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(2004) Bush Inspired by The Last Samurai
After an exclusive screening of Tom Cruise's latest flick, The Last Samurai, President Bush immediately drafted new plans on his war on terror.
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(2009) George Anthony Threatens Suicide
George Anthony, father of accused killer Casey Anthony, has run away from his Ocala, Florida home and threatened to kill himself. "I can't take it anymore; my wife is driving me nuts," shouted the short-fused white haired ex-cop married to the p...
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(2012) Harry Redknapp goes with an "I'm thick as sh1t" defence
The trial of Harry Redknapp on charges of tax fraud took a strange turn today when the Spurs manager insisted that the offence was not down to him because he was below the legal reading age of responsibility. He claimed he reads like a two-year-ol...
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(2009) Minnesota Divided over State Fruit
ST. PAUL - In a repeat of the contentious battle for ballots between Norm Coleman and Al Franken for a Senate seat, Minnesotans have split once more. The initial tally of votes was so close that it triggered an automatic recount. Out of some 3 mi...
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(2008) College hoops droop without Dick, season canceled
The remainder of the 2007-08 college basketball season was canceled on Saturday after a committee of coaches, players, fans and NCAA officials deemed sportscaster Dick Vitale's absence due to recent throat surgery too much to overcome.
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(2009) BBC Apologise Over Ross
The BBC have been forced to apologise after Jonathan Ross mistakenly said something funny. Ross, the current holder of the coveted unfunniest man on the planet award, told a mildly amusing joke in his weekend comeback show shocking listeners and c...
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(2007) Woody Allen & Steve Martin Confess to Hot Love Affair
The Confession may have been one of the most moving moments in Hollywood romance history. Both comedians, playwrights and film directors finally say that they have found love in each others very gray bosoms.
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(2004) Wacko's Backo
Michael Jackson last night proved that his once waning popularity is right back on track. The King of Pop cleaned up at last nights Golden Globes taking 3 awards back to his holding cell, including the coveted Best Celebrity in a Courtroom drama. Jac...
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(2009) Obama Presses for 'Quick Jolt' to Congress; Orszag ordered to issue cattle prods
President Obama on Friday stepped squarely into the fractious mess known as Congress to assemble his $825 bazillion economic recovery package, seeking to quell criticism and squabbling from both parties and to retain leadership on an initiative that...
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(2004) Leaked Hutton Document proves Blair innocent of nothing, at all, ever.
A leaked copy of the Hutton Inquiry Finds British Prime Minister Tony Blair "guilty", of everything from World War One to global warming.
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(2009) Money really does make the world go round
Scientists have proved money does in fact make the world go round - in particular the dollar. The gravitational pull of the greenback and the dollar's spread around the world is keeping the globe turning. "Without the dollar spreading across wo...
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(2010) Free Online Dating Service Expands to Europe
"Two as One", the free online and wildly successful matchmaker dating service will be expanding operations to Western Europe this summer. Started as a rogue idea, akin to the business model found with the use of free or "shareware" internet soft...
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(2004) United States Supreme Court Awards 2004 Democratic Primary to George W. Bush
In yet another dramatic election move, the United States Supreme Court has stepped in and awarded the hard fought 2004 Democratic Primary to none other than the current Republican President, George W. Bush. This means President Bush will be running...
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(2004) Reporters Scramble for New Story
As the Democratic primaries get under way, the original presumptive nominee John Kerry, is quickly being affirmed as the Democratic party's selection to replace President George W. Bush in the Fall. By mid-February, experts expect, Mr. Kerry will...
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(2007) Stallone and Rooney: A Night to remember
Rocky star Sylvester Stallone and Champion Soccer chimp, Wayne Rooney sparked debate on Merseyside after a weekend of hell raising following the 'tinsel town' sluggers visit recently.
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(2007) Heather on the prowl?
Heather Mills-McCartney, estranged wife of the ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has been spotted in and around Channel 4 studios, it is alleged.
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(2007) Lembit Opik Wants To Be A Cheeky Boy
Lembit Opik, the Liberal Democrat MP who swapped his weathergirl to date Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia, wants to go on tour with his new love - as part of the band!...
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(2008) Gordon Brown blamed for splitting UB40 after 30 years
Ali Campbell has dismissed talk of artistic differences being cause of his departure from veteran rock band UB40, and says it's all the fault of policy changes under New Labour.
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(2010) Brad Pitt: "My Love For Su Bo"
Brad Pitt has broken his silence and admitted that he has left Angelina Jolie in orser to start a new life with Susan Boyle. "I totally love Su Bo. It's an emotional thing, but it is also deeply physical. I remember the first time when Su Bo took me...
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(2005) Suspected Terrorists Freed
Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced that suspected foreign terrorists will no longer be detained in prison but instead are to be put under house arrest and watched as closely as Michael Jackson in a nursery.
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(2007) Jade to Manage Hammer's Argie Flops
Brainless big mouth, Jade Goody, is in talks to settle a deal which will see her managing premiership flops West Ham, in spite of never having done anything ever. The struggling London side's problems ar...
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(2013) Historians Find Motivational Posters In Hitler's Bunker
BERLIN, DE - An excavation in Berlin, Germany, unveiled a secret room inside Hitler's Bunker, decorated with scores of motivational posters. "The posters range in size and quantity," said Dr. Robert Herzog from the University of Berlin, "from the...
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