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Warren Buffett sits on the edge of a soft brown sofa, closely watching as Sen. Barack Obama navigates the well-appointed living room. He moves his square glasses closer to his face, unfolds his arms and springs to his feet when the time comes to welcome his guest to Nebraska. "There he is," Buffett says with a wide grin, pulling Obama toward him with a hearty handshake. "You're the hottest ticket in town today." The sage of money and finance, America's second-richest man seldom becomes invested in politicians. But he has made an exception for the junior Democratic senator from Illinois,...

NEW YORK (Billboard) -- AC/DC's 1980 breakthrough "Back in Black" has been certified for U.S. shipments of 21 million copies, tying it for fifth place with Billy Joel's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" on the Recording Industry Assn. of America's all-time best-sellers list. The Australian hard rock group's first album with lead singer Brian Johnson, who replaced Bon Scott following his alcohol-related death, "Back in Black" was originally released by Atco and was reissued in 2003 by Epic along with the rest of the band's catalog. Joel's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" reached 21 million in 2000. The...

Isn't this a satanic hand sign? I'm sure it means something else, but what? I can't believe that it is satanic...

Rockers AC/DC on Alleyway to Acclaim Fri Jul 9,10:53 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo! MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian rock band AC/DC, well known for their hit "Highway to Hell," are to have a humble alleyway named in their honor. The Australian hard rockers, one of heavy metal's top acts for more than 20 years, are to be memorialized by "AC/DC Lane" in the southern city of Melbourne, the home town of drummer Phil Rudd and former bass player Mark Evans. "The lane suggested is...one of about 1,000 City of Melbourne streets called Corporation Lane --...

First comes the bell, tolling mournfully. Then a meandering riff redolent with fuzz and feedback, absurdly, idiotically simple and all the more brilliant for it. After feeling about for some seconds, the riff is joined by a pounding rhythm line, and within a few moments here come the vocals - reminiscent of a donkey being rudely slaughtered. If rock is a weapon, then the Americans have an arsenal and a half.

Title: "Prince Charles May Go On Air to Address Doubts About His Sexual Preferences" Shyam Bhatia in London | November 09, 2003 21:00 IST (Rediff, India) Prince Charles is pondering a televised broadcast to the nation after failed attempts to stamp out rumours about an alleged sexual incident involving the heir to the British throne. While no firm decision has as yet been made, the royal family's hand is being forced by an avalanche of media reports in Europe and on foreign language websites. As Charles returned to the United Kingdom on Sunday from his two-week trip to India and...

TORONTO - The blockbuster lineup for the Rolling Stones concert in Toronto on July 30 has been expanded. The Tea Party and Blue Rodeo are confirmed to take part in the event that's expected to attract 600,000 people to an old Armed Forces base in Downsview, in the city's north end. Besides the Rolling Stones, the performers also include Rush,AC/DC, the Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, Sam Roberts, the Flaming Lips, Kathleen Edwards, the Isley Brothers, Sass Jordan and La Chicane. Tickets for the ten-hour music marathon, which will be hosted by actors Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, are $21.50....

Nine-day-old baby gets an earful at AC/DC gig Mon Jun 23,10:54 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AFP) - A couple anxious not to miss out on a concert by ear-blasting heavy metal rockers AC/DC took their nine-day-old baby with them, police in Germany said.A German couple took their nine-day-old baby with them to a concert by ear-blasting heavy metal rockers AC/DC.(AFP/File/Didier Pallages) Other fans at Sunday's gig at the Hockenheim Formula One motor-racing ring in southwest Germany warned police after seeing the 41-year-old mother in the spectators' seats holding the baby. The couple only agreed to leave after a doctor at...

TORONTO -- It's official. Toronto will get the satisfaction of a Rolling Stones concert this summer. Mick Jagger hinted earlier this month that he and the boys would make a detour from their current European tour to perform in Toronto on July 30, but the announcement was made official at a news conference this morning. The concert is designed to boost Toronto's SARS-ravaged economy. "The greatest band in the world is going to play in the greatest city in the world," shouted Mayor Mel Lastman during the news conference at Dundas Square. "Toronto is a safe city. Toronto is a...

Australia was a divided nation last night as its troops prepared to join a United States-led invasion of Iraq and Federal Parliament descended into a bitter debate over waging war without specific United Nations backing. The Prime Minister came under heavy flak for committing the country to war after the US President, George Bush, gave Saddam Hussein and his sons until tomorrow to leave Iraq or face attack. John Howard said the coalition of US, British and Australian troops did not need further UN approval to launch the invasion. "The Government strongly believes that the decision it's taken is right,...

IS OZZY TO BE PITIED OR SCORNED? J. Grant Swank, Jr., POB 1984, Windham ME 04062 Pastor, New Hope Church, Windham ME Ozzy’s English boyhood was poor—father worked nights in a steel plant, mother worked days at a car plant. No money, no auto, meager food. He claims as a child he had one pair of shoes, no underpants, trousers and one jacket. At the base of his bed was a bucket for urinating in. There were no clean sheets on his bed, overcoats used as sheets when all else failed. Dad beat on Ozzy, chiefly for the boy’s attempts...