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Archive for January, 2008
Jimmy Page says Led Zeppelin tour may never happen
Jan. 29 | According to Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin reunion tour may never take place as it could be postponed indefinitely. The reunion tour is not set to kick off until at least September as it keeps getting postponed by the band. Guitarist Jimmy Page has now...
Writers Guild gives the Grammy Awards green light
Jan. 29 | The Writers Guild of America, who still remains on strike, has granted an interim agreement to the producers of the upcoming Grammy Awards show. The pact will allow written material for the February 10th showing of the Grammy Awards to be covered fully...
Big surprise, Britney Spears is seeing a psychiatrist
Jan. 29 | According to a friend of Britney Spears, Sam Lutfi, Britney has seen a psychiatrist. Lufti told Barbara Walters in a phone interview over the weekend that Britney has been to a psychiatrist for “mental issues wich are treatable.” Walters made...
Ted Kennedy gives a huge boost to Barack Obama
Jan. 29 | Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts gave a huge boost to the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as he endorsed Obama on Monday. This comes as Obama faces off in a fierce battle against Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic...
Roadside bomb in an Iraqi town left five American soldiers dead
Jan. 29 | A roadside bomb in the Iraqi town of Mosul left five American soldiers dead on Monday. The U.S. military has come out and stated that following the roadside bomb, gunmen opened fire on the other American soldiers on patrol. They were all working around...
Head of the Greek Orthodox Christians dead at 69
Jan. 29 | The head of the Greek Orthodox Christians, Archbishop Christodoulos, died at the age of 69. He was the spiritual leader of about 15 million who followed Greek Orthodox Christianity. He died on Monday after a long battle with liver cancer. He battled...
Gunmen take 30 students hostage in Pakistan
Jan. 29 | A group of gunmen took around 30 students and teachers hostage on Monday from a high school. After several hours inside the school, which was in northwest Pakistan, they surrendered and released the hostages. According to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf...
2000,000 people stranded in China due to snow storms
Jan. 29 | Snow storms in China have left 200,000 people stranded as trains and aircraft were grounded. Many people are trying to get home for the biggest holiday on the Chinese calendar, but it is becoming quite the chore. A red alert was issued by the China Meteorological...
Paypal/eBay buy Israeli fraud company for big bucks
Jan. 29 | Paypal, owned by eBay Inc., announced that they will purchase Israeli company Fraud Sciences for $169 million. eBay has stated that the purchase of Fraud Sciences will allow them to further build up their web safety on both Paypal and eBay. eBay will...