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Britney Spears launched her highly anticipated comeback at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, drawing ridicule by dressing up as a stripper and miming her new single.
The 25-year-old singer, whose professional achievements have been overshadowed by her personal crises in recent years, performed "Gimme More"...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 65 weeks 5 days 17 hours 13 minutes ago
All I can say it's about time the LAPD took this step -- and I wish Sacramento would wake up! From the story:
"The Los Angeles Police Department has imposed a moratorium on impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers amid concerns that the practice may be unconstitutional,...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 66 weeks 5 days 5 hours 16 minutes ago
The nation's top intelligence official has confirmed that a federal court did rule the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was in violation of the law, prompting the mad rush in Congress this month to overhaul key espionage provisions.
In an interview with a Texas newspaper, Director of...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 60 weeks 4 days 16 hours 32 minutes ago
Arabs and Arab Americans in Hollywood live in an interesting time. The appetite for Middle Eastern stories and themes boomed after 9/11 and grew again with the ongoing grind of the war in Iraq. But the roles suddenly being created for Arab-heritage actors often are limited...(more)
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Villagers in south-west China attack family planning officials, overturned cars and set fire to government buildings.
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 66 weeks 5 days 5 hours 18 minutes ago
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took a firm stand Wednesday against the Democratic healthcare proposal moving through the Legislature, saying for the first time that he would not support an expansion of medical insurance if it were financed solely by new requirements on employers.
The Democratic proposal would require...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 65 weeks 5 days 17 hours 16 minutes ago
For 40 days, the children of "Kid Nation" hauled wagons, cooked meals, managed stores and cleaned outhouses, all in the name of building a society in front of reality TV cameras.
Were they working? There doesn't seem to be a simple answer. But what is clear is...(more)
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They came wearing black hoods, firing automatic weapons and throwing grenades. They took hostages, attacked two hotels, a movie theater a café, a train station and other popular and undefended “soft targets.”
Who are they? The answer to that question remained in dispute Thursday as security...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 7 weeks 4 days 20 hours 23 minutes ago
A bunch of people who know John McCain well say he's too dangerously unstable to be put in a position of real power.
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Powerful winds continued to fuel fires early today as two blazes threatened more homes on the northern fringes of the San Fernando Valley.
At 6:30 a.m., Inspector Paul Hartwell of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said the 4,824-acre Marek fire near Lake View Terrace was 70%...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 62 weeks 1 day 15 hours 4 minutes ago
Nearly two dozen private hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties, accounting for up to 15% of beds in the region, are in dire financial straits and in danger of bankruptcy or closure, according to hospital administrators, industry experts and state data.
The troublesome development follows the...(more)
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submitted by Oscar Contreras 5 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago
The Kremlin in the Putin era has often sought to maintain as much sway over the portrayal of history as over the governing of the country. In seeking to restore Russia’s standing, Mr. Putin and other officials have stoked a nationalism that glorifies Soviet triumphs while...(more)
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