Iraq PM candidate al Jaafari aims to curb violence
Ibrahim al Jaafari the likely next prime minister said ending violence is top priority and U.S. troops stay as long as needed. He supports Islam as official religion and other sources for legislation, backs women's rights, and favors constitutional drafting with broad Iraqi input. The Shiite leader leads the Dawa Party and faces Chalabi as alternative.
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Des Moines Soldier Among Three Killed in Humvee Turnover
A Des Moines soldier, Spc. Dakotah Gooding, 21, died when a U.S. Army Humvee overturned into a canal near Balad, Iraq, during a combat patrol. Two other soldiers, Sgt. Chad Lake of Ocala Florida and Sgt. Rene Knox Jr. of New Orleans Louisiana, were killed. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Rangel, 29, drowned while attempting to rescue them. Gooding is the 21st Iowa service member killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Appeals court rules against reporters in CIA leak case
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upholds a ruling against Time Magazine reporter Matthew Cooper and New York Times journalist Judith Miller backing prosecutors who seek their grand jury testimony about confidential sources in the Valerie Plame leak case. They face possible jail time if convicted and have signaled intent to pursue further appeal.
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Michael Jackson delayed jury in flu like illness trial
Michael Jackson was treated for flu like symptoms at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria and jury selection for his child molestation case was delayed for a week. Judge Melville released prospective jurors until next Tuesday as Jackson received IV fluids.
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Contender contestant Najai Turpin dies in suicide in Philadelphia
Najai Nitro Turpin 22 a contestant on NBCs The Contender fatally shot himself in a parked car in West Philadelphia early Monday police said He was weeks from the March 7 premiere Sylvester Stallone described him as a tough street kid fighting for his family in the premiere AP Philadelphia report
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It's always a dog's life at Westminster
America's top dog is Carlee a 5 year old German shorthaired pointer who won best in show at Westminster beating a Norfolk terrier a bloodhound and a Pekingese. The crowd and judge Lynette Saltzman praised Carlees free stack as handler Michelle Ostermiller guided the performance. Carlee will retire to Castle Rock Colorado with her ninth best in show title.
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Lohan doll set for June release in My Scene line
Lindsay Lohan stars in a new Mattel My Scene Barbie modeled after her. The doll wears a beige dress with a faux fur coat and includes a director's chair and velvet rope. It hits shelves in June for about 30 dollars, previewed at the Toy Fair in New York.
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Academy Awards host Chris Rock drew mixed reaction
Drudge reports that Chris Rock sparked controversy with remarks about the Oscars in an Entertainment Weekly interview. Some Academy members allegedly want him removed, but Academy administrator Ric Roberts says there are no plans to replace Rock ahead of the February 27 ceremony.
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Deaths in the Arts and Sciences Across Three Continents
Sixten Ehrling 86 of Stockholm died in New York after a career with the Royal Opera during Stockholm’s golden 1950s era. Eleanor Gould Packard 87 of New York, longtime The New Yorker proofreader, died Sunday. Dr. Sonja Buckley 86 of Baltimore Yale virologist who helped identify the Lassa virus died Feb 2 after strokes. Beverly Dennis 79 of Beverly Hills former actress died Jan 20 of multiple myeloma. Jack Segal 86 of Tarzana lyricist of Scarlet Ribbons and When Sunny Gets Blue died Thursday of natural causes.
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Notable birthdays today include Pete Postlethwaite and LeVar Burton
Celebrated birthdays today include actors Pete Postlethwaite Jeremy Bulloch William Katt LeVar Burton Ice T actress Lisa Loring and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran among others. The list highlights performers from film television and music known for their diverse careers.
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LeVar Burton
Ice-T
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