Saturday, November 6, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Oscar-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh dead at 66 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this  May 15, 2007  file photo, Jill Clayburgh, star of 'Dirty Sexy Money' poses for photographers on the red carpet during the arrivals of ABC's 2007-2008 preview in New York. Jill Clayburgh, whose Broadway and Hollywood acting career stretched through the decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a divorcee exploring her sexuality in the 1978 film 'An Unmarried Woman,' died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010.  She was 66. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Jill Clayburgh, the sophisticated Hollywood and Broadway actress known for portrayals of empowered women in a career spanning five decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated role of a divorcee exploring life after marriage in the 1978 film "An Unmarried Woman," has died. She was 66.


White father of African rock marks anniversary (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PDT

In this photo of Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010 South African musician Johnny Clegg looks on during an interview with the Associated Press at his house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Clegg, later dubbed the 'white Zulu,' was sure his song's message would be lost. At the time, his new genre of music, a blend of Western pop and Zulu rhythms, was banned from the radio — as Mandela's photo was banned from newspapers. Clegg's concerts were routinely broken up, and he and other members of his multiracial band had been arrested several times for challenging a South African law meant to keep whites and blacks apart. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)AP - In a rehearsal studio one afternoon in 1986, a white South African musician wrote an international hit — partly in Zulu, the language of the largest ethnic group in the country.


Opera singer Shirley Verrett dies at 79 in Mich. (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 1970  file photo, opera singer Shirley Verrett makes her Metropolitan Opera debut in George Bizet's 'Carmen' at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano Shirley Verrett, who was praised for her singing in Verdi repertory staples, has died, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010.  She was 79. (AP Photo/File)AP - Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79.


Tron: Legacy Spawns Animated TV Series Featuring the Voice of Elijah Wood (omg!)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PDT

omg! -

Before the film has even hit theaters, Disney's upcoming Tron: Legacy has spawned an animated TV series, Comingsoon.net reports.

Tron: Uprising, which will air on kids digital cable channel Disney XD, will feature the voices of Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reubens, Reginald VelJohnson and Bruce Boxleitner, who reprises his role as Tron.

Bush to speak with Lauer, Winfrey, Leno, others (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:32 PM PDT

This photo taken Oct. 28, 2010 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc.,  shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing former President George W. Bush during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at Harpo Studios in Chicago. The show will air nationally on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns)  NO SALESAP - The world will soon be hearing a lot from former President George W. Bush.


Actress Jill Clayburgh dies at 66 (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:21 AM PDT

US actress Jill Clayburgh, seen here in 2007 and was twice nominated for Oscars for her portrayals of independent women, has died of leukemia, aged 66.(Getty Images/AFP/Evan Agostini)AFP - US actress Jill Clayburgh, who was twice nominated for Oscars for her portrayals of independent women, has died of leukemia, aged 66.


White father of African rock marks anniversary (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PDT

In this photo of Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010 South African musician Johnny Clegg looks on during an interview with the Associated Press at his house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Clegg, later dubbed the 'white Zulu,' was sure his song's message would be lost. At the time, his new genre of music, a blend of Western pop and Zulu rhythms, was banned from the radio — as Mandela's photo was banned from newspapers. Clegg's concerts were routinely broken up, and he and other members of his multiracial band had been arrested several times for challenging a South African law meant to keep whites and blacks apart. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)AP - In a rehearsal studio one afternoon in 1986, a white South African musician wrote an international hit — partly in Zulu, the language of the largest ethnic group in the country.


Michael Shannon Is a Desperate Producer in NYC Bow of 'Mistakes Were Made', Starting Nov. 5 (Playbill)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Playbill -

An Off-Broadway producer is in the spotlight in the New York City premiere of Craig Wright's new comedy Mistakes Were Made, starring Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, beginning previews Nov. 5 at the Barrow Street Theater.

Michelle Obama dances in the home of Bollywood (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:10 AM PDT

US First lady Mitchelle Obama plays AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Saturday danced barefoot to Bollywood tunes, as she visited a charity helping orphans and runaways in India's entertainment capital, Mumbai.


Bush to speak with Lauer, Winfrey, Leno, others (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:00 AM PDT

This photo taken Oct. 28, 2010 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc.,  shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing former President George W. Bush during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at Harpo Studios in Chicago. The show will air nationally on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns)  NO SALESAP - The world will soon be hearing a lot from former President George W. Bush.


`Conan' tests fan loyalties with new network, time (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PDT

In this undated publicity image released by TBS, TV host Conan O'Brien, is shown.  O'Brien will debut his new late night show, 'Conan,' on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 at 11:00 p.m. EST on TBS. (AP Photo/TBS, Art Streiber)AP - Timing is key in comedy and for at least one formerly unemployed talk-show host. While Conan O'Brien's departure from "Tonight" was part of a sorry mess, it was exquisitely in sync with the growing influence of social media.


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