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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the implementation of the first stage of a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group, saying he is "relieved" that the first group of three Israeli hostages has returned home. Earlier this month, Trudeau announced his decision to resign as leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister. However, he stressed that he will remain in his position until a new party leader is elected to lead into the coming elections. In a social media post, Trudeau wrote, "I am relieved to hear that three hostages have been returned to Israel...

Only Gov. Arnold Schwarz- enegger could make it appear as if he is on the take to a group from which he has refused to accept a dime in campaign contributions. That's what California's larger-than-life governor has managed to do with the state's powerful prison guards union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. After freezing out the union's leaders while trying to make prison reform a top priority early in his term, Schwarzenegger has since warmed his relations with the guards while at times seeming to backpedal on his commitment to serious change. Schwarzenegger doesn't take campaign donations from public...

Boston's lone country music radio station WKLB-FM/Country 99.5 so far is ignoring the first two singles from the Dixie Chicks' brand new CD "Taking the Long Way" according to a news report on CBS4 News this week. WKLB isn't even paying attention to their summer tour by omitting their July 29th stop at TD Banknorth Garden on its concert section of its website. First album from the Chicks since their George W. Bush brouhaha in 2003 was released this past Tuesday(5/23). First single, "Not Ready to Make Nice" which directly addresses the Bush situation, cracked the Billboard's Hot Country Top...