Monday, August 30, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

'Takers' grabs top box-office spot from 'Exorcism' (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:21 PM PDT

AP - The heist thriller "Takers" has stolen the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office away from the fright flick "The Last Exorcism."

Summer dollars rise, attendance dips for Hollywood (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated film publicity image originally released by Disney, from left, Jessie, voiced by Joan Cusack, Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen and Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks are shown in a scene from, 'Toy Story 3.' (AP Photo/Disney Pixar)AP - Hollywood is finishing its summer with record revenue but the lowest actual movie attendance in five years.

Bullock: Son is 'crown prince' in family of girls (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, Sandra Bullock poses with the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for 'The Blind Side' in the Press Room during the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Actress Sandra Bullock says her baby son is the "crown prince" in the family because everyone else is female — even the pets.

Police: Paris Hilton Says Purse with Cocaine Was Not Hers (omg!)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:17 PM PDT

omg! -

Following Paris Hilton's Las Vegas arrest on cocaine possession charges over the weekend, the socialite says the purse containing less than a gram of cocaine was not hers, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.

"She told me the purse was not hers, that she had borrowed it from a friend," Lt. Dennis Flynn was quoted as saying in the report.

Paris Hilton arrested on cocaine charge, police say

Though Hilton denied she owned a baggie containing 0. ...

RV dealer challenges 'Twilight' star to push-ups (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 28, 2010 photo, Actor Taylor Lautner attends the Cinema Society premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' in New York. Lautner is suing an RV dealership he claims didn't deliver a customized ride in time for him to use it on his current movie shoot. The star of the 'Twillight' series sued the Irvine, Calif. dealership of McMahon's RV for more than $300,000 in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. The lawsuit claims McMahon's missed a deadline to deliver a customized 2006 Affinity Country Coach RV by June 21. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - The owner of an RV dealership sued by Taylor Lautner over a customized vehicle challenged the "Twilight" star Monday to use his muscles instead of his lawyers to resolve the case.

Emmys ratings on par with last year, up slightly (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The cast of AP - The ratings report doesn't have particularly good or bad news for the annual Emmy Awards. It has just about the same news.

How "Real Housewives" host wrangles his harem (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Don't get him wrong: Andy Cohen loves each of his 26 housewives equally.

'Takers' grabs top box-office spot from 'Exorcism' (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:21 PM PDT

AP - The heist thriller "Takers" has stolen the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office away from the fright flick "The Last Exorcism."

Budget woes sowing discord at Detroit orchestra (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:04 PM PDT

AP - Despite all of Detroit's woes, the city has always been able to boast about one thing: its nationally recognized orchestra.

Final box office shows "Takers" grabbing top spot (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Sony Picture's heist film "Takers" grabbed the No. 1 spot at North American box offices over the weekend, overtaking psychological thriller "The Last Exorcism" in a turnabout from early studio estimates.

Additional Casting Announced for Broadway's 'Bloody Bloody'; Goldstein and Pinkham to Return (Playbill)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 01:29 PM PDT

Playbill -

Darren Goldstein, Bryce Pinkham and Nadia Quinn have joined the Broadway cast of the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, producers announced on Aug. 27.

Roger Clemens pleads not guilty to charges he lied (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Seven-time Cy Young winner, baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Reuters - Former baseball pitching star Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he lied and obstructed a congressional investigation into whether he used banned performance-enhancing drugs.

An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:18 AM PDT

FWD102 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer arrive at Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Celeb stylist has 10-step plan for shopaholics (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:43 AM PDT

In this book cover image released by Gallery Books, 'The Shopping Diet,' by Phillip Bloch, is shown. (AP Photo/Gallery Books)AP - "The Shopping Diet" (Gallery Books, $15), by Phillip Bloch: Celebrity stylist and fashion commentator Phillip Bloch has a solution for those who want to spend less and get more for their money when clothes shopping.

French filmmaker Alain Corneau dies at 67 (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT

One of France's most well-known film directors, Alain Corneau -- seen here in 2006 -- has died aged 67.(AFP/File/Olivier Laban-Mattei)AP - Alain Corneau, the French filmmaker who leapt to international notice with the 1991 hit "Tous les Matins du Monde," a period drama about 17th-century musicians, has died, his talent agency said. He was 67.
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