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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA -- Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea for what he called a trip to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and bridge some cultural gaps — but not to be a diplomat. The trip by the flamboyant basketballer — his second to North Korea — comes days after Pyongyang rejected a visit by a U.S. envoy who had hoped to bring home an American missionary jailed there, Kenneth Bae. Speaking to reporters ahead of his flight to Pyongyang, Rodman declined to say whether he would seek Bae's...

Dennis Rodman told TMZ he will be travelling back to North Korea in August to resume political dialogue with Kim Jong-Un because Barack Obama "can't do [expletive]." According to the gossip site, Rodman said he plans to do everything he can to get the "dear leader" to release Kenneth Bae, an American who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for allegedly scheming to overthrow the government.

Through his newly appointed press secretary, Dennis Rodman, President Obama today announced that he and Mr. Rodman will visit Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week. Their meeting is expected to eliminate all of our petty misunderstandings. This is a guest post by Senator Ima Librul, (L., Utopia). He is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairs the Subcommittee on Meretricious Relations. He also serves on an agriculture subcommittee promoting the care and breeding of unicorns. In that capacity, he is now managing legislation to provide seven billion dollars for a greatly needed study of unicorn sexuality. **************A...

Worm booted from bar for screaming  how he loves Kim Jong Un while waiving the dictator's manifesto in the air... Useful idiot Dennis Rodman went on TV last weekend to tell all who would listen about his trip to Pyongyang and what a 'cool' guy and 'friend for life' Kim Jong Un really is- I wonder how much the Norks paid the broke, drunken cross-dresser to fly over for their little play-date.  But when Rodman decided to indulge in his daily binge and start ranting about his new dictator buddy at a Manhattan hotel bar (while waving Kim's manifesto in the air and telling all...

Dennis Rodman's successful diplomatic stint in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, while enjoying the legendary hospitality of Dear Leader Kim Jong-un, has generated great excitement and anticipation. Now it is President Obama's turn at bat. He is the most on the ball President ever!Dear Leader Kim, like Dear Leader Obama, is a life-long fan of basketball and now has a new friend-for-life, Rod Man San, once an NBA star. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-oOgrBIs1U?feature=player_detailpage] Video linkRod Man San has finished his initial efforts to advance United States' diplomacy in the "Hermit Kingdom." It was difficult, but he did it. They're officially best...

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was kicked out of a New York hotel bar on Sunday night — for screaming about how much he loves his “friend” North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

<p>The flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea , to become an unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the US and North Korea.</p> <p>Rodman, three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, and a film crew from the Vice media company are visiting the communist country to shoot footage for a TV show set to air on HBO in early April, Vice told the Associated Press before the group's departure from Beijing.</p>

(NOTE: I'm sure some of you remember Jesse Jackson and "Hillary Rodman Clinton"....too funny....tune in Thurs at 8pm, KABC in Los Angeles -- Tim Conway does "What the hell did Jesse Jackson say") Dennis Rodman Is 'Broke,' Suffering from 'Drinking Problem' By SHEILA MARIKAR | Good Morning America – 7 hrs ago Dennis Rodman Is 'Broke,' Suffering from 'Drinking Problem' (ABC News)Enlarge Photo Alcohol addiction and declining marketability have sidelined Dennis Rodman and rendered him unable to pay an "unjustified" amount of child support, representatives for the former NBA player said today. Rodman's manager, Darren Price, told ABCNews.com today that...

Former basketball star DENNIS RODMAN has been accused of sexually harassing a hotel employee in Las Vegas. Sara Robinson, a former bar manager at the Hard Rock Hotel, has filed a lawsuit against the sportsman over a March 2006 incident, claiming he slapped her on the bottom and rubbed himself against her at the resort. The lawsuit alleges, "As Robinson stepped around the bar, Rodman grabbed her, pulled her towards him and rubbed his body against hers. "Robinson tried to get free from Rodman's grasp at which time he assaulted her by reaching down and slapping her open-handed on the...

The former Baywatch star appeared in Jett's new music video ACDC in May and the two have reportedly been close ever since. Rocker Joan Jett and Carmen Electra were spotted indulging in a steamy kissing session after Jett's recent concert in Los Angeles. The former Baywatch star appeared in Jett's new music video ACDC in May and the two have reportedly been close ever since. A source who was backstage after the concert tells American publication Star, "They weren't even trying to hide it. They were fully kissing and going at it." "There were very physical with hugging and kissing...

Former Basketball Star Pleads Guilty To Speeding Dennis Rodman's legal troubles in Colorado...are over after he settled a speeding ticket that briefly led to a judge issuing an arrest warrant.... Rodman, who faced a speeding and reckless driving charge, agreed to plead guilty to speeding and paid $516.50 in fines and agreed to make a $200 donation to the Summit County 4-H club... "That's it, they had settled it absolutely," Prince said ... speeding and reckless driving after he was stopped July 26 in a $250,000 Lamborghini...clocked him going 98 mph. Judge Russell Granger issued an arrest warrant after Rodman...

CELEB Big Brother prat George Galloway is today exposed in his revolting true colours — fawning before Saddam Hussein’s murderous son Uday. An astonishing video shown in part on the Sun TV Bulletin depicts Galloway, 51, laughing and joking with the evil psychopath during a 20-minute meeting in an Iraqi palace. The Respect party MP, who Sun readers can boot off the Channel 4 show tonight, has sickened viewers with his antics in the BB house. Galloway’s crawling around the tyrannical old Iraqi regime was even more disgusting. He famously met dictator Saddam in 1994 and told him: “Sir, allow...

George Galloway tonight became the fourth person to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house as he admitted he had failed in his aims during almost two weeks of reality TV. The Respect MP attracted 64.7% of the public vote after being nominated alongside fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton and US basketball star Dennis Rodman. As he emerged from the house, a smiling Mr Galloway was met with boos and cheers from the crowd who gathered for tonight's double eviction.

An arrest warrant is out for ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman, who's accused of missing a court appearance on speeding and reckless driving charges on Wednesday morning. AP Image Rodman was charged after he was clocked allegedly going 98 mph on Interstate 70, on July 26, near Frisco. Rodman was taking part in the 3,000-mile Bullrun USA 2005 charity auto rally at the time. Rodman's agent says there apparently was a misunderstanding with Rodman's sponsor in the race, who had agreed to pay off Rodman's tickets. Darren Prince says a $400 check for speeding in Montrose County was mailed Monday but...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Police have declined to file charges over Dennis Rodman's unpaid gas bill after an anonymous female basketball fan stepped in to help keep the former NBA star out of trouble. Rodman allegedly failed to pay the bill last month at a gas station while he was driving his gold-and-black Lamborghini through Colorado in a charity rally race. Police Chief Terry Wilson said authorities were preparing paperwork on the case, but contacted the store to see if Rodman had paid the bill and found that a woman, who did not identify herself, had covered it. "Since they...

Sen. Clinton polishes image as political centrist Posted on Tue, Jul. 26, 2005 At the annual conference of the Democratic Leadership Council, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called for moderation and an ideological `cease-fire.' BY STEVEN THOMMA sthomma@krwashington.com Sen. Hillary Clinton, right, delivers her remarks in Capitol Rotunda during a ceremony honoring artist Constantino Brumidi, on his 200th birthday anniversary, Tuesday, July 26, 2005, in Washington. Brumidi, the political refugee from Italy who painted 'The Apotheosis of Washington' in the eye of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. Seated from back left to right, Sens. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Bill Frist, R-Tenn.,...

Hillary-haters seize on trial of fundraiser in bid to smear Clintons By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles 10 May 2005 A former fund-raising director for Hillary Clinton goes on trial in Los Angeles today to face accusations of campaign finance irregularities that political opponents of the former first Lady turned US senator hope will help dent her chances of a successful run for the presidency in 2008. To the growing band of Hillary-haters who have set up websites and political action committees to try, again, to stop her political career in its tracks, the case has all the hallmarks of...

In this photo provided by General Motors, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about hydrogen fuel cell technology at an event marking General Motors' delivery of the U.S. Army's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered pickup at the General Motors research facility outside of Rochester, NY, Friday, April 1, 2005. Clinton was instrumental in securing funds in the 2005 Department of Defense appropriations on behalf of GM's experimental truck whose fuel cell modules are produced at the facility. The U.S. Army will perform rigorous testing in different climates and locations around the U.S. to assess performance and give the military first-hand experience...

<p>WASHINGTON — President Bush's commission to create a plan to mend Social Security is loaded with members who favor privatizing the federal retirement plan to some degree.</p> <p>Bush wants to allow voluntary private investment accounts. He will officially announce his commission on Wednesday. The group's task is to hammer out the details of a new plan by this fall.</p>