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NORTH KOREA WOULD USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN A ‘MERCILESS OFFENSIVE’: North Korea today said it would use nuclear weapons in a “merciless offensive” if provoked its latest bellicose rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast.
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TREASURY ALLOWS 10 BANKS TO START REPAYING BAILOUT FUNDS: The Treasury Department cleared the way for 10 big banks on
Tuesday to start repaying billions of dollars in taxpayer
aid, a crucial step in easing the government’s grip after an unprecedented series of interventions. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and eight other large banks were reportedly identified as strong enough to leave the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, after months of lobbying and strong performances on recent stress tests. The banks are expected to return more than $68 billion to the Treasury Department.
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TENSE: If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear an appeal that lasts weeks or months, it could put Chrysler at risk of going out of business.
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U.N. ENVIRONMENT CHIEF URGES GLOBAL BAN ON PLASTIC BAGS: Single-use plastic bags, a staple of American life, have got to go, the United Nations’ top environmental official said Monday. Although recycling bags is on the rise in the United States, an estimated 90 billion thin bags a year, most used to handle produce and groceries, go un-recycled. They were the second most common form of litter after cigarette butts at the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup Day sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy, a marine environmental group.
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SUSPECT IN ABORTION DOCTOR DEATH WARNS OF VIOLENCE: The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as the procedure remained legal, a threat that comes days after a federal investigation launched into his possible accomplices.
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CARRADINE’S EX — DAVID’S OBSESSION CHRIST-LIKE: One of David Carradine’s ex-wives tells us David’s obsession with auto-erotica went so far, it involved Jesus. Gail Jensen — Carradine’s third wife — says she came home one day and — starting at the door — there were post-it notes with arrows leading into the basement. Jensen says she followed the notes and found Carradine hanging from a rope, emulating Jesus Christ in body position. Jensen asked him what he was doing. David’s response: “I really would like a sandwich.” Jensen says they were having people over, but David stayed in the basement while the guests ate upstairs. Gail says she went down to the basement several times to give him food and wine. Several hours later, he untied himself and joined the party.
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LBN-HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: ***CBS is reportedly about to re-sign David Letterman to continue his “Late Show” through the 2011-12 season. The deal would equate to a two-year extension of his current contract which is set to expire in 2010. ***”The A-Team” is coming together with Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson now said to be in talks with Fox to play Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck and Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, respectively. Joe Carnahan is directing the film based on the 1980s TV series. Cooper’s involvement had previously been rumored but not confirmed.
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 LBN-THE “INSIDE” STORY: A 64-year-old grandmother who refuses to be bound by the rigid constraints imposed on women in the Islamic Republic of Iran proved more than a match for the President Ahmadinejad over the weekend. Zahra Rahnavard (pictured above) has already broken all precedent by actively campaigning for her husband, Mir Hossein Mousavi, a relative moderate who is Ahmadinejads strongest challenger in the impending Iranian presidential election. But she went a step further by summoning the domestic and international media to a press conference at which she tore into the President for lying, humiliating women, debasing his office and betraying the principles of the revolution.
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 LBN-NOTICED: ***Author Florie Brizel having dinner last night at The Palm in West Hollywood. ***Chris Brown, who’s been accused of beating up Rihanna, sure seems to need a lot of protection for himself. Brown was spotted at Blade Lounge in Miami’s Fontainebleau “surrounded by bodyguards.” ***Prominent L.A. financial planner Rob Jupille having lunch yesterday at Louise’s Trattoria in West L.A. ***Anna Wintour wearing her signature black sunglasses even in the rain at the French Open men’s final, watching her friend Roger Federer finally win. ***Hugh Hefner’s twin Playmates, Kristina and Karissa Shannon, buying matching “I Recycle Boys” T-shirts at Kitson in LA. ***Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski filming the yet-untitled Nancy Meyers movie at the Jumeirah Essex House in NYC. ***Padma Lakshmi and Ted Forstmann, who’ve been dinner-dating for years, breaking bread at Da Silvano in NYC. ***BE AN LBN CORRESPONDENT Send your celebrity sightings to LBNElert@TimeWire.net.
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LBN-BOOK NEWS: ***Joel Grey’s rich and famous pals came out to Michael’s in the rain the other night to celebrate “1.3″ — the “Cabaret” star’s new book of photos, which were all snapped using a Nokia cellphone. Pal and neighbor Hugh Jackman hosted guests like Barbara Walters, Michael J. Fox, Bebe Neuwirth, Ron Rifkin, Gloria Vanderbilt, Louis Licari and Lauren Bacall. They were all grabbing up copies — at $30 a pop. ***Arcade Publishing, the respected literary publisher founded in 1988 by Richard and Jeannette Seaver, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move comes approximately five months after the death of Richard Seaver.
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LBN-BUSINESS INSIDER: ***The national jump in prices is far larger than the normal seasonal increase and threatens to curtail a modest recovery in consumer spending on items like apparel and electronics.
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 LBN-SEE IT:…..Linda Hunt, the 64-year-old lady resurfaced at some event in Hollywood. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing male Chinese-Australian photographer Billy Kwan in the 1982 Mel Gibson film “The Year of Living Dangerously.”
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LBN-MEDIA INSIDER: ***CBS evening news falls to all-time low; 5,180,000 viewers for Couric ***News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch says that new No. 2 exec Chase Carey is not necessarily his heir apparent. “We’re not making any commitments on that.” He also predicts that print newspapers will be replaced by digital news sources. “It’s going to be something that is quite mobile.”
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LBN-HEALTH WATCH: ***Members of Congress may rein in health spending by taking some Medicare money away from high-cost areas. ***The swine flu virus is rapidly making its way around the world, but it has been relatively mild so far, causing only 139 confirmed deaths.
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LBN-SPORTS INSIDER: ***With the Red Wings one victory from a Stanley Cup, Detroit forward Marian Hossa hopes his jump from Pittsburgh puts him on the right side of the rivalry this time.
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 LBN-COMMENTARY By NIA VARDALOS: A little-known fact: some studios recently decided to no longer make female-lead movies.
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LBN-COMMENTARY By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.: After decades of warnings about another influenza pandemic, health officials have failed to make clear to the public what they mean by that word.
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LBN HISTORICAL COMMENTARY By THOMAS JEFFERSON: And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerve in the brain of Jupiter. But may we hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away with this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this most venerated reformer of human errors. (April 11, 1823)
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LBN-OVERHEARD: ***Hot-tempered Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott are said to be squabbling like a couple of gladiators on the British set of their latest collaboration, Universal’s big-budget Robin Hood flick. “The producers had to fly to London because Russell and Ridley won’t talk to each other,” an insider said. “Every time they stop filming, it costs the production millions of dollars.” ***”American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has landed the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, where he talks about sex, drugs and his “Idol” experiences.The 27-year-old singer from San Diego acknowledges in an interview that he’s gay, and says it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Says Lambert: “I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.” ***Barry Bonds’ wife has filed for legal separation. Bonds and Liz Watson were married in 1998. They have one daughter together. It is his second marriage. Liz greeted Bonds when he hit his history making 755th* home run in 2007. The papers, filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, cite irreconcilable differences. Liz has requested joint legal and physical custody of their 10-year-old daughter. She’s also asking for spousal support.
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LBN-DID YOU KNOW: ***A stonefish, which lives off the coast of Australia, is the most poisonous fish in the world. ***A slug has four noses. ***Octopuses have 3 hearts. ***A starfish does not have a brain.
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LBN-QUOTE: “You can laugh all you want but there are millions of American jack-asses that think and act like Pastor Bob.” —–Mary Jo Revel, Paris, France.
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LBN-HISTORY: On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s attack on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?'’
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