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Actress Olivia Wilde's mother, Leslie Cockburn, has lost in the House race for Virginia's 5th Congressional District to an alleged Bigfoot erotica fan. Republican Denver Riggleman beat Democrat Cockburn, an Emmy award-winning journalist and first time candidate with 53.6 per cent to 46.3 per cent - despite tough campaigning by the Hollywood star's mother. The House star, who backed and campaigned for her mom's run, has not commented on her loss. Cockburn sensationally revealed over the summer that Riggleman was a fan of 'bigfoot erotica', suggesting the odd fetish made him unfit to govern. Actress Olivia Wilde's mother, Leslie Cockburn...

CBS News is apparently collaborating with an anti-war and anti-Bush group for help with stories, Ed Morrissey reports. In a message posted at the web site of the Killeen Daily Herald, a Texas newspaper, Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson of Military Families Speak Out, an anti-war organization seeking "an immediate return of all U.S. troops to their home duty stations," ask local residents to help them help a CBS producer with a story about Iraq. "Dear Military Families," the message begins, "We received the email below from Leslie Cockburn, a producer for CBS's 60 Minutes. She is looking into the...