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• Aug 23, 2011

  Eliot Spitzer Sued for $90 Million in Libel Case

  Former New York State governor Eliot Spitzer is being sued for a total of $90 million over an opinion column he wrote last year for Slate magazine.

• Aug 22, 2011

  Ray Bradbury, Master of Sci-Fi Genre and Author of 'Fahrenheit 451,' Turns 91

  Ray Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451” and to many, the father of the 21st century, turned 91 today.

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  Aug 22, 2011

  Hugo Chavez Says Castro and Jesus Cured Him of Cancer

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has credited Fidel Castro and Jesus for helping him win his battle against cancer, during a televised prayer service on state television Sunday.

• Aug 22, 2011

  Price of Gold Could Have Impact on Libyan Rebels

  As Libyan rebels dance in the Tripoli streets, gold traders are dancing on Wall Street. However, rebels and traders might have more in common than dancing since the price of gold might hold the key to how the rebels finance their revolution.

• Aug 22, 2011

  Jack Layton, Leader of Canada’s Opposition Party, Dies From Cancer at 61

  Jack Layton, the influential leader of Canada’s opposition New Democratic Party, died Monday from his second bout with cancer. He was 61.

• Aug 13, 2011

  Kids for Cash Scandal: Judge Gets 28 Years for Taking Bribes to Lock Up Children

  A former juvenile court judge has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for accepting over $1 million in bribe money to send children to for-profit detention centers in what has become known as the "kids for cash" scandal.

• Aug 12, 2011

  Postal Service Wants to Cut 120,000 Jobs by 2015

  The United States Postal Service wants to break its union contracts to cut 120,000 jobs, according to an internal document released to media today.

• Aug 12, 2011

  '30 Minutes or Less' Too Similar to Real-Life Pizza Bomber Story?

  If a family member of yours was murdered in a bank robbery seven years ago, how would you feel if a slapstick comedy movie closely resembling incident was coming out today? The family of Brian Wells, who was killed after a bomb he was forced to wear exploded during a bank robbery,says the new movie "30 Minutes or Less" is too close to the real-life tragedy.

• Aug 11, 2011

  Swedish Queen's Grandfather Was a Nazi, But Might Have Been a Good One

  An investigation launched by Sweden's Queen Silvia into alleged ties between her grandfather and the Nazis show evidence that not only was he not an active Nazi, but he may have even helped a Jewish friend escape from Germany. But some Holocaust survivor groups are not buying it.

• Aug 11, 2011

  Bernie Madoff's Pants Being Sold as iPad Covers

  Bernie Madoff, the Ponzie scheme kingpin, might have ruined a lot of people’s lives, but his pieces of his pants are doing some good – by keeping iPads warm.