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‘Oprah effect’ leaves Democrat voters cold
Despite the publicity surrounding Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama for Democratic presidential candidate, the talk show queen is having less impact
on US voters than former president Bill Clinton, according to polls. And for some voters, Oprah's endorsement is even a hindrance to supporting Obama. A CBS News/New York... [continued]
'Oprah for VP' say Obama fans 
Harold Pinter archive saved for the nation
The archives of Britain's greatest living playwright, Harold Pinter, have been secured for the nation after the British Museum paid £1.1m to acquire his letters, manuscripts,
scrapbooks, programmes and emails. The collection of personal effects, stored in 150 boxes, includes more than 12,000 letters between Pinter and practically every leading... [continued]
Sky News: 'Howard Pinter has died...'
In pictures: Harold Pinter
In Town Last Night: art world turn out for Saatchi’s favoured duo
British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster - who count Charles Saatchi among their fans - left their working-class roots behind them last night for a grand night out
at Claridges. Shoreditch and Mayfair came together seamlessly though as art-world types mingled with photographer Mario Testino (above, right) art critic... [continued]
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Hollywood pet store shut over cruelty
The fashionable Los Angeles pet store where Paris Hilton (left), Britney Spears and Robin Williams go to buy their lapdogs has been shut
down by the Department of Animal Regulations amid accusations that the shop takes puppies from so-called puppy mills - the canine breeding equivalent of mass production.... [continued]
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In Brief: Naomi has her Blackberry stolen
Naomi Campbell, notorious for attacking her PAs with mobile phones, had her Blackberry stolen while at the Led Zeppelin gig on Monday... David Abrahams, the man at the centre of Donorgate, committed a gaffe at a charity opening yesterday, referring to 'a dead girl' who was actually alive and well...... [continued]
Sam Taylor-Wood disrobes for Harper’s
Photographer Sam Taylor-Wood, leading light of the Brit art movement and survivor of two bouts of cancer, has revealed how her brush with mortality has turned her into an exhibitionist. Posing naked for Harpers Bazaar's Body issue (above), Taylor-Wood, 40, tells the magazine how she lost all inhibitions and insecurities... [continued]
White House list omits Blair’s Burberry gift
What do you give the man who, as president of the most powerful nation on earth, has access to pretty much anything he wants? Judging by a list of gifts received by the president, just released by the White House, the most frequent answer is a cycling top. George Bush,... [continued]
