sirius merger – We heard this news a couple weeks ago, but now it’s official: the FCC has approved the sale of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. to Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. As expected, the vote was unanimous in favor of the deal. But Copps and Adelstein still had some parting shots before [...]

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busy phillips – After hearing the devastating news of Heath’s passing, Michelle William’s mom Carla and her best friend, actress Busy Phillips (who is also Matilda’s godmother), rushed to Michelle’s Brooklyn home in anticipation of Michelle and Matilda’s arrival from a film shoot in Sweden early Wednesday morning. Michelle’s mom is visibly upset as photogs [...]

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diana wolozin – The masseuse who discovered Heath Ledger‘s body lying still in his bedroom didn’t know what to do. So she called Mary-Kate Olsen. The pint size actress told her she’d send someone over to see what was going on. Police made an investigation into the phone calls made by the masseuse and confirmed [...]

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mob piru – Snow and record rain Snow closed I-5 and the California 58 dodge around the Grapevine, while four inches of rain fell at Santa Barbara in 24 hours. Streets through Sepulveda Dam basin closed. LAT, DN Suge Knight named in gang injunction Officials want the Mob Piru gang to stay out of Compton, [...]

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spaceshiptwo – Designs for SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo from Virgin Galactic were unveiled, ushering in the age of private spaceflight to the masses (or at least those who could afford it, that is). Currently, the SpaceShipTwo stands at 60% complete with test flights due later this year while the WhiteKnightTwo is 70% completed. The latter will [...]

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cojocaru – by Debi Dodson- “Glamour, Interrupted: How I Became the Best-Dressed Patient in Hollywood” (Steven Cojocaru) Fashion guru, Steven “Cojo” Cojocaru, known for his flamboyancy on the red carpet, his fashion expertise on such shows as Entertainment Tonight, Today, Access Hollywood, MTV, a fashion column in People magazine and fashion coordinator for American Idol, [...]

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ron paul louisiana – Ron Paul’s unmatched grassroots support was in evidence once again in an early caucus state, this time in the Louisiana district caucuses on Tuesday night. According to official but preliminary results, Ron Paul appeared to earn the second highest number of committed delegates to the state convention on February 16th, behind [...]

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Dana Jacobson has been suspended by ESPN for a week following her apparent meltdown at the Mike and Mike Roast. Jacobson has released an official apology. “I am sorry. My remarks about Notre Dame were foolish and insensitive. I respect all religions and did not mean anything derogatory by my poorly chosen words. I also [...]

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The thing I find most funny about the whole MSM vs. Blogs war is the fact at how easy it is for a MSMer to become a blog hero. All you have to do is speak nicely about a few sites and they will probably never bash you again. Of course Peter Gammons doesn’t need [...]

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Yes, boys and girls, it’s time for the regular Twitch Video Player top ten.  The ass kicking ladies remain in the top positions this week, followed up by the latest from Stephen Chow, gay zombies and Swedish vampires.  Here’s the list! 1.  Chocolate Trailer (unsubtitled) 2.  Chocolate Trailer (subtitled) 3.  Machine Girl Trailer 4.  CJ7 [...]

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