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Elton John has said stars are scared to speak out against war in Iraq because of "bullying tactics" used by the US government to hinder free speech. "There's an atmosphere of fear in America right now that is deadly. Everyone is too career-conscious," he told New York magazine, Interview. Sir Elton said performers could be "frightened by the current administration's bullying tactics", The singer likened the current "fear factor" to McCarthyism in the 1950s. "There was a moment about a year ago when you couldn't say a word about anything in this country for fear of your career being shot...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ashley Judd will visit Cambodia next week to raise AIDS (news - web sites) awareness and to launch new health products and services, a U.N. program said Thursday. The star of "Double Jeopardy" and "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" also will visit Thailand and attend this month's international AIDS conference in Bangkok, according to YouthAIDS, run by the nonprofit Population Services International. Her visits will include trips to clinics and schools to speak with children about the threat of catching HIV (news - web sites). She'll tour the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and Siem...

PAM ANDERSON’S FEATHERS RUFFLED BY DALE EARNHARDT JR.’S KFC CHICKEN DEAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release: June 7, 2004 Contact: Dan Shannon 757-622-7382 Los Angeles -- PETA spokesperson Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to NASCAR driver and KFC spokesperson Dale Earnhardt Jr., asking that he use his new relationship with the company, which is based on KFC’s sponsorship of his race car, to curb its suppliers’ worst abuses of chickens, including painful shackling and live scalding in defeathering tanks. Pam says, "Little chickens need a big man like Dale to stick up for them!" and writes in her letter to...