Cafferty: McCain is shallow like Bush
Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation.
Obama-Biden ticket makes its debut Saturday
Sen. Barack Obama has selected Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, according to his official Web site and a text message the campaign sent to supporters early today. Both men will appear at a rally this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois.
Thousands rally at Ron Paul convention
While Republicans pow-wowed in St. Paul, supporters of Ron Paul threw their own party in neighboring Minneapolis.
Guru Gets the Raspberry (Seltzer) (E! Online)
E! Online - He's playing a supremely spiritual guy this weekend, but Love Guru star Mike Myers seems firmly planted in the material world. And not necessarily focused on the big picture.
At least 52 Somalis die in smuggling attempt
At least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, U.N. officials said Sunday.
Ike bears down on Cuba, Texas could be next
Hurricane Ike skimmed along the southern coast of Cuba early Tuesday, battering the island nation with 80-mph winds, high surf and torrential rains, the National Hurricane Center said. After leaving Cuba, Ike could make landfall along the central-to-southern Texas coast, forecasters warned.
Teens charged in immigrant's fatal beating
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Source: Bush considering Iraq troop cuts
The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN.
Obama to be first African-American president
Barack Obama told supporters that "change has come to America," as he addressed the country for the first time as the president-elect. "The American people have spoken," rival John McCain told supporters earlier.
Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign Sunday at a Cabinet meeting. However, Olmert will remain prime minister of a transition government until a successor assumes power either by forming a new coalition in the current Knesset or through new general elections.
Breaking Bonaduce -- at $16K a month
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Twilight Sequelizes (E! Online)
E! Online - What fanggirls want, fanggirls get.
"Dark Knight" fastest to $300 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Batman buried his rivals at the
North American box office for a second weekend on Sunday,
racing past $300 million in a record 10 days.
Cruise lands "Usual Suspects" scribe for projects (Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-winning "Usual Suspects" writer Christopher McQuarrie has signed on for double duty with United Artists, the largely somnolent studio headed by Tom Cruise.
Paris Hilton joins indie filmmaker's dark comedy (Reuters)
Reuters - Paris Hilton BFF with . . . Todd Solondz?
Will Smith's Karate Kid Ready for Remake (E! Online)
E! Online - No (karate) kidding, Daniel-san: Nepotism is alive and well in Hollywood.
Christie Brinkley settles NY divorce case (AP)
AP - Christie Brinkley's fiercely combative divorce trial ended Thursday following a week of salacious testimony about her fourth husband's affair with a teenager and his Internet porn proclivities.
Argentines find lost 'Metropolis' scenes (AP)
AP - Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday.
'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91 (AP)
AP - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.
Iran test fires rocket, plans satellite launch
Iran test-fired a rocket that it plans to launch later to carry a research satellite into space, state-run media reported Sunday.
Why Christian Bale Does Crazy Things (E! Online)
E! Online - "People will say, Why is he still doing this crazy s--t?' But I'm OK with that. I'd like my daughter to see me do these things, as I saw my father do some crazy things and learnt to appreciate it. My philosophy isn't so much, 'Do what I do.' It's more, 'Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.'"