Jan 06, 2009 07:00PM

Prop. 8 Exit Polling of African-Americans Way Off, Experts Say

A new study on Prop. 8 voting trends found that far fewer African Americans voted to pass the gay marriage ban than the 70% suggested by exit polling.

Jan 06, 2009 07:00PM

Group Pushes For Gay Man As Commerce Secretary

The Boston-based Equal Rep is pushing for Fred Hochberg to be appointed secretary of Commerce now that Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name.

Jan 06, 2009 07:00PM

Jerry Brown?s Argument to Void Prop. 8 Under Attack

Kenneth Starr and gay-marriage opponents countered Jerry Brown?s brief to void Prop. 8 Monday.

Jan 06, 2009 07:00PM

Bob Barr: Repeal DOMA

The law that prevents the federal government from acknowledging same-sex marriages and partnerships should be repealed, former Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr wrote in the Los Angeles Times Monday.

Jan 06, 2009 07:00PM

Franken Wins, But Coleman Prolongs the Fight

Democrats are declaring Al Franken the U.S. Senate race winner in Minnesota -- but the GOP isn't ready to concede just yet.

Jan 06, 2009 09:33PM

Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30 (AP)

AP - France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.

Jan 06, 2009 10:20PM

Democratic leaders seek to resolve Burris saga (AP)

AP - Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.

Jan 06, 2009 07:31PM

CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country's next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.

Jan 06, 2009 07:29PM

New Congress opens pledging to rescue economy (AP)

AP - The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era. "We need action and we need action now," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republicans agreed, and pledged cooperation in Congress as well as with President-elect Barack Obama — to a point.

Jan 06, 2009 07:28PM

Ex-Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush won't run for Senate in 2010 (AP)

AP - Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, saying that it was not the right time to return to elected office.

Jan 06, 2009 12:16AM

WORDS CAN INFLICT WOUNDS NO APOLOGY CAN FULLY CURE (Dear Abby)

Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm writing regarding "Perplexed in South Dakota" (Oct. 15), who said "terrible things" to her friend in anger. The friend forgave her, but did not wish to continue the friendship.

Jan 06, 2009 10:46PM

CBS replaces "Worst Week" with more "Rules" (Reuters)

Reuters - CBS plans to return the midseason comedy "Rules of Engagement" to its schedule on March 3, replacing freshman series "Worst Week."

Jan 06, 2009 10:42PM

Networks devoted more time to election: report (Reuters)

Reuters - The presidential election and worsening economy pushed the war in Iraq mostly out of the headlines, especially among the Big Three evening newscasts.

Jan 06, 2009 08:12PM

Televisa and Univision spar in court fight over TV deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Univision breached its contract with partner Grupo Televisa by failing to pay more $100 million in royalties, a Televisa attorney claimed on Tuesday in the opening of a much-anticipated court battle between the two Spanish-language TV titans.

Jan 06, 2009 08:00PM

Blockbuster CEO open to partnerships with telecoms (Reuters)

Reuters - Blockbuster Inc , the largest U.S. movie rental chain, is open to collaboration with telecom companies such as Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc as it expands into the video-on-demand business, chief executive officer Jim Keyes said on Tuesday.

Jan 06, 2009 05:05PM

Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: The Fiesta Bowl Leads Fox to Victory; Compatible True Beauty on ABC (Mediaweek.com)

Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Losers (excluding repeats): Momma's Boys (NBC)

Daily Puzzle - January 7

BrainBashers Daily Puzzle

In farmer Donald's hay loft there are a number of chickens, dogs and spiders. There are twice as many chickens as there are dogs and there are twice as many spiders as chickens. Altogether there are 680 legs. How many dogs are there?

[Copyright: Express Newspapers [Author: Kevin Stone]]

Daily Sudoku - January 7 - Very Easy

BrainBashers Daily Sudoku

Complete the grid such that every row, every column, and the nine 3x3 blocks contain the digits from 1 to 9.

[Copyright: Kevin Stone]

Daily Game - January 7

BrainBashers Daily Game

Bubble Fun
   Can you convert the board to your colour?

Jan 06, 2009 10:44PM

Bollywood bids Bush goodbye with a parting shot (Reuters)

Reuters - Barely two weeks before George W. Bush leaves the White House, Bollywood is ready with a farewell present -- a film that takes pot shots at the outgoing U.S. president.

Jan 06, 2009 09:01PM

Actresses hit the books to study for their roles (Reuters)

Reuters - It's any parent's worst nightmare: A trusted authority figure might or might not have initiated an inappropriate physical relationship with a child in his care. In such a scenario, that child's mother would be beside herself with rage. And that's precisely how Viola Davis, who plays Mrs. Miller, a mother facing just that situation in "Doubt," initially approached her role.

Jan 06, 2009 08:43PM

Political figures jostle for Oscar spotlight (Reuters)

Reuters - It seems appropriate that Benicio Del Toro takes a diplomatic stance when discussing the differences between playing a recognizable political figure and portraying a purely fictional character.

Trish Bendix on Jan 06, 2009 09:40PM

Interview with Sarah Rice from "The Real World: Brooklyn"

jamie murnane on Jan 06, 2009 02:00PM

UK lesbians think Pink will come out in 2009

Pink may have backtracked on previous statements about her own experience with girl-on-girl love, but UK lesbians still aren't convinced. The singer topped a recent poll conducted by...

karman on Jan 06, 2009 01:00PM

An army of Björk

As if you need one more reason to love her, Icelandic singer Björk is on a mission to rescue her homeland from its dire financial crisis. read more

Trish Bendix on Jan 06, 2009 12:00PM

New Music Tuesday: 1-6-2009

Some highly anticipated albums are scheduled to come out this year, but it looks like we're going to have to wait a little bit longer for most of them to be released. Today there's only a small...

stuntdouble on Jan 06, 2009 11:00AM

Keeping Score: Summitt vs. Stringer

When talking about Tennessee women's basketball, you rarely get to call anything historic; it's pretty much all been done before. Last weekend, though, the Lady Vols rallied from the biggest deficit...