Julianne Hough of “Dancing with the Stars” wants to remain a virgin until marriage, she tells CosmoGirl magazine. In a recent interview, the 19-year-old spoke of her trouble fitting in with the Hollywood crowd, due to the presence of the drugs, sex and alcohol she refrains from. Hough says she …
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NEW YORK – Yahoo Inc. on Monday launched a site for women between ages 25 and 54, calling it a key demographic underserved by current Yahoo properties. The site, Shine, is aimed largely at giving the struggling Internet company additional opportunities to sell advertising targeted to the key decision-maker in …
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SAN DIEGO – A former Marine drill instructor convicted of abusing 23 recruits has been granted clemency and released more than two months early. The Associated Press confirmed Tuesday that Pvt. Jerrod Glass was quietly released Feb. 23 from the brig after the commanding general at the Marine Corps Recruit …
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WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito defended the right of government officials to order domestic wiretaps when he worked for the Reagan Justice Department, documents released Friday show. He advocated a step by step approach to strengthening the hand of officials in a 1984 memo to the solicitor general. …
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it would step into a long-standing battle between Texas Republicans and civil rights groups over electoral districts in that state. The suit brought before the court charges that the redistricting plan violates the “one man, one vote” principle established by the Supreme Court …
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WASHINGTON – A think tank has announced plans to create an institute to help the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast by finding long-term solutions to issues such as flood control, housing, education and emergency response. Seven universities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are teaming with the California-based nonprofit RAND Corp. to conduct …
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GRANADA, Colombia – Leftist rebels ambushed a group of soldiers Tuesday who were protecting civilians in southern Colombia, killing 28 in the deadliest rebel attack in a year marked by hundreds of military deaths, officials said. About 400 rebels with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, surprise attacked …
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Republican Congressmen are preventing the release of key portions of the Barrett Report–Independent Counsel David Barrett’s investigation into a laundry list of Clinton Administration crimes. Republican leadership needs to hear from you. Demand the Barrett Report be released in its entirety. Call: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) • DC: …
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NEW YORK – Was it the sweet smell of success? Or King Kong eating his breakfast? Well, neither. But there’s still no rational explanation for the maple syrup aroma that wafted Thursday across Manhattan, the second such olfactory incident since October. Calls to the city’s 311 help line and the …
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WASHINGTON – With U.S. support, three European nations will meet early next week with Iran in a fresh effort to curb its nuclear activities, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (search) said Tuesday. He declined to predict the outcome at a joint news conference with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search), …
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