season

Judge: Chris Brown doing 'great job' on probation (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT

Chris Brown appears at a hearing with his attorney, Mark Geragos, right, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010 in Los Angeles. A judge said Thursday, Brown is doing a 'great job' completing the terms of his probation after pleading guilty to assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.  (AP Photo/Nick Ut, POOL)AP - A judge says Chris Brown is doing a "great job" completing the terms of his probation after pleading guilty to assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.


Underwood, Paisley to host CMA Awards Nov. 10 (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the 43rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)AP - Carrie Underwood's wedding was one of the most special days of her life, but it will likely become fodder for jokes when she and Brad Paisley host the Country Music Association Awards for the third year in a row.


Red carpet rolled out for Emmys (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:51 PM PDT

John Shaffner, left, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman and CEO, Jimmy Fallon, center, host of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and the show's executive producer Don Mischer roll out the red carpet at Emmy Awards Press Preview Day at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. The awards show will be held at Nokia Theater on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - With the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards just days away, the round-the-clock preparations are already under way at the Nokia Theatre, where the awards will be presented Sunday. Here's a look at what's already happening in Hollywood leading up to television's biggest night:


Mayor: JLo, Anthony want to build PR film studio (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:30 PM PDT

AP - A Puerto Rican mayor says husband-and-wife pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony hope to transform his northeast coastal city into the Hollywood of the Caribbean.

Wyclef song accuses Haiti president of blocking him (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Haitian singer Wyclef Jean attends a news conference before his concert at the Antilliaanse Feesten music festival in Hoogstraten, August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Sebastien PirletReuters - Haitian hip-hop star and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean turned to song on Thursday to accuse outgoing President Rene Preval of engineering his rejection as a candidate for Haiti's November election.


Netflix makes available free iPhone, iPod app (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Web video subscription service Netflix Inc launched on Thursday a free iPhone and iPod application that allows subscribers to watch TV shows and movies on Apple Inc's handheld devices.

'Bonnie & Clyde' Reading to Star Sutton Foster, Will Swenson, Marc Kudisch, Beth Leavel (Playbill)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Playbill -

Lonny Price will direct Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Bonnie and Hair Tony nominee Will Swenson as Clyde in a private industry reading of the irreverent new musical Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale. The two Sept. 10 presentations are backed by producer Jed Bernstein of Above the Title Entertainment.

Suge Knight, Kanye can't mediate shooting lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:52 PM PDT

Kanye West poses for a portrait in New York, May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - A mediation session meant to resolve a lawsuit filed by rap mogul Marion "Suge" (shug) Knight against hip-hop star Kanye West was not successful.


PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:25 PM PDT

AP - 1. "The Postcard Killers" by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (Little, Brown)

From King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:40 AM PDT

This Aug. 25, 2010, photo shows Ryan Palmer, right, with Elite Productions, uses a level as the stage is being set for the Glenn Beck 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Glenn Beck says it's just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. But he's hardly apologizing for the connection.


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