USA News, Aug 23, 2011

Libya endgame may vindicate Obama's strategy USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Obama was in Brazil five months ago when he sent US troops into a third war zone in Libya. Today, he's in Martha's Vineyard as that effort approaches its end. By Carolyn Kaster, AP Obamaspeaks Monday ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Obama's economy speech faces GOP squeeze USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY President Obama plans to deliver what the White House bills as a "major address" on the economy after Labor Day, but the calendar is getting crowded. Already, Obama is scheduled to deliver a Labor Day speech to a union group ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Are Infrastructure Projects the Answer to America's Jobs Problem? U.S. News & World Report That $787-billion stimulus package created far fewer jobs than the White House had initially predicted, a point that stimulus critics often make. But not all Republicans are opposed to infrastructure spending; Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, ... See all stories on this topic »

Has Obama's approach to Libya been vindicated? Christian Science Monitor Only weeks ago, some critics were complaining that the White House appeared to have involved the nation in another endless conflict. But others pushed for more forceful US intervention in Libya. President Obama delivers a statement on Libya from his ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Congress members' summer trips to Israel a headache for Obama? FRANCE 24 Obama has struggled to make progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resisting US pressure to halt settlements and negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians stalling. Meanwhile, the White House... See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Now that there's an ending, bin Laden movies on the way USA Today By Maria Puente, USA TODAY A Navy SEAL moves in during a personnel recovery mission in 'Act of Valor,' which is aiming for a February release. A Navy SEAL moves in during a personnel recovery mission in 'Act of Valor,' which is aiming for a February ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Tar sands pipeline protesters arrested at White House Tucson Citizen by USA Today Feed on Aug. 22, 2011, under USA Today News Dozens of people have been arrested in front of the White House since Saturday as they protest a proposed US-Canadian pipeline carrying tar sands oil. Organizers say celebrities including actress ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Repeating Bush 41's Mistake RealClearPolitics If Obama is expecting a boost from his speech, history is not on his side. The only thing he has going for him right now is time. The election is still 14 months away. Richard Benedetto is a retiredUSA Today White House correspondent and columnist. ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Libya a victory for Obama? CBS News Obama must be impeached now. Obama works for illegal aliens. We do not want Obama in theWhite House. It is time to vote dictator Obama out. We are sick and tired of dictator Obama. Dictator Obama must know that he is not in Cuba/Venezuela/ Libya. ... See all stories on this topic »

Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Wall Street Journal Can Mr. Obama separate himself from those politics? In my 70 + years there has been no less responsible nor competent occupant of the White House than Mr. Obama. To any objective observer it was obvious in 2008 that he was totally unqualified and had ... See all stories on this topic »

Which US presidents played the royal game? Chessbase News The 20th US President, James Garfield, was probably the strongest chess player ever to occupy theWhite House. His biographer Arthur Hosterman wrote that the President “enjoyed the game to the utmost” but had to deny himself even this pleasure when it ... See all stories on this topic »

Sarah Palin Names Her Black Dildo Obama - How Deep Will She Go On Her Attacks? The Spoof (satire) The darling of the tea party movement, who has yet to decide if she is going to put herself forward for the republican race for the White House, has said she finally has found a way to channel her anger at Barack Obama which is worse now than when he ... See all stories on this topic »

Super PACs already a powerful force in 2012 election Kansas City Star One of the Democrats leading the charge is former White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton. This year, Burton left the Obama administration along with West Wing colleague Sean Sweeney to co-found Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action, ... See all stories on this topic »

Analysis: Hurricane could boost insurance pricing KAVU Authorities arrested dozens of people on Sunday protesting outside the White House. PresidentObama took his daughters to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore on Friday on the first day of his vacation. Large employers expect big increases in healthcare costs ... See all stories on this topic »

The Awkwardness Olympics msnbc.com Modern White House candidates face a nation that has embraced the personal presidency and expects to have an emotional or at least social connection with those who seek the Oval Office. To grasp the change, says Stanley Renshon, a political scientist ... See all stories on this topic »

Jim Robertson, managing editor Columbia Daily Tribune So rather than inviting Bill Gates to the White House, Obama's going to have to turn around and say Microsoft has made too much money and has, you know, overcharged for its product or has not been fair to the American people. ... See all stories on this topic »

AFL-CIO Considers Formation of Super PAC The New American Trumka's announcement came just months after video footage of Trumka boosting about his frequent visits to the White House went viral. In the video, Trumka leans back with an air of arrogance, drapes his arm over a chair and indicates that he is a ... See all stories on this topic »

Bush details 9/11 memories in documentary The Daily News Online (blog) After leaving Florida, Bush and his aides flew around on Air Force One and made two other stops before heading to Washington, because security officials were concerned about the White Housebeing a target of further attacks. He described his visit to ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama's economy speech faces GOP squeeze Tucson Citizen by USA Today Feed on Aug. 23, 2011, under USA Today News President Obama plans to deliver what the White House bills as a “major address” on the economy after Labor Day, but the calendar is getting crowded. Already, Obama is scheduled to deliver a ... See all stories on this topic »

New U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer Michael Molnar Chooses imX for First ... DigitalJournal.com (press release) Housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), his new position makes him NIST's central point of contact with the White House, the Department of Commerce and other agencies on technical and policy issues related to ... See all stories on this topic »

Martin Luther King Jr. memorial opens in DC msnbc.com One visitor to the new memorial said she believes King would be pleased if he could see how far theUnited States has come since the 1960s. "He would be ecstatic because President Obama is in the White House and that is a huge step," said Nydria ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama's Attack on Goldman Sachs NYSE:GS May Trigger Recession Live Trading News Whilst it has been a bumpy economic year in the USA it is our opinion the economy has recovered well from the 2008 disasters despite poor administration and wasteful spending in the White House. However, Obama's latest attack on Goldman Sachs and the ... See all stories on this topic » Live Trading News

Report: Pataki 'strongly considering' White House bid Tucson Citizen by USA Today Feed on Aug. 22, 2011, under USA Today News Former New York governor George Pataki is “strongly considering” joining the field and could make an announcement as early next week, according to a report citing unnamed sources by New York 1, ... See all stories on this topic »

Dangerous Irene set to become first hurricane to hit US in three years Telegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama was briefed about Irene while on vacation at the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, White House officials said. At 0300 GMT, Irene had top winds of 100 miles per hour and was 50 miles northeast of Puerto Plata,... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Obama readying plan to boost jobs, cut deficits - Business ... The White House on Wednesday said President Barack Obama is set to unveil ... to some ofObama's job growth ideas in an editorial in USA Today newspaper. ... well, the president wraps up this town hall , heads back to washington for a ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../obama-readying-plan-boost-jobs-cut-...

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ENTERTAINMENT News, Aug 23, 2011

Wonder Girls to Star in US TV Movie

The Chosun Ilbo JYP and Nick Cannon's movie company, N'credible, signed a broadcast contract with Teen Nick, the MTV Network subsidiary owned by Viacom. It promises exposure for the girls to over 70 million households in the US Chairman Nick Cannon, the actor-singer ... See all stories on this topic » The Chosun Ilbo

Record opening for "The Inbetweeners Movie"

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"The Inbetweeners" TV show followed four misfits through high school, while the movie sees them graduate and embark on their first boys' vacation. Like the program, the movie stars British actorsSimon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison ... See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Lautner delights thousands of fans at 'Abduction' premiere NEWS.com.au Abduction movie star Taylor Lautner at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph Premiere ... Abduction movie star Taylor Lautner at HoytsEntertainment Quarter, Moore Park. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The ... See all stories on this topic »

The shortcomings of Cowboys & Aliens Inquirer.net The movie fails in stitching together a solid narrative even with good actors like Sam Rockwell (Doc) added in the mix. Sure, there are aliens and cowboys but Favreau seems to have difficulty in weaving a clear story and developing characters out of ... See all stories on this topic »

Commentary: Aping Man CattleNetwork.com That's the way movies have worked for nearly a century now, and Rise of the Apes is no different. In this latestentry into the “Apes” franchise, actor James Francoplays an earnest young scientist working with a chimpnamed Bright Eyes, who is being used ... See all stories on this topic »

OFWs shore up support for Shamcey; 'TV Patrol' vies for Emmy Manila Bulletin ... Interactive Channel; Interactive Program; Interactive TV Service; News; Non-ScriptedEntertainment; Telenovela; and TV Movie/Mini-Series. Last year, Filipino actor Sid Lucero was nominated in the International Emmys in the Best Actor category, ... See all stories on this topic »

Affleck, Garner expecting 3rd child San Antonio Express LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 14: Actors Jennifer Garner (L) and Jeremy Renner during the 16th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on January 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for VH1) ... See all stories on this topic »

Conan the Barbarian review Paste Magazine There are such things as bad movies that nonetheless deliver entertainment value, especially in the summertime. And Conan The Barbarian could be the best bad movieof the year. It starts with perhaps the most goofy and violent birth ever to grace the ... See all stories on this topic » Paste Magazine

Play ball at 35000 feet Cheapflights.com Red gives you a selection of 35 on-demand films. Such as X-Men First Class, Water for Elephants and Mars Needs Moms. Virgin American's in-flight entertainment set-up keeps receiving kudos. The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) calls Red's ... See all stories on this topic »

Worth his weight in (Ari) Gold Montreal Gazette "Robert Rodriguez is a genius, and I'm a huge fan of his," says Piven. "He's a lover of actors. It's very clear by the performances. If you watch any of his movies, you get a sense that people are doing their best work, and that's not by accident. ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood's China Revolution: Smaller Is Better Reuters But for films to qualify as Chinese co-productions, they must include at least one Chinese actor and have at least one sequence filmed in China. They also have to satisfy Chinese censors. Legendary East will work with Huayi Brothers, a Chinese film ... See all stories on this topic »

Film crew in red-light area Times of India For the Chamelis of Sonagachhi, this is a whole new experience. Not that they haven't watched filmsbeing shot here before. But in a world that doesn't always offer too much in terms of entertainment, Sunday was a little different. ... See all stories on this topic »

Win The Veteran on DVD HeyUGuys.co.uk To mark the release of The Veteran on DVD and Blu-ray on August 29th, RevolverEntertainment have given us five copies of the movie to give away on DVD. RevolverEntertainment presents acclaimed British actor and BAFTA-nominee Toby Kebbell (Prince of ... See all stories on this topic » HeyUGuys.co.uk

Jason Momoa doesnt own a TV FemaleFirst.co.uk While the actor - who has also appeared on TV shows including 'Game of Thrones' and 'Stargate Atlantis' - doesn't care much for seeing himself on the small screen, he does enjoy trips to the cinema, for the experience of watching a movie with other ... See all stories on this topic »

Three Film Buffs Cross Boundaries to Open Fan Site on Actors Rishi Kaushik and ... Washington Bangla Radio The actors started their career from circa 2003, so they scanned newspapers from that year till date and whatever they got, they used to create the website. The trio lament that other than Tara TV, they did not receive much help from Kolkata TV ... See all stories on this topic »

Festival Brings Mavericks From World Of Film & Beyond To Toronto We Are Movie Geeks In attendance this year are: filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola, Deepa Mehta, Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan, Jonathan Demme, Tamer Ezzat and Ayten Amin; actorsChristopher Plummer and Tilda Swinton; author Salman Rushdie; President of the Maldives ... See all stories on this topic » We Are Movie Geeks

Red Faction: Origins DVD Talk Although the track record of these projects has been more miss than hit, Red Faction: Origins is a fairly entertaining little movie. Taking place in the gap between the games Red Faction: Guerilla and Red Faction: Armageddon, Red Faction: Origins ... See all stories on this topic »

Film Series Meets Student Demands The Bell Ringer In today's on demand world, entertainment has taken a back seat to impatience as people flip through movies like the pages of a book. As the Monday Night Film Series returns this fall, students can take a more active approach to entertainment. ... See all stories on this topic »

James Cameron's 'Fantastic Voyage' Could Be Sent Adrift Without A Director On ... Starpulse.com THR claim that Levy, the director of 'Night at the Museum,' 'Date Night' and Hugh Jackman's latest robot film 'Real Steel,' is set to leave the big budget movie in future weeks if a highly acclaimed actor does not star in the film. ... See all stories on this topic » Starpulse.com

Metadata looms large at IBC Broadcast Engineering This is a searchable database comprising information about more than 1.8 millionmovies, TV and entertainment programs, including over 4 million cast and crew members. The IMBD provides consumers with information such as show times, trailers, reviews, ... See all stories on this topic » Broadcast Engineering

Chris Hemsworth: 'Avengers action sequence is huge' Digital Spy By Tara Fowler, Entertainment Reporter Chris Hemsworth has said that shooting an action sequence for The Avengers was "one of the biggest things" he has ever experienced. The Australianactor, who plays Thor in the forthcoming superhero ensemble movie, ... See all stories on this topic »

Brad Pitt was "obsessed" with making 'Moneyball' Digital Spy By Tara Fowler, Entertainment Reporter The actor, who was first attached to the project in 2008, said that he was determined to see the 2003 Michael Lewis book make it to the big screen, saying that he "couldn't let [the film] go". ... See all stories on this topic »

Jim Sturgess went pub crawling with Anne Hathaway on 'One Day' Digital Spy By Tom Eames, Entertainment Reporter Jim Sturgess has revealed that he and his One Day co-star Anne Hathaway watched football matches during filming while getting to know each other. The pair star as Emma and Dexter in the movie adaptation of David ... See all stories on this topic »

Columbus Clothing Designer Recycles Vintage Fabrics Ohio News Network I liked dressing actors and telling stories with clothing," said Bourgeois. From Broadway in New York to television and movies in LA, she created hundreds of outfits during her career. She's now traded in the bright lights of entertainment to raise her ... See all stories on this topic »

Movie palaces keep spotlight on state's Hollywood history Edmond Sun Some of the movie palaces that were constructed in the state of Oklahoma will be part of the Oklahoma History Center's exhibit. While many of them were destroyed after the advent of televisionin the 1950s lessened the demand for movies, ... See all stories on this topic »

Watch a Livestreaming 'Scarface' Cast Reunion Including Al Pacino I Am Rogue.com The film was nominated for three Golden Globe(r) Awards (including Best Actor, Best SupportingActor and Best Original Score), and was named one of the Top 10 Gangster Films of All Time by the American Film Institute. Like Tony said, "In this country, ... See all stories on this topic »

BODYGUARD is a romantic action film starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor ... GlamSham I think people will enjoy it because they are out to watch entertaining movies. Obviously BODYGUARD is promising this. Hazel who plays your best friend in the film is a British actor, what was it like working with her? It was great, she is a lovely ... See all stories on this topic »

Opsomai Cloud Services Use Telestream Episode for Creusot Film Festival Virtual Press Office (press release) Many of the world's most demanding media and entertainment companies such as CBS, BBC, CNN, FOX, CBC, Comcast, Direct TV, Time Warner, MTV, Discovery, and Lifetime, as well as a growing number of users in a broad range of business environments, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Quiet Man Country takes centre stage in the Old West again Mayo News It will also be an emotional evening for Marissa Wayne, daughter of one of cinema's most celebratedactors, John Wayne, who will be in Cong for the festivities. Tommy Fleming will sing The Isle of Inishfree live on stage as a special tribute to Maureen ... See all stories on this topic »

'Hunger Games' Footage to Debut at MTV Video Music Awards Celebuzz The movie series, slated by many as “the next Twilight,” will very likely turn its three stars into massive Hollywood actors. Lawrence, who's the most well-known thanks to her critically acclaimed role in Winter's Bones, told Entertainment Weekly of ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Treadway: Comic mystery offered by the Masquers Oakland Tribune The play calls for the two actors, Peter Budinger and DC Scarpelli, to be quick-change artists to play all of its 35 characters, including such horror film staples as a werewolf, a vampire, an Egyptian princess and a mummy. Expect camp and satire with ... See all stories on this topic »

Ab tak Bachchan Daily Pioneer He is a damn good actor and if he is doing it right and getting a thumb's up from his fan, it doesn't matter how often he appears.” “Be it cinema or small screen,” says ad guru Prahlad Kakkar, “Bachchan remains entertainment world's Mr Dependable. ... See all stories on this topic »

A Pinoy abroad BusinessWorld Online Multi-awarded actor Aga Muhlach left for America -- specifically the state of Wyoming -- last week to begin shooting his new TV show which is scheduled to debut next month on TV5. Aga Muhlach stars in the new travel show Pinoy Explorer. ... See all stories on this topic »

Interview: Joe Cornish and John Boyega Talk Perceptions of Youth, Frog ... Film School Rejects And many British movies to one degree or another you can kind of say that about, like this would work as a really good radio or TV play. Cinema for me is a story that's told visually, and it's a story that's moving in a way that if you turn away to ... See all stories on this topic » Film School Rejects

Art Hansl Books Now in E-Format: Collection of Popular Thrillers and Biography ... NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) Mary Arden's Mario Bava film Blood and Black Lace (1964), which she had just finished when I met her, was the first real "slasher" movie made and it remains a cult favorite. Rome was full of American actors making Sword and Sandal epics,... See all stories on this topic » NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)

Actors sue for profits from TV and movie classics | Reuters.com Reuters. Entertainment. Actors sue for profits from TV and movie classics. Thu, Aug 18 17:11 PM EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) -The red-haired bully from the movie ... mobile.reuters.com/shortArticle/.../idUSTRE77H72D2011081...

Salman Khan in hospital; Rumour - Entertainment While all Salman Khan fans panicked after hearing the news, with constantly tweeting and discussing about the actor's health, it was brother-in-law Atul ... entertainment.oneindia.in/.../salman-khan-in-hospital-rumours...

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High Cholesterol in Men, Aug 23, 2011

Why should I care about high cholesterol in men?

High cholesterol, also called hypercholesteremia, puts men at increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral artery disease. For many men, the risk of high cholesterol starts in their 20s and increases with age.

High cholesterol tends to run in families, so obviously genes play a role. But a variety of lifestyle factors also affect cholesterol levels ― including diet, activity level, and body weight. The only way to know how high your cholesterol levels are is to get a simple blood test. Everyone over 20 should get a cholesterol test at least once a year. If your numbers are high, your doctor may recommend the test more often.