Lebanon ministers resign as protests demand Syria exit
Thousands massed outside Beirut's Parliament shouting for Syria out as Prime Minister Omar Karami resigns his cabinet. Demonstrators pressed for President Emile Lahoud to quit and for Syria to withdraw its troops, aiming to push toward neutral governance and early elections. The White House welcomed the move, urging free elections without foreign interference.
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Rivers praise Oscars fashion on Today program
Joan and Melissa Rivers congratulate Oscar fashion on NBC Today with no worst dressed. They praise Cate Blanchett in a yellow Valentino gown and cite Catalina Sandino Moreno, Renee Zellweger, and Salma Hayek in striking outfits.
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Man in St Paul Touts Hartnett Script in Ad
Paul Martin Hennessey of Alton Missouri placed a half page in City Pages St Paul urging Josh Hartnett to read his script about a 1942 fatal Boston nightclub fire. He says the story could earn the Pearl Harbor star an Academy Award.
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Gibson Sells Beartooth Ranch in Montana Deal
Mel Gibson has sold his 45 000 acre Beartooth Ranch in Columbus Montana in a multimillion dollar deal with neighbors Kent and Pam Williams. The buyers say they signed the deed last week and the purchase price is not to be disclosed. The couple feared subdivision of the valley if the sale became public.
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Deaths in the News Shows Raskin and Bricker
Jef Raskin 61 of San Jose a computer interface expert who helped conceive Apple’s Macintosh died Saturday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December. Pam Bricker 50 of Takoma Park an eclectic singer for Thievery Corporation was pronounced dead February 21 and ruled a death by own action due to hanging.
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Orbach Finishes Law and Order Film While Battling Cancer
Orbach pressed on with chemotherapy every two weeks in his final days while filming Law and Order Trial by Jury. Executive producer Johnson Green recalls he spoke in a whisper for his last scene and refused to be written out, citing his drive to keep working at 69.
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Celebrities celebrate birthdays from actors to singers
Today marks birthdays for Robert Clary 79 Harry Belafonte 78 Robert Conrad 70 Roger Daltrey 61 Alan Thicke 58 Ron Howard Janis Oliver Cummins 51 Catherine Bach Tim Daly George Eads Mark-Paul Gosselaar Sean Woolstenhulm 34 and others.
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Roger Daltrey
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Janis Oliver Cummins
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Tim Daly
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