Archive for March, 2008

"Elizabeth" director aglow for "Larklight" (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Shekhar Kapur, the
director behind the “Elizabeth” films starring Cate Blanchett,
has signed on to make the period fantasy “Larklight.”

Country star Adkins signs up for Christmas spoof (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Country star Trace Adkins
will make a ghostly appearance opposite Kelsey Grammer in David
Zucker’s indie Christmas comedy “American Carol.”

ABC's summer slate heavy with competition shows (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Japanese-style game
shows, musical competitions and the return of a reality
franchise will highlight ABC’s summer.

Woman arrested near John Cusack's home (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Actor John Cusack discusses a scene for his independent film titled 'Grace is Gone' in this May 10, 2006, file photo at a Methodist church in Chicago. A woman who was ordered to stay away from John Cusack has been arrested on suspicion of stalking the actor and violating a restraining order, authorities said Monday, March 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - A woman who was ordered to stay away from John Cusack has been arrested on suspicion of stalking the actor and violating a restraining order.

Lehman to raise $3 billion to quash stability fears (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A logo of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers is seen outside its Asia headquarters in Tokyo March 31, 2008. Lehman Brothers will file a lawsuit on Monday against Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp, saying it was defrauded of more than $355 million, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc ,
an investment bank beset by rumors of not having enough
funding, said it plans to raise $3 billion of capital to quash
questions about its stability.

Barack Obama takes aim at John McCain on Iraq (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) pauses during a campaign in Laramie, Wyoming March 7, 2008. Obama took aim on Monday at potential White House opponent John McCain on Iraq, saying the Republican senator could not offer a clear definition of success in the conflict and could leave U.S. combat troops there for decades. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama
took aim on Monday at potential White House opponent John
McCain on Iraq, saying the Republican senator could not offer a
clear definition of success in the conflict and might leave
,U.S. combat troops there for decades.

Married troops can live together in Iraq (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacqueline McCloud, 29, left, and her husband, Sgt. Jason McCloud, 24, right, kiss in the doorway of the small cargo container they share at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 27, 2008. The two, who have two small children, are deployed together with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. The Army is allowing scores of husband-and-wife soldiers to live and sleep together in the war zone -- a move aimed at preserving marriages, boosting morale and perhaps bolstering re-enlistment rates at a time when the military is struggling to fill its ranks five years into the fighting. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - When American soldiers get off duty in Iraq, the men usually return to their quarters, the women to theirs. But Staff Sgt. Marvin Frazier gets to go back to a small trailer with two pushed-together single beds that he shares with his wife.

"Elizabeth" director aglow for "Larklight" (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - Shekhar Kapur, the
director behind the “Elizabeth” films starring Cate Blanchett,
has signed on to make the period fantasy “Larklight.”

Santana wins debut as Mets top Marlins (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana pitching in the opening  baseball game day in Miami, Monday, March 31, 2008 against the Florida Marlins. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)AP - Johan Santana and one big inning were all the New York Mets needed. Santana struck out eight in seven dominant innings, David Wright hit a three-run double and New York opened its season with a 7-2 win Monday over the Florida Marlins.

Woman arrested near John Cusack's home (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Actor John Cusack discusses a scene for his independent film titled 'Grace is Gone' in this May 10, 2006, file photo at a Methodist church in Chicago. A woman who was ordered to stay away from John Cusack has been arrested on suspicion of stalking the actor and violating a restraining order, authorities said Monday, March 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - A woman who was ordered to stay away from John Cusack has been arrested on suspicion of stalking the actor and violating a restraining order.