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Laura Bush biography sets no hearts racing
It seems an autobiography by Laura Bush (pictured) is likely to be so anaemic as to be barely publishable. According to a report in the New Yorker, a group of
excited publishing executives who went to see her at the White House recently to discuss bidding for the rights, came... [continued]
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Will Tom Cruise pay for Hitler’s globe?
A rather awkward legal action is hanging over Tom Cruise's latest movie Valkyrie, which records the botched attempt to kill Adolf Hitler during World War
Two. In the film, the German dictator, played by David Bamber, is often seen looking at a globe of the world. It is a... [continued]
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In brief: Claudia Schiffer’s breasts inspire Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld has designed a bowl for Dom Perignon Champagne inspired by the German supermodel Claudia Schiffer's breasts. Lagerfeld's so-called 'boob bowl'
(pictured, inset, with Schiffer), which is perched on three porcelain bottles and retails at $3,150, is said to be a modern version of a bowl that was... [continued]
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Barack Obama checks into Washington hotel
Although they will not take up residence in the White House until January 20, Barack Obama (pictured) and his family are to move to Washington this weekend. The
President-elect has been impelled to leave Chicago early because his two children, Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, are set to begin their... [continued]
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Pope having recruitment problems
The Pope (pictured) appears to be having difficulties filling the plum post of Archbishop of Westminster, a job currently held by Cardinal Cormac
Murphy-O'Connor. It was reported yesterday that the position, which automatically makes the holder the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, had been offered... [continued]
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Courtney Love explains affair with Alan Partridge
Rock chick Courtney Love (pictured) has enjoyed numerous relationships since the death of her husband, Kurt Cobain, in 1994. Arguably the most unlikely of these was
with Steve Coogan, creator of the nerdy chatshow host Alan Partridge. Indeed, when she made their tryst public three years ago and revealed that... [continued]
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Mandela silent about Suzman’s death
The death of Helen Suzman, the anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel peace prize nominee, has prompted a rich crop of tributes from her friends and admirers. However, one person who
has yet to come forward with words of praise is Thabo Mbeki, who stood down as South Africa's president in September... [continued]
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