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Mila’s charming interview
Mila Kunis’ charm and a young reporter’s apparent naivete have turned a routine movie plug into a viral hit. BBC correspondent Chris Stark, 25, admits to being terrified when interviewing the actress on a promotional tour for her upcoming film Oz the Great and Powerful
Stewart takes TV break to direct film
Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from The Daily Show starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film. The network said that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show for the eight weeks of original episodes scheduled during Stewart’s hiatus
Today’s News Tomorrow’s News Anchor; Amanda Bynes
VH1 has offered Amanda Bynes a job on the its morning show “Big Morning Buzz Live,” which covers breaking pop culture news. It is going to be a big change for the actress or should we say former actress since the only time we see Amanda lately she is on the news for another driving […]
World: KHE SANH: READY TO FIGHT-
TIME Correspondent Don Sider spent several days at Khe Sanh last week ducking incoming shells and observing the unique quality of life in the besieged Marine base. His report: A chill, grey mist hangs over the jungled hills around Khe Sanh and drifts down onto the base's metal run way
Emanuel: Bush never asked key questions on Afghanistan
One of President Obama’s top advisers said Sunday the Bush administration failed to ask critical questions about the war in Afghanistan, leaving the Obama administration starting from scratch — and leaving the war “adrift.” “The president is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side,” White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Among the things the Obama administration wants to know from Afghan leaders: “Do you have a credible Afghan partner for this process that can provide the security and the type of services that the Afghan people need” The United States faces “a much more complex decision” than just determining the appropriate level of troops, Emanuel told CNN chief national correspondent John King in a rare interview. “It’s clear that basically we had a war for eight years that was going on, that’s adrift, that we’re beginning at scratch, just at the starting point …
Journalist jailed after Iran elections freed, media reports
A Newsweek journalist accused of making false accusations against the Iranian government in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June was released from prison Saturday, Iranian media reported. Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian correspondent based in Tehran, was among the more than 100 journalists, reformist leaders and former government ministers who went on trial in August in Iran’s Revolutionary Court
Honduras decree allows limits on media, rights
The Honduran government has issued an emergency decree that allows authorities to limit constitutional rights such as freedoms of expression, travel and gathering in public. The government had already closed two media outlets Monday, reports said.
In Craigslist slaying, Internet was also suspect’s undoing
They were crimes born of the Internet age — romantic solicitations on popular Web site Craigslist that police say led to the fatal shooting of one woman and the robbery of another in Boston hotels this past spring. And it was high-tech, 21st-century sleuthing, along with some old-fashioned gumshoe detective work, that put police on the trail toward a suspect and eventually an arrest.
Zimbabwe: Long road of recovery
Zimbabwe appears to be showing signs of recovery, but it is starting back from a very low base. Food is on store shelves, most teachers have returned to work, long lines at banks and gas stations have dissipated, and the worthless currency has been replaced by multiple foreign bills