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Apr 25, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Thursday, April 24, 2008, and begins its report for Friday, April 25, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Friday, May 2
Apr 25, 2008; ... Today is Friday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2008. There are 243 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1519 - Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies at Cloux, France. 1526 - Protestant League of Germany is formed. 1536 - England's Queen Anne ...
Review: `Harold & Kumar' delivers a few scattered laughs
Apr 25, 2008; ... The poster for "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" is the best thing about the movie, depicting the brainy potheads in orange prison jumpsuits staring in disbelief from behind a wire-mesh fence. That one still image captures all the inherent humor of two ...
GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games
Apr 25, 2008; ... Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined. And ...
Celebrity Birthdays
Apr 25, 2008; ... Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 27-May 3: April 27: Actor Jack Klugman is 86. Actress Anouk Aimee is 76. Announcer Casey Kasem is 76. Actress Judy Carne is 69. aSinger Ann Peebles is 61. Singer Kate Pierson of The B-52's is 60. Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 59 ....
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Apr 25, 2008 ... OLYMPICS: ATHLETE PROTESTS: IOC athletes' group urges no protests at venues at Beijing LAUSANNE, Switzerland _ An IOC panel representing athletes agrees unanimously that competitors must refrain from any kind of political protests or messages at Olympic venues during the ...
Friday, May 2
Apr 25, 2008; ... Today is Friday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2008. There are 243 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1519 - Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies at Cloux, France. 1526 - Protestant League of Germany is formed. 1536 - England's Queen Anne ...
That Was the Week That Was
Apr 25, 2008; ... Entertainment highlights during the week of April 27-May 3: 1967: Aretha Franklin released the single "Respect." 1967: Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas. She was the daughter of an army officer Elvis had met while in Germany. She had been ...
Review: `Harold & Kumar' delivers a few scattered laughs
Apr 25, 2008; ... The poster for "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" is the best thing about the movie, depicting the brainy potheads in orange prison jumpsuits staring in disbelief from behind a wire-mesh fence. That one still image captures all the inherent humor of two ...
GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games
Apr 25, 2008; ... Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined. And now that shortages of Nintendo's machine seem to have abated, ...
Celebrity Birthdays
Apr 25, 2008; ... Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 27-May 3: April 27: Actor Jack Klugman is 86. Actress Anouk Aimee is 76. Announcer Casey Kasem is 76. Actress Judy Carne is 69. aSinger Ann Peebles is 61. Singer Kate Pierson of The B-52's is 60. Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 59 ....
That Was the Week That Was
Apr 25, 2008; ... Entertainment highlights during the week of April 27-May 3: 1967: Aretha Franklin released the single "Respect." 1967: Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas. She was the daughter of an army officer Elvis had met while in Germany. She had been ...
Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from The Associated Press
Apr 25, 2008; ... "It is hard meeting new people. Most of my friends I've had my entire life, like obviously my sister and Nicole Richie have been with me forever. So when I meet new people, I'm always a little weary of the reason they may want to become my friend. I can usually just tell by when we're out ...
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Apr 25, 2008; ... "It is hard meeting new people. Most of my friends I've had my entire life, like obviously my sister and Nicole Richie have been with me forever. So when I meet new people, I'm always a little weary of the reason they may want to become my friend. I can usually just tell by when we're out ...
The top ten music in the United States
Apr 25, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
The top ten music in the United States
Apr 25, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
Low prices, strong currency hurt first-quarter profits of Brazil mining giant Vale
Apr 25, 2008; ... Vale, the world's second-largest mining company, on Thursday reported a 56 percent drop in first-quarter net profits as slumping metal prices and a strong local currency offset record exports of iron ore and aluminum. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA, the world's leading iron ore ...
Low prices, strong currency hurt first-quarter profits of Brazil mining giant Vale
Apr 25, 2008; ... Vale, the world's second-largest mining company, on Thursday reported a 56 percent drop in first-quarter net profits as slumping metal prices and a strong local currency offset record exports of iron ore and aluminum. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA, the world's leading iron ore ...
Sarkozy acknowledges mistakes during volatile first year as president, promises more reforms
Apr 25, 2008; ... Nicolas Sarkozy, his once-towering popularity collapsing, acknowledged mistakes that have marred his stormy first year as French president but pledged to keep shaking up France and its lumbering economy. In a wide-ranging televised interview Thursday, Sarkozy vaunted France's defense ...
Sarkozy acknowledges mistakes during volatile first year as president, promises more reforms
Apr 25, 2008; ... Nicolas Sarkozy, his once-towering popularity collapsing, acknowledged mistakes that have marred his stormy first year as French president but pledged to keep shaking up France and its lumbering economy. In a wide-ranging televised interview Thursday, Sarkozy vaunted France's defense ...
Sarkozy says France to push for EU agreement on whether to boycott Olympics opening ceremony
Apr 25, 2008; ... French President Nicolas said he will push for a European Union-wide agreement on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. He said France is working to rekindle a dialogue between Chinese authorities and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and ...
Sarkozy says France to push for EU agreement on whether to boycott Olympics opening ceremony
Apr 25, 2008; ... French President Nicolas said he will push for a European Union-wide agreement on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. He said France is working to rekindle a dialogue between Chinese authorities and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and ...
Hollywood has broad summer range behind the blockbusters
Apr 25, 2008 ... Along with the major blockbusters, Hollywood offers loads of other films this summer. A look at the highlights: May: "The Fall" _ A bedridden man in early Hollywood spins wild fantasies to encourage a young girl at the same hospital. "How the ...
AP Weekly Sports Calendar
Apr 25, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, April 25 thru 27, Monte Carlo, Monaco _ tennis, ATP Monte Carlo Masters. thru 27, Shanghai, China _ golf, PGA ...
Hollywood has broad summer range behind the blockbusters
Apr 25, 2008 ... Along with the major blockbusters, Hollywood offers loads of other films this summer. A look at the highlights: May: "The Fall" _ A bedridden man in early Hollywood spins wild fantasies to encourage a young girl at the same hospital. "How the ...
Prince William in trouble over helicopter antics as Prince Harry grows in stature
Apr 25, 2008; ... Good prince, bad prince. In recent years, the good prince has been Prince William, the responsible, handsome, self-effacing heir to the throne. The bad prince has been carrot-topped, pot-smoking Prince Harry, partying too hard and wearing Nazi gear on a boozy night out. ...
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Apr 25, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, April 25 thru 27, Monte Carlo, Monaco _ tennis, ATP Monte Carlo Masters. thru 27, Shanghai, China _ golf, PGA ...
Prince William in trouble over helicopter antics as Prince Harry grows in stature
Apr 25, 2008; ... Good prince, bad prince. In recent years, the good prince has been Prince William, the responsible, handsome, self-effacing heir to the throne. The bad prince has been carrot-topped, pot-smoking Prince Harry, partying too hard and wearing Nazi gear on a boozy night out. ...
HIV patients may not need regular lab tests while taking antiretroviral drugs, study says
Apr 25, 2008; ... Patients with HIV who aren't monitored with the expensive laboratory tests commonly used in rich countries may survive just as long as those who do get the tests, a new study says. In a paper published in The Lancet medical journal Friday, experts found only a slight difference ...
Microsoft 3Q profit falls 11 percent, year-ago quarter bolstered by Vista revenue
Apr 25, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 11 percent from a year earlier, when the software maker reported more than $1 billion (630 million) in deferred revenue tied to delays in the launch of the Windows Vista operating system. The earnings report did not affect the ...
Polish Catholic church cracks down on copied sermons
Apr 25, 2008; ... There's a new commandment for Polish priests: Thou shall not lift. The Roman Catholic Church in this nation has published a new book that tells priests how to find inspiration in already published sermons without breaking the law by lifting passages from them verbatim. The book, ...
HIV patients may not need regular lab tests while taking antiretroviral drugs, study says
Apr 25, 2008; ... Patients with HIV who aren't monitored with the expensive laboratory tests commonly used in rich countries may survive just as long as those who do get the tests, a new study says. In a paper published in The Lancet medical journal Friday, experts found only a slight difference ...
Remains of Padre Pio, beloved mystic Italian monk, go on public display
Apr 25, 2008; ... The body of Padre Pio, a hugely popular 20th century Italian saint, went on public display in a southern Italian town where thousands gathered to pray. Padre Pio, who died in 1968 at age 81, was a mystic monk who many Catholic faithful believe bore "stigmata," or wounds like ...
Microsoft 3Q profit falls 11 percent, year-ago quarter bolstered by Vista revenue
Apr 25, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 11 percent from a year earlier, when the software maker reported more than $1 billion (euro630 million) in deferred revenue tied to delays in the launch of the Windows Vista operating system. The earnings report did not affect ...
Polish Catholic church cracks down on copied sermons
Apr 25, 2008; ... There's a new commandment for Polish priests: Thou shall not lift. The Roman Catholic Church in this nation has published a new book that tells priests how to find inspiration in already published sermons without breaking the law by lifting passages from them verbatim. The book, ...
Remains of Padre Pio, beloved mystic Italian monk, go on public display
Apr 25, 2008; ... The body of Padre Pio, a hugely popular 20th century Italian saint, went on public display in a southern Italian town where thousands gathered to pray. Padre Pio, who died in 1968 at age 81, was a mystic monk who many Catholic faithful believe bore "stigmata," or wounds like ...
US envoy on Africa begins tour on Zimbabwe, says Mugabe's opponent won
Apr 25, 2008; ... The top U.S. envoy to Africa said Zimbabwe's opposition leader won his nation's disputed presidential election and longtime President Robert Mugabe should step down. The opposition has claimed its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, beat Mugabe outright March 29. Independent Zimbabwean ...
US envoy on Africa begins tour on Zimbabwe, says Mugabe's opponent won
Apr 25, 2008; ... The top U.S. envoy to Africa said Zimbabwe's opposition leader won his nation's disputed presidential election and longtime President Robert Mugabe should step down. The opposition has claimed its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, beat Mugabe outright March 29. Independent Zimbabwean ...
Months after disaster, little flood relief in India
Apr 25, 2008; ... Chaitu Sadai stopped eating rats two decades ago. But with his village's rice paddies still buried under a thick blanket of silt washed up by last summer's devastating monsoon, he's thinking it may be time to start again. "We have no food, we have no work. The people say they ...
Months after disaster, little flood relief in India
Apr 25, 2008; ... Chaitu Sadai stopped eating rats two decades ago. But with his village's rice paddies still buried under a thick blanket of silt washed up by last summer's devastating monsoon, he's thinking it may be time to start again. "We have no food, we have no work. The people say they ...
Edward Albee, at age 80, expounds on the art of playwriting
Apr 25, 2008; ... "It's just a quirk of the brain that makes one a playwright," says Edward Albee, a man who knows a thing or two about writing for the stage. "I have the same experiences that everybody else does, but since I have this quirk in my head, I am not content with that. I feel the need ...
Group exposes homicide rate in Brazil's deadliest city
Apr 25, 2008; ... Ines Maria da Silva stares blankly outside her shack as she describes how she lost all five of her sons to the violence that makes Recife the deadliest major city in Brazil. The first son died 15 years ago, in a fight over a girl, another after telling a mob he didn't want a pedophile ...
Edward Albee, at age 80, expounds on the art of playwriting
Apr 25, 2008; ... "It's just a quirk of the brain that makes one a playwright," says Edward Albee, a man who knows a thing or two about writing for the stage. "I have the same experiences that everybody else does, but since I have this quirk in my head, I am not content with that. I feel the need ...
Group exposes homicide rate in Brazil's deadliest city
Apr 25, 2008; ... Ines Maria da Silva stares blankly outside her shack as she describes how she lost all five of her sons to the violence that makes Recife the deadliest major city in Brazil. The first son died 15 years ago, in a fight over a girl, another after telling a mob he didn't want a pedophile ...
Palestinian plight is flip side of Israel's independence joy
Apr 25, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE _ A week ago The Associated Press profiled Israel as the 60th anniversary of its independence approaches. Here is a report from the Palestinian side. %byline(By KARIN LAUB%) %bytitle(Associated Press Writer%) %endtag(%) JALAZOUN REFUGEE ...
Lowriding becomes high art
Apr 25, 2008; ... When he started tinkering with that old Chevy nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Valadez didn't have any idea he was creating a museum piece in his garage. He just wanted a cool ride that would attract girls. But things changed between those nights when Valadez was getting stopped by cops ...
Palestinian plight is flip side of Israel's independence joy
Apr 25, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE _ A week ago The Associated Press profiled Israel as the 60th anniversary of its independence approaches. Here is a report from the Palestinian side. By KARIN LAUB Associated Press Writer JALAZOUN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) _ Mohammed Shaikha was ...
Lowriding becomes high art
Apr 25, 2008; ... When he started tinkering with that old Chevy nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Valadez didn't have any idea he was creating a museum piece in his garage. He just wanted a cool ride that would attract girls. But things changed between those nights when Valadez was getting stopped by cops ...
Waters' 'Cry-Baby' opens on Broadway
Apr 25, 2008; ... Baltimore. 1954. Rock 'n' roll is in the air. The lovely and proper Allison Vernon-Williams, out with her grandmother, meets Cry-Baby Walker, the coolest, baddest boy in town. Sounds tame enough, right? But this is not your mama's boy-meets-girl story. This is the new John ...
Waters' 'Cry-Baby' opens on Broadway
Apr 25, 2008; ... Baltimore. 1954. Rock 'n' roll is in the air. The lovely and proper Allison Vernon-Williams, out with her grandmother, meets Cry-Baby Walker, the coolest, baddest boy in town. Sounds tame enough, right? But this is not your mama's boy-meets-girl story. This is the new John ...
Reprise time: Summer offers Indy, Batman, Narnia, X-Files
Apr 25, 2008; ... Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives. From May through mid-August, Hollywood will bank on the idea that there is at least one movie every week _ and sometimes two _ that you simply must see. Summer features ...
Review: Morris looks into Abu Ghraib photos in new film
Apr 25, 2008; ... Errol Morris doesn't condemn the soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison, the ones who shot and posed for those photographs that shocked the world nearly five years ago, though it would have been easy for him to do so. But the veteran documentarian doesn't exactly let them off the hook, ...
Reprise time: Summer offers Indy, Batman, Narnia, X-Files
Apr 25, 2008; ... Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives. From May through mid-August, Hollywood will bank on the idea that there is at least one movie every week _ and sometimes two _ that you simply must see. Summer features ...
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Apr 25, 2008 ... Procedure,0985 Review: Morris looks into Abu Ghraib photos in new film Eds: Film opens Friday in the United States AP Photo NYET161 By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Errol Morris doesn't condemn the soldiers at ...
Filmmaker collaborating with FBI on civil rights cases
Apr 25, 2008; ... As an African-American teenager in Louisiana, Keith Beauchamp tried interracial dating _ behavior that prompted his parents to tell him the grisly tale of Emmett Till, who was murdered for whistling at a white woman. The story of Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago who had come to ...
Filmmaker collaborating with FBI on civil rights cases
Apr 25, 2008; ... As an African-American teenager in Louisiana, Keith Beauchamp tried interracial dating _ behavior that prompted his parents to tell him the grisly tale of Emmett Till, who was murdered for whistling at a white woman. The story of Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago who had come to ...
Rap stars spread the gospel, but is it a mixed message?
Apr 25, 2008; ... Yung Joc appears on stage for a performance as an assembly of youth swarms toward his direction, screaming at the top of their lungs. Only this time, the rapper delivers a message nothing like his raucous songs "I Know You See It," "Dope Boy Magic," or his smash ...
Rap stars spread the gospel, but is it a mixed message?
Apr 25, 2008; ... Yung Joc appears on stage for a performance as an assembly of youth swarms toward his direction, screaming at the top of their lungs. Only this time, the rapper delivers a message nothing like his raucous songs "I Know You See It," "Dope Boy Magic," or his smash ...
Review: `Deception' isn't even a guilty pleasure
Apr 25, 2008; ... One of the producers of "Deception" says in the movie's production notes that he views it as "something of a throwback to an earlier era of filmmaking." He must be referring to the 1980s, because this feels like the kind of slick, mindless thriller Adrian Lyne used to make _ ...
Review: `Baby Mama' goes easy on mommy culture
Apr 25, 2008; ... Tina Fey didn't write "Baby Mama," though you'd be forgiven for walking into it and assuming she did. After all, her face appears prominently on the movie's ubiquitous posters, alongside that of co-star and former "Saturday Night Live" cast mate Amy Poehler. The ...
Review: `Deception' isn't even a guilty pleasure
Apr 25, 2008; ... One of the producers of "Deception" says in the movie's production notes that he views it as "something of a throwback to an earlier era of filmmaking." He must be referring to the 1980s, because this feels like the kind of slick, mindless thriller Adrian Lyne used to make _ ...
Bush says he is confident Mideast peace process will yield Palestinian state's definition
Apr 25, 2008; ... President George W. Bush is seeking to inject confidence into the flagging Middle East peace process, predicting that the contours of a Palestinian state still can be reached before he leaves office. Old obstacles, among them disputed West Bank Israeli settlements, continue to threaten that ...
Review: `Baby Mama' goes easy on mommy culture
Apr 25, 2008; ... Tina Fey didn't write "Baby Mama," though you'd be forgiven for walking into it and assuming she did. After all, her face appears prominently on the movie's ubiquitous posters, alongside that of co-star and former "Saturday Night Live" cast mate Amy Poehler. The ...
Bush says he is confident Mideast peace process will yield Palestinian state's definition
Apr 25, 2008; ... President George W. Bush is seeking to inject confidence into the flagging Middle East peace process, predicting that the contours of a Palestinian state still can be reached before he leaves office. Old obstacles, among them disputed West Bank Israeli settlements, continue to threaten that ...
AP Exclusive: UN chief to announce plan to eliminate deaths from malaria by the end of 2010
Apr 25, 2008; ... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a new global initiative on Friday to eliminate by the end of 2010 more than one million deaths every year caused by malaria. In his video message for a World Malaria Day event at U.N. headquarters, Ban said the intiative will offer indoor ...