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After a week of facing questions about lewd Twitter photos, Rep. Anthony Weiner Saturday had more explaining to do: why his Nissan Pathfinder has New York license plates but a 2007 registration sticker. A photo of Weiner behind the wheel of his more than 20-year-old SUV appeared in Saturday's Daily News as he left his Washington home Friday night. ((snip)) In March, the Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, reported Weiner owed more than $2,000 in parking tickets for violations around the Capitol and near Reagan National Airport.

Note: The following text is a quote: Wife of Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Charges On the day her trial was to begin in U.S. District Court in Lubbock, Texas, Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member Marie Chavez, aka "Shorty," the wife of an alleged ALKQN leader Jose Nava, aka "Chino," pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment charging her and 16 co-defendants with various offenses related to alleged narcotics and weapons trafficking and violent activities. Specifically, Chavez, 28, of Lubbock, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms...

TIJUANA, Mexico – A key hitman for Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel was arrested on Saturday in this crime-ridden border city, in another coup for President Felipe Calderón's clampdown on traffickers. After an anonymous tip-off, soldiers stormed a house and arrested Alfredo Araujo Avila, also known as Popeye, Tijuana's military chief Gen. German Redondo told reporters. “He is considered one of the most dangerous hitmen of the Arellano Felix cartel,” Gen. Redondo said. Araujo Avila had dodged arrest for a decade in Tijuana, which is just over the U.S. border from San Diego. He is wanted in the United States...

North Korean dictator KIM JONG IL greets the visiting Nong Duch Manh, leader of the Vietnam Communist Party at the international airport in Pyongyang (video clip). Video includes full arrival honors (21 gun salute, review of North Korean KPA "Honor" Guard Troops, national anthems), and most importantly, close-up views of Kim Jong-il, standing as well as walking in review of his troups.This video was taken about one week ago, on 16 October 2007.It can be found at the URL link above. One should have windows media player.

A recent episode of the television animated comedy "South Park" mocked Tom Cruise -- suggesting that he is homosexual, and lying to hide that fact. Could Cruise bring a defamation suit against the show?

Church of Scientology worshipper Tom Cruise expressing himself to Oprah Winfrey on her May 23 show. Cruise jumped around the set, hopped onto a couch, fell rapturously to one knee and repeatedly professed his love for his new girlfriend, the actress Katie Holmes.

<p>Jan. 8 - Joe Trippi was on my mobile phone. I had called him for some poll numbers and he sounded, understandably, hassled. Not frantic, but stressed. He should be.</p> <p>As Howard Dean’s campaign manager, Trippi has masterfully guided his man to the brink of the Democratic nomination. But Trippi has been around a long time, and he knows that in any campaign, especially a presidential nomination race, things can change faster than you can shout “Hart Upsets Mondale.” If you’re the front-runner at this point in a campaign, time seems to slow down to an agonizing crawl. Election Day can’t come soon enough for you. Trippi knows that leads can crumble, an unexpected rival can rise up suddenly and that voters do what they want, not what pundits expect.</p>

<p>Hi, I'm Bill O'Reilly reporting from Washington.  Thanks for watching us tonight.</p> <p>Right up front, I have to tell you I do not respect Mr. Daschle.  A few months ago, he publicly criticized the FOX News Channel for not being fair to the Democratic Party.  That, of course, is baloney.</p>

I just got of the air from broadcasting on "American Breakfast" with Ellen Ratner. Recall that she is the one who said on Neil Cavuto's Show on Fox that she "hoped" that President Bush would "mess up the war," so he "would not be reelected." In short, she wants enough Americans to be killed in Iraq to cause the President to be defeated in 2004. She told me, live on air three minutes ago, that "Fox News has just renewed [her] contract." Fox News had an ideal opportunity to get rid of this politically-bigoted and hateful "reporter" by not renewing...