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LIP STICK
Another Reason to Watch Paris & Nicole in the new season of Simple Life!
Kirsten Dunst says she almost quit acting
Brad Pitt Banned Angelina From Adopting Again
American Idol's Final 8: Forget Sanjaya, Haley Scarnato Needs To Go
Danny Bonaduce Is Getting A Divorce
Brangelina To Buy $140 Million Mega Yacht
Brad Wants To Wait to Adopt Again
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt About To Buy $94 Million Yacht
Mandy Moore Music Will Never Compare to Britney or Christina
Kelly Osbourne, Lindsay Lohan, and Kate Moss Help Each Other Stay Sober

WE SMIRCH
Orlando Bloom: 'You Can't Date If You're Famous' (Stephen M. Silverman/People.com)
Travis Barker: Why Shanna & I Got Back Together (Vanessa Diaz/People.com)
Ford to star in 'Anna Nicole' film (Dave McNary/Variety)

TMZ
Actor Will Plead Guilty to Manslaughter
Stern Pissed at Some Media Outlets
$$$ Issue Lingers Between Birkhead and Stern
TMZ Hooks Birkhead up With Stern!
Uncle Larry Birkhead in the Swim
Paris is Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Sanjaya Hits Puberty!

HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Willa Ford Set to Portray Anna Nicole Smith
Lauren Conrad Talks About Sex Tape Rumor, Has Harsh Words For Spencer PrattTravis Barker Speaks on Reuniting with Shanna Moakler
Some Interesting Halle Berry Facts and Pictures
Photo Finish: Katie Price vs. Big Bird
Hayden Panettiere: Hot, Underage, and… Punked!
Britney Spears Ready to Date… Luke Walton?

ABC NEWS
911 Centers Struggle to Keep Up With New Technology
Birkhead's 'I Told You So' Moment
Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case
Raging Battle in Baghdad Leaves 24 Dead
Fire Destroys Longtime Johnny Cash Home
CBS News Fires Producer for Plagiarism
Nowak's Car Had Bondage Photos, Pills
As Opinion of Imus Plummets, Advertisers Pull Out
Sanjaya's Family Speaks Out
Citigroup to Eliminate 17,000 Jobs

Army Extends Iraq Tours to 15 Months

Rutgers Players to Appear on 'Oprah'

Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Kills 10

FOX NEWS
Bodies Litter Baghdad Streets After Bloody Gunbattle
Citigroup to Eliminate 17,000 Jobs
Sen. John McCain Defends Iraq War, Bush's Troop Surge Plan
Stray Bullet Kills Boy on Trampoline in Texas; Man Arrested
Wolfowitz: I Helped Girlfriend Get Promotion at World Bank
Citigroup to Eliminate 17,000 Jobs

CNN
Report: Al Qaeda behind Algeria bombs
Ford recalls 527,000 Escape SUVs
Iraqi insurgents being trained in Iran, U.S. says
NBC: No Big Comeback
Bernanke: light hedge fund oversight working
ConocoPhillips: The anti-Exxon
Citigroup to cut 17,000 jobs
N.Y.C. seeks Wal-Mart spy probe
IMF lowers U.S. growth forecast
The Chrysler merry-go-round
Stocks slump on growth fears
Thai king pardons man who marred his images

MSNBC
U.S. claims Korean War troops' remains
Some advertisers abandon Imus
3 generals spurn war ‘czar’ post
Even J.Lo can’t add spice to ‘Idol’

Iran TV shows diplomat who accused CIA

All Duke lacrosse charges dropped

Army tours in Iraq to be extended

USA TODAY
U.S.: Iran training Iraqi militants in roadside bombs
First drop expected for home prices this year
All charges against Duke lacrosse players dropped
Giuliani off on cost of milk, closer on bread, gas

BBC
'Many dead' in Sri Lanka clashes
Galapagos Islands 'facing crisis'
East Timor set for vote run-off
Thousands join Bishkek protests
Fire destroys Johnny Cash house
Microsoft fixes 'critical' flaws
Water detected on distant planet
China seeks to 'limit game hours'
Citigroup plans 17,000 job cuts

Schwarzenegger: Make climate hip

Bosnia tackles 'foreign fighters'
Explosion targets Baghdad bridge
McCain defends Iraq war support

Thailand's king pardons Swiss man

GOOGLE
Treasurys turn down; Fed minutes show uncertainty - MarketWatch
Raging Battle in Baghdad Leaves 24 Dead - ABC News
Citigroup warns of more job cuts to come - Onet.pl
Former Duke Players Cleared of All Charges - New York Times
Three US generals reject Iraq role - Independent
Fred Thompson Announces He Has Cancer - WKRN
US Suspects That Iran Aids Both Sunni and Shiite Militias - New York Times
India tests nuke-capable Agni-III missile - People's Daily Online

Biden calls for military force in Darfur - Houston Chronicle

Allies Meet to Discuss Afghan War, as Taliban Offensive Looms - New York Times
Counterculture author, icon Kurt Vonnegut Jr. dies at 84 - Boston Globe

YAHOO
U.S. should deepen China's global integration: study (Reuters)
Google Earth maps atrocities in Darfur (Reuters)
Staples CEO gets about $10M compensation (AP)
McCain presidential bid linked to Iraq (AP)
Deadlock broken over North Korean funds (AP)
McCain assails Democrats on war in Iraq (AP)
Humanitarian situation in Iraq worsening: Red Cross (Reuters)
Israel, Palestinians to start U.S.-arranged talks (Reuters)
White House considers war overseer (AP)
US expects NKorea to abide by nuclear deal as deadline looms (AFP)
McCain, his campaign slumping, backs Bush Iraq plan (Reuters)
Duke lacrosse players cleared in sex assault case (Reuters)

Study reveals "Robin Hood impulse" in human nature (Reuters)

MSNBC won't simulcast Imus any longer (AP)

MSNBC drops Imus simulcast (AP)

Snow closes schools, grounds airlines (AP)

Prosecutors drop charges in Duke case (AP)

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84 (AP)

THE STREET
DaimlerChrysler Plans Date With Suitors
Citi Cutting 17,000 Jobs
China's Winning Warehouses
Target's March Sales Hit the Mark
Conoco Makes Like Al Gore
For Verizon and Vonage, VoIP Battle Personal

MARKET WATCH
Money managers see long-term turnaround possible for Citigroup
U.S. futures gain before Fed minutes; Citi reveals job cuts
Citigroup, Alcoa, Shell, Gap in the spotlight
IMF forecasts modest global slowdown
Dollar gains after Fed minutes; pound rises on tax-free talk
Yahoo, Google, eBay fall as Net stocks tumble
Clear Channel buyers could raise bid: report

SALON
Memo to Bill O'Reilly: More immigrants equals less crime