iTunes: The New Blockbuster

Apple and Fox will sign a deal that will allow films to be rented on iTunes. iTunes currently offers a selection of movies for sale at $9.99 in addition to tv show episodes costing $1.99. The rental service is expected to cost between $2 and $5. Films rented will be available for a 24-hour period. The service will begin early next year. For more on the story, click here.

Pollspot: Anyone's Game

These polls are seriously all over the place. Political Wire brings to our attention two more polls today inr egards to Iowa and New Hampshire.

Iowa:

A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll in Iowa finds a three way statistical tie among likely caucus goers with Sen. Hillary Clinton at 31%, John Edwards at 25% and Sen. Barack Obama at 22%.

Among likely Republican caucus goers, Mike Huckabee leads with 36%, followed by Mitt Romney at 28%, Fred Thompson at 10%, Sen. John McCain at 8%, and Rudy Giuliani at 8%.

New Hampshire:

A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll in New Hampshire finds Sen. Barack Obama leading likely primary voters with 32%, Sen. Hillary Clinton at 30%, and John Edwards at 20%.

Among likely Republican primary voters, Mitt Romney leads with 34%, followed by Sen. John McCain at 20%, Rudy Giuliani at 17%, and Mike Huckabee at 12%.

Pollspot: Deadlocked Iowa

Political Wire is reporting on a new Strategic Vision (R) poll from Iowa that shows both the Republican and Democratic presidential races essentially tied.

For Democrats, it's Obama at 30%, Clinton at 29% and Edwards at 28%.

For Republicans, it's Huckabee at 29%, Romney at 27%, Thompson at 15%; and McCain at 14%.

The poll, which has a 4.5% margin of error, was taken over the last two days.

Courtesy of Political Wire

Jessica Alba Engaged

Actress Jessica Alba and her boyfriend Cash Warren are engaged. This has been confirmed by Alba's publicist. Jessica Alba announced she was pregnant earlier this month.

Mischa Barton Arrested

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Former The OC star Mischa Barton was arrested this morning for DUI.

Turmoil in Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto

1953-2007

Major news today out of Pakistan with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A suicide bomber shot Bhutto and then blew himself up killing himself and 22 others. It's unclear whether Bhutto died from the shot or from the blast. Bhutto was the first female prime minister of the nation and led Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. After living in exile, Bhutto returned to Pakistan this past October after President Musharraf signed an amnesty deal. While she had great support in the nation, she also faced a very strong and violent opposition. For more on this developing story, please visit CNN.