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Singer Britney Spears and boyfriend her Jason Trawick are engaged

Britney Spears engaged to boyfriend

Pop star Britney Spears is engaged to her boyfriend Jason Trawick, celebrity media outlets reported on Friday after the singer posted a message on Twitter about receiving the one gift for which she has longed.

Why Christopher Hitchens Mattered

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I remember when Christopher Hitchens first said that if you gave Jerry Falwell an enema you could bury him in a matchbox. The combination of pugnacity, imagery and wit in that single phrase was what made Hitchens the most formidable debater of our time. Having debated with him a number of times across the country, I was often on the lash end of that wit.
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Rudy inspiration charged with securities fraud

U.S. securities regulators on Friday charged Daniel Ruettiger -- the inspiration behind the 1993 movie Rudy -- and 12 others with running a scheme to deceive investors into buying stock in Ruettiger's sports drink company.
Etta James

Etta James is Terminally Ill: 'At Last' Singer in Final Stages of Leukemia

As longtime manager Lupe De Leon confirms that the legendary blues and R&B singer is dying of leukemia, Etta James' live-in doctor is asking fans to pray for her, saying her cancer is now incurable. James, best known for instant classics like love song At Last, released a final album, The Dreamer, only two and half years ago.
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History Channel's Pawn Stars begets Cajun Pawn Stars

Been wondering where you can hock that spare cow you have sitting around? Look no further than the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center in Alexandria, La., the setting for the History Channel's spin-off of its most popular series, Pawn Stars.
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Gary Oldman to be honored by Palm Springs film fest

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, which has already announced awards for a number of contenders deemed likely to land Oscar nominations, has now decided to honor an actor who's been inexplicably passed over by most voters so far.
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AFTRA, record labels reach agreement on contract

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the major record labels have reached a tentative agreement on a new, three-year sound recording contract, the union said Thursday.
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Polanski explores the Carnage of polite society

Emily Post notwithstanding, there's probably no gracious way to projectile vomit in your host's living room. And it says something about the darkly funny antics of Carnage that said puking probably doesn't constitute the most socially awkward moment.

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