Saturday, October 30, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Thousands drawn to Stewart-Colbert 'sanity' rally (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Val Ibarra, 29, of San Francisco, Ca., holds up a sign at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The 'sanity' rally blending laughs and political activism drew thousands to the National Mall Saturday, with comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert casting themselves as the unlikely maestros of moderation and civility in polarized times. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - A "sanity" rally blending laughs and political activism drew thousands to the National Mall on Saturday, with comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert casting themselves as the unlikely maestros of moderation and civility in polarized times.

Soft-spoken 18-year-old American wins Miss World (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:33 AM PDT

Alexandria Mills of the US, front center, reacts after being crowned as winner of the 2010 Miss World pageant contest at the Beauty Crown Cultural Center in Sanya, in southern China's island province Hainan, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - The newest Miss World is from the United States.

'Play Dead' draws on seances, old-time spook shows (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2007 file photo, Teller, the quiet half of the Penn and Teller magician team, poses at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles. Teller has co-written and directed the off-Broadway show 'Play Dead,' opening Nov. 11, 2010 at the Player's Theater in New York. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)AP - Teller, the silent partner in the magic-comedy duo Penn & Teller, stabs his knife into the gravy-spattered meat loaf before him and puzzles over how to make the off-Broadway show he has co-written and directed scarier.

Brandy & Maksim Chmerkovskiy On Audrina's Departure, Carrie Ann's Controversial Judging Style (omg!)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:41 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Brandy and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy seem to be unbeatable on the dance floor, having become the new frontrunners on "Dancing with the Stars."

Access Hollywood's Tony Potts visited their rehearsal this week and found out, despite Audrina Patridge having provided real competition for the pair, Brandy didn't think "The Hills" beauty should have been sent home.

Rene Pape withdraws from La Scala `Die Walkuere' (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

AP - Rene Pape (ruh-NAY' PA'-pah) has pulled out of his scheduled debut as Wotan in the new production of Wagner's "Die Walkuere" that opens the season at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.

'Sopranos' actress Denise Borino-Quinn dies at 46 (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - Denise Borino-Quinn, who unexpectedly won a role as a mafia wife on "The Sopranos" after she attended an open casting call, has died. She was 46.

'Sopranos' actress Denise Borino-Quinn dies at 46 (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - Denise Borino-Quinn, who unexpectedly won a role as a mafia wife on "The Sopranos" after she attended an open casting call, has died. She was 46.

Chinese director defends break from art-house (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2009 file photo, Chinese film director Jia Zhangke speaks during a press conference of his new film titled '24 City' in Shanghai, China. The Golden Lion-winning Chinese director best known for portraying working-class struggles on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 defended his decision to try his hand at commercial cinema as he prepares to make his first kung fu epic. (AP Photo/File)AP - A Golden Lion-winning Chinese director best known for portraying working-class struggles defended on Saturday his decision to try his hand at commercial cinema as he prepares to make his first kung fu epic.

Rene Pape withdraws from La Scala `Die Walkuere' (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

AP - Rene Pape (ruh-NAY' PA'-pah) has pulled out of his scheduled debut as Wotan in the new production of Wagner's "Die Walkuere" that opens the season at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley steps down as CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:39 PM PDT

Computer users are pictured in an Internet cafe in Istanbul in 2009. A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the lifting of a three-year ban on Internet video website YouTube, media reports said, but thousands of other sites are still blocked.(AFP/File/Ugur Can)Reuters - Chad Hurley is relinquishing his post as CEO of YouTube, the company he co-founded five years ago that revolutionized video on the Internet.

American teen crowned Miss World 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Alexandria Mills of the US reacts after crowned as the 2010 Miss World by 2009 Miss World Kaiane Aldorino from Gibraltar during the Miss World 2010 Beauty Pageant finals at the Beauty Crown Theatre in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya. Mills won the Miss World crown for 2010, defeating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in southern China.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Blonde, blue-eyed American teenager Alexandria Mills won the Miss World crown for 2010 on Saturday, defeating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in southern China.

Egypt author threatens to sue over Hebrew translation (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Reuters - An Egyptian author said on Saturday he would take legal action against the publishers of an unauthorized Hebrew translation of his bestselling novel, released without his permission by a Jerusalem-based group.

Paula Abdul talks dancing and 'Idol' (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:13 PM PDT

Paula Abdul greets fans at the West Coast open casting call of 'Live To Dance' on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at CBS Center Staging in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)AP - Paula Abdul spent eight seasons searching for the next "American Idol." Now she's looking for folks who "Live to Dance."
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