NEW YORK – Former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin is drawing up plans for a lottery-like contest, with space experiences for prizes, in hopes of making orbital spaceflight available to more than just wealthy entrepreneurs. Billed as the ShareSpace Stakes, the contest is envisioned to function as part of Aldrin’s ShareSpace …
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Several studies investigating the statistics and style of infant abductions from hospitals reveal some very frightening results. Although rare in comparison to the number of babies born in the US, the impact of just one little baby being abducted from its parents is enough to spark a nation-wide manhunt. According …
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There’s nothing like a volatile market to make a dumb idea look even dumber. Like raising taxes. I think — and I’m biased here — always dumb. But “really” dumb when markets are hiccupping. And I think, hiccupping, in part because taxes could be going up on the whole. Slowdowns …
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Trial lawyers, whoop it up! Because even when you lose, you win. Man, what a profession. You’ve been smacked silly by Merck & Co. in trial after trial, state after state, year after year. You’ve desperately tried to prove the company’s Vioxx drug led to countless heart attacks and strokes. …
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He’s a genius, but a bit abrasive. Now, how many times have I heard that said of so many chief executives in my career? A lot. The latest being an anonymous World Bank manager who described Robert Zoellick that way. Zoellick is President Bush’s choice to head the World Bank. …
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Queen Elizabeth II | Liz Smith | ‘Spider-Man 3’ No Hollywood Stars at Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip must have been a little disappointed last night. The White House dinner thrown in their honor didn’t include any Hollywood stars. Remember when Princess Diana got …
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NBC | Elliott Yamin | Vanity Fair | A&M Records NBC May Soon Be Up for Sale While the media world keeps the phone lines buzzing over the promotion of 41-year-old Jeff Zucker to CEO of NBC Universal, there’s also speculation about why he was chosen. Sources tell me that …
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No More Clooney-Pitt Romps | Lennon Film | Lou Reed’s Surprise; Paul Bowles Returns; Merv Leaves ‘Ocean’s’ Away: No More Clooney-Pitt Romps It’s unlikely we’ll be seeing any more sequels to “Ocean’s Eleven,” the Steven Soderbergh revival of an old movie that no one really remembered and didn’t do much …
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A major cosmic pileup involving four large galaxies could give rise to one of the largest galaxies the universe has ever known, scientists say. Each of the four galaxies is at least the size of the Milky Way, and each is home to billions of stars. The galaxies will eventually …
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As soon as I heard Saddam Hussein was going to be executed, I knew the Bush haters would swing into action. And as usual, they did not let me down. NBC News led the way. Elements over there calling the execution a PR disaster for the USA. Did you think …
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