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<p>Osama bin Laden 'had stoned fantasies about marrying Whitney Houston and murdering Bobby Brown'</p> <p>Like all beautiful, successful women Whitney Houston had more than her share of male admirers. But few stars could have provoked such unwanted attention as that which the singer received from one of history's most depraved and despicable men, terror chief Osama bin Laden. Extraordinary as it might seem, bin Laden is said to have lusted after Houston, dreamed of marrying her and at one point even plotted to murder her husband Bobby Brown.</p>

An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards, raised the operational readiness status of the country’s forces, initiating preparations for potential external strikes and covert attacks. Western intelligence officials said the Islamic Republic had initiated plans to disperse long-range missiles, high explosives, artillery and guards units to key defensive positions. The order was given in response to the mounting international pressure over Iran’s nuclear programme. Preparation for a confrontation has gathered pace following last month’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna that produced evidence that Iran was actively working to produce nuclear...

The decision by Greece to hold a referendum on the eurozone rescue deal was a bombshell for President Nicolas Sarkozy that not only upended final preparations for the Group of 20 meeting in Cannes but also threatened to damage his re-election strategy. Mr Sarkozy had worked long and hard to secure the rescue deal, finally agreed in Brussels in the dead of night less than a week ago, to smooth the way to the summit of the world’s leading economic powers in Cannes starting on Thursday.  The plan was for the G20 to reinforce the eurozone plan and allow Mr...

New research suggests the continuation of life on Earth depends on massive explosions on the other side of the galaxy. The explosions, gamma-ray bursts thought to occur when two stars collide, can release tons of high-energy gamma-ray radiation into space. Scientists believe they have already played a part in some the planet's extinctions. They say the blasts could be contributing to the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. Brian Thomas, of Washburn University, in Topeka, Kansas, said: 'We find that a kind of gamma-ray burst — a short gamma-ray burst — is probably more significant than a longer gamma-ray burst....

Two current news stories have a lot of people thinking about that age old question involving ethics and integrity: "What would you do?" The first is the less technical than you'd think hacking scandal that brought down the British tabloid News of the World. The second is the amazingly classy choice made by a New York Yankees fan at yesterday's game.

Mounting evidence that Sarah Palin may have bought a $1.7million home in Arizona has sparked speculation she will run for president next year. But it seems the real reason for the move could be more personal - to keep tabs on her daughter, Bristol. The Tea Party politician is reportedly furious at the 20-year-old's new relationship with Disney's Kyle Massey, who she met on Dancing with the Stars last year. Bristol and Kyle are soon to appear in a new reality show for the BIO Channel, which will follow them as they set up a charity alongside Kyle's elder brother,...

The real reason behind PRESIDENT OBAMA's shocking weight loss - he's secretly battling stomach parasites, say sources. The pencil-thin president caught the parasites on a trip last year to Hawaii, where he and his family also vacationed over Christmas, according to top political insiders. "Barack has wanted to keep the stomach parasites under the radar," revealed a close source. "There had been a public health warning about them in Hawaii when he caught them."

While light years away from the worldview of most Americans and decidedly far left from the start, the Huffington Post was at least a respectable blog in its formative years. How the times have changed: Now, President Obama’s suggested reading for college students has added shockingly sleazy tabloid sections; one entitled, Sex and the other, Celebrity Skin. Just above the shameless and sordid content in both tabloid sections is Huffingtons ever-present byline, “Some News Is So Big It Needs Its Own Page”. So what’s the “big news” so deserving of its own page? Here are just a few examples: Neil...

Barack Obama to make UFO announcement in coming weeks Michael Cohen m.cohen@allnewsweb.com All News Web has received information from government insiders close to the US President that Barack Obama has been given the go ahead to make an important 'off ther cuff' announcement regarding UFO visits and US contact with aliens. Allegedly DARPA has given this move the green light. The comments by the President will be made within the next month. Our sources claim this will not be outright admittance of UFO visits and contact with aliens, however the comments will come as close to admittance as any President...

Saw this headline this morning while in the check-out line:

In a bombshell new development in the AL GORE SEX SCANDAL, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that the former vice president has finally been interviewed by police in the Molly Hagerty case. Sources close to the investigation reveal that detectives from the Portland, Oregon, Police Bureau traveled quietly to San Francisco on Thursday for the secret meeting with the 62-year-old Nobel Prize winner. "Al Gore has finally been interviewed face to face by detectives in the Molly Hagerty case," a close source told The ENQUIRER. "Details of what was disclosed in the police interview by Gore --and exactly how long...

"It's illegal for Barack Obama to serve as America's President! That's what critics are saying after a government records official revealed Obama was NOT born in the U.S. and there is NO birth certificate in Hawaii to prove his claims that's he's a "natural born" citizen as required by the Constitution!"

A picture is worth 1,000 words or so we’re told. Here are a few: despicable, appalling, predatory and unprofessional. That barely hints at the disgusting behavior Reuters is displaying in its quest to use a crotch photo of a 17-year-old girl to make money. We thought we had seen it all, so to speak. Perez Hilton, who has turned all things sleazy into a business model, was smacked down by society for posting a revealing photo of singer/actress Miley Cyrus. After Hilton’s lame defense of showing an up-skirt photo of the girl who he has previously called a “Disney Whore"...

Is anyone else getting this HUGE ad on the FOX news website? I'm about to switch to cBS to get my news if they don't stop... *lights torch....grabs pitchfork....raises fist in anger*

Al Gore may not have cheated on Tipper Gore, but her constant suspicion that he did was enough to cause a huge rift in the marriage, says a report from National Enquirer. The tabloid spoke to numerous sources who said that Tipper Gore constantly thought that Al Gore was having affairs, which had a negative affect on their relationship. “While there’s never been proof that Al had affairs, Tipper allowed herself to suspect the worse,” an insider revealed. “I think she’s always believed there was something going on between Al and many of the women in his life.” The 62-year-old...

Iranian groupie 'risks life' for book on bedding famous rockers A self-proclaimed "slut" from Iran may become the target of Muslim extremists after she penned a book about having sex with the world's most famous rockers. Roxana Shirazi, who lived in Tehran until she was 10, claims to have had sexual encounters with members of Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Velvet Revolver, Papa Roach and Skid Row. Several editors and agents reportedly refused to work with her on the book, titled The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage, for fear of enraging the Muslim community. "I haven't attacked...

OBAMA CHEATING SCANDAL PRESIDENT OBAMA has been caught in a shocking cheating scandal after being caught in a Washington, DC Hotel with a former campaign aide, sources say. And now, a hush-hush security video that shows everything could topple both Obama's presidency and marriage to Michelle! A confidential investigation has learned that Obama first became close to gorgeous 35 year-old VERA BAKER in 2004 when she worked tirelessly to get him elected to the US Senate, raising millions in campaign contributions. While Baker has insisted in the past that "nothing happened" between them, the ENQUIRER has learned that top anti-Obama...

O'Reilly! Just shut up!

  It seems Michael Jackson's longtime doctor, Arnold Klein, was telling the truth about Michael's propensity to pee in bottles ... based on the L.A. County Coroner's autopsy report and a strange item found by the foot of the bed. TMZ first published the autopsy findings yesterday. Among the items found in the bedroom where Dr. Conrad Murray was treating Michael Jackson -- "a closed bottle of urine atop a chair." Back in November, we posted a story about Dr. Arnold Klein, who told us that Michael Jackson had a habit of peeing in cups and other objects, often in...

The executive editor of the National Enquirer says he plans to enter his paper's work on the John Edwards scandal for a Pulitzer Prize. Don't laugh. "It's clear we should be a contender for this," Barry Levine said by phone Thursday, hours after the former presidential candidate admitted what the newspaper had been reporting all along: that he is the father of Rielle Hunter's baby. "The National Enquirer, a supermarket tabloid, was able to publish this reporting." Although the staff never doubted its reports that Edwards had fathered a baby girl with his former campaign videographer, Levine said, "there is...

In the latest twist of a story that has ‘Movie of the Week’ written across it in gold, John Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth has now decided to meet John’s mistress and love child face-to-face. Although reportedly ‘heartbroken’ by her husband’s affair, the 60-year old former law clerk is desperate to avoid the ugly court battle that is sure to ensue if John’s former mistress, Rielle Hunter doesn’t achieve her demands for $18,000 a month in child support. “As much as she hates that John has a second family, Elizabeth can’t stand the idea of Rielle going public with their dirty laundry,”...

Tiger Woods was braced for new trouble tonight amid reports that at least two women are set to go public with claims that they had affairs with the world’s highest-earning sportsman. RadarOnline.com a celebrity news website, reported that several women had come forward claiming to have had sex with the billion-dollar golfer, including one who purports to have “explosive” answerphone recordings. Jaimee Grubbs, 24, a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, tells this week’s edition of Us Weekly magazine that she had a 31-month affair with Woods, starting in April 2007, and that she has more than 300 text messages — some...

New Woman Claims Affair with Tiger Woods Jaimee Grubbs Says She Had a 31-Month Affair with the Golf Star, Has Text Messages to Prove It (CBS) Nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel is denying allegations of an affair with golfer Tiger Woods, but now a second woman is coming forward saying that she had a relationship with the golf great. TMZ.com reports that Jaimee Grubbs, who has appeared on the VH1 reality show "Tool Academy," claims that she met Woods in Las Vegas in April 2007, when she was working as a 21-year-old cocktail waitress, and began what she says was a...

A former reporter who covered Woods on numerous occasions on the PGA tour told Fox411 that such a stance is par for the course with Woods."A little over a year ago Tiger was in a room at a hotel in Miami, about 90 minutes from his home," the source said. "The room was guarded by two guards with earpieces looking very professional in suits. Tiger exited the room with a dark-haired woman, not his wife, giving his security guards the evil eye when he realized someone else was in the hall seeing him."

Author Larry Sinclair, who insists he had sex and did cocaine with Barack Obama, is taking his campaign for revenge to Congress - and insiders say the furious First Lady vows to crush him! GLOBE bares all the details of the bitter battle in an exclusive you can't afford to miss

Levi Johnson, the father of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust." In a preview of an interview with the CBS Entertainment show "The Insider" that aired Tuesday, Johnson says of Palin, "I just look at her in disgust. ... It's almost funny, that she's like, 46 years old, and she's battling a 19-year-old, and I'm winning."

Today the Globe tabloid rag had "Obama lung cancer" on it's cover.For some reason the Globe's website is down. Surprise?www.globemagazine.com Here the cache:Cache of Globe site Obama Lung Cancer Shocker! Chain-smoking President Barack Obama has lung cancer, White House sources fear as the Commander-in-Chief suffers chest pains, dizzy spells and has lost 25 pounds! This week's GLOBE bares the stunning inside story. You can't afford to miss it! November 9, 2009I don't give a bit of credibility to the GLOBE...but it's curious that their site would be "unavailable" now.

LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner leaned back on a red loveseat, the saggy one in the study of his infamous mansion here, and interlocked his fingers behind his head. A visitor had asked — more like shouted, since he has trouble hearing — a question about mortality. At 83, does he think about it? In a word, no. Mr. Hefner, the legendarily libidinous founder of Playboy, the prophet of hedonism, does not believe that his denouement is at hand. He doesn’t act like it, either. He still works full days on his magazine, flies to Europe and Las Vegas, pops...

By Cheryl Mercedes - bio | email GONZALES, LA (WAFB) - Gonzales Police want to talk to a man they say left a prized stallion tied to a stake next to a cage of pit bulls. Detectives say the pit bulls somehow got out and attacked the defenseless horse. Police say the horse and the pit bulls were on the same property. The dogs' owner was put in charge of caring for his uncle's horse, Prince, when he passed away. But on Saturday, police say the pit bulls somehow broke free and went after the horse. When the veterinarian got...

Pretty former "Late Show" staffer Stephanie Birkitt revealed in her diary that she continued having sex with boss David Letterman even after moving in with her CBS-producer boyfriend, who later allegedly tried to extort him over the affair, sources told The Post yesterday. Letterman and Birkitt enjoyed romantic hikes last fall at his sprawling ranch in eastern Montana -- where he was married in March -- while her boyfriend, "48 Hours Mystery" producer Robert "Joe" Halderman, stayed home in Connecticut, the sources said. Late Show with David Letterman staffer Stephanie Birkitt. At the time, Birkitt, 34, insisted to Halderman that...

The Hester quoted by TMZ made the stunning admission as a Letterman show source dished that he kept a secret bedroom above his set in the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway. "He doesn't have to come out," a staffer said. "He has a suite upstairs." An ex-"Late Show" staffer said Letterman kept a room insiders dubbed "the bunker" that was open only to his favorite young female underlings. Letterman, 62, admitted on the air Thursday that he had had several affairs, apparently while dating longtime love Regina Lasko, who he married in March. The two have a son, Harry, 5....

A former "Late Show" intern came forward Saturday to say she is one of David Letterman's former flings. "I was madly in love with him at the time," Holly Hester told TMZ.com. "I would have married him. He was hilarious." The NYU alum said the relationship started when Letterman asked her on a date to the movies. A year-long, secret romance ensued, she said, until the funnyman called it off. Letterman, 62, admitted on air Thursday night that he had affairs with female staffers, but did not name them. He made the confession while revealing that a CBS News producers...

It's been a rough summer for Jessica Simpson. Gone are the days when Simpson's biggest slip of the tongue came as she confused tuna with chicken. As of late, her verbal gaffes have generated much more controversy. Last month, the 29-year-old offended some in the Native American community by using what is widely considered a "racial slur." When TMZ asked Simpson if she would retrieve the pricey boat she bought for former boyfriend Tony Romo, her response was not politically correct.

Kathy Griffin went the cougar route for her date to the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night. The star brought Levi Johnston, the teenage ex-fiance of Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. The couple held hands as they walked down the red carpet at the event, set to be hosted by the Jonas Brothers. So why did Johnston, 19, decide to come with Griffin, 48? “She’s beautiful and funny,” he told Access Hollywood. “She’s the star of the night.” “Miley (Cyrus), try to top this!” Griffin added.

Sarah Palin skipped out as Alaska's governor due to marital problems she and hubby Todd have had "from day one," Levi Johnston said Monday. The father of the Palins' grandson Tripp and their daughter Bristol's ex-fiancé declined to give details of what was wrong, but emphatically told RadarOnline.com no infidelity was involved (Click here to watch interview). "No!" the hockey hunk replied when asked if he thought there was cheating, adding, "I'm not going to get into that." But asked if he believed the marital problems were serious enough to prompt Palin to step down, Johnston answered just as firmly,...

[...]So what do you think the MSM would do about this? Ignore it maybe? I mean Team Sarah put the rumor down quickly right? No, they blame Sarah for answering these false charges. By having her spokeswoman repeat the charges to rebut them in a public form, Palin effectively guaranteed coverage from the mainstream media that otherwise would not report claims attributed to unnamed sources on an anonymous blog. OK, Sarah, listen to me. You ignored my very nice open letter, but this is important. You have to fire Meg Stapleton, or give her something easier to do. There are...

Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson on Thursday, the night before her 29th birthday, a source close to the pop star tells PEOPLE exclusively. "She is heartbroken," says the source. "She loves Tony. But it's been difficult lately. He's busy with his career and she's getting ready to shoot her show (The Price of Beauty). They decided to part ways." The Dallas Cowboys quarterback fueled breakup rumors when he showed up with about 14 friends at the Hollywood hotspot MyHouse on Friday night without the birthday girl, a source tells PEOPLE.

Blood suckers must not have hearts, because RPattz has apparently dumped Kristen Stewart while their sparkly vampire baby love child is baking in her womb (yes, I believe everything I read on the internets)!! Life & Style says that RPattz has dropped Kristen Stewart off at the section marked "IT'S OVAH" and has no plans of picking her back up. A sourcey says that he's moved on from Kristen to his Remember Me co-star Emilie de Ravin. The source watched the two canoodling at the Bowery Hotel in NYC on June 14th. When Elizabeth Reaser, one of the other actors...

TMZ has learned "Three's Company" star Joyce DeWitt was arrested for DUI on July 4th in El Segundo, California. Law enforcement sources tell us DeWitt drove past a barricade Saturday afternoon -- and when an officer approached her, she smelled like booze. She was given field sobriety tests and then arrested for suspicion of DUI. The 60-year-old actress, who played Janet Wood on the 80's sitcom, posted bail for $5,000.

The death of a pop culture icon is always an event; and Michael Jackson’s fame equaled that of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. He was world-famous and beloved for most of his career. And now, like them, he has left this earth prematurely. His death has given his name a new life; once again Michael Jackson is selling newspapers and record numbers of albums — and making TV history. CNN’s ratings shot up a whopping 973% on Thursday — MSNBC by 330% and Fox by 243%. Interest in his death brought the Internet to its knees. Crowds have gathered from London...

Looks like the third time isn't the charm for the Piano Man. Billy Joel and his latest wife, Katie Lee, are splitting up, the couple confirmed to the Daily News on Wednesday. "After nearly five years of marriage, Billy and Katie have decided to separate," reps for the pair said in a joint statement. "This decision is the result of much thought and consideration. Billy and Katie remain caring friends, with admiration and respect for each other." Rumors have swirled for months that Joel's third marriage was on the rocks.

Politicians who deny human-caused climate disruption elevate their own opinions above the expertise of not only climate scientists, but biologists, physicists, chemists and ecologists. It's as arrogant and inexplicable as claiming they know more about how to launch rockets than NASA, more about building skyscrapers than architects and more about computers than geeks. A new report will now force these politicians to conclude they also know more about health and medical science than doctors. Next time they have chest pain we should hand out scalpels and insist they do their own open-heart surgery.

That Miss Cailfornia USA crown may be firmly affixed to her head, but controversy won't stop swirling around Carrie Prejean and her family. Valerie Vetrano, an openly gay sales rep from Corona, Calif., claims she had a lesbian relationship with Prejean's mom, Francine Coppola.

NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Cynthia Nixon says she is engaged to her longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni. Nixon is a Tony Award winner probably best known for her portrayal of Miranda in the "Sex and the City" TV show and its big-screen follow-up. E! News said the actress announced her engagement during the weekend's Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York, which is where she and Marinoni live. The couple, who reportedly got engaged last month, have been together since 2003. E! News did not say when they plan to exchange wedding vows.

Mel Gibson's girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva is pregnant with the actor-director's child, an unidentified source told the U.S. celebrity news Web site TMZ.com. The insider said Grigorieva, a 39-year-old singer signed to Gibson's Icon Records label, is in the second trimester of her pregnancy. Robyn, Gibson's wife of 28 years, filed for divorce April 13. The former couple, who have seven children together, reportedly had been separated for about two years. TMZ.com said Gibson has told his soon-to-be-ex-wife and his older children about his girlfriend's pregnancy.

Pop beauty Fergie has become the latest celebrity to admit to a lesbian romp. The Black Eye Peas singer follows Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, and Megan Fox in revealing that she is bisexual. Fergie, who married Josh Duhamel in January, told The Sun: “Put it this way, I’ve experimented definitely, but I have never had a steady girlfriend.” PHOTOS: Click for hot pics of Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas shot to No. 1 in the UK charts yesterday with "Boom Boom Pow" — but it is their next single that is closest to the star’s heart.

Same-sex marriage remains illegal in most U.S. states, including the state of California where comedian and actress Wanda Sykes was "married" last October prior to the successful passage of Proposition 8. What's more, the issue is highly contentious in the District of Columbia where many religious African-American Democratic voters are upset with the city council for approving a bill to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. Yet the Washington Post seems confident that its readers will take no offense to the paper's granting the label of "wife" to the Limbaugh death-wishing comic's lover.

Katie Holmes looks brimming with confidence and without a care in the world. But behind the gloss, the 30-year-old star continues to suffer. Now can reveal that the pressure from husband Tom Cruise, 46, to conceive another child is so immense, friends say she’s close to cracking. ‘Suri had her third birthday on 18 April and it was clear at her “princess party” how much Tom adores her,’ a source says. ‘But he hoped she’d have a brother or sister by now. They agreed to try as soon as Katie finished her Broadway play in January, but it hasn’t happened.’...

John Edwards' furious mistress is demanding he submit to a DNA test, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively! Rielle Hunter - the longtime secret lover of the disgraced 2-time presidential candidate - wants definitive proof that Edwards is the father of her 14-month-old love child Frances and is working with a lawyer to take legal action, say sources. The blonde divorcee - who gave birth in February 2008 - was slammed in the explosive new book Resilience written by the ex-senator's cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth.

Megan Fox: I’m scared of Angelina Jolie Hollywood beauty doesn't want to be eaten alive Friday, 1 May 2009 Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie both share a love for tattoos Megan Fox is worried about meeting Angelina Jolie. The Transformers star, 22, has often been compared to her older rival because of their exotic looks and action films. ‘I’m actually frightened of her,’ Megan reveals. ‘I haven’t had the opportunity to meet her and I try to avoid that because I’m afraid. ‘Angelina’s a powerful person and I bet she would eat me alive. I guess that is why I’m...