Stephen Colbert left no doubt about his solidarity with American troops when he taped the first of four Comedy Central shows he’ll produce in Iraq this week. Colbert, wearing a business suit made of the same camouflaged material used for soldiers’ desert uniforms, submitted to a regulation military haircut as hundreds of U.S. troops cheered wildly Sunday.
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Obama Offers New Partnership Between the U.S. and Muslim World
Grounding himself in verses from the Koran, President Barack Obama on Thursday promised the Muslim world a new partnership with the U.S.
Showtime for Hitler: ‘The Producers’ Comes to Berlin
As the two Jewish men on stage slip on their Nazi armbands, preparing to take the Siegfried Oath, the portly man sitting next to me seems unsure if he should laugh. Like the rest of the audience at the Berlin opening of the Mel Brooks musical comedy The Producers on Sunday night, the old man waits.
Commentary: Why we’re fascinated by Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle, who recently performed on the U.K. television show "Britain’s Got Talent," has captured the world’s attention. NEW YORK (CNN) — Susan Boyle, who recently performed on the U.K.
UK singer ‘gobsmacked’ by overnight stardom
Overnight singing sensation Susan Boyle says she’s overwhelmed by the attention coming her way through millions of views on YouTube. “I’m gobsmacked, absolutely gobsmacked,” she told CNN Friday morning
Q and A: How the toxic assets plan will work
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins best picture
"Slumdog Millionaire," the little film about a poverty-raised teaboy who goes on a game show as a way to find his lost love, won best picture Sunday night, earning a total of eight Oscars at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
Ledger wins best supporting actor
Heath Ledger won best supporting actor for his performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" at the 81st annual Academy Awards on Sunday. His parents and sister accepted the award for the actor, who died in January 2008
And the Emmy Goes To …
The members of the Motion Picture Academy are still filling out their ballots, but right now the Anglo-Indian melodrama Slumdog Millionaire is the strong favorite to win the Oscars for Best Picture, Directing and Adapted Screenplay. It has already snagged top prizes from the producers’, directors’, writers’ and actors’ guilds. It’s also earned nearly $80 million at the domestic box office–far more than the combined take of three of its Best Picture rivals, The Reader, Frost/Nixon and Milk.