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Could a mail-order bride website become the new Match.com? Fortune magazine reports that websites like AnastasiaDate are trying to shed the shady images of green card goldiggers and abusive American men in search of Stepford slaves. They have re-branded the mail-order bride business 'premium international dating'. AnastasiaDate's traffic grew by 220per cent in 2012, and it now has four million users.

Insiders and grassroots activists are starting to zero in on a primary challenger to face off against embattled incumbent US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Graham has become extremely unpopular due to his votes on taxes, the NDAA, gun rights and his position on drones. He recently came out against Rand Paul’s filibuster, which created National backlash against him and is refusing to support Paul’s efforts to filibuster Obama’s attempt at Second Amendment restrictions.

Actress Mila Kunis is frustrated about the lack of interest in politics, insisting it's "crazy" young people "don't educate themselves about the world." The "Black Swan" star is a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama and she's baffled that others in her age group don't hold political views. She's urged the youth of America to sit down with a book or newspaper and learn about current affairs - for the sake of their own children. Kunis tells Britain's Stylist magazine, "Yes (I'm frustrated), because you are given such an amazing opportunity with so much information. Why is no-one taking advantage...

Catherine Zeta-Jones got some flack when she was caught smoking while her husband Michael Douglas was fighting throat cancer, but now that Michael’s won his battle, Catherine’s trying to quit smoking with electronic cigarettes — even if her hubby hasn’t given up the bad habit himself. The Academy Award winner has been using the Smokestik electronic cigarettes for three months and a rep for the company tells OK! she was gifted them by the brand to support her quitting the bad habit. How can you tell that Catherine is using her electronic cigs and not going back to the unhealthy...

NEW YORK (CBS) Former New York Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger, who accused veteran NFL quarterback Brett Favre of sending her sexually explicit messages, secretly met with the NFL commissioner less than two weeks before Favre was hit with a $50,000 for not cooperating with the league's investigation, according to a report. In a case which she described as "David vs. Goliath," Sterger told Commissioner Roger Goodell that he was "delusional" if he believed the accusations against Favre were "isolated," her lawyer Joesph Conway told The New York Post. In October, Gawker sports blog DeadSpin released voice mails and sent...

It's the news her legion of male admirers have dreaded – voluptuous Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is going on a diet. The 35-year-old, who has a stunning 39D-30-39 figure, has told friends she wants to lose more than two stone (28 pounds) to conform with Hollywood’s svelte stars. Christina has become an icon of curvaceousness, thanks to her role as Joan Holloway in the Sixties-set drama. Christina has got sick of all the talk of her being the curviest woman in Hollywood. For her it basically meant she was being called fat,’ says a source. (snip) ‘Christina’s cut out...

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Voters now know a thing or two about Harry Reid's type -- the Senate majority leader, speaking at a fundraiser Monday, reportedly called New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "the hottest member," in front of a crowd that included the blond mother of two. Politico.com reported that the remark caused Gillibrand to blush and surprised those in the audience. Reid apparently was explaining that senators are known for "many things," but that Gillibrand has a reputation as a Capitol Hill hottie. ...

A day or so ago, I was surfing on one of the Bloggers or the Chat Forums, and someone posted a picture of a tall hottie in shorts and what looked like UGG boots pulling a trash can along. She was wearing green. I've looked through my computer's web history for the past several days, and can't locate it. Can anyone point me to the thread or picture? (I'm betting Laz will know.)

The video of French-born exotic dancer Alizee Sery (pictured) performing a strip tease on the sacred rock has stirred widespread outrage.

They say death and taxes are inevitable. But in the case of Earl Phillips, taxes may have helped save the Adair County man's life. When Phillips called the state Department of Revenue last month to get answers about his state income tax bill, the faceless Frankfort bureaucrat who called him back saved his life. Now Phillips thinks Department of Revenue employee Natalie Brown — who dialed 911 when Phillips had a heart attack during that May 26th phone call — should receive more than a simple thank you. "I'm very proud of that lady," Phillips said. "She saved my life....

Airman 1st Class Apryl Sanders, a weapons manager for the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, was named Miss Military last month by a nonprofit organization in California. Wednesday, she e-mailed the contest organizer to refuse the crown. The California-based Military Civilian Experience Inc. organized the event, which also named a Mr. Military. Calvin Hill, the group’s founder, said Sanders was forced to give up the crown by her superiors. “The chain of command put pressure on her,” Hill said. “Something is going on there.” Sanders initially declined to comment on why she campaigned for...

Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders Unveil 2010 Swimsuit Calendar August 7, 2009   By Andy Kent MiamiDolphins.com Friday night on South Beach got about as hot as it could get - literally and figuratively when the 2009 Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders took to the runway in the courtyard of Casa Casuarina, formerly the Versace Mansion, for a fashion show and the unveiling of the 2010 Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders Swimsuit Calendar.   Monica Mason, Johanna Torres, Amy Madill and Fabiola Romero graced the cover of the new calendar and none of them knew that until the cover was unfurled from the balcony above...

Never mind Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni. Israelis are chattering about the candidacy of Orly Levy, a 35-year-old former fashion model running for Parliament from the state's hard-right Israel Beitenu party. Local wags have made quick work of her thin résumé, and even Levy herself admits, "I have no political experience at all." Some Israelis are amused. "This would be like Paris Hilton going to the Senate," says filmmaker Etgar Keret. "You could make a reality show about this." A scary one: according to the latest polls, Levy's ultranationalist party is surging, and could win as many as 18 seats...

She takes the pulpit each Sunday in a long, black robe, but Massachusetts pastor Nicole Lamarche once strutted the stage in a swimsuit -- as a beauty pageant winner. And her parishoners say that's just fine with them. A Boston Globe article says the young pastor, 30, has so enlivened her congregation in the tiny Cape Cod village of Cotuit -- population 2,600 -- that churchgoers credit her with injecting youth and excitement into the entire town as well. Lamarche caused a small scandal upon her arrival, when some church members Googled her and discovered that she's a former Miss...

Newly released academic research suggests that Sarah Palin's sexiness, while great for selling copies of Vogue magazine and political buttons about the hottest governor from the coldest state last fall, may actually have hurt her vote-getting ability, which seems to be what elections are about. Of course, standing next to John McCain is bound to make pretty much anyone look pretty much prettier. Which may be one reason the crowds often chanted "Sar-RAH! Sa-RAH!" when the Republican governor and Republican senator appeared together as the GOP presidential ticket.

Miss Indiana crowned new Miss America The 22-year-old student battled laryngitis during competition week Dashing the dreams of 50 other beauty queens, 26-year-old Texan View photos from the competition. Sat., Jan. 24, 2009 In ball gowns, blue jeans and bikinis, 52 young women took to the stage Saturday to compete for the Miss America 2009 title. But only one beauty took the crown — Miss Indiana Katie Stam. While accepting her new position from host Mario Lopez and Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund of Michigan, Stam shared her glory with fellow contestants. “I’m gonna thank all these amazing girls behind...

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino was slightly bruised in the aftermath of the shoe-throwing melee at President Bush's news conference at the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad on Sunday, a senior administration official said. But Perino will be fine and is continuing with the presidential party, the official said. Perino was hit in the face with a microphone as security wrestled with the reporter, NBC News reported. The White House transcript from the news conference labels the incident an "audience interruption." President Bush said. "Okay, everybody calm down for a minute." Then, indicating Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the president...

Does it ever seem to you that we are more interested in Sarah Palin as a human than we are in any of the other candidates for president or vice-president? Critics used to moan that they "didn't know" her when she was tapped for the McCain ticket, but now it seems to us that we might know a little too much about her. Today the New Republic uncovered some notes she scribbled on the back of official papers back in the days when she was a Wasilla city councilmember dreaming of becoming mayor. And also, yesterday, YouTube gave us another...