Chris Dodd Retiring From Senate; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, Will Run (The Huffington Post)

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EAST HADDAM, Conn. — Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednesday that he would not seek a sixth term and revealed the private soul-searching that led to his decision to end a four-decade career in Congress.

Dodd, speaking outside his home in East Haddam, said he will retire after his current term.

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Dodd, D-Conn., to retire from Senate; AG to run (AP via Yahoo! News)

EAST HADDAM, Conn. – Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednesday that he would not seek a sixth term and revealed the private soul-searching that led to his decision to end a four-decade career in Congress.

Dodd, speaking outside his home in East Haddam, said he will retire after his current term.

“I lost a beloved sister in July and, in August, Ted Kennedy. I battled cancer ..read more

Report: Brooke Mueller Entered Rehab At 5 Months Pregnant

Adding another level of controversy to the already volatile situation, Brooke Mueller reportedly went to rehab for alcohol abuse when she was pregnant with her twin boys Max and Bob, RadarOnline reports.

Reportedly, Mueller went to rehab for alcoholism at the 5-month mark of her pregnancy after bottles of booze were found in her car. A source states that when one of the twins was born with a heart problem, her husband Charlie Sheen blamed the medical condition on Brooke because ..read more

Michael Landers, Ping-Pong Prodigy

At 15, Landers is the youngest player to win the men’s national singles championship. He overcame a three-games-to-one deficit in the best-of-seven final on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas, where controversy almost derailed his bid. Six of the eight quarterfinalists defaulted after protesting what they considered to be insufficient prize money. Landers was ushered straight to the final, where he defeated his higher-rated opponent, 26-year-old Samson Dubina.

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TFD: Childress vs. Favre? Nah. Underwood + Fisher? That’s it. – Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)

While tons of folks have opinions about the Brett Favre/ Brad Childress /benching controversy — including plenty of Packers fans, who are playing the role of 1995-97 era Vikings fans by clinging to any piece of controversy or bad news about the purple because they know their team is flawed and inferior — it is at times like these that we turn our attention to Google Trends for a look at just how big this story is in the grand ..read more

New airport cell-phone waiting lot to open | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/18/2009 – Philadelphia Inquirer

It’s heerree! Starting today, Philadelphia, you have a new, well-lighted and – hopefully – easy-to-find cell-phone waiting lot at Philadelphia International Airport.

A storm of controversy erupted in August when police announced a crackdown and then began issuing tickets up to $147 to drivers parked illegally on ramps leading into the airport to await arriving flights.

A dim and makeshift lot off Bartram Avenue designated for such waits was nearly impossible for motorists to find.

Officials vowed in September to have ..read more

Britney Spears Circus Tour Continues To Roll

Britney Spears hit Melbourne on the last leg of her Circus tour amid some controversy over her lack of live singing out her shows.

The Australian government had an issue with the Womanizer singer lip-synching some of her songs which is complete BS. If you have ever seen her live, Brit Birt works her ass off on stage, giving fans a great show. So what if she has to lip-synch some of her songs?

But being the consummate performer that ..read more

Sean Hannity to Jon Stewart: You’re right, we faked footage

Fox News host Sean Hannity apologized on his show Wednesday night after it was revealed by comedian Jon Stewart that the program had used archived footage of a well-attended rally and passed it off as a recent health care protest in Washington, D.C.

Hannity spent the last 30 seconds of his show addressing the controversy, giving no explanation and calling the use of two-month-old footage in a current news package “inadvertent.”

“He was correct,” Hannity said. “We screwed up.

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Tell Us The Truth, Is Katherine’s Dress Ugly?

There seems to be some controversy about the dress choice for Katherine Heigl last night at the UK premiere of The Ugly Truth. Some of us like it, some of us don’t. 

The only thing that this reporter thinks is wrong is the shoes and others think she’s wearing a sack.

What do you think? Do you love it or hate it?

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