Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Winfrey finale devoted to fans, her 'safe harbor' (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2011 file photo, Oprah Winfrey acknowledges fans during a star-studded double-taping of 'Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular, in Chicago. The final episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' was taped in Chicago on Tuesday, May 24, and will air Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage — though there were plenty in the audience.


Gaga blitzes the market with landmark campaign (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Lady Gaga tapes an episode of '106 and Park' at BET Studios in New York, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - The release of a pop star's album usually comes with the typical cross-marketing splash — strategic magazine covers, a few major TV appearances, and perhaps a cosmetics or fashion deal to remind the public a new project awaits.


Review: A dreamlike, ambitious `Tree of Life' (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:44 PM PDT

In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, Brad Pitt, left, and Laramie Eppler are shown in a scene from 'The Tree of Life.' (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Merie Wallace)AP - Gorgeous and ambitious, pretentious and baffling, tightly controlled yet free-flowing, "The Tree of Life" is unlike anything you've ever seen before. And yet it's very much the culmination of everything Terrence Malick has done until now — all four features he's made over the past four decades.


Courtney Love: Stop Calling Me a "Drug Freak" (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT

omg! - The rocker dishes on which celebs she's done drugs with, who's mocked her, who she's rescued, and more

Saffron Burrows Leaving Bones Spin-off The Finder (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

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Saffron Burrows is leaving the Bones' spin-off, The Finder, as Fox reconceives the character, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Based on The Locator books by Richard Greener, the spin-off follows Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults), a former military policeman with the ability to find anything. Burrows, 38, played...

10 Ways to Deal with Oprah Winfrey Withdrawal (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT

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Does the end of The Oprah Winfrey Show have you feeling down, restless and hopeless? Are you losing sleep? Retreating from the warm embraces of your loved ones? Are you worried about how you'll fill the space in your heart (not to mention the time slot) that Oprah left when she signed off Wednesday after 25 years on air? You might be suffering from Empty Oprah Syndrome, a very real condition, according to someone who has no business diagnosing anything and had a trend piece to file.

Following suit, just because we have no business offering treatment options doesn't mean we won't. ...

Ratings: Dancing Finishes Strong; Biggest Loser Ends at Record Low (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

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Dancing with the Stars averaged 20.97 million viewers over its two-hour finale, wrapping up its best ratings season ever. All told, it was up 15 percent in viewership and 18 percent in the demo over last year's season-ender (a record low for the franchise's finales).

Hot! Shirtless Kris Humphries Shows Off Amazing Bod (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:02 PM PDT

omg! - Kim Kardashian's pumped-up NBA fiance rocks a pair of tight shorts

Jen Aniston "Diving in Headfirst" With New Man Justin Theroux (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT

omg! - "Jen is totally into him," a source tells Us

Harry Potter's Tom Felton: It's Fun Playing the Bad Guy (omg!)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT

omg! - Plus, Jennifer Lawrence gets in shape for The Hunger Games, and other stories on our radar

`American Idol' to crown winner in country contest (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:55 AM PDT

In this May 18, 2011 photo released by Fox, Lauren Alaina Suddeth, left, and Scotty McCreery from the singing competition series 'American Idol,' are shown in Los Angeles. Suddeth and McCreery will compete in the season finale. (AP Photo/FOX, Michael Becker)AP - Could the sympathy vote be a factor in the battle of the "American Idol" teenage country crooners?


Kim Kardashian is engaged to Kris Humphries (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

In this Feb. 12, 2011 file photo, reality actor Kim Kardashian blows a kiss to New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries at the start of the NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in Newark, N.J.. People magazine reported Wednesday that Kardashian is engaged to Humphries, her boyfriend of six months. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Another hoops star will join the Kardashian clan.


Lykke Li: The pop singer who doesn't watch TV (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT

In this May 18, 2011 photo, recording artist Lykke Li poses for a portrait in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - Lykke Li is sitting in a TV studio, preparing for an interview, when she catches herself on the TV monitor.


Panel denies Hanks claim in Ketchum home dispute (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 12:39 PM PDT

AP - An arbitration panel has rejected a bid by actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, for financial compensation stemming from a long-running dispute with the contractor hired to build the couple's multimillion dollar villa in Sun Valley.

Winfrey finale devoted to fans, her 'safe harbor' (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2011 file photo, Oprah Winfrey acknowledges fans during a star-studded double-taping of 'Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular, in Chicago. The final episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' was taped in Chicago on Tuesday, May 24, and will air Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage — though there were plenty in the audience.


Review: A dreamlike, ambitious `Tree of Life' (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:44 PM PDT

In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, Brad Pitt, left, and Laramie Eppler are shown in a scene from 'The Tree of Life.' (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Merie Wallace)AP - Gorgeous and ambitious, pretentious and baffling, tightly controlled yet free-flowing, "The Tree of Life" is unlike anything you've ever seen before. And yet it's very much the culmination of everything Terrence Malick has done until now — all four features he's made over the past four decades.


Tim McGraw files countersuit against Curb Records (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:44 PM PDT

AP - Attorneys for country music star Tim McGraw have filed a countersuit against Curb Records, seeking a ruling that would release him from his 20-year contract with Mike Curb.

Martha Stewart Living may sell itself, shares soar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Martha Stewart arrives at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC January 19, 2009. REUTERS/Tim ShafferReuters - Martha Stewart, the home decor and cooking doyenne, may sell her company or find a partner for it after hiring bankers to explore its options.


Early Roman sculpture could sell for $10 million (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A 2,000-year old sculpture that may have been used as a garden ornament by its wealthy owner could sell for upwards of $10 million at auction next month, Christie's said on Wednesday.

Stars of sport and screen invited as Obama hosts queen (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:54 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2ndR) greet Queen Elizabeth II (2ndL) and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, for a reciprocal dinner at the Winfield House in London.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Royalty, Hollywood A-listers and football icon David Beckham gathered in central London on Wednesday as US President Barack Obama hosted Queen Elizabeth II for a regal dinner.


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