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Angelina Jolie in 'Salt' Proves Girls Can Take a Hit (and Throw a Punch)
By Helena Andrews - Politics DailyThe opening scene of "Salt," the post-Cold War spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie, makes you wince. A woman. Naked but for a flimsy pair of cotton panties and bra. Blood. Obvious torture. Rape is implied. In those first flashes I almost walked out (or at least checked out), so uncomfortable was I with the idea of a skinny defenseless girl in panties being exploited in such a way. Silly me. "I'm not a spy, I'm a businesswoman," croaks Evelyn Salt right before getting waterboarded by a pack of men in official uniforms. Her own man eventually saves her, of course, riding in like a white ...
New Allegations Cap Bad Year for Scientology
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(March 8) -- New accusations from two Scientology defectors are the latest in a growing list of abuse allegations that have been leveled against the church in the past year -- possibly its most difficult in the 50-odd years since it was created by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. On Saturday, The New York Times weighed in with a long article focusing on a couple in Sea Organization -- a group of the religion's elite staff members -- who said they worked long hours for a pittance. Once they decided to leave they were forced to "sign false confessions about their personal lives and their ...
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: The Celebs Weigh In
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyIt may not be a spoonful of sugar, but would a celebrity endorsement make that vaccination shot a little easier to bear? With the rise in prominence of celebrity vaccine skeptics, vaccine makers are responding with their own celebrity endorsements. Bad Astronomy reports that the manufacturers of the pertussis (or whooping cough) vaccine are featuring Jennifer Lopez in a video encouraging parents to vaccinate themselves and their children against the malady, while USA Today notes that the flu shot is borrowing a move straight from Wheaties boxes, pulling in backing from Kristi Yamaguchi and ...
Tom Cruise Says Suri Loves Redskins, Not Sure If That Holds After Lions Game
By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsThe Redskins crash-landed into rock bottom Sunday, losing to the Lions, an outfit that last won a game in December, 2007. Maybe it's just a bump in the road -- a learning experience -- on the way to something bigger (there's a better chance the Browns win the Super Bowl). But from the perspective of late September, I feel safe in writing that Jason Campbell and Jim Zorn won't be in D.C. in 2010. Not exactly a revelation since we've been talking about it for a couple years, just the realization that, for different reasons, neither guy worked out in D.C. All is not lost, however. The 'Skins may ...
WHCD: Stars Speak to Ordinary Humans
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyHollywood power couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were super good sports at the White House Correspondents Dinner. When they entered the ballroom a horde of camera wielding folks asked for pictures with the stars--and both very pleasantly obliged. They seemed in no hurry, posed for all comers, and chatted with strangers. President Obama and his speechwriters knew going in that heavy doses of self-deprecating jokes make the best type of political humor. Even so, Obama was at ease poking at others: the press, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel, among others. Obama's ...
Notes and Quotes From Daytona: Friday
By Geoffrey Miller - AOL NewsDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here are a few rumblings from Friday, the calm before the storm at Daytona.DIS: Tournament Fishing Venue - Friday morning, the Darrell Gwynn Foundation and the Spediatrics unit at Daytona Beach's Halifax Hospital got a nice boost thanks to a nice use of Lake Lloyd -- the six-acre infield lake dug out to produce DIS's high-banked corners.Featuring drivers like Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and others, the Hot Rods & Reels NASCAR Drivers Charity Fishing Tournament -- sponsored by Miccosukee Resort & Gaming -- saw NASCAR's wheelmen take to the ...
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By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyPundits and journalists have long pondered the actual philosophy or faith which guides and propels the enigmatic Hillary Clinton. Dick Morris once opined that, whereas Bill Clinton was a political entrepreneur willing to conform to the pragmatic ebb and flow of politics (allowing him to cultivate great success as a "compromise" opportunist), Hillary Clinton was a woman of deep conviction with an sharp political agenda. At last, the pieces have been assembled, and we are now able to clearly decipher the underlying current which drives and sustains Sen. Clinton. The usually well-composed New ...
Is Tom Cruise Buying Beckham's New Club?
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsYou thought Tom Cruise was already too involved in the life of David Beckham. And you'd be wrong:Tom Cruise is reportedly launching a ($80 million) takeover bid of friend David Beckham's new soccer club. The Hollywood actor is a huge soccer fan and wants to give his financial backing to the Los Angeles Galaxy. A source said: "To have Tom's backing would be amazing - there's no way Galaxy bosses would turn down that opportunity."I wonder if that was the same source who said the Premier League was "an inferior product." No doubt he would love to sing the praises of a new movie-star boss, who was ...
Maryland Turnovers Early Kill Any Shot of Winning
By Kyle Decker - AOL NewsThis game was really over from the first Maryland fumble returned for a TD. The second one on the very next drive just locked it away. That turnover free ball Maryland was playing during their wins failed to make an appearance on a day there were two fumbles returned for TDs, one interception returned for a TD, and another interception in BC's end zone that took away any chance for points for Maryland.The defense allowed two passing TDs to BC, but I'm not going to really focus on that. It was 14-0 all on the offense before the defense gave up points. When there were drives when the defense ...
Dan Snyder Signs Yet Another Huge Name
By David Gaines - AOL NewsDan Snyder just has to spend his money on big names, huh? With a salary cap and roster limits in the NFL, Snyder turned his attention elsewhere, for instance, Hollywood. A week after Viacom, which owns Paramount, announced they weren't going to renew Tom Cruise's production deal with Cruise/Wagner, the actor's firm, Dan Snyder came to the rescue, agreeing to provide development and overhead financing for two years, with an option to renew after that. Ever since Joe Gibbs returned and took over all the football operations, it's almost as if Snyder got bored and had to find something to do. ...
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