US envoy starts Middle East push

President Obama's envoy George Mitchell is on his way to the Middle East "to discuss the peace process and the situation in Gaza." Israel's recent attack on Gaza killed 1,300 people, including 400 children, while 13 Israelis died. Will he dare to mention this?

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Tina Turner Burns Down Legs For Insurance Money

Police officers arrested Tina Turner this week on suspicion of arson, reckless endangerment, and insurance fraud, following allegations that the legendary R&B singer burned down her legs for financial gain.

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Cheney 'Aggravated’ NYT Won Pulitzer for Exposing Wiretaps

Discussing the wiretapping program on Bill Bennett’s radio show today, Vice President Cheney called the program “important,” adding that it “always aggravated” him that the Times was rewarded for its reporting.

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Democracy Now! | Katrina's Hidden Race War: In Aftermath of

after the Hurricane a group of white men went through Now Orleans shooting black men according to the "Nation". They bragged about it on a film documentary but the incidents have never been investigated.

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Overseas box office record broken in 2008

Hollywood's six major studios say they broke overseas box office records in 2008, with an estimated $9.9 billion in tickets sold.

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