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'Jurassic Park' author, 'ER' creator Crichton dies

Michael Crichton, who helped create the TV show "ER" and wrote the best-sellers "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere" and "Rising Sun," has died in Los Angeles, his public relations firm said in a news release.

05.11.2008 22:24:23 - Technorati Front Page

6. India - The World's View of Obama's Win - TIME

05.11.2008 22:13:11 - Technorati Politics Channel

Guantanamo Bay detainee transferred to Somaliland

[JURIST] The US Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] on Tuesday announced [press release] the transfer of one Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee to Somaliland. DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes and of US desire not to hold detainees any longer than necessary. The Department reports that approximately 60 detainees at Guantanamo are

05.11.2008 21:26:08 - Technorati Politics Channel

Islamic Army in Iraq Warns Obama Not to Follow the Jews

Okay, so they don't mention the Jews by name, but am I wrong for reading the "stateless hidden enemy" and the real "interests" of America as the Jews? I think not. The alternative is that the Isalmic Army in Iraq...

05.11.2008 21:21:47 - Technorati Politics Channel

Historic, For All The Right Reasons

This is my first diary post here at Pam's House Blend and I couldn't be more pleased to be here. I will be returning often to share news about what we are doing in New York. I also want to hear from you about how we can work together to make equal rights for all Americans a reality. Please visit our new site so we can continue our conversation. That said, I want to address what happened last evening. I suspect that by the time that you're reading this, you've heard the word historic used more

05.11.2008 21:21:31 - Technorati Politics Channel

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Says She is Not Bitter About McCain’s Loss

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05.11.2008 21:20:33 - Technorati Politics Channel

Who’s Up For ‘A Good Old Fashioned Orgy’ With Leslie Bibb?

Zack and Miri Make a Porno received substantial press for its bawdy title, but the trend actually started years before with salaciously-titled films like The Lost Boys, Free Willy, Inside Man, and The Midnight Meat Train. The latest movie title bound to push the buttons of middle America is A Good Old Fashioned Orgy. The film stars Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis as Eric, a thirty-something still living at home with his parents. His father, played by Don Johnson, decides to sell the hou

05.11.2008 21:15:09 - Technorati Entertainment Channel

How the Internet Put Barack Obama in the White House

Cross-posted on e.politics Barack Obama elected president in 2008? Inconceivable without the internet -- and that's not just a web-guy's brag. Sarah Lai Stirland has already wrapped up online technology's critical role in the mechanics of Obama's campaign in admirable fashion, but that leaves us free to focus instead on the timing. I'd argue that at four points in the campaign, online politics really MATTERED -- it effectively saved the Obama campaign. At those moments, without the internet th

05.11.2008 21:11:21 - Technorati Politics Channel

Copies of Washington Post Sell Swiftly After Obama Win

In this Twittering, podcasting, screen-viewing digital age, the morning after America's historic presidential election found hundreds of people clamoring for something a bit more old-fashioned and tangible: extra copies of the morning paper.

05.11.2008 21:07:19 - Technorati Front Page

Pop Tarts: Hulk Hogan Takes Nick to Sin City to Celebrate

Hulk Hogan took son Nick out for a celebratory trip to Vegas after he was released from jail last month.

05.11.2008 21:05:04 - Technorati Entertainment Channel