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Introducing Sasha Fierce, BEYONCE'S bid to further distance herself from Destiny's Child by becoming completely different person...
...This, despite the fact that Palm Beach County voters are dealing with their third voting-machine technology in as many presidential elections, ballot-mishandling in a recent local contest and a seldom-seen elections chief, Arthur Anderson, who has been seriously ill since losing his re-election bid in the August primary race. But a pleasant autumnal drop in temperature after a torrid summer has helped early Palm Beach voters like McCain backer Arelia Sayer, 54, forget the troubles. "We've got a beautiful day," Sayer said in line in Boynton Beach. "You've got to get 'er done...
...considered a valuable work of art. But attempting to sell Banksy's street works can be a risky business. Last month, five of the artist's street pieces failed to sell at auction because Banksy refused to verify their authenticity. In January, a wall Banksy painted received a final bid of over $400,000 in an eBay auction, but the sale was never finalized, according to Banksy's publicist. The organization that authenticates Banksy's artwork, Pest Control, refuses to approve street pieces because the artist prefers the work to remain in situ and "building owners tend to become irate...
...Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California; national director of communications for McCain's 2000 presidential bid...
...turmoil has already stalled the planned sale of the Chicago Cubs, and owner Sam Zell, CEO of the Tribune Company, should expect a less appealing bid. "This downturn makes deals harder to get done," says Sal Galatioto, president of Galatioto Sports Partners, a consulting firm. "It's more difficult to get debt to purchase a team, and that debt is more expensive...