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Gore makes it to the White House
Al Gore finally made it to the White House yesterday when President Bush, who narrowly beat him in the bitter fight for America's highest office in 2000, invited the former vice president along with the other 2007 Nobel Prize winners. Before disappearing for a 30-minute tete-a-tete, the two men shared... [continued]
Christians call for boycott of ‘atheist’ Pullman film
Two years ago US Christian websites extolled the virtues of children seeing the film version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - the adaptation of CS Lewis's classic book, starring Tilda Swinton and James McAvoy. Now the same blogs are buzzing with negative speculation about the message of... [continued]
MPW roasted over Quo Vadis closure
Marco Pierre White, the first British chef to win three Michelin stars, is embroiled in a row over cancelled Christmas dinner parties after his former restaurant Quo Vadis was suddenly closed by its new owners. Earlier this month Pierre White sold three of his London restaurants -... [continued]
In Brief: Billie returns to Dr Who
Actress Billie Piper is to return to Doctor Who, reprising her role as the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler. She will star in three episodes of the new series of the sci-fi drama, which starts in March next year... Dennis Hopper, a painter and art collector as well as an... [continued]
Obama gets a boost from Winfrey - and from a new poll
She's the most powerful women in television and one of her book club recommendations can make an unknown writer a millionaire overnight. But can Oprah Winfrey send a man to the White
House? After weeks of speculation that she would do something to help Barack Obama in his bid to... [continued]
Oprah Winfrey, a very modern heroine 
BNP’s Griffin calls critics ‘Nazis’
Did BNP leader Nick Griffin pay a backhanded compliment - in his eyes - to anti-fascism protesters at last night's Oxford Union debate on free speech? There were angry scenes as scores of demonstrators broke through a security cordon to stage a sit-down protest against the presence of Griffin and... [continued]
Sarko’s women keep Paris guessing
The women in the life of French President Nicolas Sarkozy never fail to intrigue. Yesterday it was the possible affair with glamorous TV anchorwoman Laurence
Ferrari; today it's the women within his government fighting over him. Rachida Dati, the French Justice Minister who has been glued to his side on... [continued]
France agog over Sarko 'romance'
Bumpy start for a new French star
