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Piers Morgan bans Ann Coulter for Life… Ann Coulter was scheduled to be on Piers Morgan’s show tonight but suddenly and abruptly pulled out a day ago. We learned about this via a Piers Morgan tweet So @AnnCoulter has just pulled out of @PiersTonight tomorrow – in Britain you get a yellow feather for that kind of behaviour. #coward Well, the reasons for the cancellation remained a mystery until Coulter tweeted the following an hour ago… And I’m on Hannity tonight! 9pm EST. This did not go un-noticed by Morgan who laid the smack down… Wow. In that case you...

It's a legal drama with a decent cast. The political jabs against Republicans started early on in the season. Then, a storyline started up with one of the lead characters, played by Christine Baranski, being pursued by a Republican. He sends her Sarah Palin's book. She sends him back that mock Palin book that libs made up. Okay, not bad. <\P> On this week's episode, Baranski sees Palin giving a speech on tv, gets disgusted and turns the tv off. She finally gives in and goes out for dinner with the Republican. She tells him that she can't have a...

I was here day the story broke about Ted Kennedy's cancer. For the most part, members were civil. Look at this boldface LIE, the last post on the bottom. http://letters.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/russert/view/index2.html?show=all

2 Doctors Cleared in John Ritter's Death By LINDA DEUTSCH,AP GLENDALE, Calif. (March 14) - A jury cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist Friday of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter, who died of a torn aorta in 2003. Jurors said the majority believed the cardiologist summoned to the hospital after Ritter was diagnosed with a heart attack had no time to order a chest X-ray that might have found the tear. They also said the radiologist, who gave Ritter a body scan two years earlier, did advise Ritter of coronary problems and to consult other...

Willie Has 9/11 Conspiracies on His Mind (Feb. 5) - Country music legend Willie Nelson compared the collapse of the World Trade Center to the controlled implosions of casinos in Las Vegas while on nationally syndicated radio this week. While speaking on Alex Jones' Texas-based talk show, a favorite among conspiracy theorists, the "On the Road Again" warbler made it clear he was skeptical of the official account of the events on Sept. 11. "I saw those towers fall and I've seen an implosion in Las Vegas," he said. "There was too much similarity between the two. And I saw...

FCC levies 'NYPD' indecency fine By Brooks Boliek Jan 25, 2008 WASHINGTON -- In a sign that the federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's naked butt is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of $1.43 million. The fine proposal, announced late Friday, comes as much of the regulatory regime the commission uses to fine stations is under judicial review. Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate said Friday's action puts broadcasters on notice. "Our action today should serve as a reminder to all broadcasters that Congress and American...

You're welcome -- but not your shoes A little understanding can avoid dust-ups at the door By Heidi Stevens Tribune staff reporter December 9, 2007 FORGET THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. Rudy versus Mitt versus Hillary versus Barack? Mere child's play. You want a real debate? Ask your holiday guests to take their shoes off at the door. "People have really passionate views about this," said Noelle Howey, deputy editor at Real Simple magazine. "Some people feel very offended if they're asked to take off their shoes. Other people are equally offended if a guest balks at the request. It's very much...

Maria Shriver won't return to NBC News Maria Shriver said she won't resume her TV news career and the late Anna Nicole Smith is the reason why. Shriver, speaking Tuesday at a conference on women, said the media circus surrounding Smith's accidental drug overdose death last February led to her decision. "It was then that I knew that the TV news business had changed and so had I," Shriver said. "I called NBC News and told them I'm not coming back." Shriver took an extended leave from the network when husband Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for California governor in 2003. After...

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Fox Challenges CNBC With New Biz Channel Oct 15, 9:15 AM (ET) By JEREMY HERRON NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch has entered a dark horse in high-stakes races before, and won. On Monday, the News Corp. (NWS) (NWS) media titan trots out the Fox Business Network. Two years in the making, the channel will challenge General Electric Co. (GE) (GE)'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures. Murdoch already has knocked CNN off the cable news throne with Fox News Channel. Can he...

'Dear Abby' Author Supports Gay Marriage By LISA LEFF,AP Posted: 2007-10-10 04:17:13 Filed Under: Nation News SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 9) - For years, rumblings have surfaced on the Internet, conjecture about her casual references to "sexual orientation" and "respect." Now, Dear Abby is ready to say it flatly: She supports same-sex marriage. "I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em," the syndicated advice columnist told The Associated Press. "That is the highest form of commitment, for heaven's sake." What Jeanne Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, finds offensive and misguided are homophobic jokes, phrases like...

Madonna: I'm an 'Ambassador for Judaism' JERUSALEM (AP) - Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism," local newspapers reported Sunday. The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism. Madonna met Peres at his official Jerusalem residence on Saturday evening and the two exchanged gifts, with Madonna receiving a lavishly bound copy of the Jewish Bible. She gave Peres a volume of "The Book of Splendor," the guiding text of Kabbalah, inscribed...

Matt interviewed Kyla Ebbert, a 23-year-old college student who works as a waitress at Hooters. Two months ago, she boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Tucson. Before the flight took off, she was escorted into the jetway by a customer service representative, who asked her to change clothes. She didn't have any other clothes with her -- she had no luggage -- so the customer service rep told her to go home and change, then get a later flight. She said she had an appointment that she couldn't change, so after getting a lecture on appropriate attire,...

Whoopi Goldberg defends Michael Vick's dogfighting in first day on 'The View' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS So much for the sedate alternative to Rosie O'Donnell on "The View." Whoopi Goldberg used her first day on the daytime chat show Tuesday to defend football star Michael Vick in his dogfighting case. Goldberg said that "from where he comes from" in the South, dogfighting isn't that unusual. "It's like cockfighting in Puerto Rico," she said. "There are certain things that are indicative to certain parts of the country." The Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting charges last week, admitting that he...

JAIL VISIT TONY SPENDS TWO HOURS WITH L.I. PARENT KILLER By ADAM BUCKMAN 'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini drove to an upstate prison for a personal visit with convicted killer Martin Tankleff. August 31, 2007 -- A Long Island man convicted of killing his parents received a special gift on this 36th birthday - a surprise visit from James Gandolfini. The "Sopranos" star drove four hours each way Wednesday to pay a two-hour visit to Martin Tankleff, who has been incarcerated for 17 years at the Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, about 220 miles north of New York City. Gandolfini...

A Baby Boy for Exes Moynahan and Brady LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a boy for Bridget Moynahan and New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady. The actress gave birth to the baby in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Moynahan's publicist Christina Papadapoulos said in a statement. "Both mother and baby are doing well," she said. Other details were not immediately released. Brady's whereabouts weren't known. He wasn't on the field or sidelines for the first 15 minutes of practice on Wednesday and Patriots spokesman Stacey James said he didn't know when Brady would rejoin the team. It also wasn't clear whether...

Midler Wrongly Hacks Down 200 Trees LIHUE, Hawaii (Aug. 22) - Bette Midler cut down more than 230 trees around one of her properties on the island of Kauai without a permit, and the state has recommended she be fined. An attorney for Bette Midler says the trees that were cut down were foreign to Hawaii, and that she had plans to re-introduce native plants to the land. The staff of the Board of Land and Natural Resources recommended $6,500 in fines for having the trees felled and for building a graded road without permits required for the land zoned...

CNN Explores Religious Fundamentalism By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - Christiane Amanpour's work on the documentary series "God's Warriors" took her directly to intersections of extreme religious and secular thinking. She watched, fascinated, as demonstrators in San Francisco accused teenagers in the fundamentalist Christian group BattleCry of intolerance in a clash of two cultures that will probably never understand each other. Understanding is what Amanpour is trying to promote in "God's Warriors," which takes up six prime-time hours on CNN this week. The series on religious fundamentalism among Christians, Muslims and Jews airs in three parts, 9 p.m. EDT...

Sen. Leahy Lands Role in Batman Movie BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Holy Beltway, Batman! Sen. Patrick Leahy has a part in the next Batman movie. "I don't wear tights," the Vermont Democrat said. Leahy's scene was filmed this summer for "The Dark Knight" and involves Batman, played by Christian Bale, The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, and Alfred Pennyworth, played by Michael Caine. The longtime Batman fan would reveal little about his role other than he is called the "distinguished gentleman." "It's a pretty tense scene," said Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It's going to be a very...

Edwards Raps Hillary for Murdoch Ties By NEDRA PICKLER,AP Filed Under: Elections News WASHINGTON (Aug. 2) - John Edwards criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for taking more than $20,000 in donations from News Corp. officials, arguing that the company's Fox News Channel has a right-wing bias and Democrats should avoid the company. John Edwards says Democrats shouldn't take money from News Corp. Most of Rupert Murdoch's donations go to Republicans, but he gave $4,200 to Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign and held a fundraiser for her. Edwards led the Democratic candidates' boycott of Fox's plans to host a...