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From NBC's Mark Murray and Ali WeinbergIn an rare, hour-long conference call, Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell said he repudiated some of the words he wrote in his now-controversial 1989 Regent University graduate thesis -- including writing that feminism was an enemy to the traditive family and criticizing contraception for unmarried ...

Twain, 44, separated from her husband of 14 years, record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, just over a year ago after he had an affair, ending a highly lucrative partnership in that Lange produced the Canadian figure of a star's three blockbuster albums. But after largely disappearing from the public perforation for a year, Twain is back, set to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The reputation and heiress Paris Hilton may pursue her action against Hallmark Cards over its appliance of her picture and catchphrase "That's hot" on a greeting card, a treaty appeals court ruled on Monday. Hilton had contended that Hallmark violated her privacy and right of publicity by ripping off a scene from her actual existence ...

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) announced awards to three companies from the parallel Fringe festival on Monday as part of its programme to recognise and foster commencing talent in the arts. This year's recipients are "The River People" from Hampshire for a barbaric puppet play "infused with myth and fairytale," the London-based Inspector Sands theatre company ...

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney agreed buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion (2.45 billion pounds) in a deal that would add characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire. Disney is striking the biggest media deal of the year -- one that unites the Incredible Hulk and Mickey Mouse -- at ...