Pollspot: New Jersey

Political Wire shows Clinton and Giuliani way ahead in New Jersey.

A new Strategic Vision (R) poll in New Jersey finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 49%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 22%, John Edwards at 8% and Gov. Bill Richardson at 5%.On the Republican side, Rudy Giuliani leads with 51%, followed by Fred Thompson at 12%, Mitt Romney at 9%, and Sen. John McCain at 7%.

Pollspot: Some less mentioned states

DailyKos posted some 2008 match-ups showing Senator Hillary Clinton against Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, and Mitt Romney in New York, Massachusetts, and Kansas. Senator Clinton expectedly loses in Kansas but triumphs in NY and MA!

Kansas
6 Electoral votes. Bush won in 2004 by 25%. Clinton versus Giuliani, Thompson, and Romney.
Clinton (D) 40 (36) Giuliani (R) 54 (56)
Clinton (D) 44 (45) Thompson (R) 49 (48)
Clinton (D) 45 (44) Romney (R) 45 (44)

Massachusetts
12 Electoral votes. Kerry won in 2004 by 25%. Clinton versus Giuliani, Thompson, and Romney.
Clinton (D) 57 (56) Giuliani (R) 37 (36)
Clinton (D) 62 (64) Thompson (R) 30 (29)
Clinton (D) 62 (63) Romney (R) 33 (30)

New York
31 Electoral votes. Kerry won in 2004 by 19%. Clinton versus Giuliani, Thompson, and Romney.
Clinton (D) 59 (58) Giuliani (R) 37 (36)
Clinton (D) 64 (64) Thompson (R) 31 (30)
Clinton (D) 64 (66) Romney (R) 27 (27)

Fergie Scores 3rd Number 1

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Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas scores her 3rd Billboard Hot 100 number 1 hit this week as "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" takes the top spot from Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls." Finally...Sean Kingston's song was getting on my last nerve.

High School Musical 2 Reigns Supreme!

The soundtrack to High School Musical 2 will enjoy a second week atop the Billboard Top 200 albums selling around 367,000 copies. This brings the total to nearly a million copies sold. The phenomenon is taking over!

Amy Winehouse Cancels

Amy Winehouse has canceled her performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. The 23-year-old's US record label said all her US appearances had been canceled “in a continued effort to support Amy Winehouse's well-being.” At least she didn't say she was coming and then not show up...like she is known to do.

Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

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Today marks the 2nd anniversary since Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and Mississippi leaving New Orleans in a devastated state.

Castro Bets On Clinton/Obama

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Fidel Castro, who Perez Hilton reported had died last week, is putting his money on Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The ailing dictator wrote in an editorial in the communist party newspaper, Granma, that the pairing of the two Senators would be invincible according to CNN. Now, who's to say Fidel Castro even wrote this. He may very well have been dead for a while now and someone else in the government might be trying to cover things up.

Bill and Hill On The Campaign Trail

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Hillary Clinton is once again calling on her husband to hit the campaign trail. The couple will be in New Hamsphire on Sunday and Iowa on Monday. Last month, Bill and Hill campaigned together in Iowa during the week of July 4th.

Pollspot: Arizona Losing The McCain Love

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According to Political Wire, an Airzona poll by Arizona State University shows Senator John McCain holding a narrow lead in the GOP presidential race with 24%. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Fred Thompson are all virtually tied in second with close to 20%. McCain has gone down from 32% in April and 44% in February.

John Goodman is Paul Bunyan

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John Goodman (Roseanne) will voice legendary tall tale hero Paul Bunyan in the CGI film Bunyan & Babe. Goodman has also provided his voice to Monsters, Inc. and, of course, Dunkin Donuts commercials.

Big Cast Set For New Film

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New Line Cinema is trying to round out Ben Affleck to join the ensemble cast of He's Just Not That Into You according to Coming Soon. The rest of the cast already includes Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Ginnifer Goodwin (Walk the Line), Bradley Cooper (ALIAS, Wedding Crashers), and Scarlett Johansson.

The Rock Goes To Witch Mountain

Coming Soon is reporting that Disney is in talks with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to star in Witch Mountain. The Rock would play a Las Vegas cab driver who picks up two siblings with magical powers. This is a remake of Disney's 1975 film, Escape To Witch Mountain.

The View Makes Way For Whoopi

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The View's 11th Season starts on September 4th and ABC has unveiled the new promo shot featuring the new panel with Whoopi Goldberg. The first guest of the season will be Danny DeVito, who may or may not have been drunk on his last appearance and ended his interview by sitting on Rosie O'Donnell's lap. Still missing is the person who is supposed to fill the spot of Star Jones Reynolds. Sherri Shepherd said recently that she is still in talks for the spot. An ABC insider told People that filling that spot is not a big priority right now.

Latin Grammy Nominees Announced

The nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards. Among the nominees are Ricky Martin, who earned 4 nods, and Beyonce and Shakira for their collaboration, "Beautiful Liar." The awards will be presented live on November 8th, 2007 from Las Vegas. For more, click here.

Dancing With The Stars

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ABC announced today the line-up of (D-List) "celebrities" that will be participating in the fifth season of Dancing With The Stars.

This season's participants:


Wayne Newton
Marie Osmond
Jennie Garth
Sabrina Bryan
Scary Spice Melanie Brown
Mark Cuban
Jane Seymour
Helio Castroneves
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Cameron Mathison


Season 5 premieres on September 24.

Katie Couric Heads to Iraq

Katie Couric will be reporting from Iraq and Syria in the coming weeks. It will be her first trip to the war zone. She will anchor the CBS Evening News from Baghdad next Tuesday and Wednesday followed by Damascus next Thursday and Friday. Her trip is in anticipation of the crucial military report on the progress of the American effort in Iraq. Click for more!

Pollspot: Hillary vs the GOP

This SurveyUSA poll has good news for Hillary Clinton in numerous states! The poll shows Hillary beating every GOP contender in 11 battleground states and only losing to Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thomspon in Alabama (but she beats Mitt Romney in Alabama). Definitely good numbers for Hill...not great.

It's Pinksville for Tatum and Willis

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Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum will star in Oliver Stone's Pinksville. The film will be a drama based on the 1968 My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. This will be Oliver Ston'es fourth film about the Vietnam War era (Platoon, Heaven and Earth, Born On The Fourth of July).

Pollspot: Edwards Edging Obama

A new daily poll from Rasmussen shows Barack Obama and John Edwards in a virtual tie for second place. Usually, Obama and Edwards have been within the margin of error for each other but today's poll shows them even. The thing to be wary about is that this is a daily poll and it changes slightly from day to day. Hillary Clinton has enjoyed being at the top of this poll...and I enjoy her being in first as well. For GOP, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson are nearly tied with Mitt Romney coming up close.

According to Rasmussen:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson on top of the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Giuliani earns 23% of the vote from Likely Republican Primary Voters. while Thompson is also at 23%. Mitt Romney is favored by 16% and John McCain is the choice for 11%. Mike Huckabee tops the second tier at 5%.

In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, Hillary Clinton continues to lead with 40% of the vote from Likely Democratic Primary Voters. Barack Obama earns support from 18% while John Edwards also attracts 18% (see recent daily numbers). New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson tops the Democrats’ second tier at 5%. Dennis Kucinich is next at 3%.

Senator Says He's Not Gay

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This is an update on this story. Republican Senator Larry Craig, who was arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct in an airport restroom, says he regrets the decision he made to plead guilty to the charges against him. He also says that he not gay and accused an Idaho newspaper of conducting a witchunt. Ironic how homophobic his votes showed he was. For more on the story, click here.