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Week of 31 December 2007
31 December 2007
Pope Benedict XVI sends exorcists to round up the usual demons ...
The London Times says Sacha Baron Cohen is pegged to play Abbie Hoffman ...
After centuries of secrecy, Freemasons seek publicity ...
Court TV changes the channel ...
1 January 2008
J.K. Rowling hints at an eighth 'Harry Potter' novel (in another ten years) ...
Prudes atwitter over Miley Cyrus photos ...
Rick James' estate settles lawsuit ...
Robert Frost's home is vandalized ...
Mike Huckabee said wives should be husbands' "servants" in marriage ...
Chelsea Clinton shuns reporters ...
Daryl Hannah says she hated being young ...
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have a row on Boxing Day ...
Richard Branson tells employees who want a raise to find work elsewhere ...
2 January 2008
Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales will challenge Google with new Wikia Search ...
Ozzy Osbourne's memory leaves him lost for words ...
Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro ...
Tom Bosley still going strong at age 80 ...
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Former Wisconsin governor Lee S. Dreyfus dies in Waukesha, Wisconsin, aged 81 ...
3 January 2008
Paul McCartney underwent "secret heart surgery" ...
Sears Roebuck spyware tracks customers' on-line clicks and searches ...
Eddie Murphy marries Tracey Edmonds ...
Adoption official praises Madonna as "a perfect mother" ...
Monk gets airings on NBC ...
Marion Jones asks judge not to send her to jail ...
Congressman Tom Lantos has cancer, won't seek re-election ...
Paris Hilton parties with Kevin Federline ...
4 January 2008
Britney Spears and son are rushed from her home in ambulance ...
Jay Leno's monologue is no joking matter for writers ...
Radiohead's Thom Yorke says artists are often screwed by paid downloads ...
Toyota overtakes Ford Motors as America's #2 selling auto brand ...
5 January 2008
Stephen Stills recovering from cancer surgery ...
Amy Fisher and husband promote new sex tape ...
Jose Padilla sues former DoJ wonk John Yoo over "green light" for torture ...
Dorothy Hamill undergoes treatment for breast cancer ...
Thomas Edison fried an elephant to prove his point ...
Martina Hingis, though retired, is banned from tennis for cocaine ...
Lawyers challenge Merck over Vioxx settlement ...
Screen Actors Guild says actors won't cross picket line for Golden Globe Awards ...
Is Sears Roebuck engaging in criminal hacking behavior? ...
Court grants custody of kids to Kevin Federline, and Britney Spears is denied visitation ...
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6 January 2008
Jennifer Garner wants to be a covert Klingon ...
Ron Paul spins for himself ...
Britney Spears is discharged from hospital ...
Bill O'Reilly is rebuffed by Secret Service at Barack Obama rally ...
Austin Nichols pleads guilty to impaired driving ...
Chris Rock says President Bush has made it hard for a white guy to be elected President ...
National Academy of Sciences says US is "doomed" if a creationist is elected ...