Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Lohan charged to be charged with grand theft (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2011 file photo, Lindsay Lohan attends the Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)AP - Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month.


Troubled grandson of J. Paul Getty dies at 54 (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:56 AM PST

FILE - In this May 12, 1976 file photo, J. Paul Getty III sits in the courthouse at Lagonegro, Italy, watching the opening session of the trial against seven men charged with having kidnapped him. Getty, the troubled grandson of a U.S. multibillionaire oil magnate who once lost an ear in a grisly kidnapping, has died at age 54. His son, actor Balthazar Getty, confirmed Tuesday Feb. 8, 2011 that his father died Saturday Feb. 5, 2011 surrounded by his family at his English mansion in Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. The cause of death was not disclosed. (AP Photo/File)AP - Great wealth became his great curse, consigning him to a life that seems to have been almost over before it truly started.


Picasso painting fetches $40.7 million at auction (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

This photo released by Sotheby's, Tuesday Feb. 8 2011, shows the painting La Lecture,  by Pablo Picasso.   The painting, depicting his young lover Marie-Therese Walter, has sold for 25.2 million pounds ($40.7 million) at a London auction Tuesday Feb. 8 2011.  Sotheby's says the 1932 painting, called 'La Lecture,' was bought by an anonymous buyer over the phone after some six minutes of heated contest among bidders.  (AP Photo / Sotheby's / ho)    NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A Pablo Picasso painting depicting his young lover Marie-Therese Walter has sold for 25.2 million pounds ($40.7 million) at a London auction.


Lohan charged to be charged with grand theft (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

omg! - AP - Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month.

BREAKING NEWS: Lindsay Lohan To Be Charged With Felony Grand Theft Over Alleged Stolen Necklace (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:43 PM PST

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lindsay Lohan will be charged on Wednesday with felony grand theft, a rep for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office confirmed to Access Hollywood.

Kate Middleton deemed top fashion buzzword (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:35 PM PST

omg! - Reuters - Prince William's bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, has de-throned Lady Gaga as the top fashion buzzword for the fashion season that starts in New York on Feb 10, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Jen Aniston: "I Might Have a Pretend Husband" (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST

omg! - The actress also explains why she spent an entire day kicking a guy in the crotch

Vader Meets Vader: Super Bowl Commercial Star Meets James Earl Jones (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:27 PM PST

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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Little Darth has come helmet to helmet with the voice of the original Darth Vader!

As A Kid, Katy Perry Longed To Look Like Kate Moss; Learned To Love Her 'Enormous' Bust (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Katy Perry might be best known for showing off her god-given talents on stage and in her music videos, but as a kid, the singer wished she had the body of a svelte supermodel instead of her now signature curves.

8 Celebrities Who Are Fashion Disasters (omg!)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:49 PM PST

omg! - 8 Celebrities Who Are Fashion Disasters

CBS News names '60 Minutes' boss as new chairman (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

In this publicity image released by CBS, Jeff Fager, executive producer of '60 Minutes,'  and new chairman of CBS News, is shown. In the newly created position of CBS News chairman, Fager will report to CBS boss Leslie Moonves and guide the overall editorial direction of CBS News broadcasts. (AP Photo/CBS, John Paul Filo)AP - Jeff Fager, executive producer of "60 Minutes," has landed an additional job at CBS News. He will fill the newly created position of chairman of the news division, CBS announced Tuesday.


Ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann heads to Current TV (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:14 AM PST

This frame grab from MSNBC video, shows Keith Olbermann on 'Countdown' on Jan. 21, 2011. Olbermann returned from one last commercial break on 'Countdown' to tell viewers it was his last broadcast, and read a James Thurber short story in a three-minute exit statement. Simultaneously, MSNBC e-mailed a statement that 'MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract.' The network thanked him and said, 'we wish him well in his future endeavors.' Neither MSNBC President Phil Griffin, Olbermann nor his manager responded to requests to explain an exit so abrupt that Olbermann's face was still being featured on an MSNBC promotional ad 30 minutes after he had said goodbye. (AP Photo/MSNBC) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITAP - Less than a month after leaving MSNBC, liberal lightning rod Keith Olbermann said Tuesday he's headed to Current TV, the public affairs channel launched six years ago by former Vice President Al Gore.


Michael Moore sues over 'Fahrenheit 9/11' profits (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:25 AM PST

FILE - In this March 4, 2010 file photo, documentary film maker Michael Moore arrives at the opening night performance of the Broadway play 'A Behanding in Spokane' in New York. Moore believes he is owed millions of dollars more for his film 'Fahrenheit 9/11.' The documentary filmmaker sued financiers Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, claiming the brothers have used creative accounting to keep Moore from receiving more than $2.7 million for the 2004 documentary. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)AP - Michael Moore has crunched the numbers and concluded he is owed millions of dollars more for his film "Fahrenheit 9/11."


Bristol Palin memoir? It's a mystery, for now (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:12 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, former 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Bristol Palin arrives for an appearance on ABC's 'Good Morning America' in New York.   (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)AP - Bristol Palin may or may not have a memoir out this summer. For now, it's a mystery.


The top 20 prime-time TV programs (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:44 PM PST

AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Jan. 31-Feb. 6. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Lohan charged to be charged with grand theft (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2011 file photo, Lindsay Lohan attends the Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)AP - Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month.


Muti surgeon says CSO conductor undergoing tests (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti is seen at a news conference in Chicago. Authorities say Muti is recovering from surgery performed Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, for facial injuries and a jaw fracture suffered during a fall at a CSO rehearsal last week. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Riccardo Muti had big plans for Chicago.


Picasso lifts Sotheby's sale to 68.8 million pounds (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

Reuters - A Pablo Picasso painting of his mistress and model Marie-Therese Walter titled "La Lecture" fetched 25.2 million pounds ($40.7 million) at a Sotheby's auction on Tuesday, above pre-sale estimates.

Picasso lifts Sotheby's sale to 68.8 million pounds (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

Reuters - A Pablo Picasso painting of his mistress and model Marie-Therese Walter titled "La Lecture" fetched 25.2 million pounds ($40.7 million) at a Sotheby's auction on Tuesday, above pre-sale estimates.

Lohan charged to be charged with grand theft (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2011 file photo, Lindsay Lohan attends the Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)AP - Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month.


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