Senator Hillary Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama look at the crowd during the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum at Soldier Field in Chicago, August 7, 2007.
Odd couple - Obama & Hillary Clinton
Senator Hillary Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama look at the crowd during the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum at Soldier Field in Chicago, August 7, 2007.
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The Tale of Bao Xishun, The World's Tallest Man
Tall and Short
In July of 2007, Bao was photographed with a 19-year-old man seeking to be declared the world's shortest man. He Pingping is 73 centimeters, or 2 feet 5 inches tall.
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Pregnant Man: I am expecting 2nd child
Thomas Beatie, better known as the Pregnant Man, said he is expecting his second child, media reported Saturday.
The 34-year-old, who gave birth to a baby girl on June 29, made the announcement in a television interview with Barbara Walters of ABC News.
Thomas Beatie, the transgender man of Oregon who got pregnant by artificial insemination, mows the lawn at his home May 18, 2008. He is wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of his own company which reads "Define Normal."
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"Bamboo" car runs for 50km on single charge
"Bamgoo", an electric car with a body made out of bamboo, is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, November 14, 2008. The sixty-kilogram single-seater ecologically friendly concept car, which measures 270 centimeters in length, 130 centimeters in width and 165 centimeters in height, is developed by Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory, featuring bamboo articles in the Kyoto area. The car can run for 50 kilometers on a single charge.
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State of emergency declared in California fire-stricken area
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Japanese journalist injured in NW Pakistan
A wounded Japanese journalist is carried into a hospital in Islamabad Nov. 14, 2008. A Japanese journalist and an Afghan colleague were shot and wounded on Friday in Peshawar, in the latest of a series of attacks on foreigners in the northwest Pakistani city, police said.
A Japanese journalist was injured when unidentified gunmen attacked him in northwestern Pakistan on Friday.
The News Network International (NNI) news agency quoted police sources as saying that the Japanese journalist, belonging to the Asahi newspaper, was going to the Khyber tribal agency to interview a militant leader when he came under attack in Peshawar, capital city of North West Frontier Province.
Yatsukura Motoki, bureau chief of the paper in Islamabad, received a bullet and was first admitted to a local hospital in Peshawar and later shifted to Islamabad, the NNI reported.
Sami Yousafzai, an Afghan journalist based in Pakistan, who was with the Japanese journalist, was also injured in the firing at Hayatabad neighborhood in Peshawar and was admitted to a local hospital.
He is said to have received two bullets, one in the chest.
A wounded Japanese journalist lies in an ambulance outside a hospital in Islamabad Nov. 14, 2008
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Air France pilots' unions start four-day strike
Passengers inquire tickets information in front of Air France's counter at the Nice Cote d'Azur Airport, south France, Nov. 14, 2008. A four-day strike by Air France pilots' unions started Friday. The pilots' unions called the strike to protest a recently passed bill by France's National Assembly that will effectively postpone the retirement age of pilots from 60 to 65.
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Hugh Jackman is Bondi Beach Buff
Hugh Jackman takes an early morning swim and shows off his buff body at Bondi Beach on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
The Sydney premiere for his new Baz Luhrmann-direted film, Australia, costarring Nicole Kidman is this Tuesday (November 18th).
BTW, you MUST check out the first two thumbnails below. Hugh’s facial expressions are hliarious! Blar-gar-eee-ooo-ahhh.
P.S. Hugh has peed in his pants while performing on stage before. In the December 2008 issue of Playboy, he said, “I thought … ‘if I sing this note, I’m going to pee my pants; if I don’t, I’m going to be humiliated.’ The actor in me took over. I was singing, thinking, ‘Wow, I’m peeing my pants.’
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Hugh Jackman is Bondi Beach Buff
Hugh Jackman takes an early morning swim and shows off his buff body at Bondi Beach on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
The Sydney premiere for his new Baz Luhrmann-direted film, Australia, costarring Nicole Kidman is this Tuesday (November 18th).
BTW, you MUST check out the first two thumbnails below. Hugh’s facial expressions are hliarious! Blar-gar-eee-ooo-ahhh.
P.S. Hugh has peed in his pants while performing on stage before. In the December 2008 issue of Playboy, he said, “I thought … ‘if I sing this note, I’m going to pee my pants; if I don’t, I’m going to be humiliated.’ The actor in me took over. I was singing, thinking, ‘Wow, I’m peeing my pants.’
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Victoria Beckham: Holy Halloween, Batman!
Victoria Beckham goes shopping with her son Cruz dressed up as Batman’s sidekick, Robin, at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on Friday.
Either Cruz is two weeks late for Halloween or he can’t wait for next year!
Vic’s husband, David Beckham, has recently been training hard to equal the record number of England caps by an outfield player - 108 by Bobby Moore. Rio Ferdinand, former teammate of David’s said, “David is a superstar on and off the field. Nobody gave him those caps for fun. It hasn’t been an easy ride.”
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Victoria Beckham: Holy Halloween, Batman!
Victoria Beckham goes shopping with her son Cruz dressed up as Batman’s sidekick, Robin, at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on Friday.
Either Cruz is two weeks late for Halloween or he can’t wait for next year!
Vic’s husband, David Beckham, has recently been training hard to equal the record number of England caps by an outfield player - 108 by Bobby Moore. Rio Ferdinand, former teammate of David’s said, “David is a superstar on and off the field. Nobody gave him those caps for fun. It hasn’t been an easy ride.”
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