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...Catholic convert who grew up in a Hindu household, Jindal has made his name by aligning himself with the cultural conservative wing of the Republican Party, fiercely opposing stem cell research and abortion while favoring the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. The strategy has helped his standing among the state's conservative Christian voters, and helped him overcome the twin liabilities (in some circles) of intellectualism and ethnicity - traits that arouse suspicion in some of Louisiana's rural stretches, and that many say also helped tip the scales against him in 2003. He has mostly toed the party...
...kids!” “Great—we get freckles and lisps!” “Sassy black kids!” “Amputees!”) Creators/writers/stars Paul Scheer, Rob Heubel, and Aziz Ansari may not be household names yet, but keep your eye on these fellas.PUBLIC SCORN INDEX: 36%“The Maria Bamford Show” (SuperDeluxe.com)Updated periodicallySeason Two Premiere: Sept. 2Okay, this one isn’t technically a TV show, but bear with me. Maria Bamford is one of the funniest women in America (Sarah Silverman...
...along with private-equity firm Hilco Consumer Capital, the majority shareholder. Although Mellon has promoted TV and movie product placement for Jimmy Choo with considerable enthusiasm, there's a chance to go further with Halston: she hopes Weinstein will supply the biopic. "A movie turns a brand into a household name. Fashion magazines reach a million, but this is how you reach 100 million," Mellon says...
...only been three weeks since a bathroom sting operation made U.S. Sen. Larry Craig a household name, but already Royal Zeno is sick of talking about it. "I don't know nothing about what goes on in no bathrooms," he says whenever asked about the infamous stall where the Republican Senator from Idaho was arrested. Unfortunately for Zeno, it doesn't look like the talk will stop anytime soon, as the shoeshine shop he's run for the last 45 years adjoins the newest tourist attraction Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has to offer...
...1970S, WHEN GAME shows "starred" guest panelists who appeared for years, smoky-voiced character actress Brett Somers--familiar from spots on such TV sitcoms as The Odd Couple and Love, American Style--became a household name when her then husband Jack Klugman insisted she deserved a spot on Match Game. A smart, bitingly witty performer, she became a favorite on the hit show, bantering bawdily with fellow panelist Charles Nelson Reilly and delivering a mean impression of Ethel Merman. "It was the best job I ever had," said Somers...