Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Bristol Palin earns $262K for teen pregnancy work (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:48 PM PDT

In this July 25, 2009, photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin holds her and Levi Johnston's son Tripp Johnston at the governor's picnic in Anchorage, Alaska. Tax documents show unwed mother Bristol Palin earned more than $262,000 for her role helping raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention in 2009. The most recent data for The Candie’s Foundation that’s posted online by research firm GuideStar shows compensation at $262,500 for the now-20-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.  (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Tax documents show unwed mother Bristol Palin earned more than $262,000 for her role in helping raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention in 2009.


Third 'Dark Knight' to film in Pittsburgh (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated file image released by Warner Bros., Christian Bale is shown as Batman in a scene from 'The Dark Knight.'  Film director Christopher Nolan, who has helmed the two previous Batman films said Tuesday, April 5, 2011, that  the next Batman film, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' will be filmed in Pittsburgh, Pa., in July. (AP Photo/Warner Bros.)AP - Criminals beware, Batman will be on the beat this summer in Pittsburgh.


Review: 'Your Highness' drowns in lowbrow humor (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, from left, Natalie Portman, Danny McBride, James Franco and Zooey Deschanel are shown in a scene from, 'Your Highness.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Frank Connor)AP - The knights-errant — strong emphasize on the errant — behind the adventure comedy "Your Highness" spend more time wallowing in medieval filth than weaving clever laughs and engaging action.


Ratings: Dancing With the Stars Beats Basketball (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT

omg! -

Like the Connecticut Huskies, Dancing With the Stars reigned as champ, far outdrawing the NCAA championship game culminating March Madness.

Bieber Ringer Explains Her Uncanny Existence (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT

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A video of a young, pug-nosed woman with a layer of brown hair swept over her forehead, performing Eminem and Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie" is making the Internet rounds — which has everything to do with the woman's resemblance to Justin Bieber...

Paris Hilton Promises To Show Unseen Side Of Herself In 'The World According To Paris' (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT

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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Paris Hilton is returning to reality TV in her new Oxygen series, "The World According to Paris," and she promises to show her fans a side of herself that has never appeared on camera.

"I'm so excited for 'The World According to Paris' to be on Oxygen, it's such a perfect network for the show," she told Access Hollywood at the Oxygen upfront presentation in New York City on Monday. "It's about living out loud, being a woman being empowered and just living life to the fullest and that's what the show's all about."

The Killers' Brandon Flowers Welcomes Third Son! (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:01 PM PDT

omg! - His wife Tana Munblowsky gave birth to Henry on March 9

Bristol Palin earns $262K for teen pregnancy work (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:48 PM PDT

omg! - AP - Tax documents show unwed mother Bristol Palin earned more than $262,000 for her role in helping raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention in 2009.

Tori & Dean Gear Up For 'sTORIbook Weddings': 'We're Hands On!' (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT

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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have tried their hand at running an inn, and now they're giving wedding planning a go with their upcoming Oxygen reality show, "sTORIbook Weddings."

Schwarzenegger superhero will overlook civil rights (omg!)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:28 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - After eight years battling California's intractable budget issues, Arnold Schwarzenegger clearly has a wistful yearning for the life of the Governator, the animated superhero he unveiled this week in Cannes.

'Duh, Winning': Sheen moves to trademark phrases (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Charlie Sheen waves to fans as he leaves the Chicago Theatre, Sunday, April 3, 2011, in Chicago. Promising 'the real story,' the 45-year-old former 'Two and a Half Men' star continued his month-long, 20-city variety show tour, with Sunday's sold-out show in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP - Not everyone may have Charlie Sheen's "Adonis DNA" but people may soon be able to wear it, chew on it, drink it and experience it in a videogame.


Rocker Vince Neil facing 2 misdemeanors in Vegas (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, singer Vince Neil performs at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Schleswig Holstein, northern Germany. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday, April 5, 2011, accuses the 50-year-old Neil of poking his finger into the chest of ex-girlfriend Alicia Jacobs in a casino lounge late March 24. (AP Photo/Axel Heimken, file)AP - Less than six weeks after being released from jail on a drunken driving charge, Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is facing two new misdemeanor charges in a Las Vegas casino showroom confrontation with an ex-girlfriend.


NH school acquires Robert Frost's letters to pal (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT

This photo released from the archives at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. shows one of several letters written by the young not-yet-famous poet Robert Frost. Plymouth State University, where he once taught, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the poet's time on campus. (AP Photo/Plymouth State University)AP - Writing from England as World War I got under way, Robert Frost was more worried about his personal finances than the threat of war.


Kevin Spacey calls for arts funding in Congress (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Actor Kevin Spacey attends an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, held by Americans for the Arts in conjunction with the Congressional Arts Caucus , calling for Congress to preserve arts funding.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Kevin Spacey performed some impromptu "street theater" Tuesday to ask Congress for continued funding of the National Endowment for the Arts amid calls for deep budget cuts.


ABC's 'Body of Proof' makes strong first showing (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

AP - Criminal investigations are the oxygen of prime-time network television these days, and actress Dana Delany is the most recent person to find out.

John Wayne's "True Grit" eye-patch up for auction (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Reuters - John Wayne's iconic eye-patch from his 1969 film "True Grit" and the Golden Globe award he won for playing drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the movie are to be sold at auction, Heritage Auctions said on Tuesday,

Rocker Vince Neil facing 2 misdemeanors in Vegas (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, singer Vince Neil performs at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Schleswig Holstein, northern Germany. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday, April 5, 2011, accuses the 50-year-old Neil of poking his finger into the chest of ex-girlfriend Alicia Jacobs in a casino lounge late March 24. (AP Photo/Axel Heimken, file)AP - Less than six weeks after being released from jail on a drunken driving charge, Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is facing two new misdemeanor charges in a Las Vegas casino showroom confrontation with an ex-girlfriend.


Icahn, Dish, others vie for bankrupt Blockbuster (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:42 PM PDT

A Blockbuster movie rental store is seen in Golden, Colorado September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn squared off against Dish Network Corp and other suitors for Blockbuster Inc at a bankruptcy auction to decide the movie rental chain's next owner and perhaps whether the company survives.


Billie Joe Armstrong Jumps Into 'American Idiot' April 5, Playing Final Weeks (Playbill)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT

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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong returns to the role of St. Jimmy in Broadway's American Idiot on April 5 for the final three weeks of the run, which will end April 24 at the St. James Theatre.

John Wayne's "True Grit" eye-patch up for auction (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Reuters - John Wayne's iconic eye-patch from his 1969 film "True Grit" and the Golden Globe award he won for playing drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the movie are to be sold at auction, Heritage Auctions said on Tuesday,

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