Palin aides lash out at HBO's 'Game Change'
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omg! - Current and former aides to Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at HBO's "Game Change," describing the upcoming film's depictions of her on the 2008 campaign trail as "sick" and inaccurate.
Celeb birthdays for the week of Feb. 26-March 3
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omg! - Feb. 26: Singer Fats Domino is 84. Guitarist Paul Cotton of Poco is 69. Actor-director Bill Duke is 69. Singer Mitch Ryder is 67. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 62. Singer Michael Bolton is 59. Actor Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") is 54. Actress Jennifer Grant is 46. Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) is 44. Singer Erykah Badu is 41. R&B singer Rico Wade of Society of Soul is 40. Singer Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge is 37. Drummer Chris Culos of O.A.R. is 33. Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 33. ...
AP - Singer Jason Crabb grabbed eight nominations for the Dove Awards, leading the way for the gospel and Christian music show that will be held in Atlanta for the second year in a row.
Palin aides lash out at HBO's 'Game Change'
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AP - Current and former aides to Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at HBO's "Game Change," describing the upcoming film's depictions of her on the 2008 campaign trail as "sick" and inaccurate.
Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well
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AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.
AP critics pick 'The Artist' for top Oscar wins
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AP - Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.
Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well
(AP)
AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.
Liberty Global mulls bid for Ziggo: paper
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Reuters - U.S. cable group Liberty Global is considering a bid for Dutch cable firm Ziggo, estimated to be worth 8 billion euros ($10.6 billion) and which is planning a stock listing, Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported on Thursday without citing sources.
Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream", eyes $80 million
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Reuters - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's haunting work "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2 where it expects to fetch over $80 million, the highest pre-sale value the auctioneer has ever put on a work of art.
