Why History Can't Wait
Person Of the Year Barack Obama
B-Ball with Barack
The Long-Lost Negatives
Why We Chose Obama
Obama's regulators
Dec. 18 - President-elect Obama announces his team of financial regulators.
Obama named longtime financial industry regulator Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
SOUNDBITES:
# President-elect Barack Obama
# Designated SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro
Chrysler shuts plants
Dec 18 - Facing a credit crisis and dwindling sales, Chrysler announced it would shut down all manufacturing operations from Dec. 19 for at least a month.
The announcement from Chrysler, considered the weakest of the U.S. automakers, came in a letter to employees, suppliers and the United Auto Workers union, as Detroit's Big Three look to shore up cash ahead of a possible White House bailout.
Dan Sloan reports.
Gaza truce over
Dec. 18 - Israelis and Palestinians are bracing themselves for fresh violence as Hamas declared an end to a six month-old ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.
The Islamist group which runs the Palestinian coastal enclave said it wasn't prepared to renew the Egyptian-brokered truce, which is due to expire on Friday, because of Israel's refusal to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip. The move raises the prospect of an escalation in cross-border fighting. Helen Long reports.
SOUNDBITES:
# Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, saying (Arabic):
"The ones who called for the truce and did not commit to it and worked towards its collapse are the Zionist occupiers."
# Sderot resident Shimon Buskila
# wife of killed Palestinian man, Abu Okal, saying (Arabic):
"I am with the truce and peace so prosperity will prevail upon us, on our Palestinian people."
New clashes in Greece
Dec. 18 - Protesters hurled firebombs and stones at police outside the Greek parliament in continuing unrest over the police killing of a teenage boy earlier this month.
Public outrage over the shooting has crystallised into anger and resentment over economic hardships and cronyism.Helen Long reports.
Britney Spears tops ET's annual Hot List
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Britney Spears has topped ET's annual Hot List.
Singer Britney Spears arrives at the Cannes festival palace to attend the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes in this Jan. 24, 2004 file photo.
The 27-year-old singer - who has achieved incredible success with comeback album "Circus" - took the coveted number one spot in the list, made up of the stars who have received the most coverage and mentions on U.S. TV show "Entertainment Tonight" in the past year.
An ET writer explained: "From a historical election to surprising splits, sizzling romances and major comebacks, 2008 was a remarkable year for celebrity news." Britney - who has got her life back on track following her public breakdown, in which she shaved her head and lost custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline - was followed on the list by US TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Rounding off the top five were Brad Pitt, U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama and Brad's partner Angelina Jolie. Other celebrities included in the top 20 were George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston, Will Smith and Miley Cyrus.
ET's annual Hot List, top 20 people of 2008:
1. Britney Spears
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Brad Pitt
4. Barack Obama
5. Angelina Jolie
6. George Clooney
7. Tom Cruise
8. Donny Osmond
9. Jennifer Aniston
10. Julianne Hough
11. Hillary Clinton
12. Marie Osmond
13. Miley Cyrus
14. Madonna
15. Katie Holmes
16. John McCain
17. America Ferrera
18. Michelle Obama
19. Will Smith
20. Valerie Bertinelli
Britney Spears tops ET's annual Hot List
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Britney Spears
Britney Spears has topped ET's annual Hot List.
Singer Britney Spears arrives at the Cannes festival palace to attend the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes in this Jan. 24, 2004 file photo.
The 27-year-old singer - who has achieved incredible success with comeback album "Circus" - took the coveted number one spot in the list, made up of the stars who have received the most coverage and mentions on U.S. TV show "Entertainment Tonight" in the past year.
An ET writer explained: "From a historical election to surprising splits, sizzling romances and major comebacks, 2008 was a remarkable year for celebrity news." Britney - who has got her life back on track following her public breakdown, in which she shaved her head and lost custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline - was followed on the list by US TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Rounding off the top five were Brad Pitt, U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama and Brad's partner Angelina Jolie. Other celebrities included in the top 20 were George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston, Will Smith and Miley Cyrus.
ET's annual Hot List, top 20 people of 2008:
1. Britney Spears
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Brad Pitt
4. Barack Obama
5. Angelina Jolie
6. George Clooney
7. Tom Cruise
8. Donny Osmond
9. Jennifer Aniston
10. Julianne Hough
11. Hillary Clinton
12. Marie Osmond
13. Miley Cyrus
14. Madonna
15. Katie Holmes
16. John McCain
17. America Ferrera
18. Michelle Obama
19. Will Smith
20. Valerie Bertinelli
Miss World 2008 attends news conference
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Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova (R) leaves a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova attends a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova attends a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Miss World 2008 attends news conference
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Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova (R) leaves a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova attends a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova attends a news conference in Moscow Dec. 17, 2008.
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008 Pictures
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Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008 Pictures
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Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Ksenia Sukhinova - Miss World 2008
Daniel Eric Gold Joins Ugly Betty
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Charlie Wilson’s War star Daniel Eric Gold has snagged a recurring role in Ugly Betty, reports EW.
The up-and-coming actor will play Matt, a friend Betty (America Ferrera) meets at YETI (Young Editors’ Training Initiative).
Betty and Matt have a future together, one that involves a big secret Matt has.
Looks like it’s the end of the storyline for Betty’s current love interest, Jesse (Val Emmich)!
Daniel Eric Gold Joins Ugly Betty
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Daniel Eric Gold
Charlie Wilson’s War star Daniel Eric Gold has snagged a recurring role in Ugly Betty, reports EW.
The up-and-coming actor will play Matt, a friend Betty (America Ferrera) meets at YETI (Young Editors’ Training Initiative).
Betty and Matt have a future together, one that involves a big secret Matt has.
Looks like it’s the end of the storyline for Betty’s current love interest, Jesse (Val Emmich)!
Happy Birthday, Katie Holmes!
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Suri Cruise,
Tom Cruise
Birthday girl Katie Holmes takes daughter Suri to visit a school on the Upper East Side in New York City on Thursday.
Suri wore her favorite Scallop Placket Coat from Best & Co. while carrying around a bag full of goodies from trendy Bouchon Bakery (Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center).
Other pictures include Katie and Suri last night after Katie’s performance of All My Sons.
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, KATE NOELLE HOLMES!
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