Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Albania mourns death of British comic hero (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:49 PM PDT

FILE - British actor and comedian Norman Wisdom laughs with the photographer, in Red Square, Moscow, USSR, in this July 18, 1965 file photo. In the background is St. Basil's Cathedral. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported late Monday Oct 4 2010 that the veteran funny man, star of stage, screen and TV, had died, aged 95. (AP Photo, file)AP - Through decades of Communist isolation, Albanians had little reason to laugh.


Review: 'Stone' an implausible melodrama (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT

In this publicity image released by Overture Films, Robert De Niro, left, and Edward Norton are shown in a scene from 'Stone.' (AP Photo/Overture Films, Ron Batzdorff)AP - Robert De Niro vs. Edward Norton should have been a thrilling clash of the titans: two actors who are famous for their transformational methods, intense performances and decades of challenging roles.


Musical adaptation of 'Sister Act' to hit Broadway (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:23 PM PDT

In this Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Whoopi Goldberg responds during an interview in her dressing room in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - A theatrical adaptation of the movie "Sister Act" will be getting its groove on Broadway style.


Why Lea Michele and Natalie Portman Went Vegan (omg!)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:20 PM PDT

omg! - The pros and cons of Hollywood's popular no animal-products diet

Prosecutor says Smith was surrounded by enablers (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2000 file photo, Anna Nicole Smith, right,  smiles as she walks to the courthouse with her attorney Howard K. Stern in Houston. Attorneys in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial are set with final arguments aimed at swaying jurors in reaching a complicated and crucial set of verdicts that will affect two doctors and the deceased model's former boyfriend. (AP Photo/Brett Cooomer, File)AP - Anna Nicole Smith was surrounded by a circle of enablers — including her boyfriend and two doctors — who supplied her with drugs for years despite her obvious addiction, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday as she concluded two days of closing arguments.


Stewart asks donors to help restore National Mall (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

AP - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are taking on causes more serious than a mock feud when they lead dueling political rallies on the National Mall later this month.

MTV, BET: Obama to face youth at town hall meeting (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:04 PM PDT

AP - The MTV and BET networks say President Barack Obama is scheduled to take part in a youth town hall meeting broadcast from Washington on Oct. 14.

Musical adaptation of 'Sister Act' to hit Broadway (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:23 PM PDT

In this Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Whoopi Goldberg responds during an interview in her dressing room in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - A theatrical adaptation of the movie "Sister Act" will be getting its groove on Broadway style.


Musical adaptation of 'Sister Act' to hit Broadway (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:23 PM PDT

In this Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Whoopi Goldberg responds during an interview in her dressing room in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - A theatrical adaptation of the movie "Sister Act" will be getting its groove on Broadway style.


Qualcomm suspends Flo TV sales (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Qualcomm Inc is suspending direct consumer sales of its mobile television service and devices as it looks for strategic options and plans lay-offs for its Flo TV business, which has failed to take off.

Sotheby's Islamic sale makes $11 million, beats target (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Sotheby's raised 7.1 million pounds ($11.2 million) at its evening Islamic art sale in London on Tuesday, comfortably above pre-auction estimates of 3.4-4.8 million pounds.

Prosecutor says Smith was surrounded by enablers (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2000 file photo, Anna Nicole Smith, right,  smiles as she walks to the courthouse with her attorney Howard K. Stern in Houston. Attorneys in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial are set with final arguments aimed at swaying jurors in reaching a complicated and crucial set of verdicts that will affect two doctors and the deceased model's former boyfriend. (AP Photo/Brett Cooomer, File)AP - Anna Nicole Smith was surrounded by a circle of enablers — including her boyfriend and two doctors — who supplied her with drugs for years despite her obvious addiction, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday as she concluded two days of closing arguments.


Yves Saint Laurent's Ruthless Refinement (Fashion Wire Daily)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:37 AM PDT

FWD206  Model walks the runway at the Yves Saint Laurent show during Spring 2011 Fashion Week in Paris on Monday, October 4, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily - The big question everyone was asking as they walked into the latest Yves Saint Laurent runway in Paris on Monday, Oct. 4, was whether - in a season where scores of catwalks had featured homages to the French master - the house's current creative director Stefano Pilati would make the YSL collection about his own ideas.


Philip Roth reflects on novel's decline and "Nemesis" (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Reuters - American novelist Philip Roth dislikes e-books and the distracting influences of modern technology, which he feels diminishes the ability to appreciate the beauty and aesthetic experience of reading books on paper.

Late Edward Kennedy's son, Patrick, writing memoir (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2010 file photo, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., talks during a discussion on workforce development held at Local 51 facility in East Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, file)AP - Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, is writing a memoir.


PBS series salutes the `Great American Songbook' (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2010 file photo, musician Michael Feinstein, from 'Michael Feinstein's American Songbook', poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Michael Feinstein knows that "Love Is Here to Stay" is an enchanting song with a sad story, its lyrics a tribute from Ira Gershwin to his brother and musical partner, George, who died at age 38.


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