Train Crash In Brazil

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At least eight people have died and sixty people have been injured in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (where I'm from) during a train collision. The fast-moving train, carrying around 850 people, slammed into an empty train. Some passengers are currently trapped in the wreckage. For more, click here.

Snoop Tapped To Host MTV Europe

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Snoop Dogg will host the MTV European Music Awards according to Variety. The awards will take place in Munich, Germany and broadcast on November 1st, 2007.

Britney Wants You To Gimme More

Britney Spears's comeback single has been leaked to the internet. You can listen to "Gimme More" at Perez Hilton and download it via other sites. In addition to "Gimme More," a song titled "Cold as Fire" also leaked. However, it is unclear at this time whether "Cold as Fire" will appear on the album or if this is even a finished version of the song. As for "Gimme More," I think it's pretty good. Definitely catchy and different. As she starts the song off..."It's Britney bitch!" Britney Spears is back....but can she not have another meltdown? I think she'll probably mess this up.

Pollspot: The First Primary State

More good news for my candidate Senator Hillary Clinton. While other surveys dealing with New Hampshire found Hillary Clinton edging out Barack Obama, the American Research Group's July survey had Obama and Clinton in a tie. However, "The radically different numbers released today by ARG for August -- Clinton at 37 percent, Obama 17 percent, Edwards 14 percent, Richardson 7 percent -- gave her an even bigger lead than other national surveys." This is great news for Hillary Clinton as she enters the vital Fall portion of the campaing.

Meanwhile, "in the Republican race, ARG gives Romney 27 percent of the likely primary vote, Rudy Giuliani 23 percent and John McCain 12 percent. Fred Thompson slipped to 8 percent, falling behind the biggest gainer, Mike Huckabee, at 9 percent, up from just 1 percent in July." Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani aren't too far apart.

Source: American Research Group - New Hampshire Union Leader

Unions Back Clinton, Edwards, and Huckabee

The OC Register has good news for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Mike Huckabee. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced today that they are endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee. The union has over 700,000 members and they estimate that about a third of their members vote Republican. They issued a dual bipartisan endorsement so all their members would participate. This is Hillary's second major union endorsement this week. She secured the 125,000 member United Transportation Union's endorsement earlier this week. Go Hill!

Meanwhile, Democrat John Edwards is being backed by the 530,000 member United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. One third of their members are registered Republicans.

Good news for the three candidates.

Lachey to Host Dance Wars

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Former pop star and Dancing With The Stars season 2 winner Drew Lachey will host Dance Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Anne according to Variety. This ABC mid-season show is a spin-off to the hit show and will feature Dancing With The Stars judges Carrie Anne Inaba and Bruno Tonioli forming rival dance troupes who compete against one another. The show is slated to premiere after this season of Dancing With The Stars wraps.

Fred Thompson Announcement is Coming

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In not-so-secret news, NBC is reporting that Fred Thompson will announce his candidacy for president on September 6th. Thoughts?

Taliban Releases Remaining South Korean Hostages

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After six weeks, Taliban militants finally released the remaining South Korean captives being held hostage in Afghanistan. In mid-July, the Taliban captured 23 South Koreans, transporting them by bus to one of their main strongholds in Kandahar. Since then, the Taliban killed two male hostages and allowed one woman to go free. On Wednesday, they released another twelve, but it was not until today that they let the remaining hostages go free. According to news sources, the South Korean government had made a deal with the Taliban to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year in exchange for the captives. For the full story, click here.

Because's it's just too damn funny...

This is more painful than funny. Game show bloopers with people who are just flat out stupid. In fact, they make Miss Teen South Carolina look like Einstein. Love the throwback to the Oozinator at the end (if you don't know what that naughty toy is then you will love the end of the clip).

Olsen is an Informer

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While Mary Kate Olsen has been busy with a recurring role on Showtime's Weeds, Ashley Olsen hasn't been doing much. Now, Ashley has been cast as a sexually, promiscuous girl in the film The Informers. The movie is the story of seven intersecting storylines taking place on one weekend in Los Angeles 1983. Also starring are Kim Basinger, Brandon Routh, and Billy Bob Thornton.

Mamma Mia!, Here I Come

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With Hairspray released and Sweeney Todd coming up, the next movie musical has just started filming in Greece. Mamma Mia! has been a hit on Broadway and in London's West End. The show has been seen by over 30 million people. Now, Academy Award winning legend Meryl Streep and former James Bond Pierce Brosnan will bring the musical to the big screen. Also starring is Amanda Seyfried, who held her own with Lindsay Lohan as Karen in 2004's Mean Girls.

Hillary Clinton on Letterman

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Senator Hillary Clinton will make her 7th appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight. It will be her first appearance as a presidential candidate. The Late Show airs at 11:35 PM EST.

Movie Trailer: Lions For Lambs

Lions For Lambs is a story very relavent to the current state of the United States. Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise star in the film slated for release on November 9th.

Click here for the trailer.

Pollspot: Iowa...Yet Again

Political Wire brings us this Iowa poll today...

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In Iowa, a new Time magazine poll shows John Edwards leading the Democratic presidential race with 32%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton at 24%, Sen. Barack Obama at 22% and Gov. Bill Richardson at 13%. Complete poll results are available.

John Edward's efforts of focusing mainly on Iowa may be working but I still predict that Hillary Clinton will win Iowa come January. Bill Richardson rises a little.

Elizabeth Edwards Defends Hillary

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Elizabeth Edwards recently told Time magazine,

"I do not think the hatred against Hillary Clinton is justified. I don’t know where it comes from. I don’t begin to understand. But you can’t pretend it doesn’t exist, and it will energize the Republican base. Their nominee won’t energize them, Bush won’t energize them, but Hillary as the nominee will."

While it was nice of her to defend Hillary Clinton for once, her agenda is, of course, to try and bring Hillary down so her husband can rise. It's true that the Republican base will rise up against Hillary should she get the nomination. However, just because that's true, it doesn't mean that we should someone who isn't the best nominee (like John Edwards for example) to go up against the Republicans. Hillary is the best qualified candidate and she will take on any attack Republicans throw at her. It wouldn't be the first time.

Clinton Gives Away Money

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Senator Hillary Clinton is giving the $23,000 in donations she has received from Norman Hsu, who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge, to charity. Also giving away Hsu's contribution money to charity include Senator John Kerry, Al Franken, and Senator Barbara Boxer. For more, click here.