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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs tonight, with an estimated production cost of over $12 million. The show has been criticized for promoting unrealistic beauty, especially since a Limited Brands executive famously told the New York Times that fewer than 100 women worldwide were capable of walking its runway. But many of the models have appeared without makeup, showing what they look like before several stylists have worked their magic. We compiled side-by-side comparisons of some of the most famous Victoria's Secret models with and without makeup. See Tyra Banks, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima and more without their makeup. CLICK...

Former FBI agent Coleen Rowley, who landed on the cover of Time magazine after her critique of the nation's pre 9/11 security lapses, announced Wednesday that she will seek the DFL nomination to run against two-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline in Minnesota's 2nd District. Rowley, who was a strong opponent of going to war in Iraq, said she would run on the themes of "ethical decision-making," independence from partisan dogma, and balancing security needs with civil liberties, which she believes the Bush administration has damaged. Acknowledging that she voted mostly Republican until 2000, Rowley faulted Kline for voting...