It appears now that Barack Obama is the favorite to win the Democrat nomination for president, press members are reluctant to use Hillary Clinton's "vast right-wing conspiracy" tag.The new charge when someone on the right says something someone on the left doesn't like is to claim you were the victim of "the rough Republican Attack Machine."At least this was the way Time editor-at-large, and ABC News political director, Mark Halperin defended Mic
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Reuters - Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to make at least four movies based on well-known games like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija.

AP - Mika, Leona Lewis and Take That were the front-runners for Wednesday's Brit Awards, the British music industry's most prestigious prizes.

Filed under: Sony PSP, GDCThe good news is that nothing has been lost in flOw's translation to the PlayStation Portable. The bad news, however, is that something has been gained. Though the aesthetics and soothing audio of the PlayStation 3 version have been mostly preserved, SuperVillain Studios' pint-sized port has been "gifted" with with far more precise control, courtesy of the system's analog nub. Unfortunately, what would normally be consid
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Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Capcom's leather-clad bender Devil May Cry 4 has shipped out an impressive 2 million units since its debut two weeks ago, making it the first game in the opulent franchise to reach the milestone so quickly and the latest feather in the cap for Capcom's now 9 million unit selling series.This accolade is no doubt helped by the fact that the sequel, unlike those that came before it, was
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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Thanks to an anonymous tipster, we have early word on what might be an upcoming price drop for the Canadian Xbox 360. The above phonecam photo comes from a FutureShop Canada employee, who says he was "quite surprised" to find a $50 price drop for the Xbox 360 Pro Console advertised right on the front page of next week's advertising fliers. Our source also tells us that the inside of the flier trumpets a $
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Jennifer Lopez has checked into hospital to give birth, it has been claimed. The 'Do It Well' singer - who is expecting twins with husband Marc Anthony - reportedly arrived at Long Island's North Shore University Hospital yesterday (19.02.08).

Natalie Portman wishes she had a sister like Scarlett Johansson. Natalie, who is an only child, loved having Scarlett as her on screen sibling in new royal drama 'The Other Boleyn Girl', in which they play Anne and Mary Boleyn.

Cameron Diaz and John Mayer are reportedly back together. The 'Charlie's Angels' actress and 'Gravity' singer - who were first romantically linked last August - spent some quality time together at Los Angeles' Sunset Marquis hotel on Monday (18.02.08).

Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are set to get married. 'The Dukes of Hazzard' star, who has been dating American football star Tony since her father Joe set them up last November, is reportedly planning to tie the knot for a second time.

China arrests 10 people accused of copying and distributing explicit images of Hong Kong actor Edison Chan.

Pop star Pink separates from her husband Carey Hart after two years of marriage.

Filed under: Wacky and WeirdTMZ.com: David Spade was in a good mood yesterday -- until TMZ asked him about Jillian Grace. Grace is the Playboy Playmate allegedly knocked up by Spade ... hmm, wonder why he didn't feel like talking? See Also Spade on Baby Daddy Duty? Is Spade... Read more

A former middle school teacher was sent to prison for six years Tuesday for having sexual encounters with five teenage boys

The governor of Texas argues in a new book that attacks on the Boy Scouts are the latest front in a "culture war" and the moral struggle for the country's future

Filed under: Odds and ends, Flickr Find, MacBook AirIt may sound like the intro to a joke that would only be funny at WWDC, but for a few minutes this afternoon I had both a shiny new MacBook Air 1.8 SSD and a not-so-new but still cute as a button XO laptop hanging out at my desk. If they were high school kids in a '50s movie musical, one would be nicknamed "Peewee" and the other one would have to be called "Slim."The MBA is moving on to its perm
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday, wrapping up a 5 million-mile journey highlighted by the successful delivery of a new European lab to the international space station.

Barack Obama added Wisconsin and Hawaii to a primary season winning streak that now totals 10 and has put Hillary Rodham Clinton into a...