Archive for December, 2008

Lilly Allen is in the doghouse with her record label. It seems the singer gave a copy of a cover song to a radio show host to play on his weekly New York show.

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CBS plans on competing with the extremely popular Online video site Hulu with the relaunch of TV.Com.

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National News – Credit Card Rate Jacking

The New York governor announced Wednesday the new planned tax cuts and additions in order to cut-down the current 15.4-billion-dollar budget gap down 1-million-dollars. Some of the increased taxes are on iTunes downloads, non-diet sodas, alcohol, cable and taxi fares. Governor David Paterson also said he plans to cut school aid by almost 700-million and reduce 3.5-million-dollars in health-care.

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Up first, Barbie has won. the 4-year battle between the classic doll and the rival Bratz doll is over. A federal judge ordered MGA Entertainment to stop production of the Bratz dolls, after ordering a total of 10-million-dollars in payment to Mattel for copyright infringement and breach of contract.

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Paris Wants to Be the Next Disney Star

There’s a little birdie in town saying that Paris Hilton wants to be the next Disney star. The infamous Page Six reported that the socialite wants to play the role of Tinkerbell in a live-action version of the fairytale.

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Cyber Monday, the digital equivalent of Black Friday, took place this week as many online retailers offered huge discounts on popular consumer goods. The media has reported gloomy projections for retail sales for the season, even though Black Friday turned out to be a huge success this year, leading many analysts to wonder if the large amount of articles written about poor retail sales could turn into a self fulfilling prophecy.

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President-elect Barack Obama met with US-governors on Tuesday and asked that each state representative help draft a new economic plan instead of simply implementing one. This comes one day after California governor Arnold Schwarzenneger declared fiscal emergency. Schwarzenegger called for immediate legislative action to help the 11.2-billion-dollar state deficit.

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Eva Longoria Parker is reportedly a closet smoker. The Desperate Housewives babe got caught by papparazzi lighting up while on a trip to Puerto Rico. The resulting photos get rid of the pregnancy rumors that were circulating the star

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