Sarah Palin Hires Lawyer For Abuse Of Power Probe
"The Legislature is investigating whether Palin fired public safety commissioner Walt Monegan after he refused to fire a state trooper who had divorced Palin’s sister." [Link]
Google Plans "Chrome" Browser
"Google plans to launch a Web browser called Google Chrome in a challenge to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site. The browser launch is likely to be announced soon, the paper said, citing unnamed sources." [Link]
Dolphins Sign RB Ricky Williams To Contract Through 2009
"The Dolphins signed Williams to a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season yesterday, putting their faith in the controversial running back even though he's bailed on them in the past. Speaking publicly for the first time in months, Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland said the team wanted to extend the 31-year-old so he didn't become a free agent after this season. " [Link]
200 Orgasms A Day For Australian Woman
"Sarah Carmen is bored with her sex life - because she has 200 orgasms a day! The rumble of a train on the tracks, the purr of a hairdryer, the rhythmic drone of a photo-copier are all enough to make her orgasm. Sarah, 24, suffers from Permanent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS), which increases blood flow to the sex organs. " [Link]
Hurricane Gustav Aims Winds At Louisiana
"At 11 p.m. EDT the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of the hurricane -- now rated a Category 3 storm -- was about 220 miles southeast of New Orleans, 310 miles southeast of Lafayette, La., and 180 miles southeast of Port Fourchon along the Louisiana Coast." [Link]
Obama, Biden Have Campaign Trail Chemistry
"'Marriages of political necessity are often really awkward,' said senior Obama aide Linda Douglass. But she said even Obama has been surprised at how quickly he and Biden have clicked on the campaign trail. 'There's lots of laughing and collaboration and consultation,' she said. 'He's just this cheerful presence in the group.' " [Link]
On Eve Of GOP Convention, St. Paul Is Ghost Town
"Whether it's Hurricane Gustav or the long Labor Day weekend, St. Paul is looking like a ghost town with delegates and curious locals putting around Rice Park near the XCel Center. The Twin Cities hoped to get a $150-160 million boost from the R.N.C., which was supposed to bring 2,800 jobs to the area. On the eve of the convention, though, there isn't much going on in either city to be on track to reach those numbers. " [Link]
McCain Veep Pick Palin Supported "Bridge To Nowhere" Boondoggle
"While running for governor in 2006, though, Palin backed federal funding for the infamous bridge, which McCain helped make it a symbol of pork barrel excess. And as mayor of the small town of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002, Palin also hired a Washington lobbying firm that helped secure $8 million in congressionally directed spending projects, known as earmarks, according to public spending records compiled by the watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste and lobbying documents." [Link]
Russian Newsman Magomed Yevloyev Killed
"Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the www.Ingushetiya.ru Web site, was arrested at Nazran airport in southern Russia after disembarking a flight, according to a statement by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. Yevloyev was later found dumped on the side of the road, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, the news site's deputy editor, Ruslan Khautiyev, told the Associated Press. Yevloyev later died at a hospital, Khautiyev said." [Link]
David Duchovny: I Am A Sex Addict
"I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction," the actor said in a statement released to Access. "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family." [Link]
Cuban Taekwondo Fighter Banned For Life After Kicking Referee In The Face
"A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after the athlete, Angel Matos, kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification. Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match." [Link]
TV Chef Jamie Oliver In Holocaust Joke Controversy
"At the Edinburgh International Television Conference, Oliver was talking about the response to Fowl Dinners. "We had a lot of complaints about the gassing of chicks from the Germans," he said. "This has gone all round the world and the one country that had a problem with it... I thought f****** hell!" Several Germans were in the audience and it was said to be noticeable that some responded with an uncomfortable silence." [Link]
Joe Biden Is Obama Choice For Running Mate
"Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a Catholic with blue-collar roots, a generally liberal voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator. Across more than 30 years in the Senate, he has served at various times not only as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee but also as head of the Judiciary Committee, with its jurisdiction over anti-crime legislation, Supreme Court nominees and Constitutional issues." [Link]
Miley Cyrus Selling 16th Birthday Tickets For $250
"The teen queen is selling a limited amount of invitations for her Sweet 16 celebration planned at Disneyland this October, Entertainment Tonight reported. The star of Disney's Hannah Montana earned $18.2 million last year." [Link]
TV Anchor Larry Mendte Admits Hacking Alycia Lane's E-Mails
"Larry Mendte admitted that he illegally viewed hundreds of Alycia Lane's e-mails from March 2006 to May 2008, at a time when leaked information about her personal life contributed to her downfall." [Link]
Brian Williams Gets Ratings Bounce From Olympics
"'NBC Nightly News,' with the anchor Brian Williams in Beijing, received an Olympics bounce of two million viewers last week. Bolstered by above-average ratings for NBC during the Games, 'Nightly' attracted 9.4 million viewers for the week of August 11, up from an average of 7.35 million viewers for the month of July. " [Link]
Christina Aguilera: I'll Breastfeed For Two Years To Keep My Cleavage
Christina Aguilera
"'Christina Aguilera has a 'Dirty' plan for hanging on to her ample post-pregnancy bosom. Christina 'loves her fuller cleavage,' which she credits to breastfeeding, and she 'wants to keep it as long as she can,' according to a Star Magazine spy. The 'Fighter' singer is so enthralled with her E-cup cleave she's decided to keep breastfeeding her five month old son Max until he turns two." [Link]
Bling Ring Sparks Engagement Rumors For Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
"Actress/singer Hilary Duff has sparked rumors she's taking her relationship with hockey star Mike Comrie to the next level, after she was snapped wearing a ring on her wedding finger. The 20-year-old star was spotted leaving Hollywood's Il Sole restaurant with National Hockey League (NHL) star Comrie on Friday night when she flashed her left hand to reveal a ring." [Link]
Indian Girl Murdered Over iPod
"A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday. The boy allegedly pushed the 10-year-old girl off a 30-foot bridge then climbed down and strangled her unconscious body on Monday, said Swapan Banerjee, the officer in charge of the local police station in Seuri, a town in West Bengal state." [Link]
Jennifer Lopez Jealous Of Michael Phelps
Jennifer Lopez
"Lopez, who appeared on 'Good Morning America' Aug. 18 to discuss her preparations for the Malibu Triathlon, was overheard saying after the segment that she 'couldn't understand why everyone is talking about that swimmer,' according to a GMA source. 'She couldn't come up with (eight-time gold-medal winner Michael) Phelps' name, and then she yammered on about how she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and how that was the big story right now, not ;the swimmer.' '" [Link]
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